The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
Candidates Now Before the People
For the Council.
HONEST, HARD WORKING CITIZENS


who Have Given Time and Pains to
the City,s Affairs willing, An Most
Imsfauees, to serve the People For
Another Term.
The people of Topeka should be on
the alert next Saturday, for on that day
the primary is to be held and the men
! will be nominated for councilmen in the
various wards
The position of councilman may be
said to be rather thankless one. The
salary is practically nothing and does
not begin to pay for the time. A man who
accepts the position must do so knowing
all this and an honest man will not seek
| a position in the city council unless he
/ is greatly interested IN the welfare of the
| city. The fact that the salary is no in
centive should result in getting good
men into the council. A man whose In
terests are conferred in the city and has
the time to give to it will go to the coun-
Gil for the good he can do the city and
not because he expects to receive per-
sonal remuneration.
Topeka now has a creditable city
| council for the most part. On the whole
/ the memb ers have been conscientious
and painstaking. In the coming primary
| this should be remembered aud those
| whose records are clear and who wish TO
/ be returned should be. without protest
J In the First ward Councilman Pattison
l is asking for denomination. He is now
| chairman of the committee on finance
and has given his ward and the city at
large excellent service. Councilman
Pattison seldom errs in judgment and
when he champions measure Ii can be
set down that what he is doing is in the
| best interests of his constituency. Couu-
Gilman Pattison should have no opposi-
ton and no one has yet been found
brave enough to be a candidate against
him. He will receive the compliment of
a unanimous nomin alton.
In the Second ward Councilman Steph-
enson is also candidate for renomina-
ton and there is no opposition to his
candidacy. The people of his ward are
satisfied with the record of their repre-
sentative and he, too, will be nominated
unanimously as he should be.
In the Third ward the contest will be
: sim plifed By the withdrawal of Council
man s. B Bradford, which, his friends
say, will be announced in day or two
All good men cannot make good council
men and it is Councilman Bradford's
misfortune that he is not successful as a
law maker, however amiable and admir-
able he may be as private citizen.
Then. too, he comes from portion of the
ward which has one representative and
the people living in the dry district
have never had representation.
They are now supporting c. 81. Net
ties who owns beautiful home and is
popular and respected citizen of the
west side. Mr. Nettles is not a politi-
clan and he will probably ask no one to
vote for him, but his integrity is unques-
toned. He will make an excellent
councilman, for the politicians will have
strings on him aud and he has posi-
lively refused to make any pledges to
any one. He will probably be nomina-
ted without opposition.
In the Fourth ward there will be two
candidates unless c. w. Horn consents
to withdraw and leave Councilman Bur
CESS clear field. Councilman Burgess
is known to be a man of irreproachable
integrity. He is honest and can be
trusted. He knows what is best
for the city and always tries to do what
is best There can be no reason advanced
why Councilman Burgess should be
turned down. He has had the expert
ence necessary to make q good council
man and he never hinches from a duty
The people of the Fourth ward would
make a great mistake if they turned
down Councilman Burgess,
In the Fifth ward J. A. Gorham has
Withdrawn and this leaves James S. War
ner clear field. He lives in the
western portion of the ward,
which should be represented.
and the people living in the
other portions of the ward should be
magnanimous enough to give them a
councilman. But in addition to this Mr.
Warner is a very strong man and his in
huence will be felt in the council He is
a staunch business man and believes in
the prosperity of Topeka.