The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-15


fight. He is a good man and there is
no reason why he should not be elect
ed"
Mr. Cooks character stands forth un-
Improbable and there is consequent
~ nothing of a personal nature in the
campaign.
on the streets He is making what is
known as a house to house canvass
Under Sheriff Lucas is giving all his
spare time to the campaign and it
is not having effect Men are out with
poll books looking up every KepIey
vote that is not registered No one
will be overlooked and no pains VIII De
shared to overcome the big Republ-
can majority in Shawnee county.
But while the fusion forces are leav-
ing nothing undOne to elect Sheriff
Kepley the Republicans are no less act
tive The campaign managers are
alert and if a Republican voter escapes
it Will not be their fault Mr. Cook,
the Republican nominee is not far be-
hind Sheriff Kepley in general ac-
quaintance and popularity He has
few enemies and in the country he is
Phe friends Of Sheriff Kepley are
making their campaign principally on
the resUbmissiOn issue. They say that
Cook is a prohibitionist and the liberal
element can expect nothing from him.
The vote on sheriff Will really be a test
of the ubmission strength of Shaw
nee county
elect Kepley two years ago who will
not vote for him this year. Among
them are AIiIt Stoker. r. M. Curtis
and others who were personally op-
posed TO the Republican candidate,
David Burge, two years ago
On the other hand Sheriff Kepley will
have the support Of many business
men and lawyers who did not support
him before This is because he has
made good record in the Office and the
business has been well taken care of.
Though an aVOWed Reconnaissance
all warrants for liquor sellers placed in
his hands have been promptly served.
Bennett r. Wheeler, a well known at
torney said today to Journal reporter:
Il am for Kepley because since he has
been sherfff attorneys have been able
to get what they want I have had
more or less to do with the sheriff'S Of
flee FOR years and until Sheriff kepley
was elected never felt safe in trusting
the sheriff to make a sheriff's deed. 1t
is his duty, but I have always drawn
the deed myself and then paid the sher-
if for doing 1t until kepley went in.
Since then L have been able to get a
deed knowing that it would be all right.
Another thing connected with the Of
fee which meets my approval is that
there is always some one there. 1t
used to be that attorneys had to hunt
for the deputies when they had any
business to transact with the sheriff.
Now there is always some one on duty
in the office.
mo one can find any fault with the
manner in which the Office of sheriff
has been conducted by Sheriff kepley
and I think it would be a mistake to
put some one else in his place"
Secretary George Wagner of the Pop
uHst central committee says that he
has made partial canvass of the bus
mess men along Kansas avenue. I
tell you" said he, that I was surprised
to find how many of them are for KEEP
ley 1t really looks to me as if the
business men are all of one mind on
the question. know something about
the situation and it looks to me as if
Sheriff KeDley will be reelected bV a
Chairman Clark of the Populist CEN
tfaI committee also seems confident
though he goes a step farther than Sec
rotary W agner and says that the entire
fusion ticket may be elected He says
that Helms letter will not hurt Kepley
but may have the effect of helping
him. Things of that kind" said Chair
man Clark do not have much effect on
campaigns. In this case the thing is
too ridiculous to talk about. The idea
of distributing about $4,000 worth of
liquor in one township is too preposter-
Gus to be considered seriously. 1 am
convinced that no such letter was ever
written. When the votes are counted
it will be found that we have all we
need"
Foreman Mason of the Holden ranch
came to Topeka yesterday. He hunted
up Sheriff Kepley and Informed him
that Helms could not control a single
vote on the Holden ranch.
Many Of Sheriff Kepley's friends say
that he made a mistake in paying anv
attention to the letter but the sheriff
insists that he viii bring the author of
the forgery to account and he is work
ing on the case with that end in view.
Frank S. Thomas, the Democratic
politician says that Sheriff Kepley will
be elected. 7 believe the cOIOred peO-
pie viii stand by Kepley as they did be-
fore and that ought to elect him Then
too the course pursued by the Repub-
q hear
When they come out boldly and pro
claim that they do not want the votes
of the Silver Republicans as they did
at the recent primary it is not reason
able to suppose that the free silverites
Will come forward now and support the
republican nominee. I shall be sur
prlsed if Kepley is not elected"
A politician who made a canvass of
the Santa Fe shops said today that he
found that the shops were almost solid
Tor kepley. The shop men are not do
ing much talking said he but I know
that when it comes time to vote they
viii support Kepley. I have this from
some or the most conservative men
employed there and I believe that they
know what they are talking about"
The leaders on either side refuse to
give out estimates. It is toe early for
that they say. The Republicans are
relying upon the country vote to helD
pun their man through but they are
not yet ready to make an estimate on
what the vote viii be.
From this time on the fight will no
interesting No time will be lost and
no votes viii be thrown away.