The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-03
Democrats Want to Nominate a
Straight City Ticket.
Populists Don't Like to Be Ig-
nOred by the BOurbOns.
FEW CANDIDATES s
Democrats Can Not Find a Can
didate For Mayor.
Republican City Court Primary
to Be Held Tomorrow.

Topeka is having more than its share
Of politics. When the Republican prlrn-
ary of last Saturday was over the peo-
r,Ie exnected to have a rest but the leg
islature passed the bill giving topeka
q new court in place of the much hateo
justice courts and it was necessary to
find people to fill the positions. So an
other primary was called for tomorrow
10 nominate a judge, clerk ana nlaIshdA
for the new court
All this excitement seems 10 nave
started up the Democrats and POpullStS
and tonight the Democrats are to meet
TO nominate candidates for city otaces
and tomorrow evening the PopunStS
will take a hand and will hold meet
ing in Frank Herald's ONCE for the pur-
pose of discussing the situation
The Democrats are in quandary.
There is a disposition to place a straight
Democratic ticket in the field but up TO
this time no one has been found who
will offer himself on the altar of his
party by becoming candidate Tor
1nayor All Democratic eyes are turn
ang to ex-MayOr r. L. COfran-they al
RVayS do for he is one OF the most pop
aIIar men in TOpeka-but Mr. COfran,
like Caesar. always refused the crown
Delegates have been instructed for him
but that will make no dlHerence:
Mr.. Cofran said today: Il Will not
accept the nomination of mayor from
any party on any platform. have been
there and l know when 1 have enough.
fEliS ought to settle the matter, So ldI
as Mr.. Cofran is concerned.
Ex-Sheriff Bob Kepley is also a pos
sibility but he said last night that he
would not accept the nomination. otto
Kuehne, the popular North Topeka Ger
man has also been spoken of in cOnnec-
tion with the position of mayor but he
has emphatically declined Judge John
Martin is also a, possibility but it is not
likely that he would accept the nomina-
tion. DR.. @. P. Ashton has declined 1t
as possible that John Schmidt of the
Second ward may be nominated but he
shows no more inclination than the rest
TO accept the honor of heading the Dem
ocratic hosts in the coming battle
The Democrats and Populists do not
hope to defeat Charles ]. Drew who was
nominated at the Republican primary
last Saturday. They recognize that he
is the choice of a ma ajOrity of the people
of the city. The only purpose for which
a Democratic ticket is to be brought
out is to revive the Democratic Orga-
nization which has been allowed to run
down at the heel during the past two
or three years.
The POpulists are ready to fuse or do
anything else in that line but the Dem
Ocrats, up to this time, have given them
the marble heart The BourbOns
have not recognized their existence and
they don't like to be ignored. The Pop
uists say that If the Democrats want
to act so smart" they will just go ahead
and nominate ticket too.
This whole question will be discussed
at the Populist caucus Saturday even
ing Some of the POpulists want to
nominate Col H. c. Lindsey for mayor
but Col Lindsey is not hunting any
empty honors and will not accept the
nomination.
There is nearly a month between this
and the city election which will be held
this year on April 4. The friends of the
candidates will devote much of their
This will prevent any surprises being
sprung at the last minute.