The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-22
WELL, WELL, WELL
Very, Very Young Republican
Politicians Presume
To "Sit On" Old WheelhOrses
in the Party
LIKE u. I. BONEBRAKE.
Refuse to Place on the City
Ticket
Park Commissioners Recon-
mended by Commercial Club.
PETTY PARTISANSHIP
InfIicts Itself Even on Our
New Parks.
Shall None But Those Recon-
mended by
This Youthful City Central
Committee
WEED FLOWER BEDS
And Scatter Fertilizer on the
Grass 2
This Youthful City Central
Committee
WEED FLOWER BEDS
And Scatter Fertilizer on the
Grass 3

"A piece of political impudence unex-
ampled in the history of the city of To-
peka was perpetrated this morning
when the executive committee of the
Republican city central committee re-
fused to recognize the nominations for
park commissioners made by the meet
ing at the Commercial club last night
The Commercial club is composed of
the most substantial business men and
property owners of Topeka and it was
naturally supposed that it swould be
conceded to the members of that Or
ganization to name the park commits
sioners of Topeka, as it was that body
that originated the whole project. Every
reasonable man would concede that
much whether he is Republican or Dem
ocrat but the executive committee of
the Republican committee refused to do
so and proclaimed to the city that even
the parks of Topeka must be run on
partisan lines and that the Commercial
club and other organizations which are
working for the welfare of Topeka must
keep their hands off.
Ralph SQuireS and J. A. VanVechten
were named to attend the meeting at
the Commercial club rooms last night
as representatives of the Republican
city central committee. They did so
and were present when the nominations
were made. They now complain that
they We're not consulted sufficiently and
to punish the meeting for ignoring them
they decided to Overturn it's action. Ac-
cOrdingly the two men and the chair
man of the committee got together and
made nominations this morning which
have been certified to the city clerk as
Republican nominees
There could be no objection to the
nominees of last nights caucus even
from a partisan standpoint Mr.. p. I.
BOnebrake is one of the oldest and most
influential Republicans in Topeka. NJ.
c. Holman of North Topeka Is a. promi-
nent business man and a Republican of
answering loyalty. NJ. A. Low was
''nominated'' by these self-constituted
censors and why he should be endorsed
and the other two turned down is
matter that passeth understanding.
The SquireS-VanVechte combination
nominated NJ. A. Low, S. H. Downs and
Edward Wilder. Nothing can be said
personally against these men and it will
be a remarkable circumstance if they
will lend themselves to the broad insult
to the commercial and business inter
ests of Topeka. All of them are MEM
bers of the Commercial club
Mr.. Edward Wilder will not accept
the nomination at the hands of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Republican
city central committee. He is in favor
of the nominees of last nights meeting.
Mr.. Wilder besides, is a member of the
school board. and would be ineligible to
hold two elective city offices at the
same time.
It goes without saying that Mr.. Wild
matter. IF he had been he would have
rebuked the offended youthful States
men" as they deserved. He is too
broad-minded to be a party to such a
proceeding.
The men who perpetrated this outrage
on the people of Topeka now say that
the Commercial club meeting refused
to allow the names of the park commits
sioners nominated to be placed on the
Republican ticket.
Major T. ]. Anderson, secretary of
the Comm ercial club said today: "Such
a thing is ridiculous. We intended that
the nominees should be certified to Re
publicans, Democrats and PopuliStS,
with the request that they be placed on
all the tickets. It was not intended to
make this a partisan affair and every
thing possible was done to avoid it..
The Republican committee and the
members of the Flambeau club were in
vited to be present. If SQuires and Van
Vechten said nothing while the nom
nations were being made, that was no
fault of the meeting. They would have
listened tO