The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-16
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
This VIII Tell What You Want to
Know About Nominees.

FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, w. A.
JOHNSTON-Judge w. A. Johnston, of
the supreme court, has the record
of having never been in a losing fight.
On every ticket on which the name of
Judge Johnston has appeared the nomi-
nees marched to victory. Judge John
ston was born in Canada but found it
necessary to fOrtify himself for future
contingencies by going to Ohio for his
wife. This he did after coming to
Kansas and deciding that it was the
best place on earth for a young man
and lawyer. Judge Johnston prac-
ticed law until $780, when he was Sc
lected by the Republicans for attorney
general, having since been continuously
retained in office by his party. Before
being elected attorney general Mr..
Johnston varied the monotony Of daily
law practice by a term in the house of
representatives and senate. In 1878 and
1879 he was assistant United States dis
trict attorney for the state. He was
elected associate justice to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of JUS
tice David J. Brewer
FOR GOVERNOR, w. E. STANLEY.
Governor Stanley is the third gov
ernor Ohio has furnished for Kansas.
He is "a years of age and a lawyer.
Before he was elected governor he had
a good law practice and made money.
Now he is governor, other people are
attending to his law business, and he is
of a governor multiply as the time of
his official duties are prolonged. Gov
ernOr Stanley made his start in JEFF
ferson county teaching school and
studying, finally acquiring sufficient in
f1uence to be elected county attorney
He went to Wichita and has been sue
cessful there. Had the governor been
able to retire from the race for a re-
nomination without precipitating a row
in his party he says he would have de-
| clined to serve a second term. The gov
ernor is losing money every month he
stays in office. The demands for con-
tributions and other heavy expenses
more than consume the annual stipend
which the state pays a governor.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
H e. RICHTER.-Harry E. Richter
makes a living in the insurance bust
ness and takes a hand in politics for
| pastime. He has had a varied career in
| political affairs in Kansas. He was
once a druggist in Council Grove. At
/ forwards he was sheriff of Morris
county, re-engaging in the drug bust
ness, which he again abandoned to be-
| come a member and chairman of the
| board of directors of the penitentiary,
| a position which he held eight years.
After a term in the house and senate.
! Mr.. Richter took a turn at the quiet
| pastime of being mayor of Council
| Grove. His good luck is due to the
| fact. so Buckeyes say, that he also was
| nation for lieutenant governor which
| Mr.. Richter has had. He was defeated
| with the Morrill, ticket; was renomi-
| mated and elected with Governor Stan
ley.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
| GEORGE A. CLARK.-When the bor-
| der ruffians came over from Missouri
and undertook to run Kansas affairs
the people of the state did not imagine
that they would approach a state OF
forgiveness sufficient to elect a Mis-
sourian to a state office, but they did
George A Clark, secretary of state, was
born in Missouri, but it is to his credit
that he did not stay long, coming tC
Kansas, walking printer He
worked first on the case at the I4eav.
enworth Times, afterwards on the To
pexa Commonwealth. In 1884 Mr.. Clarl
bought the Junction City Republican
which he has since published. He wa.
secretary of the state board of chart
ties under the Morrill, administration
That was the first office he ever held
That of secretary of state is the second
FOR AUDITOR, GEORGE E. COLE
George Cole. is renominated for au
ditor for the fourth time. He was OF
the ticket when Governor Morrill, wa.
elected and was in the same compan.
when the governor was defeated for re
election Mr.. Cole was named for tn
third time at Hutchinson and for tn
fourth time in Topeka Mr. Cole wa
for several years clerk of Crawfori
county. He is an efficient man in thi
class of work and Is particularly quail
fed for the work of auditor Mr.. Col