The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-05
MONSTER
PETITION.
Remarkable Nomination For Of
flee of County Attorney.
Widespread Dissatisfaction With
Republican Nominee Nichols.
GEO. w. CLARK NAMED.
Hundreds of Prominent Repub-
iicans Join in Long List
OF Voters Calling For Citizens
Candidate.

The monster petition fled Thursday
evening nominating George w. Clark
as the Citizens candidate for the office
Of county attorney, shows in a most
emphatic manner The widespread dissat-
isfaction with the candidacy of Galen
| Nichols as the regular Republican nom
inee. The long list of names is made up
mainly Of Republicans who believe the
nomination of Mr.. Nichols was fraudu-
lent and who will endeavor to defeat
him at the polls.
The petition has a very brief heading,
reading as follows:
''The undersigned qualified voters of
the county of Shawnee state of Kansas.
IN accordance with the laws relating
thereto make the following nominations
OF officers, to be voted for at the cleo
ton to be held in the said Shawnee
county on the 9Th day of November
1900"
Then comes the tabulated statement
that George w. Clark, living at 80
West Sixth avenue, Topeka, Kansas is
nominated as the citizens candidate for
the Office of county attorney. Then fol-
lows the list of names given below:
A. c. Arnold, John v Abraham, w.
G. Ardery, George H. Anderson, Henry
J. Adams, Otis Allen, S. H. Allen, w S.
Amos, A B. Anderson, J. w. Abbott,
H. G. Atchison, E c. Arnold. J. I An
derson, NJ. Alexander, J. x Andrews,
F. J. Adams, T. w Andrews. F. E.
Adel, W. G. Archer, Joseph Andrews,
David Arnold, John Anderson, ]. l..
Aukeny, E Alexander, H. J. Archer,
Ernest Archer, J. T. Atherton Chas
Adams, II. S. Allen, W. R. Axteil, J. T.
Afford, W. @. Agard, J. H. Armstrong,
J. G. Ayers, c. P Bolmar, E. Barnes, S.
Barnes, H. E Baldwin, J. S. Burge, w
T. Brit, c. c. Blakeley, Frank J. Brown
II. L. Bevelle, Fred c. Boltz, Al Blew
b. Bauer, r. g. Boyd, P. A. Bruner
VIM. l. Boyes, David Bowie. w. J.
Bond, H. z. BrOWnlee, r. Baggart, H.
L. Bowman, J. M. Brokaw, Geo. f. Bur
CESS, H H BullSley, VIM. G. Boon, John
Barry, A. 0. Beach, c. K. Bradley, W.
J. Baldwin, L. H. Bowman, r. J. Bar
nett, OlOf Benson, Jas M. Black Fred
Brown, l. Biscoe, Ben Bush, F. W.
Boutwell,. Irwin Brobst. John d. Brown, G.
II Bower, M NJ. Blinn, J. M Bailey,
H G. Bowman, Furman Baker, A. v.
Boatright, E. H. Berry, ]. A. Berry,
Chas. Bennett, F. Barnes, Nathan Bus
by, NJ NJ Bailey, Frank Babcock, Al
bert Bartram, J. O. Browning, E A.
Bryan, J. NJ. Bennett, S. r. Bagwel,
J. c. Bradley, John Bush, Jas. Baird,
G. 3. Beal, E. A. Bushar, c. H. Baipe,
A. w. Bechtol, J. S. Brusner, S. w.
Boles, T. e. Bennett, w Bassett, Geo.
Beardsley, Chas. n. Brown, John
Brown, E. Baughman, E. A. Bettinger,
A F. Barker Samuel Burns, J. S. Ba-
con, d. G. Brooke, F. r. Barlow, c. H.
Geo. Becker, L. J. Beam, S. c. Bushong,
G. A BushOng, P. c. Barlow, 0. A.
Bradford, J. G. Babcock, A NJ. Bum, A.
L. Bum, A. Fl. Bates, Geo. Brooks, N.
Brobst J. O. Butler, ]. H. Burtell, c. w.
Bryan, L. L. Brodwell, c. w. Boyles,
c. w. Baxter, c. H. Burge, W. L. Bates.
F. K. Baker, Geo. P. Bates, S c. Bu-
shong, T. E. Baird, T. A Blank, S K.
2,O1-
H. Bradley, w. p Bryan, II. W. Bonn
gardner, P. w. Bruce, S. G. But
ton, Fred c. Boltz, E. A. Beck,
6. Bicus, J. c. Brown, J. H Brinsmaid
Geo. E. Bell, Emmett Brown, c. w.
Batman, H. F. Bush. G. w. Bronson, L.
F. Bradley, w. c. Brown, H E. Brown,
r. M. Curtis, p. E. Cook, ]. G. Clark, NJ.
Council G. F. Creighton, Abe Council,
Brooks, E. D. Coon, Jas. l. Chatham, c.
A. Conwell, Geo. w. Cooper, J. w.
Cowdery, H F. Clinton, J. F. Cecil, ]. A.
Campbell, E. B. Cowgill,M. John Cooper,
r. T. Clark, J. F. Crow, w. L. Collins,
J. c. Carroll, NJ T. Campbell, w. A.
Coshfeld, Dave Carruthers, NJ. Camp
Clarkson, NJ. F. Church, NJ. A. Carter,
Cyrus Corning, h A. Cone, Sam Cum
ningham, - - Cheney, L. H Crandell,
G. G. Coffman, H D. Cornish, ]. B.
Calvert, Frank Cope, H. E. Colcord, w.
H. Carroll. W. H. Coultis, Uriah Garlic,
H. E. Cook, Freeman D. Cook, S. D.
Cooley, ]. A. Coulter, Edward z. Cole,
J. A Calkins A. G.. Carruth, E. M.
Clark, w. H. Coury, NJ. L. Cless, M. T.
Crews, VIM. Cowhill, Fred COrkill, julius
Cregut, G. w. CrameT, f. B. Cunning
ham, S. Chase, Walter H. Clark, W. J.
Carson, J. T. Casad, David COddington,
J. NJ Crooks, w. T. Calvin, D. J. Cole
man, J. T. Cruzen, John w. Carey, r.
S. Crandell, S. NJ Crockett, Robt
Crockett, J. J. Carter. B. p. Coville, w.
B. Clark, H. w. Craig. c. c. Campbell
NJ B. Cooper, B. T. Galloway, c. NJ.
Ernest Cheney, w. H Cowles, H B.
Cowles, F. S. Cole. G. Carlson, John p
Cole. Garry E. Casebier, G. w. Connell,
D. w. Crawford, f. j. Coville. S. A.
Clark c. E Caswell. John Z. Cope, ".
T Cavender, Martin Campbell, John
Coda o. H Call c. B Conner. H. o.
Coffman T. P. Crawford, A o. Crews,
Chas. C1inkinbeard, w. G. Connolly, A.
r. Counter, T. D. Depew, T. E De Pu,
J. J. Duesler, D B. Dayen, II. Decamp,
John W. Day, Frank Dick, Seth Dav,
w H DuntOn, c. W. Davis, E. D.
DuntOn. @. w. Davidson, G.. z. Dunn,
Seth Day, Frank E. Dean, D. @. Dure,
C. E. Davis, D. W. Davidson. J. c.
Geo Dick, A J. Davis F. NJ
Drake, Chas. NJ. Duncan, w.
Doolittle r. NJ. Dun, T J.
Dinsnore. J. J. Donahue, J. H. Dague,
s F. Davidson, r. Deitrick, VIM -Drans-
field, A L Durow, Clark Davidson, r.
W. Dennis, J. D. Dink, W. Dennison, J.
s. Dogue, B. c. Duke, F. L Donigan.
Durant, VIM Dice, Chas. S. Eagle, Hen
ry o. Evans, J. L. EIdridge, A. S. EN-
bree. Chas- E. Eldridge, VIM. Edgecomb.
r EleTick, Jas Eyer, ". NJ. Eyster, A.