The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-20

jority Of 200. The Republicans insist upon |
and our homes, and We don't care rap
what the Anheuser- Busch people may
thlnk about it, Unless this wrong IS |
righted, I guarantee, gentlemen, that you
will hear something drop
At this point the Nichols men attempted
70 smut on any more. on the ground that
the time was up, but Chairman Bauer
said ten minutes still remained, and H.
G. Larimer was called for.
There is a young man on your com
mlttee, began Mr.. Larimer, through
whose veins runs the same blood as in
my own. He has known me long time,
Qaughter) ever since he was a boy. He
will tell you that there is no doubt about
my being a Republican, and Larimer
here DIRECTED himself to Dick Hodgins,
feet in front of him, "he doesn't have to
go to the eminent steward of the Topeka
club. nor to the proprietor of Mr.. Godards
hotel on east Seventh street, Qaughter) to
get his information either. Both of these
parties have said today that I am not
not scratch D. N. Burdge and vote for
Bob kepley for sheriff, as they did
Il was defrauded out of a nomination
| IN TINS same way two years ago by one
| OF the same men who helped 10 perpetrate
Nick Chiles: eyes. and what did you
Mr.. Larimer: 81 took my medicine like
| man and didn't do anything. But now
am a common Republican and am not
| bound down by the ties of candidacy, and
! please"
]. F. McCabe: Don't get mad"
Mr.. Iarimer: ANY man who does not
! get mad when conscience and right have
| been outraged and when fraud has been
| perpetrated is not fit to exercise the right
/ OF citizenship. There is something in the
| Woodpile when these men are afraid to
| have this matter investigated. I was down
| at the west precinct of the Second ward
| myself for a time and there We're three
| writing the name of one"
Fred StOneStreet: THAT is a mistake.
| ,la, I'll ~,
Mr.. Larimer: That is true But you
did not see this. While you were busy
writing the name of Number One. ballot
Number Three. was being put in the box
! Unless something is done about this mat
ferred to will drop and It will drop 50
hard that it will crush all the life out
of the Republican majority in Shawnee
| county" Enthusiastic cheers.)
When Mr.. Larimer had concluded Cap
tain c. H. Titus said that the central
protect the primaries from fraud and he
did not deem it advisable to go behind
the returns, and he therefore moved that
the central committee adjourn immediate
ly and proceed to the court house to can
Vass the returns The motion carried
ing broke up without vote on the ques-
ton of Investigating the frauds.
| When the committee resumed the SeS-
sion at the new court house, the returns
were canvassed and the following ticket
unanimously declared nominated.
| State SenatOr-JOhn T. CLANCY.
Representative, Thirty seventh District
| j .. SINS
Representative, Thirty-eighth District
Representative. Thirty-ninth District
E. d. Mckeever.
District judge. T. Hazen.
County Attorney-Galen Nichols.
Probate Judge-W. E. Pagan.
Clerk District Court-A. NJ. Callahan.
County Superintendent-S. F. Wright.
. County Commissioner-Sila Rain
The tally sheets of the various precincts
were compared with the totals as received
7 by the committee. few slight errors
which did not change the result. Were
found and corrected. Several of the sue
cessful and unsuccessful candidates were
present and carefully watched the can
vass Charles F. Spencer asked the com
mittee to recount the ballots in the frs
and second wards, and L. NJ. Greenwood
} acting for c. Wolff, requested that th'
ballots be opened and recounted. The to
t ! tails for each candidate where the contes
was close were footed on an adding ma
f chine
Mr.. Spencer asked the second time fol
a recount of the ballots in the First ant
l Second wards and DR.. A. A Raub of tn
| First ward defended the voters of Nortl
} | Topeka. A. P. Jetmore. representing
' Cfaien Nichols cited, the fact that in sew
! | eral of the precincts the total vote TO
: | county attorney fell from 16 to 50 vote
| behind the total number cast On motion
, | of James Larimer the ticket was declared
1 nominated and the meeting adjourned