The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19

them if it will be necessary to send up
another trainlOad of beer and a lot more
money to carry another primary. L see
these fellows right here in this crowd
I know them and they know that 1 know
them. applause and yehs) move
that a committee consisting of Judge
Carver, Mr.. Gleed and Mr.. Larimer be
appointed to look into the legal phase OF
this matter and go before the central
committee and act as they think best.
The motion was ruled out of order
pending the resolution of Mr.. Larimer.
II am not a lawyer said J. H. FOUGHT,
but I voted for Spencer. l do business
in the First ward although l live and
vote in the Fourth, but 1 am generally
looked upon as a. First wardeI' Mr.. SAT-
ford and Mr. Nichols are both honor
able men, so far as 1 know, but we had
other things in the First ward besides
them. There were two places in my
block where beer was free. I have in
my pocket the names of some of those
who visited those places and who know
There are about a hundred Russians
over in North Topeka, who are good
fellows, but when they get glass or
two of beer in them they will vote just
about as anyone wants them to. L
know them all personally, and there are
only four or five Republicans among
them-the rest are all Democrats, but
they all voted last Saturday. I am not
slamming the Democrats They are good
fellows in their places, but their place IS
never bolted the Republican ticket but
once in 81 years, and that was under
circumstances like this, and will say
now that I am ready to bolt II again II
we don't get this thing Strengthened out:
I am not bound by nomienes nominated
by Democrats.
Mr. Iarimer's resolution was finally
passed in the following form:
Resolved, That because of the fall
ure on the part of the election boards in
many of the precincts to comply with
the requirements Of the Australian bal
lot. law, especially that providing for
the listing of the residence of the indi-
yidual voter, the county central COM
mittee be requested to call a new pri
mary for the selection of candidates for
those offices which may be affected by
such violation of the requirements of
the Australian ballot law
Mr. Iindsay'S motion was then taken
m but was amended to include Is or
more members from the different wards
and the country precincts. The commit
| tee to so before the county central COM
mittee was finally made up as follows:
At large-J. w. Gleed, T. F. Carver,
H G. Larimer.
| First ward-M. T Campbell, Robert
! Weir, Matt Robinson.
/ Second ward-P. w. Griggs, E. r. ST.
mon, John Carter. Jos. Jones.
/ Third Ward-F'rank Lindsay W. W.
| Mills, DR. Peers, DR.. Stewart, Peter
He'll, ]. W. Stout, Dave Wood, w. l.
Fourth ward-A. H. Vance, Albert
watkins, ]. H. FOUGHT. Rev. Mr.. Bar
ker.
Fifth ward-James F. Griffin, Sam
| Grosch, Robert Barton. w W. Fisher
Sixth ward-C. r. Mcdowell, George
Tincher, Homer Bowman.
Soldier. H. Skinner.
Oakland-C. w. Whittemore.
Shunganunga- Stone, Robert
Steele, w. H. Cowles, w. w. Clark.
Auburn-Frank Stahl
1t was also moved and carried to in
| vite every one in sympathy with the
| movement to meet with the committee
| at 30 this afternoon at the hall on East
Eighth avenue and go in q body to the
| court house where the central commit
| tee viii meet.