The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-14
He IS SHELvED.
Anti Boss League Promoter Re-
ceiVeS Another Rebuke.
John SchilIing Lost His Fight at
the Primary.
ONE MAN OUTSPOKEN.
Nominee For Legislature Who
Tells Where He Stands.
II. C.. HOnneII of Brown is For
Senator Baker.
ONE MAN OUTSPOKEN.

John Schilling of Brown county who
was one of the originators and substan-
tiaI pillars of the anti-boss league and
one of the most bitter enemies of Cyrus
Leland in Kansas, was put out of the
political ring at the primaries last week
in an effectual manner.
Mr.. Schilling, while a warm friend of
Charles Curtis was not supporting Sen
ator Baker for denomination, his plan
being that the representative of the
county should vote as the people of the
county wanted him to do in the legisla-
ture."
With this motto in advance Mr.. Schil-
ling started out ostensibly to favor J. II.
Hama candidate for representative who
was working the unpledged plan of cam
paign.
ker people who would not have antaS-
onized Mr.. Schilling had they believed
that he was not working for the election
of a man who would turn IN and vote Tor
J. R Burton. Considerable diminishing
was done in the ante-primary contests,
which resulted in the announcement that
Mr.. Ham had retired from the race and
would not be a candidate.
But a short time elapsed until John T.
eastman was brought out as candi-
date. He was a Burton man and the Ba-
lzer forces made their fight against him.
Believing that the fight was won the
Baker people prepared TO go to the pri-
maries and do the voting, but kept a
watchfuI eye on the situation. AT the
last moment Ham reappeared in the
fight and the combined opposition start
ed in to defeat the candidate of the Ba-
ker forces, 7. c. Honnell.
This precipitated a red-hOt fight at the
primaries and some of the workers for
Mr.. Baker from other counties went in
and took a hand.The result was an over
whelming victory for Honnell, and this
victory shelves Mr. Schilling for the
present at least.
This is the second defeat which has
come to Mr.. Schilling since he aided the
promotion of the anti-boss league. He
was a candidate for presidential electOr
before the Republican state convention
but was defeated by a negro candidate
Tor the same office.
Mr.. HOnneIl, the nominee for represen-
tative was in Topeka yesterday on bust
ness. To a reporter for the State Jour
nal he said:
tative and expect to be elected. am for
the reelection of Senator Baker because
believe. he is a man of honor and in
tegrity and he has a reputation for NOR
atty which no one can asSail He is a
clean man and lives in our district and
/ believe we should stand by the people
of our own district first
Mr. HOnneH is a retired business man
and sought the office of representative
as a luxury, a sort of closing chapter in
his political career. He has been work
er IN the ranks OF the Republican party
In Brown county for 80 years and this is
the first office he has ever asked for.
Mr.. HOnnell was for several wears in
the grain and stock business at Everest,
Brown county, where he now lives and
has always been one of the reliable party
workers. He is now out of business and
is in comfortable circumstances Brown
county always sends a Republican to
the legislature SO there is no doubt about
the election of Mr.. HOnneu