The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
WHAT TO DO.
Middle Caused by the Election
Law Decision.
Defeated Candidates Now Claim
Another Chance.
OTHERS ARE SATISFIED
We're Fairly Nominated and
Think That is Enough.
0. K. Swayze Tells Why He Will
Try Again.
OTHERS ARE SATISFIED


brought about mix up in Shawnee
county Republican circles that was not
unexpected.
A fight will now be made by the can
aidates for county offices nominated at
the Republican primaries in May to
have their nominations hold over until
a year from next November while the
defeated candidates, and others who
did not enter the race, will demand an
other primary to be held in the spring
of 1902 for the election to be held IN
November of the same year-in other
words they want a second chance. Re
publican primaries win be held for the
nominations of county attorney, clerk
of the district court, treasurer, probate
judge, county superintendent, whether
primaries are held for the offices OF
sheriff, register of deeds, county clerk
and treasurer or not. The fight will
come up in the Republican county CEN
trail committee and an effort will be
made to have the committee make the
nominations of the last primary hold
good for the November election in 1909
and an effort viii also be made for q
primary to be called next spring for all
county offices. If the central commit
tee issues certificates for the nomina-
lions to hold over the threat is made
that there viii be a split in the Repub-
independent ticket will be nominated or
that other Republican candidates viii
get their names on the ticket by petit
ton, though a threat of that kind
amounts to little.
It is understood that F. NJ. StahI viii
be a candidate for sheriff if primaries
are held next spring and that c. p
Bolmar viii come out for register of
deeds. At the last primaries Bert Lu-
cas- was nominated for sheriff and John
b. Marshall for register OF deeds Oscar
SWayze has announced that he is not
satisfied with his defeat at the last
primaries by Doe Newman and that
he viii run again, though he was de-
feated by 500 majority. In speaking of
the situation Mr.. SWayze said this
morning: Two or three candidates
who had nothing else to do but TO
campaign, and who had been campaign
ing for one or two years prior to the
calling of the primaries, were suddenly
confronted last winter with a law pass
ed by the legislature taking some Of
the wind out of their sails. It was a
good and popular law but it interfered
with their plans, and must be knocked
out and declared unconstitutional How
TO create a sentiment against it was
never discovered; it was too popular
How to get in on the ground floor with
the years lead they had gained was
the next move. The county central
committee must help them out The
committee must be shown that the law
was weak, and to prove this q SIS opin-
ion was secured from Judge Carver
Ihat the law was Unconstitutional and
right alongside of that came an opin-
ion from Judge West that it was good
law. Judge Valentine also said that
with the possible exception of the i'll
dicial clause it would hold in any court
in the land. But the committee was
already hypnot1zeds and quick action
was the order for fear they would get
to thinking They were called togeth-
er and a date was set for an early pri-
mary election-June 1st-railroadfn
the matter over the heads of the chair
man and some few members who had
not been consulted, as well as the can
didateS, who were not allowed to saw a
word as to when the primaries should
be held The argument advanced to the
members of the committee was that If
no nominations were made al this mar
ticular time that the opposition would
put up a set of candidates, the law
would be knocked out and the RepubIf-
cans would be caught mapping. July
August or September would not do
That would allow other candidates to
come in and give them time to make a
campaign. Then too, Judge Carver had
said the biennial election law was nm
constitutional, and what was the use
of waiting for a decision from the SUI
preme court on the validity of the law?
made their campaigns and were ready
now to be nominated
Before the CON n1ittee met to set the
primary date some of the hurry mem
bers were asked if they thought in
case the law was declared good that
the people would stand for nornina-
tons made a year and a half in adj
vance. oh, yes; If the committee saws
SO. the people will have to stand for
There was no recourse but for all
who intended to run on the ticket to
get in the sooner rush, whether they
believed the law good or not. Those !
VINO believed it good law and sound
law were not consulted as to their
wishes. and their desire to delay the
primaries until the supreme court
passed upon i was ignored entirely
when advanced by their friends on the
committee, and the chairman thereof.
The primaries were set for June /.
The official call was published, and that
call provided that the nominees were
to be for the election of 1901. Tt could
be nothing else as there was law on
the statute books which said there
would be- no election until 1902 Every
candidate worked under that call Yet
the committee that issued that call
said by resolution before it went out
of business that the nominations were
good for the next general election
Now the new comm ittee, elected under
this same CALL will be cajo1ed and
bounded into the belief that it is their
duty to say the same thing. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether the new COM
r11ittee will be bound by the acts of the
old CON mfttee or whether the people Of
the Republican party viii be bound by
the acts of either, should the new COM
rnfttee follow suit
II was forced into the recent pri-
mary as sooner and said SO
throughout my campaign, and hoped to
get the nomination as a little prestige
tor the next whirl. but never doubted
that tbs next whirl was inevitable, and
said so. confidently believed that the
naminations under this call would