The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-10
Mayor May Decide to Be Candi-
date for Re- election.
He Has OH His Fighting
Clothes.
TALKS OF SITUATION.
Says Mcfarland Crowd Will Be
Defeated in Spring.
People Ought to Quit Fighting
and Drop Wet and Dry

'FWhat the people of this city ought To
do is to quit this fighting. They ought to
get together on some compromise candl-
date for mayor. some man who does not
represent either the vets or the clys
but who can give the city clean, bust
ness-nke administration. The fighting
among ourselves should stop # hurts
the city
The above is a statement from Mayor
Parker on conditions in Topeka.
Mayor Parker may yet decide t1at
he viii accept nomination for secono
term as mayor of the city OF Iopeka-
Would you accept second term as
mayor" he was asked this morning by
q reporter for the State Journal.
You remember what | told Mr. Stahl,
don't you?" was what the mayor said
IN reply
What Mr.. Parker told Mr.. Stahl three
months ago was that if the prohibition
lists kept on lighting him, he might re-
consider his decision not to ask Tor a
second term. and go into the fight just
to show Stahl and his friends which Is
the popular side in Topeka.
Mayor Parker firmly believes that the
Rev. J. T. Mcfarland has ruined what
ever chances the prOhibitiOnists had OF
carrying the spring election. He thinks
that the candidate for mayor of the lib
eral element will win.
Look at the returns exclaimed
Mayor Parker this morning. Lucas re-
ceived a majority of 1892 of the male
vote of the city. I received a ma jOrity Of
/ ,093 of the male vote in the city. Schenck
got $50 votes in the city and 19 out OF
20 Of those votes would go for a busi-
ness man for mayor. The women's vote
viii not be as large by One-fOurth al
It was in the last city election. The
women are getting tired of this fuss,
and realize that they can let their hus-
bands represent them in politics. 1 tell
YOU, there is not a bit of doubt in the
Fr11 he AT1I4' aria Il nT~f01Kr
be defeated in the spring election
1t was during the early party of the
county campaign that Mayor Parker
stated that he would not again be a
candidate for the office of mayor Since
then he has been gradually getting
madder and madder. Under the lash Of
the personal persecution to which he
has been subjected il is not much Won
der that he feels like taking advantage
of the overwhelming defeat of the pro-
hibitionists in the county election, and
trying to demonstrate to his adversaries
that he can again be elected mayor of
the city
In speaking of the results of the re-
cent election. Mayor Parker said today:
My friends have come to me and
said, This is a great victory for you,
Mr. Parker But l don't look al it in
that way. I believe il is simply the
rebuke of fair minded people to the
campaign of vituperation and Villifica-
ton which has been waged by McFar-
land and his associates. If people had
believed one quarter of what McFar-
land said. they would have driven me
out of town with a mob. 1t simply
shows that the people of Topeka cannot
be led by a slanderer. The campaign
Of slander which Mcfarland conducted
made us more votes than anything that
was done during the campaign
Mcfarland said he would put a blister
on me. I'd like to know who the blister is
on now? think it has landed on the
other fellow and is drawing very hard
hope Mcfarland will keep up those pul.
pit editorials of his. I wouldn't have hin
stop abusing me for anything 1t makes
votes faster than anything we can do. II
they want to use the Auditorium for any
more picture shows they can have i
without a cent of charge I can assur,
them of that. Everything like that help.
, us.
What the people of this city ought t.
do is to quit this fighting They ought +,
get together on some compromise candi
date for mayor. some man who does no
represent either the vets or the .drvs
but who can give the city a clean. bust
ness-like administration The fghtint
among ourselves should stop. 1t hurts tn,
city.
L don't say that I like the WAY, tho o,+,
had been run by the Joints thinl. /
might be improved. have NOT talxe,
much hand in that business. sirnnl,
Z turned the whole thing over to Chief Don
OFsn anu tolu MIN 10 run it to suit him
SELF. But the people who claim that th
city is in much worse condition tbar :
was under Fellows. or Drew. or Huobas
are slanderers and are saying what the,
ought to know is false. have kept tract
of such things. and I know that the cit
has been more quiet and orderly sine
Chief Donovan took charge of the nolic
force than it ever was before. The ioint
always have been running. and bushes
men naturally think that if they are goin,
to run anyway, they should be made +
pay for the privilege
Asked as to what he thought of Colono
Hughes candidacy for mayor. Mr.. Parke
said
7 knew long time ago that Hughe
was planning to make the race. He ha
told number of people. however. that h
will not try to get the Endorsement of III
Law and Order league. He will 90 into III
fight without making any promises thi
year"