The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-17

primary. But the central committee
had no last years sham primary to
serve as cover for nominating him
themselves. SO they called a primary
for an absurdly early date, March g.
Besides thus forestalling any organic
ed opposition. they further complicated
the situation by mixing up the primary
with the selection of delegates to the
state convention. Being the only candi-
date before this primary he received a
majority of the votes cast for county
attorney. Such is the basis of his claim
to appear on the official ballot as the
THE QUALIFICATION TICKET
The central committee avoided calling a
can ticket because it knew its candidate
for sheriff could not be nominated in
nominate the other half of the ticket at
an absurd date because it knew that it's
for n 9 pFn9y ee ba pG BE
Kepubeaan I'll ticket It should rather T be
litical methods by which it has been made
up are on par with the starch box pol
rebuke. No Voter IS u under re the slghtest
party obligation to vote for a single name
straight without declaring himself in ia
vor of qualification and official perjury
S sa9s soT1lff5 ssh MapE BY THE INDIE
PENDENT REPUBLICANS.
In this state off affairs the undersigned
ment Republicans of the county to serve
as an. Independent Republican campaign
committee. AS such we have been di-
rected to nominate candidates for sheriff
and county attorney fit for law-abiding
and to see that they are elected AT a
meeting of the committee held on June IS
we decided to nominate for sheriff F. NJ
Stahl, and for county attorney L. A. Steb-
bins.
The voters of this county have had 40
years to get acquainted with F. NJ Stahl.
They have known him as farmer. soldier:
police, They know what he is and what
ne T n ao as b o ENTER he only shng b 6ha5
"a sense of duty."-(Capital Editorial
OUR e%5f e CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY AT
L. A. Stebbins is one of the ablest law
yerS at the Shawnee county bar. He as
sisted in drafting the temperance laws
secured from the last legislature. He has
eeen m 10Y spirit IN every unofflclal st,
tide of law1essness. If he were county at
torney he would enforce the prohibitory
law because he wants it enforced as well
as because his oath requires it. and Off
cial shamming and subterfuge and perfidy
The demonstrated purpose of the Repub-
lican candidates to nullify the laws which
only objection to them. 1t is made prom
inent because this disqualification is the
one thing for the sake of which those
who are supporting them willing to
overlook all other shortcomings. Our can
didates have not been selected to make
| 'hobby'' of the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law, nor will they give it more
attention than other laws, unless such at
tention becomes necessary by reason of
its more frequent violation. They have
been selected because they have the ca
pacity and the will to perform all the du-
ties imposed by law upon the sheriff and
county attorney.
We ask for them the votes of all citi-
zens, regardless of party affiliations, who
regard the prohibitory law highly
salutary one. and hold that nothing which
is so easily attainable the strict en-
forcement of it, will add SO much to the
moral, social and material welfare of the
community. We ask the votes of those
who welcome real issue, and think that
party alignment in local politics ought
always to have reference to issue of state
OF national politics. We ask the votes of
all Republicans who are not willing to see
their party transformed into the whisky
party; who are chagrined and Inundated
at seeing the record and name of their
party filched for cloak under which a
fusion of the worst elements in all parties
seeks an opportunity to debauch the coun-