The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-13
HALVES IS IN IT.
Ex-COuncilman Enters Race For
His Old Seat.
Thinks That Myers Can Not Be
Elected.
LINES BEING DRAWN.
Effort Will Be Made to Defeat
Miller.
IivnIv Timo AlSo Evnoafad in
LINES BEING DRAWN.
Lively Time Also Expected in
Fourth and Sixth Wards.

Ed Halves announced positively today
that he will be candidate for the Re
publican nomination for councilman
from the Second ward to succeed Dave
Myers
THE statement which was published
to the effect that 1 had Withdrawn from
the race, and the report to the same
effect which is being persistently cir
culated, are both false. Such rumors
are being spread abroad by some of
my enemies, who have been trying to
get off the track
Il have become convinced" declared
Mr. Halves, that unless some other
Republican gets the nomination from
our ward besides Mr.. Myers, we are
likely to have a Democratic council
man from our ward. 1 realize that Mr..
Myers has many friends but he has
lost many votes already by his attitude
in the street commissioner fight. The
people of the Second ward believe that
Street Commissioner Snyder should
sign, and it is hurting Mr.. Myers to
support Mr.. Snyder and oppose Mayor
Parker"
Councilman Myers is one of those
members of the council who in the
caucus recently held voted that Street
Commissioner Snyder should be re-
tanned, in spite of the desire of Mayor
Parker to- remove him from office. The
Second ward is a Parker ward, and it
Mr.. Parker from it's councilInen.
Ed Halves is well known in Second
ward politics. He has lived in Topeka
26 years, and is a contractor by pro-
fession. His home is at 2O5 Monroe
street. Mr.. Halves has been confined
closely at home for the past two weeks
by serious illness in his family and has
consequently been unable to refute the
stories which have been circulated con-
corning his alleged Withdrawal
Three times Mr.. Halves has with
drawn from political contests for the
sake of his friends. He thinks that
now it is his turn to stay in the fight
to a finish. Mr.. Halves withdrew from
the race once on behalf of Wa G.
Myers was a candidate. When c. ].
Drew was running for mayor, Mr..
Halves wanted to be a candidate for
city treasurer, but withdrew to avoid
as though it ought to be somebody
else's turn to Withdraw this time.
Whoever is nominated in the Second
ward on the Republican ticket will have
a hard fight. Edwin b. Snyder is TO be
the Democrat nominee, and he is a
popular man, and one who viii be diff
ent councilman, Dave Myers, is so
strong that he would have little show if
nominated against Mr.. Snyder.
William Schmittendorf, foreman of
the Santa Fe water service, and a grad
uate of Heidelberg university, Ger
many, has decided to become a candi-
date for school board member from the
Second ward. Mr. Schmittendorf was
formerly clerk of the district court Of
Usage county. He is in favor of man
ual training schools, and will be valu-
able member of the board of education.
FIRST WARD FIGHT.
The Republicans in the First ward
are getting worried for fear that the
Democrats will elect the councilman
from that ward to succeed g. c. Miller.
Mr. Miller appears to be in considerably
the same fix that Councilman Myers is.
He is a rampant opponent of the Par
ker administration, and has fought
against Mr.. Parker in the street COM
missioner trouble. BY taking such a
prominent part in this anti-adminis-
tration struggle, he has in the opinion
of many of his constituents, prejudiced
the interests of the First ward and
made him a very undesirable man to
re-elect to the council, but there are
other objections to him.