The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-01
CAMPAIGN
Is AT AN END
Question of Election Is Now
Up to the Voter.
CANDIDATES ARE ALL IN
Best Ticket of a Decade De-
mands Support.
CANDIDATES ARE ALL IN

The campaign in this county is now
practically ended. and all that remains is
for the Republicans. and those who be-
Ieve that the Republican ticket merits
support. to go TO the polls and make the
majority decision. If those who believe
IL Republican principles and those who
believe that the Republicans have the
best ticket viii do their duty there will
not be a Republican candidate outside of
the breastworks when the victory is won.
Going TO the polls is Republicans first
duty next Tuesday. There can hardly be
any excuse offered for not going there. It
is duty every party man owes to the
nominees of the party.
For several days the Eagle has been in
PRODUCING the candidates TO the people,
telling who they are, where they came
from. how long they have been here, their
sIecial qualities and deservings, and such
other things as would enable the people
to vote intelligently. Only a few remain
whose merits have not been noted. They
are George A. Clark, candidate for clerk
o the district court; A D. Taylor, for
county superintendent; W. R. Kessler, for
surveyor, and NJ. NJ. McCollister, for coro-
ner.
GEORGE A. CLARK
When George A Clark was a small boy
his mother died; when he was a school
boy his father died. Left in tender years
to his own resources. he had a battle be
fore him that was a fight TO a finish,
against odds He worked as a farm boy.
doing chores and things, and then worked
as a farm hand. He had to go 10 school:
ne knew he had. He worked early and
late during the winter months on a farm.
ana between times ran over to the little
red school house to snatch a little bit of
Isarning and then go back to work again.
And at night-late at night, too-when the
chores were done he sat till midnight near
an old lamp striving to know something.
and later on he worked some more and
went to a better school, finally emerging
with a fine practical education. And he
has been learning ever since. Born in
New York, in the very middle of the war,
and his father in that war he began life
with the inspiration of q patriot. Fifteen
years ago the boundless west attracted
him and he came to Valley Center town
ship to farm. Since then he has lived
there, and If there is a more popular man
fl the township, few know It. Naturally
genteel, he IS everybody's friend and nat
urally courteous. candid. honest, bright
and clean-cut, everybody likes him. He
" i'll make an ideal clerk for the district
court.
= A. D. TAYLOR. e.e-tf
For fifteen years the candidate for
county superintendent Professor Taylor,
has taught school in this county. For ten
years he has had a frst-grade certih-
cate. For several years he has been one
ef the examining board-a position given
&, the ablest teachers. He has the
method and the experience and the in
dustry to make a fine superintendent. He
came to Sedgwick county when he was
five years of age-vay back in '71-and
like many others he didn't have a silver
spoon in his mouth when he arrived. His
father was one of the pioneer farmers of
Mt Hope, and he lives on the same farm
yet-the farm on which Professor Taylor
did his first hard work. He has taught
many terms of school in the county. and
wherever he has taught his vote will be
overwhelming. The country people are
especially impressed with the Importance
OF voting for Prof. Taylor. The country
schools are Immediately under his charge.
and he is the man who Will make good
schools for them. His experience is such
that he knows what an ideal country
school ought to be, and he has the zeal
nients that will give the boy and girl on
the farm a better show for a frst-class
common education. Professor Taylor is
q perfect gentleman and in office the
people will be proud OF him.
W R. KESSLER.
Before his rival was born, ". R. Kessler
was surveying He was surveying about
the time the war broke out, and with the
exception OF four years in the service Of
his country-two Of them in one OF the
southern prison pens-he has been survey
ing ever since. 1t is his profession and
his rfe's study He was a surveyor in
Indiana befsre he came TO Wichita.
tn enty years ago. and came here with
fine record and fine recommendations. He
has been county surveyor Of this county
enc term since he came here. and hrs
heen in the engineers department Of the
c.ty several terms. He has never yet
riade a mistake. and has never yet got
man into lawsuit When Mr.. Kessler
made his surveys and set his lines and
corners. the people know they were right.
He has the ripe experience OF a veteran in
the profession. and the people ought TO
give him a big majority.
NJ. N MCOLLISTER.
A long time ago about everybody in
Wichita unanimously agreed that the
genial Mack should be elected and re-
elected coroner until he passes away and
somebody else sits on him. Democrats
and everybody alike have made up their
minds 70 always vote for him. and when
the election night rolls around the judges
and clerks quit tallyfng for him when he
has a couple Of thousand majority and
declare him elected 10 save time Il IS 4
worn public duty 70 vote for him. and
nobody gets SO ratified in the booth that
they do not look well down the bottom
ot the ballot 10 put cross after his
name. The reason they do Il Is this. that
Mack IS all right. He takes a profound
Il terest in his work. and being 81 an IN
curing mind 4 VIII be a cold day when
a man can shuttle or suddenly without
NcCollister knows how il came about