The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT
That Republican Discussions
Will Elect Schenck Attorney.

L. NJ. Penwell. the chairman of the
Democratic county central committee,
who has been all over Shawnee county
with Mr.. Schenck making an active
campaign for the Democratic ticket, in
an interview with a State Journal re-
porter giving his final statement says:
The Democrats will elect John
Schenck county attorney, and possibly
one or two other candidates, but the
election Of Schenck is beyond any rea-
sonable doubt. We have $500 Demo-
cratic voters in Shawnee county. Ac-
ocrd1ng to the most reasonable estimate,
Nichols and Stebbins viii break about
even or course Schenck will lose a
small per cent of the Democratic vote.
but on the other hand, he will gain hun
dredS of Republican votes, especially in
the north part of the county, where he
was raised and is we'll known, and also
in the First ward, where he now resides
"A large number of Republican voters
have said that they like Schenck better
than either Nichols or Stebbins and that
they would vote for him if they thought
he had any show of election.
During the last three or four weeks
paign, speaking every night to coca
audiences, and has made great many
votes. They no longer think that 1t
would be throwing away their ballots to
vote for Schenck The fish, is really
between Schenck and Nichols. The In
dependent voters see clearly that
Schenck has much better show of cleo
ton than Mr.. Stebbins; therefore many
hundreds of them will cast their vote
for Mr.. Schenck, where it will be most
effective in defeating Nichols.
The people of this county are heart
lily tired of present conditions. They
know that the election of Nichols means
two years more of enforcement OF
law. A few weeks ago the majority Of
the people thought that Mr.. Stebbins
was safe man to trust with the en-
forcement of the DrohibitOry law, bur
now, since his record as a joint Grad
icator has been made public, they are
convinced that he is not sincere in his
promises. About two years ago Mr.
Stebblns commenced twelve suits
against slot machine operators in To-
peka and obtained permanent injunc-
tons; after he received his fee of $3.50.
which was paid by the slot machine
men by order of the court, Mr.. Stebbins
laid down. and now makes no effort tC
enforce the injunctions, as it was and is
his duty to do 1t is we'll known to
every person in the city that these slot
machines are all running in open viola
ton of the injunctions, and at the same
locations, in plain sight of every person
passing along the street
At the same time, Mr.. Stebbins com
menced nineteen injunction suits against
nineteen different joints. and obtained
temporary injunctions. and asked for
300 attorney fee in each case. Those
cases have been set for hearing every
term of court since, and each time they
have been continued because. for some
unknown reason. Mr.. Stebbins was not
ready for trial. This state of facts has
convinced the Independent Republicans
that Stebbins does not desire to close
the joints or slot machines.
Mr.. Schenck viii perform his full
duty when elected, and will enforce all
laws. If we can judge the future by the
past, the election of either Nichols or
Stebbins means continuance of pres
ent conditions. Nichols is in open SYM
pathy with the jointistS: Srebbins is a
gutter. Mr.. Schenck is the only one of
the three who is entitled to the votes of
the people
The rest of the. Democratic ticket
viii get a large vote, but of course
Schenck is the only one who is sure of
election.
ITO those Democrats who think of
voting for Nichols believing that it is a
choice between Stebbins and Nichols,
desire to say that for the first time liz
the history of the county. we have a
chance to elect a county attorney. Mr..
Schenck is a Clean honorable man: a
splendid lawyer. a loyal Democrat. If
by any chance he should be defeated.
the Democratic party win hold boiling
Democrats responsible for his defeat If
the Democrats are true to their nomi-
nee, Mr.. Schenck is as sure of election
as election day is to come"
| the statements about the slot machines
and the cases against the joints. u
was employed as an associate with Al
/ tOrney Page to prosecute the slot ma
chimes. Many were thereupon closed up.
| Others continued. Against the latter we
| brought twelve cases. The court grant
ed an injunction against the machines
| We learned some continued in operation.
We brought the owners before the court
for contempt, but they showed they had
changed their methOds-that q prize OF
some kind was given for every number
/ The court ruled no violation and dis
charged the parties. This disposed oi
the matter in my cases; it then became
a. subject for the county attorney, if the
machines were later run in violation Ut
/ law.
I'm regard to the nineteen suits
against jointists. ! did prepare such
suits at request of Marshal Stahl just
as they were ready for filing. Mr. Red
| den was appointed assistant attorney
| general to handle just such cases. l i'm
mediately went to Mr. Redden and told
him what had been done. He said g
ahead-that he expected to enter the
cases later. l then went before Judge
Hazen. who reminded me that an as
sistant attorney general had Just beer
named for such proceedings. but when
explained what Redden had said III
granted temporary injunctiOns The
cases have not been set for hearing
every term since, only twice, and l wa.
ready for trial both times, but Judge
Redden, who is in primary charge. tolt
me emphatically to not try the cases til
Mr. Redden was away on the Morrison
trial"
Mrs. OLGA Hamilton Divorced