The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-03
BOTH ARE OUT.
James Warner and j. w. E.
Hughes ModestIy Decline.
Neither Will Enter the Race
For Councilman.
ARE LOOKING AHEAD.
Want to Try For Mayor NOmi
nation Once More.
Evident There Will Be No
Dearth of Candidates.
ARE LOOKING AHEAD.

James S. Warner and ]. w. F. Hughes
| who. it will be remembered, engaged in
| a political contest some time since each
announced today that he positively
would not be a candidate for reelection
| to the city council
Mr.. Warner says he will not be in the
race, because he wants to devote his
time to business, and can't afford to
| engage in politics.
Colonel Hughes retires in haste from
| the contest because he found that his
premature friends had plunged him in
| to all kinds of, hostilities by announcing
In the Sunday morning paper that he
would enter the race. Colonel Hughes
does not want any more hostility than
necessary just now, for he is already
rubbing himself down in preparation for
the race for the mayoralty a year
| hence.
1t is believed likely that Mr. Warner
will also be willing to make another
fight for the mayors chair against his
old antagonist.
This means that the nomina ton of the
next Republican candidate for mayor
will soon begin to warm up and will
reach the proper intensity of heat along
about next January.
Colonel Hughes thinks that he has
some fool friends" who did considera-
bic harm by announcing his candidacy
for the position of councilman to sue
coed James A. Troutman. who refuses
to run again. Hughes has repeatedly
pledged his support to whatever candi
date the south end'' people in the Sixth
ward might want. He is said to be
especially friendly to George Tincher,
who recently announced his candidacy.
When Mr.. Tincher heard that Hughes
had announced his intention of going
after the nomination, he said:
Il won't get off the track for Hughes.
am in the race to stay. 1 believe
can beat him if he stands against me-"
But Colonel Hughes says that he pos
councilman from the Sixth ward. He
says the announcement that he will
make the race is a greivous error
I intend to leave the field open for
the other fellows" he said to a State
Journal reporter today. II wish you
would state positively for me that 1 will
not be a candidate. I have said 1
wouldn't be and l intend to stick to it.
The announcement that 1 would be
candidate was not authorized by me.
I am sticking close to business. There
the Sixth ward; anyway. Jay c. Lee.
George H. Tincher, ]. A. Ramsay, and
James NJ. Brier will all make the
race, and probably ]. w. Ripley. And
they are all good men, too Colonel
Hughes added. That's the only kind
we have out in the SIXTH
The peculiar feature of the retire
ment" of both Mr.. Warner and Mr..
Hughes is the fact that both have all
along denied that they were candidates
for reelection to the council Their
denials were emphatic enough for any
purpose except political purpose, but
today for the first time the denia1s have
the true ring. 1t is about as certain as
anything ever is in politics that neither
one will allow his name to be used as
a candidate. Both have been strongly
urged to enter the race and both are
said to have pledged their support to
other men. The pressure was strong
enough to almost swerve them from
their resolution to stay out, but the fact
that both are looking into he political
future proved to be strong enough to
hold them to their original plan.
Out in the Sixth ward there are
number of candidates who want Mr.
Troutman's place. Besides George
Tincher, who no doubt has the best start
in the race there are ]. A. Ramsey,
former reading clerk in the state senate;
James NJ. Brier, ]. c.. Lee and ]. w.
Ripley. Some of these men have not
fully decided to make the fight.
In the Fifth ward, there are only two
candidates out for Mr.. Warmers place
One is Samuel T. Howe, and one is John
Hewitt. Samuel T. Howe is a very
strong candidate, but 1t is claimed by
his opponents that the support of Street
Commissioner Frank Snyder is hurting
his chances. Mr. Hewitt will get a strong
backing in labor circles.