The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-22

Gale. MCPHERSON: Robert Dougherty,
Harvey; j. w. Adams, A S. Huesell ana
A. c. Husey, Sedgwick; Z. T. Farris and
]. A Jeffries. Sumner: John Burke,
Harper; u. T. Mustoe. Kingman; DR.. R.
c. Hutcheson, Pratt; E. r. Watkins and
J. NJ. Kinkel, Reno: A. J. Godshalk
Rice; Dr.. H O'Donnell, Ellsworth; J. B.
Taylor, Osborne; F. w. Bevington, Jew
ell; L. M. Linton. Smith; A E. Cramer,
Rocks: w H. Weldon. Clark: c. M.
Beeson. Ford: DR.. A. B. Jones, Trego:
Willis Johnson, Sheridan: J. F. Jonesi
Cove; w B. Lockwood, Cheyenne; Fred
Friar. Wichita-Greeley: ]. c. Star,
Scott; William Kinnison. Finney; E E.
Robbins, Hamilton. Sherman Williams,
Grant,,stanton; 1. D. Einsel. Gray
ard w w. Martin. Stevens Morton.
If this list is correct it looks as
though Mr.. Barker will either have to
get out of the race or be defeated.
T. L Bond of Salina. who was defeat
ed fOrAjudge of the district court in the
Thirtieth judicial district by a narrow
margin of fifteen votes, was in Topeka
last night. Notwithstanding the fact
that the four counties which comprise
his district gave Bailey a majority of
about 1900, Mr. Bond who is a fusion
ist, came within fifteen votes of carry
ing it on the face of the returns. He
viii probably not contest the election of
r. r. Rees, his opponent. although a
great many people have urged him to
10 So
1.-The state senate is Overwhelmingly
Republican so I do not think it would
do me any good to contest" said Mr..
Bond. Il think I was probably counted
out, but there is nothing to do but take
my medicine, unless 1 can get some ac-
tion in court in n way that will compel
a proper showing to be made. If the in
tent of the voters had governed 1 would
have been elected. In one precinct in
Ottawa county the judges gave the
voters some sample ballots to vote. The
! judges placed the ballots thus voted in
/ the ballot boxes but they refused to
count them when it came to counting
the votes. The most of them were fu-
sion ballots
Thomas H. Grisham of Cottonwood
Falls, late fusion candidate for congress
in the Fourth district. has dissolved his
law partnership with Judge w F,
Rightmire and formed another with F.
P. Cochran, a prominent Chase county
Republican
Morgan J. Wallace of Cloud county is
/ a candidate for Sergeant-at-arms of the
house next winter. He once filed q
similar position in the Oklahoma legis-
lature.
The Atchisoh county contest case is
now in the supreme court, taken there
by the appeal filed by J. W. Orr late
yesterday afternoon in the Sharpless-
Laughlin contest. Laughlin, the fusior
candidate for the legislature, was elect
ed by narrow plurality by the railroad
men who voted away from home anC
had thenr ballots sent in. according tC
the law passed by the last legislature
Sharpless brought an injunction suit t
keep the commissioners from counting
this railroad vote. alleging that the Law
is unconstitutional. Judge Hudson de-
cided the law unconstitutional, but hi
refused the injunction because the vote
had already been canvassed by th'
county commissioners and he coult
not command them not to do what they
had already done. Then SharDless ask
ed for a writ of mandamus to compe
the commissioners to recanvass the vot'
and throw out the railroad vote. Thi:
Judge Hudson granted, ordering thG
o'clock this morning and report tina
the order had been carried out An ap
peal from this order was immediatell
prepared in the name of the county
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