The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-01
Independents Issue Last Appeal
to the Voters.
Stahl and Stebbins Supporters
Warned Against Mistakes.
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Nichols Economical and Anti
Prosecution Record Reviewed.
Refused Every Offer of Assist
ance and Testimony.

paign committee has issued the follow
ing, signed by lis members of the com
nittee and workers for the ticket
To the Voters of Shawnee County:
We, the undersigned, citizens of the
county of Shawnee. loving the fair
name OF our beautiful capital city, and
desiring to restore the same to its place
of honor appeal to you in this crisis to
join with us, and all law-abiding and
liberty-loving citizens of the county
without reference to party aff1lia lions,
IN this independent movement to defeat
Bert Lucas for sheriff and Galen Mich
OILS for county attorney, and to elect in
place of them T. NJ. Stahl and l. A.
Stebbins.
Bert Lucas. by his official conduct as
deputy sheriff. by his political assOcia-
tons, by his whole life. has demon
strated that if he is elected he will be
the plant tool of the saloon keepers and
gamblers to do their bidding. Further
more in posing as a Republican, he IS
sailing under false colors; he has al
ways been fighting the Republican par
ty, especially when 1t has stood for law
enforcement He has never been fairly
nominated; he will obtain his place on
the official ballot by reason of a fabrf-
Gated certificate of nomination which
falsely states that a caucus and conven-
ton of Republicans was held on the
18th day of February, 1902.
Against Bert Lucas and his fictitious
soldier, scout, farmer, citizen and public
officer has demonstrated himself to be
pre-eminently the man to assist an
honest county attorney, whom we are
about to elect, to redeem our county and
city from the disgrace and danger of
laWlessneSs that is now resting upon us.
Galen Nichols has served as deputy
county attorney four years and has
been two years county attorney, and
has demonstrated that he has never had
the slightest notion of doing his duty
He is absolutely controlled by the sa-
loon keepers, brewers and gamblers. He
has refused every offer of assistance
and every proffer of testimony that
conviction. To re-elect him means the
direct approval by the voters of this
county of the reign of lawlessness and
anarchy that now prevails.
In the name OF law. in the name of
our homes and children, in the name of
truth, honor and decency, we appeal to
you to defeat them: let the majority
against both Nichols and Lucas be not
less than 5000.
If you are with US, if you love law
and order and decency, do not let your
self be beguiled, under any pretext. into
voting for any one for county attorney
and sheriff except l. A. Stebbins and
F. NJ. Stahl. The tight is between Mich
OILS and Lucas on the one hand and
Stebbins and Stahl on the otter. If for
any reason you have thought of voting
for one of our candidates and not the
other, we beg of you not to make this
mistake. Stahl would be largely in the
hands of his enemies without Stebbins
and Stebbins would be Seriously ham
pered without Stahl: vote for both.
L. A. Stebbins is honest. courageous,
vigorous, a lawyer of marked ability
and man of high character and civic
virtue.
Be not deceived by any sDecious plea
of economy. Stahl and Stebbins will
not run the county in debt. if elected.
Their administration of the two offices
will be a source of revenue, and not an
expense to the county. An honest ad-
ministration of an Office is always a
source of revenue to city or county.
Every consideration of honor and bust
ness sense, demands their election
Do not put a cross in the circle at the
top of your ballot. If you do and then
attempt to vote for any other person
except the straight ticket, your whole
ballot will be thrown out. Remember
YOU cannot vote for Stahl and Stebbins
if you mark in the circle. SHUN THE
CIRCLE.
Make a cross after the names of Stahl
and Stebbins, on the Independent ticket,
at the extreme right of your ballot.
(Signed): Daniel P Paxton, ]. E,
Torrington, w. A. McCarter. w. e. Gull
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Chas. Sprouts, l. D. Whittemore, D H
Branaman, A. Troup. John Wamsley, A.
r. Whiting, H H. Glen, Geo. NJ. Stone.
w. S. Lindsey, G. F. Worley, j. NJ Jack
son, ]. G. Dreaming, R. E. Jones, H Hill
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He'll Philip Wendell CrannsI, Al
R. Madison. P. w. Griggs, S. Stanton
J. w Perine, o. P. Davis. ]. J. Hostut-
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burg, c. L. VanGerpool, Frank Brown.
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