The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-24
CONTESTS ARE MANY.
VIII Be Bitter Fight to Control
Committee.
Result of Secretary's Scheme to
Fix Things.

The scheme of Secretary w. S. Fulton
of the Republican city central commit
tee to enable his forces to secure con-
troll of the committee was smashed Sat
urday afternoon by a concerted effort
OF those who are opposed to boss rule
in the Republican party. Fred Jewell
and D. T. Gregg filed with Secretary
Fulton a complete list of Republican
nominees for the city central commit
tee, twenty-Seven names in all Fulton
refused to make public the names OF
those already entered, and proba bly,
several candidates had so cents paid Tor
them several times But this adds TO
the slush fund which is being accumu-
lated for the purposes of the campaign:
Secretary Fulton has now received
$459.50. 1t was estimated that about
$500 was necessary TO conduct the cleo
ton. so there is over $50 ''slush, in
Guiding, of course, the salary of the
secretary
Friday evening the State Journal
printed an exposure of the plot to pack
the CON mittee, and work was at once
commenced TO defeat the scheme
1t was necessary to prepare nasty
list of nominees. and this was done.
Some of those whose names were put
the ticket could not be seen in the
short time at the disposal of those who
We're making the list, but it is not be-
lieved that there will be many with
drawals. Republicans are generally will
ing to set aside personal convenience
for the sake of defeating a scheme to
steal the party organization Tor any
faction.
The morning paper. which has as
stunned the role of apologist for the
Fulton gang, printed statement Sun
day concerning w. L Osborn, one of
the men placed on the ticket by Fred
Jewell 1t said:
w. L. Osborn also demanded his re-
moval from the primary ticket last
formed him that his name had been
used He was a good deal exercised
over this move on the part of the
Warner forces"
Today the State Journal is in receipt
of the following communication from
Mr. Osborn, which shows the general
character of the feeble effort to defend
the attempted steal by the Fulton
clique:
To the Editor of the State Journal
Sundays Capital grossly and malic-
iously misrepresents me by saying that
1 was greatly exercised over the use of
my name by the Warner forces to
pack the city central committee.
1t is ont necessary that 1 should say
that this is lie, pure and simple. for
II is a we'll known fact that the War
ner forces" have always had and will
continue to have, my most loyal sup
port.
Had w S. Fulton published the names
of the candidates for the city central
committee my friends possibly would
not have used my name in that connec-
tion. but my withdrawal of it was vol
H. Titus who is himself a candidate for
the place. W. L. OSBORN.
Mr.. Osborn is a grocer at 1701 Kansas
avenue. His telephone number is 719,
and people who want to confirm his
statement can do so by communicating
with him.
There are now thirteen candidates for
the city council. eight candidates for
the board of education, and SO candi-
dates for membership on the Republican
city central committee The names are
as follows:
FOR THE CITY CENTRAL COMMIT
First ward-First precinct, ]. H. Lam
bertson, w H. Moody; second precinct,
Overton. third precinct DR.. o. P Davis,
l.. 7. Gregg; fourth precinct, H. w.
Fuller, at large, Milton Bickel, J. B.
Marshall.
Second ward-First precinct, J. t.
Howard, Henry Scales; second precinct,
r. T. Shaffer, H A Willis; third pre-
cinct. l. B. Pechner, Paddy Belts;
fourth precinct ]. A. Alexander, Jesse
Shaw, Silas Wright: fifth precinct E
r. Simon, c. E. Jewell, S. T. Leachman,
Jas. Mullin.
Third ward-First precinct. c. V.
Wolf, w. w Philips: second precinct,
DR.. W. s. Lindsay, L. N. Beal; third
precinct. G. w Greenwood. w. T. Me
Knight. Fred N. Ware; at large. G. w.
Fourth ward-First precinct, F. G.
Dreaming, H w. Page, ]. B. Love; sec
ond precinct, Luther NJ. Nellis, J. H
Guy; third precinct, John V Abrahams
s. S. Rice: fourth precinct F. L. E,varts
a. H. Merrill, CAPTAIN A. NJ Fuller at
large, Frank Blanch, T. Henderson.
Fifth ward-First precinct, Paul Ad-
ans, Norman Agard. Eph Anderson;
second precinct, Charles F. Lercher, W.
w Fisher; third precinct. c. A Smith
Dennis Hope. Aaron Wilson; at large
Captain c. H Titus. W. L. Osborn
Sixth ward-F'irst precinct, w A |
Myers. Arthur Massey; second precinct,
G. E Larl1ins. A T Allen; at large NJ |
l. Field, ]. w. Gardiner
OF these J. B. Marshall Jesse Shaw
and w l. Osborn have withdrawn
FOR MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. |
First ward, s. c. Miller. o. D. Skinner;
Second ward. Ed Halves, Geo. H. Elliott: |
Third ward, NJ Snattinger; Fourth ward |
w. F. Weber. w. B. kirkpatrick; Fifth |
ward. 8. T. Howe, John Hewitt Peter |
Roundtree; Sixth ward George Tincher,
J. c. Lee.
FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF EDJJ- |
CATION
First ward, Russell Barber: Second |
ward, F. II. Mallory: Third ward f. 1
Wilder; Fourth ward, A. a. Rodgers; |
Fifth ward. E. E. Keith. Geo. H Mat |
thews; Sixth ward. E. Roudebush, G. |
w. Daley.