The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-24
Elected as President of His Cam
paign Organization.
INTERESTING MEETING.
Mr.. BergundthaI MakesStraight-
forward Talk.
Il. c. Holman Tells Why Hughes
Can't Win.

last night elected president of the First
Ward Bergundthal club and viii also
head a committee which was author
lied to enter into negotiations with the
Hughes central committee. and induce
them to withdraw Colonel Hughes
name from the contest.
Fifty people were present at the
Bergundthal meeting held at the North
Topeka fire station at which the above
action was taken. 1T was an enthusi-
astic affair. presided over by Thomas
Page, and showed clearly what united
support the First ward Republicans
viii give TO the first North Topeka man
ever entered in the lists as a candidate
for mayor Among the prominent citi-
zans of the North side who were pres
ent may be mentioned A. M. Kent, DR..
j. F. Buck M. c. Holman, o. p. Stur-
gis. Ed. Guise, c. d. Myers, Geo
Stoker. c. NJ. Kistler G.. F. Kimball,
j. n. Henry. Thomas Page. Fl. w
Euler, Ernest Bobb, David Bowie,
charles Jones. DR.. Craig. VIM. Brooks,
John Nystrom. Peter Oleson, A. A.
Raub Abe Fulford, Dave Gregg, D. T.
Gabriel.
The following is a list of the officers
elected for the First Ward Bergund-
thai club.
President Thomas Page.
Vice president, DR. Buck
Secretary. Jerry Hathaway
Assistant secretary, w y. stewart
The a above officers VIII compose an
executive committee. which was au-
thorized to select a representative from
each precinct i'm North Topeka to con
stitute the business end of The First
Ward Bergundthal club
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed. composed of q. r. Kimball, A.
a Raub and George StOker. The com
Jnittee will report at the next meeting
of the club. TO be held Friday night at
the North Topeka fire station
BERGI7NDTHAI.'S SPEECH
w. S. Bergundthal was called upon for
3 speech Immediately after the meeting
had organized by the election of Thomas
Page for chairman and M g. HoinadH |
as secretary. He said in part.
II am not much of politician. W nat
little / have seen of politics rather tends
10 discourage me from taking part In IT.
] have no particular organization for
this election What work has been done
iu my behalf so far has been done by
myself and few Of my friends
might have had an organization in fun
working order If mad been Wiling 20
farm out the city jobs which would be
q my disposal in case of election. If ]
had promised the Office of street conn
missioner to one man. and chief of po
lice to another and police judge to an
other. and so on down. could easily
have by this time an active and enthue
siastic force OF workers i'm every pre-
cinct Of the city But ] have decided
that ] will not go into the mayors Office
handicapped by a lot of promises and
pledges. If I get the office at all it Will
ne without tying my hands. / viii he
free to appoint such men I think
fitted for the places, with the assistance
and ad-ice Oe the city council, and if
the men prove to be untitled, [ shah
expect the cooperation Of the council
in removing them. The members of the
CITY council should share the resDonsi.
bihty Of the appointments
But am free to confess that
should Ike TO have strong political or
ganization back of me in this campaign
would especially like to have such an
organlzatto in my own ward. / don't
take much stock in this house to house
canvass. which the Hughes people make.
don't think it does much good In the
last campaign Hughes lieutenants
worked day and night making house
TO house canvass of the First ward OH
election day they thought they could put
lnelf nnger on every Hughes man on the
North side. They hauled people to the
polls by the hundred, and [ know to my
personal knowledge that a large per
cent Of those people voted for Parker
] expected that Hughes would ger twice
as many votes over here as 1 did but
instead OF that I ran 300 votes ahead of
hughes. That experience rather shook
my faith i'm the house to house canvass
I'm the other wards Of the cftv vim
nave to do the best I can about an or
ganization. I think that the Second
ward especially should be looked after
am told that 7 have many friends
there, and I think that i'm spite OF the
Jact that IL is a close fighting ground
IN all elections, the Second will give me
good vote"
CONFIDENCE IN BERGUNDTHAI.
II appreciate the words of our candi-
date" said g. F. Kimbau when MI.
Bergundthal concluded his speech
Those words have the true ring They
sound like the Olden times; the good old
times of political purity in city elections
Gently"
VIM. Brooks. the well known colored
orator said, A man does not have to
stop and apologize for Mr.. Bergundtbal's
character every fifty feet. as he had TO
do for Col Hughes two years ago. We
are supporting a candidate whose pl1b-
nc and private life viii bear the closest
inspection have known Mr.. Bergund-
tnal Tor many years, and 1 know that
ne does not run a joint. own a build
ing IN which q joint is rum"
llr. a. a. Raub said: I'VE want fo
unite the vote of this ward upon one
candidate we have an opportunity
now TO nominate a First ward man as
mayor of the city of Topeka II is an
opportunity we never had before 7 be-
leNe that II we do our duty bv Mr
Bergundthal we will give him sl9ch j
large majority that with his vote i'm
otnef parts of the city he will be nom
mated"
After this the meeting proceeded to
the organization of the First Ward
Bergundthal club as reported above.
HUGHES MUST GET OFF
One of the strongest speeches of the
evening was made by NJ. C. Holman a
prominent business man of North To