The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-10

opposite camp has fallen to the ground.
Third. Because no one is called upon
to apologize for his conduct either in
public or private life. All good citizens
should be glad of the opportunity to
support such a man.
Fourth. Because he is controlled by
his own convictions and best judgment,
with which he is wen supplied and he
has the courage TO back them up
Fifth Because he has the tact of
gracefully yielding to the sound and
logical reasoning of his associates when
brought TO see that good results will
follow. which trait warrants us III
claiming that he VIII be in perfect har-
mony with his council whom we will
elect to assist him in the administra ton
OF the city government This is con-
ditiOn which all viii coneede Is very de-
sirable; yea, more, absolutely necessary.
sixth Because he is the logical can
didate, and the only law and order can
didate before the people at the primaries
tomorrow"
UNION PACIFIC HELPING LEWIS.
Union Pacific money and influence
is said TO be at work to accomplish the
nomination of Frank A. Lewis It is
claimed that General Superintendent J.
O. BrinkerhoT Of Kansas City, and
other prominent officials of the road
have been in Topeka recently for the
purpose of consulting with Mr.. Lewis
regarding his candidacy.
/ The Union Pacific wants a franchise
to build its line across the Kansas river
thinks that by having one Of it's Off
Gals in the mayors chair it can secure
what it wants at more advantageous
\ terms.
The consent Of the council must Of
| course be secured to such a franchise,
/ but it is apparent from the way in
which the NinewOod franchise was Sc
cured that this can be done. What the
Z Union Pacific needs is a friend in the
mayors office to sign the ordinance.
The Union Pacific plan, it is said. is
] to swing its proposed Topeka Kansas
/ City double track across the river be-
! low Oakland. and then follow the valley
to the city limits, cut through the city
TO the Rock Island depot and recross
the river on the Rock Island bridge.
WON'T APPOINT COMMITTEE.
There is a mystery connected with
the Lewis campaign. It seems to be
skeleton in the closet.
Nothing has been heard of the big
( committee of several hundred business
men who were to come out publicly as
sponsors for Lewis nomination. nor
of the committee of 100 members of the
labor unions who were to have charge
of the organizing the union men into
a gigantic Lewis club.
The plan for appointing these COM
mittees has fzzled out The law and
order people claim that not enough
business men would stand for Frank
( Lewis to make a respectable showing,
and that there are not enough union
men in town supporting Lewis to form
/ a committee of 100
In explaining the failure to appoint the
/ committee of business mon which he ex-
kpected to appoint. Mr.. Lewis says. we
found that everything was coming our
way without making this public display
of strength. Everybody knows tina.
nearly all of the business men of the
/ city are with me. We simply thought il
unnecessary to carry that plan any
further"
Fred Jewell, one of Lewis campaign
managers. said; We waited first fos
some time for the union labor people
to appoint their committee of 100, 50
that we could add those names to the
I committee They did not bring up the
names. and finally we got so busy We
] did not have time to work on our com
mittee, and the plan was abandoned"
FIFTH WARD CLAIMS.
4 Apparently the Bergundthal people
will have sweeping victory in the
Fifth ward Instead Of claiming the
ward by majority of fifty. as they die
a few days ago. the Bergundthal sup
1 porters now assert that they VIII carry
the ward with 200 majority. Two years
ego Hughes carried the ward which
was Warmers home. by thirty-two ma
loritx.
Last night a meeting Of Firth ward
workers was held at the home OF NJ w
Gilmore, and seventy-three persons at
I tended. 1t was probably the biggest
meeting which has been held this cam
pdlgn at private house. Samuel T.
by a large number of prominent Fifta
Warders-
Clarence Moss and c. T. Bradshaw.
/ who are among the leaders of the col
ored people in the Fifth ward. and whJ
were with Lewis until recently have
( now swung into line for Bergundthaf
Moss was for Hughes and Bradshaw
was for Lewis. Moss was very much
put out by the endorsement of Bergund-
thai and refused to support him Yes
terday be said. y am back in line fo1
Bergundthal and am working harder
for him than I ever did fer any candi>
date"
CITY POLITICAL. BRIEFS.
Inc Lewis people gave two more ice
| cream sociais last night Running a wet
campaign on a basis Of ice cream ca Ike
and coffee is an innovation and augurs
Wei TOT the future II he IS successful.
Both sides in the nayoralty contest are
to be congratulated upon the fact that
the use Of beer and whisky has been elm
mated. OF course the law and order eIc-
ment are not expected to use it, but il
must ne SAID to the credit Of the opposition
that this frequent feature of the usual
campaign has been entirely left out
D. r. Gregg. candidate for Judge of the
city court. denies the report that he has
/ withdrawn from the race in the interests
of some friend of Frank Lewis and has
been promised an appointment at the
hands of Lewis in case Of his election. He
says the report was started by someone
who has spite against him.
Fred ROundtree. formerly councilman
from the Fifth ward. says that his name
was signed without his authority to the
address to negro voters which was pub
lished In last Fridays State journal. Mr.
Roundtree says he is strongly in favor OF
Bergundthal for mayor. but does not in
dorse all the statements made in the doc
ument referred to.
Louis Knott captain OF Fire Station No
g. denies emphaticallS that he is candi-
date for councilman on the Socialist ticke
which was published in Mondays State
, / Journal. His name was put on the tickle
a member of the fire department and TAX,
no part whatever in politics.
WILL NEVER SEE MOTHER.
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