The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-24
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peka. and a member of the First Meth
odist church. He said:
We have been surprised and shocked
at the rottenne5S of the city affairs in
Topeka. The last administration has
stirred our indignation. and we realize
that 1t is time for a Republican to as
sumo the Office of mayor again. It is
time that some decency was injected
into our city politics. We want 4 new
deal We want a new. clean. sterling
man to come out for the office of ina yor.
I haven't anything to say here con-
corning Col Hughes, personally. but /
do say that there is not a weaker man
in the state as a prohibition candidate
for mayor than is Col Hughes. No man
can serve year as MAYOR without
making many promises, and breaking
them. No man can do this without
making many enemies. This is what has
happened to Hughes. He is weaker than
he was two years ago. Why should he
be the law and order candidate? Take a
fresh clean man.
L was UP at Holton last week for
several days. They have been having q
hard fight UP there. as you know, to
clean up the town. They succeeded,
and elected clean man for mayor. The
mayor of Holton said TO me, I was very
much surprised to see that the temper
ance people of Topeka have endol sed
Hughes again. He is a weak man. The
people of the state look to Topeka as a
model, and it is too bad that the tenn
perance people there could not find a
strong candidate to endorse as their can
dtdate'
I am against Hughes because he is
a weak man. Because he can not un-
der any circumstances be elected. Even
if Mr.. BerguDdthal was out of the
race, Hughes would be defeated /
don't think he could win in the prim-
aries. Even if he did win there he
would be beaten in the election worse
than he was two years ago. favor
the best candidate to represent the law
and order people / believe that we
should appoint the strongest possible
committee to go to Col Hughes and
ask him to withdraw. Now is the time
to use a little force. The wind is blow
ing that way. Hughes has used every
means under heaven to force Bergund-
thai off the track. Now is the time for
Mr.. Bergundthal to assert himself Let
US show Col Hughes that Mr.. Bergund-
thai means business. 1 believe that
the friends of Col. Hughes will yield to
reason. They must realize that their
candidate Will be hopelessly defeated
We are willing to stand on the rec
ord which Mr.. Bergundthal has made
while a member of the city council.
/ closely, and I want to say to you that
[ have never seen a man take such
high position in that body as Mr.. Ber-
gundthal has taken. Why was MI
BQllQlndl CHOSCl % NA4e11A man VI ~
council? Why is he recognized as the
Republican leader in that body Be
cause he is strong man, and one
well fitted for the management OF
municipal affairs.
The law and order committee. con-
trolled by Hughes friends, has made a
fatal mistake. I will wager anything
that if Hughes is nominated he will be
defeated at the polls"
Mr.. Holman moved the appointment
of a committee, the number to be left 70
the president, Thomas Page. who him
self should be chairman of the commit
tee for the purpose of interviewing the
Hughes managers and inducing Mr..
Hughes to withdraw if possible
Mr.. Kimbau said: L favor that mo-
ton Hughes may be d success as a
chicken fancier. and I guess he is all
right as a coal merchant But two
years ago he bulldozed the committee.
into giving him its indorsement. / was
opposed to him then am still opposed
to being bulldozed. L think that we
should have one or two women on this
] committee. I think that one of the
! saddest things of this campaign is tnt
support which the women are given to
Hughes. Among others is Mrs. Mar
garet Hill McCarter. one of the best
women ever knew, and the best writer
of pure English in Topeka. These wo,
men are honest in their convictions, bur
/ they are mistaken"
Mr.. E<imball suggested Mrs. Arnold as
Z member of the committee After
adopting Mr.. Holmans motion the meet
ing adjourned till Friday night