The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-10
VIII Be Placed at Head of Po-
lice Department.
Announcement Made Today by
Mayor Elect Bergundthal.
CANDIDATES A PLENTY.
Fight for the Place of Deputy
Street Commissioner.
DR.. w. d. Storrs Would Be City
Physician.


Carl Goff will be appointed tonight
as chief of police of Topeka, and will
probably assume his office Saturday,
succeeding Chief Donovan.
For the present. Jake Owen and Nor
ris Jenkins Will continue as sergeants,
but both will be replaced within a short
time. Policeman Mcintosh is likely to
be appointed as sergeant. and Jailer
H. D. Smith and Policeman Will Hut
ton are also candidates.
Mayor-elect Bergundthal said today:
I will appoint Carl Golf as chief as
soon as am sworn in. will also ap-
point the men whom the Journal an
nounced Thursday would be appointed.
No other appointments have been
made. I expect to take my time to the
rest
Quite a good many law and order
people are inclined to be aggrieved be-
cause Frank Stahl was not appointed
as chief. One prominent law and order
man said today. Stahl is the logical
man for the place. People have conf
denee in Stahl. They know that there
Will be no Doodle games worked if he is
chief. In no position is a. man so Sc
verely tempted as in the office of chief.
This is no reflection on Golf, whom /
/ don't know Stahl has had about as
much experience in police work as GOf
has, and I contend that a man doesn't
need to be a practical policeman or
detective in order to manage the force
successfully
Capt. Wintrode, marshal-elect of the
city court, win probably appoint J. H.
Lambertson of North Topeka as his
deputy. Lam bertson is a CO1ored man.
There are several candidates for the
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in North Topeka Among them are Viii
4 Stewart, George StOker, H VanV Vechten
and c. A. Wallace Will Stewart was i
deputy sheriff under Porter Cook. II.
VanVechten is the father of John Van
Nechten, well known contractor who
supported Lewis and then switched over
to Bergundthal. Geo. StOker and c. A.
Wallace are both active supporters of
+ BergundthaI in the First ward. and did
good work for him during the whole
campaign.
One of the candidates for city physi
clan is w D Sforrs who has been
practicing in Topeka for some years.
F. 3. Roper. assistant at the city
electric light plant, says that he is not
q candidate for superintendent at the
plant. and would not accept the posi-
ton under any condition.
BIRD WON'T TALK.
w A S. Bird. who drew UP the city
charter act, was asked today to express
his opinion concerning the question of
whether the waterworls bond election
was held under the provisions of the
city charter act, or under the old stat
utes. He said:
I should think things are consider
ably mixed up. Further than that I 90
not care to express any opinion. 1 dis
avow all connection with the public
utilities section of the city charter act
as that was entirely changed after it
left my hands"
1t is claimed now by some that wo-
men had no right to vote on the water
fr~, rT-
founded on section 200 which says:
The passage of this act shall in no way
affect any action now pending or pro-
ceeding of any kind commenced and not
completed by or on behalf of any city,
The WaterWOrkS bond election was
called under the old statutes and there
fore would probably be considered a s a
proceeding Commenced and not COM
pleted" prior to the passage of the char
ter act This being the case, the charter
act would not apply al all to the water
works bond election, and women would
not be authorized to vote
There was a big majority of the male
vote In favor of the waterwOrks bonds,
however The male vote was, for the
bonds, 4.065; against the bonds, 1897. a
majority for the bonds of 1868
The male voters gave much larger
majority for the bonds than did the fe-
male voters. The female vote stood,
for 2,72Z; against 422 majority Of
1900 for the bonds.
CANVASS VOTE TONIGHT.
At the council chamber this evening,
the vote of the recent election viii be
canvassed by the city council sitting as
a canvassing board The majorities
were so large that there is not much
interest in the work except in the can
vasS of the waterworSs bond election
vote. Upon this point there will no
doubt be some heated argument for the
opponents of city ownership of water
works are making a strenuous effort 70
have the council declare that the wa
terworks proposition was defeated
Attorney T. F. Carver. who was one
of the three lawyers appointed by the
Commercial club to assist City Attorney
Spencer in presenting the matter TO the
council, was taken sick today, and may
| not be able to attend the council meet
ing this evening. He fears that he is
threatened with erysipelas. G. g.
c Clemens and A. L. Redden, the other
attorneys, will be present.
The executive committee of the Repuhli
can city central committee will meet Sat
funds which remain in the hands OF Tbs
committee. The committee will have about
S75 left on hand after paying all expenses
This is remarkable condition and the
committee does not know what I.
do about it. There are plenty of prece-
dents to what to 90 about deficits. bur
a surplus is an unhesrd of condition.
The money will probably be returned Il
the candidates who contributed it.
{ CLEARED THE CONST Bile