The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-21
TWO ARE OPEN.
Candidates for Mayor Begin
Their Campaign.
Mr.. Bergundthal VIII Follow
Next Week.
LEWIS is ENDORSED.
Trades Council Passes ResOlu-
tiOns in His Favor.
Action Stirs Up Union Men and
May Make Trouble.
LEWIS is ENDORSED

F. A. Lewis, candidate for mayor, has
opened up headquarters at 435 Kansas
avenue, upstairs, and has John Van
Veehten, Fred Jewell and other Repub-
lican workers in charge. He will open
up vigorous campaign next week, as
soon as the Republican city central
committee meets this evening and eX-
presses itself as satisfied with his quail
ificatiOns as a Republican. as 1t seems
almost certain that it viii do.
He is organizing campaign commit
tee, and viii within a few days make
a public announcement Of his plans. 1t
is not time for fireworks" he said to-
day, but you can rest assured that ]
viii not let people forget that am
running"
W. S. Bergundthal viii probably open
headquarters next week. There viii be
a big Bergundthal meeting in the First
ward Monday night at which all the de-
talls OF the Bergundthal campaign VIII
be arranged A committee viii be APP
pointed to work in Mr. BergundthaPs in
terests Mr.. Bergundthal said today:
i am at a disadvantage with the
other candidates because 1 have no or
gained bodies backing me with money.
i hope to win as q compromise Candi-
date, but this leaves me without 6nan-
cial backing from either the radical wet
faction or the radical dry faction. Still
I hope that some arrangements can be
made to keep up hot campaign in my
interests"
Hughes had his headquarters open a
week ago, and his committees are now
making a house to house canvass of the
whole town The people who are max
ing the canvass Inquire the number and
sex of the voters at each residence, and
how they will vote on the mayor Ques-
ton.
UNIONS INDORSE LEWIS.
There was special meeting Of the
Trades Council last night at which a
special committee appointed to inter
dot
report, and recommended that the
unions indOrse F. A Lewis. The COM
mittee is composed of N. b. Burdge. r.
l. Palmer, S. B. Weaver George FIeger
and J. w. Woody, though the last two
named did not serve with the commit
tee during the past week.
There were about forty present at the
meeting, and the following resolutions
were adopted unanimously:
Whereas, A great deal of interest has
been manifested among the lab0ring
people of the city of Topeka ana organ
lied labor especially to either nominate
labor candidate for mayor, OF endorse
one of the candidates of the existing
political parties for that position, who
viii not only give to the tax payers a
good business-like administration Of the
affairs Of the city, but give to the la
boring people a recognition which they
have been una BILE to secure in the past
ard believing that organized labor of
this city with more than 1000 votes. is
Oh IlEIhGlL WHICH 0EsHA'Ff-o eElAAG ItAt5-
milton in the management Of the affairs
of the city, being money sDenders as
well as tax payers and
Whereas The Topeka Trades and
Labor council sometime ago appointed
a committee to ascertain the best course
to pursue in this matter. which commit
tee has been Investigating tie conditions
and the attitude of certain candidates
towards organized labor and what if
any recognition could be secured from
such candidates, and
Whereas, 1t is the unarimons opinion
of said committee that TIE interests Of
the laboring people and organized labor
of this city viii be better subservea a
this time by endorsing one OF the can
didates for mayor of TIE existing poIiti-
cal parties, arther than to nominate a
labor candidate for this position. and
Whereas, Said committee believes
that the interests of organized labor
and the laboring people generally of this
city will be better served by the election
of Frank A. Lewis to this position. who
is neither q coal baron nor a real
estate shark, but a man who has work
ed himself from the bottom rung in
the ladder to position of prominence
and who has the respect and confidence
of large majority of the tax payers
be it
Resolved BY the Trades and Labor
council of the city of TODeka that we
endorse the candidacy of Mr.. Lewis and
pledge him our heartiest support il this
contest; and be it further
Resolved That a working committee
of 100 men be selected from che labor
/ organizations to cooperate with Mr..
Lewis and his committee 20 bring about
his nomination and election"
THERE IS SOME KICKING.
All the union men do not appear to
! be satisfied with the action taken last
/ night There are several classes of
union men who viii be dissatisfied;
/ the Democrats, the radical prohibition
lists and those who want to keep the
union out of politics.
A prominent union man said today
that q mass meeting of union men who
/ are opposed to the Lewis endorsement
viii be called, and the action OF the
committed rapudiated- He says.
This Lewis endorsement was secured
by a certain politician who is using
the unions for his own advancement
He is carrying out a pledge which he
gave. and viii receive his pay If Lewis
is elected"
H. p. Miller. president of the Bar
bers' union, makes the following state
ment from the standpoint of the Dem
ocrats;
To the Union Men of Topeka:
II see in this mornings Capital that
q committee from the Trades and Labor
council has taken it upon itself to
pledge the support of the labor orga-
nizations of Topeka to Frank A. Lewis
for mayor, asking union men to go to
the Republican primaries to assist in
nominating him.
Now I viii say that I am one of the
union men who believe in the endorse
ment of men friendly to organized
labor,
I believe that after all candidates
have been named by the different po-
ndcal parties, it is at times best for
labor unions to get together, compare
the men, and select the one who comes
nearest representing the interests of
oragnized labor and Who has in the past
shown himself to be fair in his atti-
tude toward organized labor.
Il believe that when n member of a
union is placed in the field for any
political party. union men. regardless
of party, should unite and assist III
! eIeeting their brother member.