The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-06
THE CITY ELECTION.

The city seems to have elected an
exceptionally good lot of men to the
council yesterday In the Fourth ward
there was no opposition, and Mr.. S. S.
Rice was chosen by reclamation. In
the other wards there were contests,
but the successful men were over
whelmingly chosen. 1t is good thing
for Topeka when such men as DR..
Ryder of the First ward, c. K. Holli-
day of the Second, William Green of
the Third. Samuel T. Howe of the
Fifth, and Colonel Hughes of the Sixth,
in the face of opposition, consent to
lend their services to the city's welfare,
which all of these men have at heart.
The contests in the First, the Fifth
and the Sixth were so one-sided that
they might almost have made the de-
cisions like the Fourth, by acclama-
tion. Three of the six counciImen
have had invaluable experience in the
body, DR.. Ryder, Mr.. Howe and Col.
Hughes, and each has worked faithful
~ for the city and may be depended
upon to follow these lines in the new
council.
In the Second ward there was live
ly fight on, and c. K. Holiday, who
has large property interests and who
is popular citizen, received a hand
some vote. He should go into the
council with the feeling that he is
thoroughly supported by his constit-
uency, and with a desire to always
conduct himself that he may receive as
hearty endorsements for his acts, as
he has for the office.
The real contest was in the Third
ward. The result there. however, was
so overwhelming that William Green.
in opposition to the present council
man, c. Y. Wolf, carried every one of
the four precincts save the fourth, the
colored precinct in Tennesseetown. The
election of Mr.. Green reflects the great
est credit upon the voters and honor
upon the couneilmen- elect. It is tri-
umph for decency, real temperance.
purity in politics. and is a well thrust
rebuke at hypocrisy, narrowness, and
at a lame and probably corrupt police
administration. The latter is difficult
to prove but the evidence is 50 strong
that many people believe connivance
or ccllusion has existed between the
man who dominated the police COM
mittee and the administration of the
/ department. The final act last night
just as the polls closed. resulting in
the pulling" of the notorious joint
next door to Mr. VOLTS store lends
support to this general feeling. This
paper has exposed this disreputable
place and Mr.. Wolf was fully aware
| of it's existence through his four senses
/ of sight, of smelling, of touch, of hear
/ ing and probably of his fifth sense.
Two wagon loads of liquor were hauled
away last night from that place.
/ Much of the support given to Mr..
Wolf was remarkable. Many good peo-
pie voted and worked for him. Hypoc-
risy often wins, but it did not win yes
/ terday Deception acquires temporary
/ triumph but truth in the end prevails.
Probably the strongest support in the
one precinct which Mr. Wolf carried
was that of Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Sheldon. Mr.
Sheldon, although not in the ward took
an interest in the election. He gave
the use of his church for a political
meeting in Mr. VOLTS interest, although
Mr. Sheldon was not present at the
meeting himself The meeting unfortu-
nately turned out to be largely one
sided talking match of abuse and mis-
representation of the State Journal. The
mud-slinging over the pews was dis
graceful and some of the language used
by the speakers was such that no re-
spectacle paper likes to print in its
columns.
Rev Mr. Sheldon is one of the most
potent influences for good in this COM
munity and this paper has great re-
spect for him, but he is human and was
deceived, for Wolf is not at all what he
pretended to DE, and those who have
been associated with him in the council
and other affairs know that Wolf did
not practice what he and Sheldon
preached. The people of Tennesseetown
are greatly indebted to Mr.. Sheldon, and
well they may be, for he has accom-
plished much along practical lines for
the welfare and uplifting of those peo-
pie, and they are not to be blamed for
liking him and following his advice
/ when he wrote briefly: Support Wolf .
Mr.. Sheldon. for the first time, united
his influence with that of such well
known 'wets" as Bert Lucas, Dick
Hayden and Doc" Newman. All three
of whom made speeches for Mr.. Wolf
at a public meeting in his behalf
Mr.. Green we can promise and
pledge, as safely as we can any fu-
ture actions or deeds from the record
of the present and the past, will make
a good councilman. He is an exem-
plary citizen in every way. He believes
in and practices temperance. The
abuse which this paper received foi
supporting him made a part of the
most senseless political programme
ever carried out by those who claim
o represent the Republican party anC
the law and order element. There is
no more intelligent portion of the city
of Topeka than those who live in the
Third ward, If we do say it, and the
deception praeticed was without avail
The election of William Green is {