The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-20
BETS ARE POSTED.
Local Political Situation Has
Reached That Stage.

This has been an exciting day in To-
cal politics. It is really the first day
that it has been impossible to walk half
block without being approached by
ward workers. The Republican county
primary will be held next Saturday, so
that the candidates have but one week
more to clinch their cases with the
voters.
While there is more interest being
taken in the campaign for a successor
to Judge Hazen than anything else still
the interest is becoming more general
The fight on County Attorney Hungate
has not developed to any extent and
every one admits that his nomination is
a foregone conclusion and it is simply a
question of majority. The knowing ones
in politics take a similar view of A. W.
Dana's candidacy for district judge and
say that it is simply a question of how
large his majority will be. Mr.. Dana
has been making a personal canvass of
the county and has done good work for
himself and his activity in politics for
many years as a Republican campaign
orator has made his task a COMPARE
lively easy one with the voters. Mr.
McCabe has secured some accessions
during the past week, especially among
the colored voters, but to what extent
is not yet known.
While few bets are being made the
following were posted today at Eagles
with no takers:
500 to $50 that Dana will be nomina-
ted.
SIS to $40 that Dana will be nomina-
ed.
s1oo to $40 that Hungate will be nom
mated
These indicate which way the politi-
cal wind is blowing today. No bets
have been offered on the legislative
contests and it is believed that they
will all close. The issues are principal
" personal.
On Monday night caucuses will be held
in the six wards of Topeka for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
election as delegates to the county
convention on February 20. The names
of those placed in nomination Monday
night will go before the county pri-
maries next Saturday. At that primary
election each ward and township in the
county viii elect delegates to the coun-
ty convention. The county convention
will elect delegates to the state con-
Vention.
At the county convention on Febru-
airy 20 the townships and wards will be
represented as follows:
RossviIle twp. SlAuburn twp.
S Mend LAKE t7 twp. RoveG twp;
Soldier twp. 6l1st Ward, Topeka. is
Tecumseh twp. q I'd Ward, Topeka. 16
topeka tWp-----...ul Sd Ward, Topeka ..19
Monmouth twp. 8 4th Ward, Topeka Is
Nllliamsport twp. 18th Ward, Topeka. 9
9Th Ward, Topeka.
as follows: First ward, fire. station;
Second ward, council chamber in the
city building; Third ward, Copeland
hotel; Fourth ward, city prison; Fifth
ward, Industrial hall at Eighteenth and
Kansas avenue; Sixth ward, Lowman
Hill school building
In the country the township caucuses
were held Friday afternoon. Partial
returns of these have been made to
John Gardiner. secretary of the county
central committee.
In the Sixth ward last night at the
meeting of the Hoch and Roosevelt Re
publican club a committee was appointed
which nominated seven persons who will
go before the caucus Monday night as
candidates for nomination by the county
primaries next Saturday. A caucus had
been called by the club at a meeting on
February II, before the county COMMITTEES
had made. the call for the caucus next
Monday night. After the meeting of the
club last night c. P. Bolmar and others
wanted to have the club so ahead and
hold the caucus and declare it final This
however, was turned down and the
names will be presented to the caucus
club were ]. Ware Butterfield, K p
Jones. J. A. Ramsey. w A. Myers, A T.
Allen, Col. ]. W. F. Hughes and S. A.
SWendSOn.