The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-26
VOTE TOMORROW.
Republican County Contests at
Exciting Stage.
The Polls Will Be Opened at
80 p. III.
DANA ODDS ARE UP.
Bets of Two to One Offered
Without Takers.
Anonymous Circular Attacking
Hungate Sent to Negroes.

This, the last day before the Republi-
can county primary, is a busy one for
the candidates. The polls open in the
city precincts at 1870 p. m. tomorrow
and close at Z in the evening.
Interest centers in three or four of
the principal contests, chief of which is
that for judge of the district court.
The campaign for this office has been a
hot one, though conducted with good
nature and freedom from anything like
mud-slinging. A. w. Dana seems to be
gaining in strength as the election
draws close at hand A. ]. McCabe and
his friends still express confidence in
their strength, but the betting bellies
their claim. AS it looks now Dana
should win easily.
| Odds on the Dana-McCabe fight today
went from 5 to to to l. On the bulle-
tin board at Eagles cigar store two
offers of $500 to $3.50. or any part
thereof, was posted this morning. This
| is the first time straight odds of 2
to have been offered. Even at these
great odds, the McCabe supporters
have failed to indicate any confidence
in their candidates strength, since j.
H. Maxwell took down a $100 to $50
bet a few days ago.
| James F. McCabe, who is managing
the campaign for his brother, said to-
day: II rather think that those offers
of Dana money are bluffs, but if they
are not, they are pretty certain to be
called before the election. I've not got
any $3.50 to bet against $500, but I don
doubt that we will win.'
Judge Dana said today: 'I believe
that 1 will be nominated by a large
majority, though I don't claim that l
have a walkover. It isn't in the cards
so far as 1 can see for McCabe to win.
A. ]. McCabe said: Il feel confident
that I will be nominated. I have re-
ceived large accessions of strength
within the past few days, an expect
to have a safe majority"
McCabe's friends claim that he will
carry every ward in the city except the
Fourth. Judge Dana declined to make
any forecast On how different portions
/ of the city would go.
COWLES HAS LITTLE SHOW.
1t seems to be the almost unanimous
| be nominated for county attorney
People expect Otis Hungate to win by
a majority of from 1000 to 1900. It is
believed that Hungate's record during
! the few months he has served as coun-
! ty attorney will serve to bring him a
| law and order faction. while lack OF
confidence in Cowles' ability as law
yer will iniure his chances.
The betting on this race has not
I
been no Cowles money in sight. Sew
eral bets of 800 to $40 have been hang
ing on the bulletin board at Eagles
for some time. Today ont was posted
of 800 to $25, and it has not been taken
If there is any Cowles money in exist
ence, to 1 ought to bring 1t out
An unsigned printed circular is be-
ing sent out today through the agency
of w. H. Cowles, candidate for county
attorney, in a last desperate attempt
1 fn T1r0ill6ica tho on1nrad ri the
county against Otis E. Hungate.
This circular is sent only to cole ed
men, the intention being to arouse
race hatred by means of an irresponsi-
/ ble newspaper quotation. The following
is a copy of the circular:
"COLORED VOTERS, HOW Is THIS
READ, WEIGH AND CONSIDER.
After reveling about all day, visit
ing many places of bad repute, after
entering houses of prost't ltion, after
then he, VIM. Mason ended the day
with what he deemed E fitting climax
to his orgies and = fun, the shoot
ing down in cold 1od of a white man.
Extract from opeka newspaper Dec
8, 1908.
The above is the language used b.
I the present county attorney, Otis E
| Hungate in the case of the State O.
Kansas VS.. William Mason, who wa:
on trial for his life, at the time above
mentioned.
I'VE submit that this is the proce
! dure and argument expected from
| prosecutor from the jungles of Mis-
sissippi or South Carolina rather thar
that in the land of ours where negro
is supposed to have a fair trial withou
prejudice. Had other officers of Shaw
| nee county at the time of this negro
arrest been imbued with the feeling ex
pressed in the above extract, ther'
! would have been a lynching.
moral towards and V0t
against prejudice, which is dangerous
Mr. Hungate, when shown a copy o
this anonymous circular today, said:
THE newspaper quotation upon whicl
this circular is based is false. 1 neve
made those statements attributed to m
in the case in which William Mason wa
accused of the murder of William
Tutcher. The evidence showed that Ma
son had been consorting with disreputa
BILE white women, and probably refer
red to this in my argument, but as t
making any such reference to Mason
killing a white man, say it is false
and that no such remark was made II
l my speech.
sRather than counseling any rash &C
ton, it was at my suggestion that Sher
iff Lucas took the man to Lawrence t
save him from any violence
such disreputable campaign method
as this will not help Mr.. Cowles' cause
INTEREST IN CORONER FIGHT.
For minor Office the fight for cor
oner has aroused an unusual amour
of interest. This is due to the some
what Questionable fight which ha
been made to defeat DR.. H. H. Keith
There are three candidates, H. H
Keith, W. H. Wehe and o. A. Taylor
The lattSr is colored man of goot
repute both for character and profes
sional ability
DR.. Wehe has the support of the doc
tors. but the common plug voters seer
to favor Keith Wehe is a Stomon
hospital man, and the charge is mad
against him that he is being backe
by the Rock Island railway. 1t i.