The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-15
LARIMER IS OUT.
WithdrawS From the Race for
District Judge Today.
Says Time Until the Primary
Is Too Short.
SUPPORT WAS DIVIDED
Says Two Would Draw from
Same Glass of Voters.
The Two Conditions That
Prompted Him to Quit.

J. B. Larimer today withdrew from
the contest for judge of the district
court of Shawnee county and issued
the following signed statement:
After mature deliberation, and upon
the advice of many friends of good
judgment and experience who are loyal
to the principles 1 represent, in view
of the fact that the Republican IEi-
mary will be held. contrary to long es-
tablished custom, on February q, and
the time is too short, and the weather
probably unfit, in which to make a sat
isfactory campaign, and for the further
reason that there is some division by
reason of myself and one of my op-
ponents drawing support from the same
class of voters, which I will be unable
in the short time before the primary to
overcome, 1 withdraw my announce
ment, and will not be a candidate for
nomination for judge of the district
court
While am not a politician, and did
not desire to hold any political office,
was willing, at the urgent request of
many of the best and most substantial
men in the county, to waive my own
inclinations and personal interests if I
could have secured the nomination and
election TO In1S important Ollce.
If either of the two objections above
mentioned could have been obViated /
would have cheerfully continued a can
didate and waged a vigorous campaign
for the nomination, and believe We
would have been successful. Every
honorable effort was made on my part
to prevent this unfortunate situation,
and it is my own judgment and that
of many of my friends that it is now
my duty to withdraw from the race.
]. B. LARIMER.
The withdrawal of Mr. Iarirner
comes as a surprise to the temperance
element in the county. for only few
were let into the secret. Several of
the prominent workers who were inter
viewed expressed the greatest surprise
for it was admitted that Mr.. Lariner
is one of the Strongest men who could
have represented what is commonly
known as the dry" element in politics.
He is an excellent lawyer. and is be-
sides very popular with all classes of
people.
The probability is that the with
draWal of Mr.. Larimer will strengthen
the candidacy of Arthur McCabe. for
his refusal to give way to Mr.. Larimer
after he had been selected as the
champion of the temperance forces
greatly embarrassed them, and it was
admitted would weaken Mr.. Larimer's s
candidacy.
The fact is, however that the with
drawa1 of Mr.. Larimer is due more to
the dissatisfaction with the machine
methods of D. w. Mulvane than any
thing else. Mr.. Mulvane rode rough
shod over the temperance forces at the
| recent meeting of the county commit
tee and their feeble efforts to have the
primary deferred were laughed at. Since
then there has been a growing feeling
that Mr.. Mulvane's influence in local
politics must be destroyed and the fight
on him can be handled better with Mr..
Larimer out of the way than with him
in the race for district judge.
When M. Larimer was seen today
he refused to discuss his candidacy in
any, way. He will allow his formal
statement to stand as his only reasons
for giving up the fight.
When Arthur McCabe was told of
Mr. Larimers action he appeared to be
surprised and said that he knew moth
ing at all about it and had not been
consulted
This indicates that there has been no
arrangement between the Larimer and
McCabe supporters by which the for
mer is to be given the Larimer sup