The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-23
SNYDER NAY WITHDRAW.
That Is Latest Rumor in Second
Ward Politics

Some of the leading Democrats in
the Second ward are seriously advising
their candidate for councilman, E B.
Snyder, to withdraw from the race and
it would not be surprising to those
who are on the inside if Mr.. Snyder
should decide within the next day or
two that it is not worth while to make
fight for the place.
There seems to be very little hope
that Snyder can defeat Holiday He
has been losing strength since Mr.. Hol-
lfday commenced his active campaign
for the place Nj. Heery, the foremost
Democrat in the Second ward, perhaps,
and late candidate for mayor, has an
nounced himself for Holiday. In fact
Second ward Democrats don't pay much
attention to a mans politics. Joseph
Griley, Mr.. Snyder's colleague in the
council from the Second ward who has
been looking after Snyder's campaign
so far. announced to his friends yester-
day that he did not want to be consid-
cred as having assumed the manage
ment of Snyder's campaign.
4 am not managing Mr.. Snyders
campaign" said Mr.. Griley emphat-
1cally. Mr.. Snyder got me to help
him little while he was obliged to be
at work, but he is going to get out and
work himself today, and I am through.
/ have nothing in the world against
Charley Holiday; he is personal
friend of mine. There have been some
surprising changes in she lineup in
Al4C S-SOAl0 1OT THIS 616cLlOnt you
would be surprised to know how they
have shifted around.
If Snyder could afford to make the
campaign which Holiday is making. he
would give Holiday close race. L
don't think it will be a walkaway for
anybody as it is
A prominent Second ward Democrat.
who has been doing some good work
for Mr.. Snyder so far in the campaign
admitted confidentially to a State
Journal reporter yesterday that Snyder
has no show
Snyder is up against it, that's ALL
said the man, whose name can not be
used, Il will advise him not to make
any campaign. He is not a rich man,
and he had better save his money. He
has no show to win. and he can't af-
ford to make the kind of campaign
| which Holiday is making If Snyder
had plenty of money, it would be dir
/ ferent."
Holiday is surprising even his hes.
friends by his good campaign work
Some people thought that he would be
the kind of man who would hold
himself aloof and tell people that he
was a candidate, but didn't care much
whether they voted for him or not.
Instead of that he is getting out and
making the most active kind of {.
heart to heart campaign. He has
already had several large meetings in
several precincts of the Second war.i,
at which he has talked over the situa-
ton with the voters, and has shown
| that he was anxious to get the advice
of his neighbors on how to run his
campaign and how to conduct himself
if elected to the council This work
has been telling fast, and now it is
! claimed that Holiday will carry the
ward by a much larger majority than
| it was at first expected.
One of the law and order people from
/ the Second ward said today: THE law
and order women are going to give
| their support to Holiday. They have
1 found that it is better to pin their
faith to a liberal Republican than to a
| Democrat, and for that reason, Holli-
day will get their votes Three or four
/ of the law and order leaders in the
1 Second ward had a conference with
/ Mr.. Holiday last Monday, and asked
him some questions about his posi-
ton. They did not want any pledges