The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-27
THEY ARE BUSY.
This Is Big Week for Local
Politicians.
Interest Centers in the Contest
for Mayor.
ARE LOSING NO TINE.
Followers of Mayor BergUndthal
and Mr.. Davis Active.
Many Ward Meetings to BE Held
in Few Days.
ARE LOSING NO TIME.

Today is the commencement of the
week Of supreme effort on the part of
the workers backing the two candidates
IN the fight for the Republican mayoral-
ty nomination The primary of the Re
publican party will be held on March
9. next week, Wednesday.
A few final touches can be added next
week by the managers Of the campaign
Of the two factional leaders but the
work that counts must be done this
week Both of the mayoralty candi-
dates feel confident of election, that of
course is the proper attitude to assume
Neither Mayor Bergundthal or his OPP
ponent, W. Fl. Davis, is making speech
es to any noteworthy extent. A few
addresses have been delivered by both
men at political gatherings held last
week Davis has delivered more of these
than his opponent. No central meetings
have thus far been held or viii be held.
The nearest approach to anything of
this character was that of the Womens
Municipal League held last Friday af-
ternoon- Two or three ward meetings
will probably be held by each faction
this week but they are for the most
Bergundthal viii hold a rally in the B
Street Baptist church, this is in the in
terests Of the colored voters.
A few ward meetings with personal
E14AN4latlDn IL LLG CudId ClEI DOliJiCal
work in which both sides are engaging
P. H. Forbes is conducting the cam
paign for Bergun 5thal and is Officially
known as the Bergundthal manager as
w +. Schoch is known as the official
manager OF w H. Davis. There arc
lesser lights in managing the campaign
of course Frank Snyder is aiding to a
certain extent P. H. Forbes, while A
d. Bauer Is looking after the details for
Schoch.
The Bergundthal people maintain
their only headquarters at the law
Office of P. H. Forbes while those in
support of Davis have a suite of four
rooms over the Weiss grocery store. ISL
Kansas avenue. There is more cere-
mony at the Davis headquarters. There
IS an inner sanctum in the suite where
Bauer holds forth. You have to be an
nounced by colored turnkey before you
gain an entrance.
There is a funny side light in connec-
ton with this fight It's the stand
which Councilman J. W. F. Hughes has
taken. Hughes is supporting Davis It
has been rumored for some weeks mast
that Hughes was on the petition pre-
Sented TO Davis asking him to run for
the office and that he went down per
sOnally and asked him to come out
This was mere gossip and no reliable
substantiation could be discovered
Hughes viii not deny the fact that
he favors Davis. 1t has been sup
posed that Hughes sympathfes We're
with the other crowd. al least with
with Bergundthal himself. 1t is stated
that Hughes has not recovered from
his appointment in being Ousted
from his contested mayoraty chair
by Bergundthal. In fact he stated
today to P. H. Forbes that he didn't
think he was treated right at that
time Both Davis and Bauer haze an
nounced the support of Hughes.
Davis says: Hughes is working like
the rest Of my friends like Galen
Nichols, but not any more so. Nichols
has no part in the management of
this campaign whatever. He is only
working as any number of my friends
are working" Said Mr.. Schoch: Il
am IN sole charge of Mr.. Davis cam
paign. / wouldn't have taken it with
any other understanding. I have been
the attorney for Mr.. Davis for the
past seven years, and when Mr. Davis
came to me first and asked that I
should take charge of his campaign
] refused But later under. persuasion
acQuiesced- GaIen Nichols has moth
ing whatever to do with this man
agement, except as some of the other
friends of Mr.. Davis. Mr. Davis
campaign is in the hands of a COM
mittee which have requested to
assist me, and we will have the entire
management and control of it. This
committee consists of F. N. NeWland.
ex-Mayor T. w Harrison. E. s Ores
ser. W. F. Sterne, c. P Adams. Capt.
A. III. Fuller, and DR.. Herbert Al
kire.''
The managers of Davis claim that
they viii control q majority in the
Second. Fourth and Fifth wards They
claim that their majority in the Sec
Dnd will run close to 500. The First
ward will afford a pretty contest. and
- reckoned on both sides as being