The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-08
DAVIS is IN RACE
Well Known Wholesale Man
Candidate for Mayor.
Charles X. Holiday Decides to
Stay Out.
THE LISTS ARE CLOSED
Third Ward Has Large Field
for Councilman.
Three Candidates Appear in the
Second.
THE LISTS ARE CLOSED

W. H. Davis has entered into the
race for mayor. Mr.. Davis walked up
to the Auditorium this morning
shortly before 10 o'clock and at that
hour paid over his entry fee to Sec
rotary Ralston of the Republican city
central committee.
Mr. Davis was asked on what plat
form he would make the race. He
refused to state. He said: II have
not had time to think about what
stand 1 shall take
Are you against the municipal
ownership of the waterworks plant2"
II should carry out the expressed
viii Of the voters on this question, as
representative of the people, came
the answer from the new candidate
p committee of four representing
the heads Of the various departments
at the Santa Fe shops waited on Mr.
Davis at his office at $3.50 this morn
ing and presenting a petition asked
MI Davis to withdraw Mr.. Davis
looked over the petition and handing
it back said: Il am sorry. but it is
now too late have decided to enter
and viii make the race. If 1 had
know this last Saturday night I would
not nave come out or permitted my
name to be used. I shall STAY in the
race even if only poll two votes"
= The committeeman were bowed out
anu WE4lQEQ their way TO the COM
mercial club rooms where a telephone
message was sent to Councilman Hol-
liday asking him to come down to the
rooms, that the committee from the
shops was awaiting him.
On his arrival and the presentation
of the committees wishes and desires
on behalf of the Second ward voters
and the employees of the Santa Fe
You gentlemen very kindly for this
honor, but will have to decline. 1t
wouldn't be policy for two of us to /
enter into this race and split up the
vote. I understand that Mr. Davis is /
in it to stay I can tell you this much /
however, and that is that I shall be a /
candidate two years hence. You can /
1eel assured of that gentlemen"
There was some talk among the 4
committee of staying away from the
polls on election day and the boosting
OF an Independent ticket To this /
however, Mr. Holiday said: mo. don't /
do that Get out and vote. Vote for
Mr. Davis I believe he will make
good man for the place.
What will you do in case of the
defeat of Mr.. Davis?" was asked
''Wiu you enter into the mayoralty
race on an Independent ticket2"
That's contingency which 1 re-
Iuse TO discuss. Mr. Holiday an
An attempt was made last night to
draft Mr.. Holiday. Some fifty of the
shop men presented resolutions asking
Greater Topeka" The resolutions
were presented at about 10 o'clock
last evening at the Commercial club
rooms. At that time Mr.. Holiday
agreed to make known his decision at
10 O'Clock today.
The Democratic vote would have
been polled strongly in favor of HOl-
liday and was represented this morn
ing by the presence of Councilman
Griley of the Second ward who was
with the committee this morning. In
the event of Holidays nomination the
Democrats would not have run man
for mayor It is, however, very prob
able that the same situation will be
maintained for Mr. Davis. Whether
he will be able to control as large a
percentage of Democratic votes as
could is problematic.
There is gossip that Holiday may
head an Independent ticket in the
event of the defeat of Davis at the
Republican primaries.
The entry books of the secretary of
the Republican city central committee
closed at noon today. The complete
list now lined w is S follows.
For councilmen-First ward, s. r.
Kutz; Second ward. Richard Wilson,
W. A Weight and Leroy Currfer;
Third ward, Peter He'll r. D. Blaine,
F. E. Nipps and H B. Howard;
Fourth ward, c. W. Horn. Luther Mel
lis; Fifth ward, James Sinner; Sixth
ward. :. A SWendSOn-
In the First. Fifth and Sixth wards
the only candidates up are those who
have already served a term in the
council. In the Second ward Council I
man Griley is a Democrat and candi- {
date for reelection. Mr.. CuTTier is a t
carpenter, lives at 222 Klein street and I
employed al the Santa Fe shops Rich
ara Wilson is a well known Santa Fe f
conductor and lives at 325 Klein street I
Weight lives at 1119 East Sixth street
In the Third ward the present incum-
bent of councilman from that ward (
George Neil, is not a candidate for re- !
election He'll and Howard are both
fairly well known. He'll is n feed man.
Howard runs the Golden Rule machine
shop r. D. Blaine, who appeared this
as q candidate runs a real eS- ,
tate Office. He lives at 1125 Taylor
street f. E. Nipps is the agent for the
Pacific and lives at 1921 Harri-
son street.
For Fourth ward, Councilman Luther
Nellis is a candidate for reelection and J
has opposed to him c. W. Horn of the
Horn Planning Mill. Mr.. Horn lives at I
426 Topeka avenue.
For members of the board of educa- ,
ton the following are up for re-elec- ,
ton: E. E. Wilson of the First ward:
W. H. Wilson of the Second ward; ,
Judge Carver of the Fourth ward; J.
w Gleed of the Third ward; D. L.
Hoatson Of the Fifth ward.
W H. Wilson has opposition in the
Second from George H. Smith of 81 {
Quincy street. Smith is a carpenter. In