The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-14
CITY POLITICS.
Democrats May Concentrate on City
Attorney and Police Judge.

There is considerable difference of
opinion among the Democrats as to
what sort of a fight should be made
on the Republican nominees in the
coming city election. Some of them
advocate the plan of concentrating all
the party machinery on the offices of
city attorney and police Judge, and
letting the other Republican nominees
go in without opposition.
The Democratic nominee for city
attorney is John Switzer, who is rec
ognized as one of the most able law
yers in Topeka; for police judge it is
A. A. Graham, an old time lawyer.
There is no reason to believe that
these men are pledged to any resub-
mission platform or even that they
are friendly to the nullihcation of the
law The contrary would rather ap-
pear to be the case. But the Demo-
Gratis realize that they ought to beat
either Drenning or Urmy, the Repuh-
lican nominees for city attorney and
police judge, on the theory that they
are weak candidates With these two
Offices still in their possession, the
prohibition faction can control the sit
uation to a great extent, regardless
of who is chief of police.
There was q meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Democratic city
central committee held last night At
that meeting the plan of the campaign
was discussed, and the general senti-
ment is said to have been that the
party should at least make an effort
to advance it's whole ticket.
Today the Democrats opened up
headquarters in the Office block, in a
room adjoining the Office of the Dem
ocratic candidate for mayor, Mr..
Blair. From now until election. the
Democrats will be hard at work. Joe
Ulsh, Pete Miller and D. H. Morgan
are to be in charge of the room. A
strong pull will be made to get out the
Democratic registration.
Another new candidate for the job
of deputy commissioner of elections
has been brought forth. It is George
Larkins, the we'll known Sixth ward
politician. Larkins is said to have d
very good show for the place John
Alexander denies that he is willing to
have his name considered as a candi-
date. He has made his plans to take
up the soliciting of insurance as soon
as he is turned out of his present
place.
Owing to the fact that nobody reads
the official city paper, the election
commissioner requests that the State
Journal print the list of places where
the registration books will be during
the coming week.
ct may be all right for the council
to print some things in a paper which
nobody reads. says Mr.. Williams.
but this is a notice which we want
people to see. Therefore I hope the
The following is the list of places and
dates for registration:
Wednesday and hursday-Newland's
1901 East Sixth; Snyder's. 5O7 West
Tenth; Rices. Fourth and Taylor:
Lovett & Peterson's. Seventeenth and
Buchanan; Potwin Grocery, SOL West
street.
Friday and Saturday-Pechner's
Fourth and Branner; Guys. Buchanan
and King; Hebb's, corner Sixth and
Clay; Weaver's, Seventeenth and Kan
sas avenue; Terry's, Is Linden. Auburn
dale.
Madison.
Tuesday-Fit & Lannan's. 80
East FouEth street.
Monday and Tuesday-Lantz's, SO2
West Twelfth; wert's, 5s5 Topeka ave-
nue.; Chiles', 1901 Washington; AL
derfer's, Tenth and Morris.
Wednesday, March Is. to Tuesday,
March 21-Bair's, 917 North Kansas
avenue.
1t is also of importance for people
to note that beginning with tomorrow,
Wednesday night. the books at the
commissioner of elections Office at the
Auditorium viii be open until 10
The date for the final close of the
books is Friday evening, March "a.
The books will not be open at the
various ward registration places, how
ever, after next Tuesday.
According to the report of the treas
urer of the Republican city central
committee, the committee raised
SS62.5O by assessment on candidates.
Part of this was refunded. and $103.67
is still on hand with which to start the
work for the campaign The follow
ing is the report of the treasurer. C.
E. Heartburg.
Balance on hand ............S 27.00
Assessments ---..- ...---.-- S62-5O
Total receipts ....- $S89.50
Expenses and returned 725-S3
Balance .--.-.. S163.67
Paid TO chairman -.-.----..-. $500
Paid to secretary ....-...-.-. $500
Paid to treasurer ....-..--.-- 1000
Net cash on hand. .s1O3.e7
The Republicans have opened their
headquarters in the old law Office of
D. g. Tillotson. between Fifth and
Sixth on Kansas avenue. This after
noon the committee will meet there
and select some one to take charge of
the campaign
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