The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-01
one MORE milne
Carl Lawson Comes Out for
WiIkerson for Sheriff.
Like Gibbons He Says He Has
Been Deceived.
M'NARY RUMOR DENIED
Told He Would Withdraw. in
Favor of Gilluly.
"Ring'' Will Control Ward
Caucuses This Evening.
M'NARY RUMOR DENIED


One more candidate for sheriff who
was pulled off in favor of Rome Colvin
has put on his war paint and has SHE'D
his castor into the Ring" This time
1t is Carl Lawson. present county jailer.
He makes this short decisive state
ment: From now on I am going to
do all I can to have John Wilkerson
nominated for sheriff by the Repub-
leans of Shawnee county"
That is all Lawson would say=but
he said it with all his strenuous per-
sonaiity. There is nothing more at
all that have to give out on the mat
ter, he said when further questioned.
i am for John Wilkerson.''
Lawson was taken out of the race to
favor Colvin. He thought that Colvin
would be stood by to the very finish.
He and Gibbons threw their support to
the popular North Topekan. Now
neither will stand for Paddy Belts. The
whole thing just pushes Wilkerson= IN
the ladder one rung closer to his
nomination.
A rumor was very common on the
streets this morning that Captain i r
McNary would withdraw from tne race
LoI county attorney in favor of Russ r.
GllIuly The story became a matter Of
common gossip and the interested par-
ties were besieged all morning with
questions about the matter.
Ihere Is not a word Of truth in it
NOT single word" said Captain Nc
Nary very decisiyely. why I wouldn't
throw any strength to GiIluly. I'd rather
give II TO Foster first. You can tust
say for me that I am in this racz to
stay, and that I'm not going to get cut
Tor anybody. You can just bet on that
90 not know where the story origtna-
ted. It may be a rumor, but 1t is abso-
lutely without foundation or basis.
am not in collision with any other can
oldate. l am not going to get cut Of
the way for anybody"
Ross Gilluly was seen relative to the
tax ana said; Il have heard it from a
number Of sources this incoming, A
number of my friends have come to me
and asked me what there was to it.
So far as am concerned never heard
of the matter before the rumOr came
up. [ know nothing about the story and
SO far as I am concerned there is not
single bit of truth in It. There has
never been any talk of compromise be-
tween myself and the McNarv fore cs
nor have my managers ever nfnted al IT,
There is not a single thing in the ru-
NOR. am in the fight to stay Eight
TO the. finish. Things look mighty good
to US"
He was apprised of AIcNary's state
ment, in which the latter said he would
give his strength to Foster before he
would to him. Il don't know why Nc
Nary should have said that" replied
GilIuly. 'McNary and I have always
been on friendly terms
''AIcNary is simply getting sore be
cause Gilluly is gaining SO much of his
strength chimed in one of Gilluly's
friends who was sitting nearby.
Edwin D. McKeever, who in the main
has been managing Gilluly's fight said
regarding the rumor: There is moth
ing to It at all. Gilluly is making
clean straight fight by himself. He has
not bound himself UP with pledges
either way. do not know how the
story got started. There is nothing to
it,
The Shawnee county "ring" is max
ing efforts to control the ward ca ll see
which will be held this evening for the
purpose of selecting delegates TO the
Republican county convention when
meets on March II.
The ring" will doubtless control the
caucrses though they are not letting
indifference walk away with their eff
forts. David Mulvane has been very
active in informing all OF the friends
of the ring to be sure and attend the
caucus meetings in the wards ana urS-
ing their presence at that time.
There is no significance attached to
# % said Mr. Mulvane, speaking of mis-
work. There has been scarcely any
attention called to the caucus meet
ings this evening and thought 1t
would be a good plan to awaken some
interest in them
I'VE want d representative body OF
men to come out and unless we give
the matter some attention there is dan
ger that we would not get a sufficient
attendance upon the various ward
caucuses.
"As there is but one state candidate
from Shawnee county, T. A. McNeal, 1
can't think why there should be any
reason to suspect that anything out Of
the ordinary run Of affairs would take
place this evening"
81 don't know of anything that Is
up.' said C. E. Jewell. IF there IS I
haven't heard of it. Unless we get q,
good attendance upon these caucuses
we are apt not to have a desirabl set
of delegates selected It is natural to
select the men who are in attendance,
and YOU can't often think of men who
are not there. The undesirable class
of citizens are sure to attend these
caucuses and unless we get the other
element aroused to attend we viii have
this other class as delegates. There is
no opposition to Charles Curtis that I
know of. and can see no reason why
the caucuses should be otherwise than
quiet"
The number of delegates which the
various wards are entitled to follow:
First ward. II; Second ward, 10:
Third ward, IS; Fourth ward, IS;
Fifth ward, II: Sixth ward, 6.
SLIGHT WRECK ON SANTA F.FE.