The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-02
AT WHITE HEAT.
second Ward Councilman Con-
test Grows Exciting.
DIR. Griley, Democrat, Deserts
His Party Nominee.
DICE OEINl N EOH RTEL
RICE OUT IN FOURTH.
Republican Incumbent Supports
kemper, Democrat.
Holiday Confident of Winning
in Second.

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but now supporting c. <.
Holiday, Republican nominee for coun-
Gilman from the Second ward.
Councilman s. S. Rice. Republican.
supporting w. H. Kemper. Democratic
nominee for councilman from the
Fourth ward.
/ These are the two most interesting
developments of the spring municipal
campaign. The election for councilmen
and members OF the board Of educa-
ton takes place tomorrow.
Both of the councillnen named have
come out In written signed statements
concerning their choice in the Second
and Fourth ward contests.
Joseph Griley, who has been one Of
the leaders in local Democratic circles,
has left the party OF his youth and viii
hereafter be a Republican. Mr.. GriIey
says that he has turned in his resigna-
ton from the city central committee.
Get a can tied to me2'' he said. 'Weli.
how can they? have resigned from
the city central committee. l have ta-
ken the first action I am away and out.
1 took the action in supporting Holli-
/ day because most of my support comes
from the laboring class and Heery says
that he believes IS cents a day is enough
! for the laboring man. He is in favor
/ of cutting down the wages one half.
/ To support Heery would be to act
/ against the laboring class and I was
put in the cOunc11 by them. 1t would
4 be a piece of ingratitude on my part If
! I failed to not take stand against such
an expressed belief"
David Williams, manager for Heery,
/ said: 1--WE have been waiting for lust
such a statement from Gfiley for some
time. We have known all along where
/ he stood but we are glad now that he
/ let's the public know where he stands.
| Griley has no back bone. and / am more
sorry than angry for him. think that
! It will help us out in our fight In the
/ Second. It is going to line up the DEM
/ ocrats- We received his resignation as
I q member of the city central coe1mittee
/ this morning. We win take some ac-
ton in hustling him out Of the party
/ though"
That's a story that Henry Ward
( Beecher started - said Mike Heery with
reference to the wage story that the
opposition is using against him. Il
don't care to say anything about it.
I The gas company is paying S1.25 a day
for ten hours labor. How's that for
wages? # they can't get anything
worse than that story against me why
7 will net worry very much
I'VE certainly are going to take
action on Joe Gri1ey as soon as the
city central committee meets said R.
W. Blair ''Of course ne has antici-
pated us some by resigning, but we are
going to 'raus NIT him. There has
been a can with g good stout string
ready to be appended to Mr.. Grilev
for the past two years, but several of
/ the members of the party have held
back. believing that he was not as
had as represented. They have had it
demonstrated to them, however, now.
I was surprised and hurt to hear of his
action. He led me to believe Satur-
day night when met him at the Elks
that he would vote for Heery. though
at the time 7 suppose his article was
being set UP at the newspaper office
He is just a poor ignorant fellow who
is being used by Holiday. He Is now
a man without a home and a country.
He is no longer Democrat. and he
has not the brains to make anything
by being q Republican He has end
ed his run politically in the Second.
It was said and believed by a great
many of the party that he worked
against Snyder two years ago and that
he knitted the party ticket last year
Holiday IL Confident.
Indications seem to be that Holli-
day will win in the Second hv a small
majority. not to exceed 200. Two
years ago it was 457. Some of the
closest guessers state they will be
entirely satisfied if it is 150 Holiday.
however, is sanguine and thinks it will
at least be 500. and is backed up by
c. E. Jewell. his manager.
Mr.. Griley's statement issued is as
follows:
ITO the Voters of the Second Ward:
7 had decided to remain neutral dur
ing the present contest between Mr..
Holiday and Mr. Heery for council
man Of our ward. But can no longer
stay Quiet when such uncalled for
abuse has been heaped upon Mr.. Hol-
liday as was the case when Mr.. Blair
( spoke at the Flambeau club melting
last Friday. Mr.. Holiday has been
councilman two years. No council
I men ever accomplished so much for
his ward or the CITY in that length OF
time as has Mr.. Holiday What he
has done. the Second ward and the
! citv we'll know. Alth ough am
Dem ocrat and Mr.. Holiday 2 Re
publican. we have both stood shoulder
10 shoulder in the council fighting fol-
the interests of our ward and city, re-
gardless of politics.
cit is easv enough to sit in the coun-
ell and vote No No on every pro-
position. but It requires nerve and
ability to push things ahead and &c
things. The result Of Mr. Holidays
work sn and out Of the council during
the past two years IS shown in the fact
that the city Is pushing ahead. New
industries are coming in and the hope
for the future is bright. In his yea
and in the energy Mr.. Holiday has
displayed he has incurred the enmitN
of some people who never die anythins
for their wards or the citv- They dom
want Topeka to grow. All they can q
il to stand around and kick and sner
at everyt hing and everybody. In al
much as 7. along with large majority
of the ccurcflnnen. voted for everything
in the council which Mr.. Holiday Is
accused OF bringing to the city--tht
street railway the electric compan.
l and natural gas
} II do not propose to stand idly bS
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