The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-14
FOSTER IS ENDORSED.
Ministerial Union Favors His Candi-
dacy-No Compromise.

Frank H Foster IS the candidate for
the county attorney who will receive
the main strength of the ministers the
Topeka local union Of young peoples
societies, the Law and Order organiza-
ton, and in general the entire church
influence, in his fight for nomination at
the Republican primaries.
This step was formally taken by the
special committee of seventeen of the
Topeka Ministerial Union, at meeting
held this morning at the 7. NJ c. A.
rooms.
But Ross Gilluly is still in the race.
His adherents rejected offers of com
promise at the meeting of friends of the
two last night, at which time an effort
was being made to get one of them out
Of the race, so as to center the entire
Law and Order influence on one man.
For that reason the Ministerial Union
today conferred its strength upon Mr..
Foster.
It was practically a foregone conclu-
sion after last nights meeting, when
Dr. " c. Evans, one the best preacher
politicians Topeka ever had, walked over
to GilIuly, shook hands with him and
said. Il want to shake hands with you
once more before I begin to fight you
When Gilluly was appr1Sed THIS
afternoon of the action of the Minis
teriaI union, he exhibited just little
surprise for the reason that he thought
he had a number of strong friends on
the committee Then he said: I
the Ministerial union and its kindred
forces. I have told them that did not
want them I want people to under
stand that never solicited It's AID. 1
am willing to take all the help can
get. without a spirit of deprecating
It's influence, or anything of that kind
simply wish people to know that 1
did not start this compromise matter
at all, but that it came to me. MY
friends did not want me to go into II,
and during the last day or two great
many have gotten after me because /
ever went into the thing. 1 am in the
fight to stay. I am going to work hard
and I feel that my election is practical
" assured" ="
George w. Tincher, one of Gilluly's
strongest workers and member OF the
committee which sought to solve the
situation, gave out this statement IN
GfIIuIy's behalf this afternoon:
"a considerable number OF MI
Cilluly supporters have been opposed to
a conference with the Foster men from
the start, but in Difference to number
of Iaw-and-order men who are support
ing Mr. Csifluly who urged that it was
high1v probable tha- we could clearly
demonstrate that Mr.. Gilluly was much
the stronger candidate and that the
Foster men only needed to be con-
vinced Of that fact to take their man
out Of the race and thus simplify the
situation this series of conferences was
held The Foster men however, desired
neither evidence or argument on that
subject They were willing to hazard
the matter upon various and speciOus
devices of chance. but as this would be
unfair to the bulk of Mr.. Gilluly's sup
porters who profess to be dissatisfied
to either Of the other two candidates
running for county attorney, Mr..
Gfllu1y promptly and properly. we
think. declined to leave the matter to
any such solution. Tlereupon and with
mutual assurances of good will the ne
gotiations were called of. Mr. Gilluly
viii take up his canva as where he left
It off to hold these conferences and push
II aggressively and confidently until the
polls close March TO-"
Dr. W. c. Evans was asked for a
statement relative to Mr.. Fosters en-
dorsement and he replied: There is
nothing to say at all. We will go to
work hard for Foster from right now
on. I have nothing to say about the
plans. Foster has at all times been
willing to submit to some plan by
which either he or Gil1uly we're to be
taken out Of the race and all our
strength centered upon one. But Gil
July wasn't of the same mind The
committee could find no solution So
today we endorsed Foster and we win
work for him hard and do everything
we can to secure his nomination at the
polls"