The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-22
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c. ". Trickett Heard From in
the Supreme Court.
Would Compel Acting Mayor
Laughlin to Act.
HE WANTS AN ELECTION
The Mayor Has Neglected to
Call One.
Joint Prosecution Wants a Re-
publican Executive.

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nsy general from Kansas City. this
morning nIed IN the Kansas supreme
court an application for writ Of per
elnptory mandamus to compel Acting
Mayor J. G. Laughlin of Kansas City,
Kan, to call a special election for
October II, Is or Is, for the pur-
pose of electing a new mayor for the
city of Kansas City, to Ill out the I'M
expiresi term OF Mayor Rose.
The justices of the supreme court
heard the application for the writ, and
refused to grant it on an ex parte
hearing. They issued a summons to
Acting Mayor LaughIln to appear In
the supreme court at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon and answer to the ap-
pl1cation. The summons will be served
on Mayor Laughlin this afternoon. Mr..
Ir1ckett went back to Kansas City frn-
mediately after the papers were drawn
up.
1t is likely that the Republicans viii
nominate John r. Sims for the Office
Of mayor, and the Democrats will
| probably nominate Acting Mayor
Laughlin. provided the special cleo
| ton is ordered.
The application for the writ was
signed with the name OF Attorney
+ General c. c. Coleman, though Mr.
Coleman was out OF town today. It is
/ supposed that he authorized the ap-
plieation By telephone.
The action of Mr.. Trickett was pre-
clpitated by meeting of the Repub-
| l1can city central committee of Kan
.sas City, which was held at Kansas
/ City last night. The meeting was q
/ secret one, and it passed resolutions
/ urging that the acting mayor be re-
| CURED to call the special election at
| once.
It seems that there is division
among the Kansas City Republicans
Seine of them We're in favor OF allow
lng Mayor Laughlin to hold office I'M
til spring. This was the view aavo-
Gated in an interview by John Rad
ford of Kansas City. who was in TO
peka yesterday. One side accuses che
other side of trying to engineer a po-
Htical trade with the Democrats bv
which the mayorship and the Repub-
hlican state ticket should be sacrificed
II order to secure the passage of a new
franchise ordinance for the corpora
ton ton which furnishes water for Kansas
TriclSett wants to Quit.
e. W Trickett said today: Mayor
Laughlin has given me no assistance
Whatever IN closing the joints and
gambling places in Kansas CITY T m
anxious to get some one in the chair
OF mayor who will take all this work
OH my hands / don't want to be tied
up to this job all the rest of my life
IF we had the right kind of fnavof
the assistant attorney general would
have to doswould be to wind up the
zoo cases now standing on the docket
and resign. That's why I am anxious
to have this special election called
and a new mayor elected
Have you endorsed any candidate
for the office of mayor on the Repub-
lican ticket2'' was asked.
Il have not" replied Mr. Trickett.
Would John T. Sims be acceptable
to you ~
II believe that Sims would be sat
isfactory, replied Mr.. Trickett.
though my long friendship for him
might make my endorsement have lit
tie weight. believe. however that
Sims. would do his duty under the
law
why could not this special election
of MAYOR be held in connection with
the general election or. November 6 -
/ / was asked.
Because it would cornpIicate things
too much and would save no expense
whatever The women vote at the
special election, and not at the general
{ election. Hence it would be necessary
to have a double election board and a
would be gained by holding the cleo
ton in connection with the general
election.
ssUnder the ruling of the supreme
court this morning, there are only two
days left on which It is possible to hold
the election. October 10 and 16. # held
later than that. It would have to so
over until December l. LaughIin has
now been in Office Is days and has made
40 move toward calling a special cleo
ton. Evidently he does not intend to
call one The law says that he shall
call special election forthwith
TT is my opinion that Laughiin VIII
make no fight before. the court Mons
day against the granting of the writ Of
nandamus. He will probably not ap~
pear in court at all. think that the
court will order the election held on
October Is or 49,
J. w Dana, chairman OF the Kansas
City Republican city central commit
tee. came to Topeka this morning to
assist Mr.. TTickett in the proceedings
before the court. Mr.. Dana IS an AZ
torney.
Text OF Application.
After reciting the facts Of Mayor
Roses custer. and the advancement OF
J. C. Laughlin to the Office Of acting
mayor, the application for the writ
sets forth the reasons for calling a
special election on October Il, 10 or IS.
as follows:
THAT under and by virtue OF the reg
istration act for cities of the frst-class,
il is necessary to publish notice ten
days before the closing Of the books OF
registration and the statutes further
provide that the registration books
shall be closed ten days prior to cleo
ton: wherefore It would be necessary
to set the call for an election OF 20 days:
that therefore an election could be cali
ed or caused to be called upon either
the 18th. 18th or 18th day Of October
without in any manner conflicting with
the registry laws of the state pertaining
to such special elections and without
with reference to the general elections
to be held November g. 1905. that i