The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-26
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Candidates Lining Up for City
Contests.
Several Councilmen Will Have
Opposition for Reelection.
DETAILS INCOMPLETE,
Meeting of Central Committee
Scheduled for Tomorrow.
Mr.. Holiday Will Have Clear
Field in Second.


opening up. It Ia what is termed an
| "off year." the mayoralty issue Is not
up and the only terms of city officials
expiring are those OF six OF the council
men, one from each Of the wards.
The councilmen whose terms expire
and who will ask for reelection are:
Councilman @. e. Jordan Of the First
ward; Councilman C. K. Holiday OF
the Second ward; Councilman G. q.
Blakely of the Third; Councilman E
Montgomery of the Fourth; Councilman
w. G. Tandy of the Fifth, and Coun-
Gilman J. w. F. Hughes of the Sixth
ward. OF these all but Councilmen
Holiday and Hughes are concluding
their first term of service. Rlakely
and Tandy were appointed to fill unex-
pired terms and have seen but one year
in the council.
The Republican city. central commit
tee has issued call for a meeting to
arrange for the holding of the party
primary at which nominations will be
made. The meeting is set for Thursday
evening at o'clock in the court room
OF the city court.
The municipal election comes on
April 7. The Republican party primary
will probably come two weeks before
that.
The Republicans will provide for reg
istration at their primary as they did
last year and the year previous. All
voters must be able to show that they
are properly registered in order that
any attempt to repeat at the polls may
be discouraged.
Intending candidates for the Re-
publican nominations of -councilmen
will have to declare themselves within
a.1v, h<ar IF "a
committee think that the first week
in March or the week following will
be decided on for this time.
Aside from the nominations Of coun-
cilmen which will be presented at the
primary, the election OF members Of a
new city central committee will be
had. The complexion Of the commit
tee is decidedly dry and law and
order. Attempts that have been made
during the past two years to capture
up new members have resulted In de-
feat and 1t Is not believed that fight
will be Instituted this year to change
the committee and secure one Of lib.
conducive to q spirited OF winning
committee fight.
All of the councilmen seeking re-
election are Republicans SO that the
party primary will have to beat the
regular incumbent. Contests are
promised In three Of the wards-in the
First, Third and Fourth wards. In
the city central committee will not
hold a primary. there LIZ no particular
need of 1t and 1t reduces the expense.
In the First ward Councilman Jor-
dan, who has made good councilman
and has devoted considerable time at
the oity hall, 1t Is stated will have OPP
position. A man has been selected
but his name has been withheld.
'If anyone is brought out against
me. won't run" said Jordan; II
glad to have some one come out"
However, friends of Jordan insist that
he sh ou1d be returned:
In the Fourth ward DR.. H. B.
Hogeboom lie thinking seriously OF an
nouncing himself as a candidate
though he stated that he had not full
ly made up his mind yet. DR.. Hoge-
boom was city physician under the
Davis administration. w. 8. Miller.
the druggist. 9. 8. Rice. formerly
one of whom has been mentioned as
probabilities denied emphatically that
they would consider such an office
not to mention making a fight to Sc
cure 1t.
Councilman e. Montgomery. the
present incumbent, will probably put
up spirited fight to retain his seat.
He is at present chairman of the
ways and means committee. one OF
the most important committee assign
ments at the city hall.
Councilman c. G. Blakely said: "I
don't like to announce myself until
find out whether the people really
want me back.
"The only way to find that out is
after the vote has been counted"
said a brother councilman, who was
standing By.
There is some talk of a candidate
to make the race against Blakely, but
it has not crystallized into anything
as yet, nor have any names been
councilmen Tandy and Hughes
may have everything their own way
while no one has the temerity to
make a fight in the Second ward for
the Republican nomination against
Councilman Holiday. The opposi-
ton to Holiday will gather around
the Democratic candidate, whoever
he may be. The Democrats have not
held their city central committee
meeting yet. L. NJ. Penwel chair
man of the committee stated that q
call would probably be issued for the
latter part Of this week or the fore
mart of next