The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-01
READY FOR VOTES
Topeka City Primary viii Be
Held Tomorrow.
Excitement Attends the Closing
of Campaign.
A ROORBACK APPEARS
Endorsement PurpOrted TO Be
by Churches Repudiated.
Statement Issued by the Minis
terial Union.
A ROORBACK APPEARS

The last round of the election cam
paigning was completed today and the
battle for city attorney and city treas
urer has aroused almost as much en-
thusiasm over the city as any of the
old time elections when the whole
ticket was fought out to the man.
Tickets, posters, cards and advertising
of every sort has been scattered over
the city. One man, Hugh Mcfarland
was warned by the police to deSlSt IN
his telephone pole advertising or they
would put him under arrest. The polls
will open at o'clock in the morning
and close at p m.
statement came out this morning
that has caused considerable excite
ment and it has aroused the Minis
terial union. The statement came out
to the effect that the Topeka Local
union, an organization of the young
peoples societies of the different
churches, had banded together and
would join hands in voting a certain
ticket. The ticket they were alleged
20 have promised to support was as
For mayor-Hon. VIM. Green.
Attorney-w. C. Ralston.
Clerk-C. B. Burge.
Treasurer-C. H. Kutz.
Police judges. S. Urmy.
Councilmen:
First ward-Wm. Van Ness.
Second ward-Geo. w. Adamson.
Third ward-H B. Howard
Fourth ward-Chas. J. Drew.
Fifth ward-D. B. Simpson
Sixth ward-E. F. Stanley.
on school board:
Third ward-Mrs- c. j. Evans.
Fourth ward-Mrs. H. Q. GarVey-
This morning in the rooms at the
Y. NJ. c. A. twenty-five ministers OF
the city representing every churcn III
Topeka, gathered and took very de-
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sent out by Councilman Howard and
his Topeka Local union this morning
The Ministerial union adopted resolu-
tions to the following effect:
''Trhe members of the Ministerial
union had no knowledge of the ticket
purporting to have the endorsement
of the Topeka Local union until 1t
was circulated. They find that 1t was
probably selected, at least IN part,
by committee appointed for the
purpose, who reported their conclu-
sfons without first reporting them TO
the union for approval. The selectlons
for mayor and councnmen nave Lle
approval of the Ministerial union, but
so far as the published ticket makes
discrimination between the candidates
for other offices who equally represent
the moral sentiment of the COM
nunity they deprecate the action
The resolution was signed by the COM
11ittee on public morals which, commit
tee consists of DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon,
DIR. L. F. Hayes and Rev. C- b Aooh-
Action Is Repudiated.
In speaking of the action of the To
peka local union Rev Mr- Aook Sdld u
a State Journal reporter:
1.-THE two or three men who worked
up this ticket and had it published IN
the morning paper are working contra
rv to the action of the ministers of the
city At the meeting this morning we
were against such an action to a man
and they can not help but feel the dis
grace of combining church and relglous
work with politics. The churches of this
citv are against the political-religious
combinations and We desire to make II
known that We had nothing to do with
the actions taken by the local union
or rather by one or two men who
aIsurped the right of the union. The
matter was never referred back to the
executive committee and the ministers
who are naturally at the head the
young peoples societies were never in
formed of such proceedings Again 1t
looks very bad to have a religious un-
aon draw up political tickets on Sun
day. 1 can say that We are all We'll
pleased with the great ability of Mayor
Green and we are simply satisfied with
the administration and have nothing to
say on what is to come"
OF the 25 ministers who attended the
meeting at the Y. NJ. G A. this morning
mot one of them had heard of the al
legged ticket until it was published this
morning. They met at once and adopt
ed the. above resolution The State
journal reporter called up seven of the
large church society officers in seven
different churches this morning and not
one of them had heard of the action
supposed to have taken place yester-
day. 1t is a piece of politics in every
sense of the word and has increased in
terest in the election.
There are not many positions to be
fought over this election as so many
of the candidates have no opposi-
tion. Tt has been predicted that
Mayor Green will carry the city by a
majority of 10000. There is no
opposition against his reelection and
his past record stands out like a bea-
con light of victory.
Contest for City Treasurer.
The fight for city treasurer is a
three cornered affair and is probably
attracting the most attention and is
causing the best display of real high
class politics. 1t looks today as
though the main fight is between c. H.