The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
New Entry in Race for County
Attorney.
Ed McKeever Expected to G0
After Nomination.
THISMAKES THEFIFTH
Ei.Id for Other Offices Is Also
Large.
Indications That Campaign
Will Not Lack Interest.

Tn case the complications III .he
- e.. tho Republican nomination
for sheriff are satisfactorily aoJuS.
tbere will be hot fights galore LOT 'iie
domination for other county oliice'
shawnee county will not want io-
thrills during the coming monlns. III
two or three instances, the holles,
campaigns in years will be maze "a
course the fellows who like ho'
fqht were in hope that the nghI III
the nomination for sheriff would priiie
if. But without that fight there VIII
be no dearth of hostilltles.
Well ND toward the top of the hst
of offices for which hard campaign
will be made by the opposing canol-
dates is the office of county attorney
There are five candidates for the place
and at least four of them are hustllng
for votes even at this time. The hfth'
Edward McKeeVer, is now in Bufalo
taking dispositions in the lncuDator
babv'' case. and while many OF ms
friends are anxious for him TO get mt
the race he can not be questioned
upon the subject.
ShouId McKeever enter the race
there would be battle royal for the
office There are already two nara
= lighters entered. They are T. H. 81
mon, a young attorney whose electioil
as nudge of the court of Topeka with
a veteran politician and experienced
attorney as a candidate against him.
Dlaced him to the front as cam
paigner, and F. G. CTogo) Drennlng'
a fighter worthy Of the nickname he
bears, and who has caused more cam
naign surprises than any other man
who has been elected to city office
here. The fight between these two
men will be beautiful and should be
watched closely by those interested in
the game. Then there is 7. d. Hum
phreys. who won the nomination from
Drenning last year, but who fell at
the election under the avalanche OF
John Schenck's popularity.
Judge Simon is one of the leading
spirits of the younger Republican or
ganization whose leaders form what is
known as the Jayhawker club. He has
proved himself worthy antagonist in
past campaigns-one at least-and he
is popular among the voters and well
liked by attorneys. With the support
of the young Republican machine he
will prove q formidable candidate.
Dreaming, on the other hand, is a
campaigner whose equal is seldom
seen in Topeka. Every old timer has
learned something of the game since
he decided to enter the race for the
office of city attorney few years ago
People went to bed at night knowing
nothing of Dreaming. The next morn
ing his picture was to be seen in every
part of the city. And his campaign
was such as the city had never be-
fore witnessed. And Dreaming has an
nounced that he was in the fight. to
win.
IF Simon is nominated for county
attorney" said Dreaming recently, sit
will be because he gets out and works.
He may be nominated, but he won't
win this fight by sitting in his office
in the court house all day.
When Dreaming talks in this fash
ion it means that he has a plan where
by he hopes to rush into the campaign
and keep it going at such rate that
his opponents can not get a look in.
And he has won on just such tactics.
Should McKeever get into the game
there will be fight worthy of a place
in history. A good attorney, with a
host of friends and an excellent rec
ord he would likely maze other can
didates for political jobs look to their
knitting. Whether or not he will run
can not be learned until he returns
from the east
Frank Foster, who like Humphreys
has been defeated for the Office by J.