The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-10
MAY GO ON TICKET
Mayor Green Makes Discovery in
Primary Law.
Gives Democrats Right to Fill
Their Vacancies.
JOKE ON JACKSON.
Attorney General Evidently
Overlooked Legal Provision.
Minority Party Will Not Have
~ to Appeal to Courts.

"a mystery that has been more myster-
| ious every day and has been frnged
with injunction papers, attorneys, city
laws, state laws, attorney general and
almost every other accessory of muni-
cipaI interest. Today while having a
little extra time the mayor found a lit
tie passage in the primary laws of the
state that only occupied five lines in
the book and was the least conspicuous
and still the most important provision
in the new primary law. This section,
which is numbered 16 reads:
Vacancies occurring after the hold
ing of any primary shall be filed by the
party committee of the city, subdistrict,
may be''-and it ended as abruptly as
it started.
This means that all this trouble
caused by the failure of the Democrats
to comply with the per cent law thus
losing all but two of their candidates
on the city ticket, is over and the city
committee which was nominated in due
form at the late primaries shall have
the right to choose their candidates.
These candidates will be placed upon
the ballots in just the same form as
though they were nominated by the
people and the Democrats can have a
full party in the field just the same. All
the trouble that has been stirred up by
the Democrats and all of their threats
with the legal guns can be dispelled-
because they have won their battle by
the reinforcement of Mayor Green who
has given them the law-and it is
snap to follow.
But more than this-untold happiness
for the adherents of the Democratic
doctrines-the Democrats can fill every
office on the ticket. They can pick men
out of their ranks who have had no
connection with the primaries and ev-
cry office from the mayor to members
Of the school board can be appointed
by the newly elected committee. This
will give the Democrats a full ticket
one that will have a bad effect for the
Republicans in some weak spots where
there has been considerable sentiment
worked up against those who were NOM
mated at the last primaries.
Good Joke on Jackson.
The whole matter is good joke on
the primary laW-together with At
torney General jackson. When the
Democrats realized that they were
down and out as far as Topeka was
concerned they went in a body to wait
upon the attorney general and gain his
consent together with a mite of ad-
vice. But Mr.. Jackson only shook his
head, and patting the gentle Demo-
Gratis on the back he sympathised with |
them deeply and said: at is very un-
fortunate, gentlemen, very unfortun- |
ate. 7 am very sorry that we are not |
able to so something for you, but the |
law is the law-very unfortunate, yes, !
very unfortunate"
with the words "unfortunate, very |
unfortunate ringing in their ears, the /
Democrats traiIed off from the state |
house grounds and with tears running |
down their cheeks they separated to
their respective homes This morn
ing, George Han1ey and Furmen Bak-
er, two of the leading Democrats of
the city called upon Mayor Green and
told again their tale of woe. And for
the first time in their campaign they
admitted to Mayor Green that they
had given up the battle. They saw
visions of the proud Democratic party
floating away out through the portals
of the city hall and all was gloom. Be
hind his cloud of cigar smoke Mayor
Green was busily engaged in listening
to the story told by the Democrats
and hunting through one of the big
law books. At last he wheeled in his /
chair and turning to the bowed-head /
bunch, cleared his throat and said:
The Mayors Discovery.
Gentlemen. cheer up a minute. and
listen to what have here. believe
that it is something that will interest
you"
Each Democrat raised his head
that the mayor was going to
spring some old worn out case in 9TH /
er states or in other cities and it was
for their benef1t-just as a matter of
soothing syrup. But when the mayor
read the above quoted section of the
primary law to them they gave one
look at each other and grabbing every
hat that was on the table regardless j
of its owner, they made for the door
And far down the corridors of the
city hall came back their joyous ex-
pressions and their hurried footsteps. !
Today they are as busy as bees-or
Democrats. They have gotten their
committee together and some time
this week they will make their selec-
ton for the officers. They are going
to use all of their candidates for the
offices which were petitioned for
them before the primaries and the
rest of the vacancies will be filed in
by other Democrats over the city
probably Eugene Stotts will be able
to land an office of some kind. His
stock is soaring pretty high since his
brave defense of the party at the ma
as though they should honor him
with a nomination.
Democrats Delighted.
George Hanley, the leader of the
anti primary law fight, said to a State
Journal reporter this afternoon:
yes. it is needless to say we are
we'll pleased over the information
given us by Mayor Green. Our COM
nlittee will get together at the Throop
some time this week and we will fill j
every nomination on the ticket. The
Democrats will have just as many
as the Republicans this
election. We are a happy
bunch today"
H P. Miller. the councilman from
the Second ward is also sailing high.
He said: ''Weu I am glad that this
came to us at the last moment We s
had about decided to give it up. 1
could not help but think that we were i
not treated suuarely in the matter by i