The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-11

my years of service has better en-
abled me to realize its heavy RESPONSE
bilities. and, if elected, will be of great
benefit in the administration of it's
duties. If elected, 1 promise a clean,
honest administration of the duties of
this office, and pledge my very best
service, to the full extent of my ability,
to the best interests of the state and
public
FOR SUP'T OF INSURANCE.
The st. John News, Mr.. Lewis home
paper, has this to say about his candi-
dacy:
Ike S. Lewis. of Stafford county,
will make the races now assistant
superintendent and is we'll qualified.
ut is indeed pleasure for the News
to espouse the candidacy of Ike S.
Lewis, of st. John, who has decided
to become a candidate for the nomina-
ton for state superintendent of in
surance on the Republican ticket be-
fore the coming primary election. In
our acquaintance throughout Kansas
we can think of no man who is more
fully qualified for this important Of
flee.
This is the first time in her history
that Stafford county has asked for
candidate for state office on the Re-
publican ticket. We do not ask for
place now on the grounds that the
county Is 6nLlLled TO recognition, Out
on the grounds that Mr.. Lewis is en-
titled to recognition at the hands of
the Republican party. In these days
when every man thinks for himself,
the best man is usually the one who
wins, therefore the News has no fear
of the outcome in Mr.. Lewis case.
like Lewis came to Kansas with his
father from Newman. Illinois, along
about rs and resided for years on the
old homestead in what is now Lin
coin township, Stafford county. The
writer was a small lad then, but we
can remember quite we'll the old sor-
ghum mill run by the elder Mr.. Lewis.
That was in the days when corn bread
and molasses were the principal diet
of the pioneers of that section. Ike
was his fathers chief man, although
a lad of but twelve of fifteen years.
The elder Mr. Lewis conducted a
sorghum mill in Douglas county, ILL
nois before he came to Stafford coun-
ty and it was there that Ike lost an
arm while feeding the cane into the
crushers.
While handicapped, as people would
naturally think by the absence of AN
arm, yet Mr.. Lewis is an expert at
clerical work He has great execu
tive ability, also; knows men well
and has the happy faculty of making
friends and keeping them.
He IS a man OF SplenO1G eQucaJlOn,
which he gained by hard knocks
in the early days, and for several
years taught school in st. John and
In the country districts of Stafford
county He moved to st. John some
time in the eighties. He has served
as register of deeds and county clerk
of Stafford county and the records
will nrove that he did his work well.
He was married in st. John and this
was his home until he took the posi-
ton of chief clerk of the state insur-
ance department under Insurance
Commissioner Church. He served in
the same capacity under Charles Lul-
ing. and is now assistant superinten-
dent of insurance under Chas. w.
Barnes. He knows the insurance
business from it's foundation up and
his thorough knowledge of insurance
matters is one of his chief assets in
his contest for the nomination.
Mr. Lewis has a wide acquaintance
throughout the state and his loyal
supporters come from all localities
The News is supporting him because
he is we believed the most com petent
man in the Republican party for the
place; because he deserves recognition
at the hands of the party and be-
cause he was our friend in the early
days and because he is our friend
now We sincerely hope that our
newspaper friends throughout the
state will assist Mr.. Lewis in attain
ing his ambition. and. our word for
1t, If they do, they will be doing a
great service not only for their party,
but to Kansas