The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-06
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.
The 2Sd Judicial District Scene of Con-
siderable Political Excitement.


The Esd Judicial District Scene of Con-
siderable Political Excitement.
The Twenty-third judicial district.
composing the counties of Ellis. Cove,
Logan, Russell, Trego and wallace
will be the scene of considerable polit1-
cal activity. The Republicans seem
to be confident that they can beat the
Democrats. There is talk that at least
three Republicans will get into the
race for the primary nomination. but
so far only one. Harry L. Pestana OF
Hays City, has had the grit to an
nounce his candidacy puoncy IN the
newspapers. The names of e. A Rea
of Ellis county and L. B. Beardsley OF
Russell county are thinking of getting
into the race. The present incumbent
of the office is Democrat j. z. RuP-
penthal of Russell. who is serving his
first term. He is a candidate for re-
nomination and his announcement
reads as follows: Integrity, industry
and ability are the primary qualities
by which I ask all voters to test me
and my record. public and private. in
the primaries for the Democratic
nomination for judge of the Twenty
third judicial district, and at the gen
eral election"
beavers in the Sixth district to bring
out candidates for congress. Decatur
county already has two in the field. H.
o. Caster and J. D. Flanagan. The
FORMER was a cdnOlQaLe LOT congress
several years ago. He made a gallant
fight. Mr.. Flanagan is the present
member of the legislature from De-
catur county. He is in the race for
keeps, as his announcement reads:
believing that the Democratic party
is the only party that can be depended
upon to bring peace, order and pros
perfty out of the existing industrial,
commercial and financial confusion
and change the condition of things to
co n
the wants of the people without ignor-
ing of principle or sacrifice of party
pledges and without injury to honest
commercial interests, I hereby an
nounce as a candidate for congress,
subject to the decision of the voters of
the Democratic party of the Sixth
congressional district at the August
primary election"
seem to have some chance of winning
in the next election, and they want to
vote for F. NJ. Gold of Stockton for
member of the legislature. He is
claimed to be a vote getter. He is
county attorney of his county.
The Kirwin Kansan, which is
claimed to be an insurgent organ, car
ries Is political announcements, IA of
them being for candidates who want
to fill the offices in Phillips county, and
candidate for congress.
The Cawker City Ledger has been
trying to get Frank Lutz of Belott to
run for the Democratic primary nomi-
nation for congress in the Sixth dis
trict. Mr.. Lutz has a fine law prac-
tice already built up and he refuses to
trade it for politics. He says: 'I
wish to remain high private and will
always be found fighting valiantly in
the trenches when the party is at
tackled and win manfully travel in the
ranks when a charge is ordered, but
do not wish to become a bright and
shining mark for the bullets of the
enemy by being invested with the
tinsel trappings of an Office"
Out in Decatur county the Demo-
Gratis claim they are going to succeed
their present members J. D. Flanagan,
who is a candidate for congress, with