The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-08
HUGHES IS FIRST.
Announces That He'll Be in the
Race for Mayor.
May Be Considered Opening Gun
OF Campaign.
BLIZZARD WILL Rim.
Mayor Would Be Reelected-Sam
e. Lux Is Mentioned,
Nine Candidates for Commsi-
siOners for Starter.
BLIZZARD WILL Run

The opening shot of the campaign
Tor positions under the commission
form of government in Topeka next
spring was opened today when J. w.
. f. Hughes, well known in political
and military circles, made his an
nouncement for mayor.
1t has been known for some time
that General Hughes was in line for a
mayoralty race-it was first known
LAST spring when he was urged to run
fused.
wait until some other time" was
the answer he gave then.
Now that 'tsome other time" has
come and the general did not deny his
candidacy when approached by a
State Journal reporter.
J. W. #. Hughes will make a great
race for the position. 1t was said last
spring that he would win in a walk
if he had accepted the support of his
. friends for the place.
He is at the present time district
manager OF the Illinois Life Insurance
company with headquarters in To-
peka. He has made first place in life
| insurance work and at a banquet
given by the company at the Throop
hotel Saturday night General Hughes
Will be presented with a cup from the
general officers of the company. Rep
resentatives from every. state In the
| west will be present at the banquet.
Has Been Mayor and Councilman.
; General Hughes for seven years
served as councilman and for part
!. or Two years he acted as mayor. He
was also mayor of Potwin before
that little city was annexed to Topeka.
For four years he served the state as
, adjutant general. He held this office
under, the administration of Governor
:. Hoch. General Hughes has been
Identified with the Kansas National
:. Guard for more than 80 years. In
1888 he organized the Third regiment
), and was colonel of this regiment for
twelve years-1883 until 1895. He has
:. also been commanding officer of the
Kansas National Guard for II years
General Hughes is a heavy property
owner and taxpayer. He has lived in
:. Topeka for % years and for 20 years
he was in the wholesale and retail
', coal business.
MY only promise in this race said
j. w. F. Hughes this afternoon, sis
that I will enforce every law and I
l. will give the city of Topeka a good
business administration
n Billiard and Lux Mentioned.
There have been no other announce
ments for mayor up to date. 1t is
known that Mayor Billiard Will run for
i, reelection and that Samuel e. LUX, a
wholesale commission merchant may
make his announcement soon.
D Mayor Billiard won a walk-away race
from William Green at the election last
Or spring. He is supported by the So
called wet element in Topeka and
has behind him an organized system of
: workers-an organization that will be
2, hard for any man to defeat.
= Sam Lux has been business man in
= Topeka for years and is closely identi-
- fed with the business interests of the
d city. His work in the Commercial club,
Z; the Manufacturers and Merchants as
d. sociations and in public work of this
y kind will mean considerable to his can
q didacy.
a Charles K. Holiday, at one time a
y councilman from the Second ward and
p a president Of the Topeka Commercial
a. q. club, is another rumored candidate for
= the mayoralty race. 1t is known that
H. Mr.. Holiday has had the office in mind
n, for some time. He is an ''insurgent
s. member of the school board.
r For commissioners there are nine men
mentioned.
The four city commissioners will rur
for reelection. Roy L. Bone, who has
Mt been commissioner of finance; w. G
err Tandy commissioner of streets an6
an public improvements; H. P. Miller com
o. missioner of waterworks and electric
20 lights; NJ. C. Holman. commissioner OF
re- parks and sanitation. Although they
have made no formal announcement i
is known positively that they Will rur
= for their Offices.
Candidates for Commissioners.
The outside candidates are Eugene B
Stotts, H. B. Howard, C. E. Jordan, S
]. Hodgins and D. B. Fink. Stotts j!
g. a young man and made a sensation il
S the campaign last year by the marvel
GUS race he ran after making know
his wants in public work for the frs
- time. He has been in the newSpapel
work many years in Topeka and con
Quoting the advertising of the stat
fair campaign last summer. He is
hustler and a popular candidate.
c. E. Jordan is an ex-counc1lman ant
a young Topeka business man OF en-
ergy and popularity. When in the cit!
council it is said that he was bette
acquainted with the general work O
the city departments than any othel
man in the city hall at the time. H
has been active in the Commercial club
in industrial and civic work.
H. B. Howard is an ex-councilmal
also. He conducts an athletic and cleo
trical supply business. Mr.. Howard /:
supported warmly by the church or
CARNATIONS and last spring they at
tempted to run him for mayor. Late
he ran for commissioner.
S. ]. Hodgins has been register o
deeds and is a young man prominent IL
| political circles.
D. B. Fink ran for commissioner las
spring and came within a few vote
of winning. He is a resident of Nortl
Topeka and has a strong following II
- Il that part of the city. He is with tn
ri Santa Fe and for one term served
- councilman from the First ward.
=. This is the first boom of the rae
~ =" for municipal places next spring. tn
~ election is almost five months away bu
an the candidates have been working 10