The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-26
Every Candidate Is Out With
Cards and ColOrs Flying.
CURRY BRANDS THEM.
''Offlcial Report" of Committee
of Fifty Is Condemned.
Other Items of Interest in Com
mission Politics.
For Mayor.

William Green.
w. H. Kemper.
For Commissioner.
John Alexander. c. E. Jordan
Walter ]. Arnold. T. x Jones'
P l. Bonebrake. H. p. Miller.
ROy L. Bone. G. D. Olden.
F. G. Bowen. j. L. Pugh-
c. c. Booher. Fred RoGndtree-
J. ]. Carter. John P. Rogers.
d. B. Fink James Ramsey.
a. A. Graham. M Snattlnger.
Fred r. Huntoon. s. W. Sunday-
NJ q Holman Eugene B. Stotts.
n r. Howard E. F. Stanley.
Geo. A. Huron W. G. Tandy.
School Board.
c. c. Nicholson. list ward. .Chas. Suit
John H. Linn -2nd ward..C- K. Holiday
Z. H. Anderson. -3rd ward "A. V 1indel
T F carver. .4th ward. John 9; Royce
c. F. Hardy. .5th ward sam Houston
A d Gray...... .6th ward. DR.. r. S. Magee
The afternoon is halt gone and every
candidate for every city office In To
peka is on has toes. This is their last
chance before the primaries which will
be held Monoay from G o'clock in the
morning until o'clocS in the evening.
And they are not allowing their
chances to slip by. Cards, statements,
postcards, circulars, personal letters
and buttonhOle neck-to-neck conversa-
tions are as Tree as the dust.
Even Mayor Green has allowed his
enthusiasm TO get away from him and
newing acqLaintances." This is the
first time the mayor has left his office
at the city hall for campaign purposes.
"I'H admit L haven't done anything
people of the city know me well
enough to make UP their minds one
way or the ether
Probably every interested person in
mary ticket. In every pigeon hole is a
little piece of paper and on it is writ
ten a list of 'favorites 4" And attach
ed to most of the slips is a little note
reading: Two tencent cigars" :.
1t is a pretty hard proposition to
pick out the strong candidates for
commissioners. Every candidate
thinks he will be high man. There
isn't candidate in the race who does
not believe that he will be one of the
winners in both the primaries and the
election. heart to heart poll
taken by the State Journal some time
ago which resulted in the publication
of what was supposed to be the
strongest list of candidates at that
time has changed very little today.
From the talk that is heard on the
centers, at the Santa Fe shops and in
the gathering places of the differ
ent wards it is evident that the fol-
lowing candidates are being favored
Jordan. Tandy. Stotts. Bone. Rog-
ers, Huntoon, Bonebrake, Miller and
Holman. But this is not saying they
will be nominated. because with such
q large list of candidates the quiet
man with the quiet friends will have
q mighty good chance.
The Race for Mayor.
The race for mayor is probably the
most interesting of the race. The can
didates themselves have it all figured /
out, too. Mayor Green and his sup
porters believe that Billiard will be
the second best-to Green, of course |
They believe that Kemper and Green
will split on the so-called law and
order" vote and with such a big fol-
lowing of the other vote, Billiard will
take second place-as they expect
Green to win over Kemper easily.
W. H. Kemper is of a different
frame of mind He says conf1dentially
that he will receive more votes than
both Green and Billiard combined.
He is not very particular which one
of the two receives second place, but
he rather believes that Green will be
his partner in the final election. kem-
per is working night and day and has
organized a wonderful campaign for
the advertising of his policies.
Billiard does not say much. He be-
lieves that he will be nominated and
believes that if he is elected he will
be backed by the right kind of peo-
pie and will conduct and maintain
successful administration.
stands.
The polls will open at s o'clock Mon
day morning and remain open until Z
o'clock that evening. Election Com
missioner Titus has sent out all sup
plies to the polling places. has ap-
pointed all judges and clerks and has
everything in readiness for the big
storm. 1t is the lull before the storm
in his office at the present time.
There are a number of things for the
voter to remember at the election-the
first of which is that he may only vote
for one mayor and four commissioners.
g. T..,A Qrw-
more. And in the school board ticket |
it is only for the voters who profess /
themselves Republicans to vote.
In speaking of the school board cleo |
tion-this row has been mentioned for |
some time-but 1t is full of life and |
vigor Just the same. The people in the !
city who favor a change Of policies and |
management of the city schools and are |
in favor Of a bigger, better, broader |
education have a chance to vot for the |
'Insurgent ticket" This ticket is named /
above and the insurgent supporters ask |
that everyone cut the above list out of |
the State Journal, put it in their hats |
and vote that way at the primaries |
Monday.
The meeting last night at the Audi /
toriuna was hot in everything but /
There was plenty of excite |
ment but there were no people there
to boost it along.
Last Nights Meeting.
Broadsides of oratorical hot shot
were poured into a morning newspa'
per. Members of the committee, can
didates and citizens to the number of
about IT'S heard Frank Curry, member