The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-02

candidate and has a strong following
in the country districts. He is a
like his distinguished relative, he is a
good mixer. Ex-senator J. B. Belts
is also a candidate and counts upon
his town friends to land him the job.
For county attorney, Judge E. r.
Simon is a formidable candidate. He
has a fine record OF four years as
Judge of the city court to help him in
his race. He has spent part of the
past two months In the country. at
tending during that time some thirty
public sales. Good men and true are
circulating his petitions. The Judge is
feeling good over his prospects. r. H.
Foster, who ran four years ago as
the party nominee against Schenck, is
again a candidate. He lacked about
500 votes of beating Schenck. T. d.
Humphreys, another Schenck victim
Che made the race last electiono. Is a
candidate. He was beaten 2.900 votes
by the present county attorney. Frank
Dreaming, former city attorney, who
WIS beaten by Humphreys for the
nomination four years ago, is the
fourth candidate.
For treasurer, Matt Weightman, jr.,
the druggist, is a candidate. and he Is
making great CANVASS for the place
He has never held an ONCE. but has
served on the county committee and
many years. He Is opposed by John
M Wright, a negro. Wright served
eight years as deputy county clerk.
four years as county clerk and seven
years as deputy treasurer, nineteen
years in all.
There is a whole army of candi-
dates for the Office of register of deeds.
w. w. Harris of Oakland is No. 1.
He is a Santa Fe Office clerk. Then
comes Ira Burdick. clerk in the Rob
inson-M Marshall clothing store. Bur-
dick has strong backing. Ralph
Squires, the druggist is another for
midable candidate. And SO Is Robt
F. Tasker, telephone company en-
ploye. Tasker is a young fellow. and
he served in the Twentieth Kansas in
China and the Philippines. He has
Cary johnson comes next on the list.
He is an official in the Baptist church.
Frank L. Cooper is another candidate.
He works in the Santa Fe offices.
Really, it is toss-up between all these
aspirants for Sadler Hodgins' job.
Frank B. Simms is a candidate for
reelection as county commissioner
from the North side. He is a Demo-
GRAFT He is opposed by A G. Merritt,
drustee of Soldier township, Robert B.
McMaster of North Topeka and one or
two other Republicans.
For probate Judge, w. F. Schoch,
the present incumbent, is a candidate
for reelection without opposition. The
Judge made a good record during his
first term of office.
John F. Eby is a candidate for an
other term as county superintendent
of schools. He has no opposition for
his second term.
There is wealth of good material
from which to select county officials.
Picking winners at this stage is an i'm
possibility. There is going 10 be a hot
fight for every Office except district
clerk and probate Judge. The large
number of candidate for the fat offices
makes guesses out of all predictions.
SO far no faction has apr feared to
muddy the water in county affairs. 1t
appears to be a clean cut fight be-
tween the candidates with personality
and past record and energy as the
principal assets of the contenders. The
only issue is the question, who is the
best man? or who is the most popular
man? Now the best man does not al
ways win, but all good citizens hope
that he will In the case of all the
Shawnee county Office fights.
Buy your Strawberries and fresh
from Cope's market to-