The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-22
BILLIARD CLAIMS 1T.
Supporters Believe He Will Get
Lead by 1900 Votes.
Other Items of Interest in City
Campaign.
For Mayor.

Walter J. Arnold c. E. Jordan
Roy L. Bone H. P. Miller
d. 3. Fink Gene Stotts
H. W. Goodrich w. G. Tandy
NJ. c. Holman S. r. Wells
H. B. Conwell.
For School Board.
W. E. Atchison John H. North
Mrs. c. ]. Evans L. M. Penwell
p. w. Griggs L. A. Ryder
J. +. Haskell ID. b. Simpson
G. E. Heartburg George H. Smith
L. NJ. Jones S. A. Swendson
s. r. Kutz c. 3. Van Horn
A V. Lindell Ferdinand Voiland
If anyone has an idea that the city
campaign is tagging on account of the
fact that there is no sensationalism
connected with the strenuous pursuits
of the candidates. they have another
think coming. It is true that all can
didate for all positions have laid aside
their mud balls and taken up cleaner
weapons, but they are working harder
than ever in an attempt to make
final impression on the voters before
the primaries Monday
The committees and supporters be-
hind the mayoralty candidates are
working night and day arranging
meetings and inventing schemes to at
tract the eye of the Indifferent voter.
Anything to attract attention." is
the latest motto of the candidates who
are hungry for publicity and for an
image in the public eye One runner
for commissioner has been lacking his
cards up all over town on telephone
posts and fences. you'll get arrested
for that" admonished a friend. well,
that will be good adj responded the
eager candidate, who was furnishing
for public favor. 81 couldn't buy the
newspaper space would get for three
times the cost of the fine inflicted by
the police judge"
To read the advertisements and
promises of the candidates there is no
doubt but what Topeka will have an
ideal man at the head of her govern
ment next year. Every candidate
stands for a clean city mentally, NOR
ally and physically. They all promise
to enforce every law-even to the shut
ting up of chickens. Each declares
that he will boost the town and make
Topeka city of many thousand before
their term rolls round.
And so they go-count them on your
adding machine-the platform promises
and declarations of the candidates for
mayor.
And they are smooth talkers-these
supporters Of the mayoralty candidates.
Attend a meeting for McNeal one night
and you will swear by his principles;
Go to a Billiard meeting next night and
you will declare that the mayor is the
only candidate for the place. Listen
to the Hughes speakers and you will
take off your coat to help him. Then
listen to the enthusiastic boosting or
Sam Lux and you will tear off your
shirt and yell for Sam and Topeka.
1t looks as though the candidate who
gets in the best ticks the Saturday
night before election will be the one
who will receive the high nomination
the following Monday.
The race for mayor is a good bet
an even one. McNeal with his organ
lied church support, Hughes with his
young men and women, Billiard with
his shopmen and Lux with his business
men and boosters-there are no odds
to give.
All the candidates with the excep-
ton of Sam Lux concede one of the
nominations to Billiard. McNeal says
he and Billiard will be high men.
Hughes says the same. But Sam Lux
says he is a nominee and he doesn't
concede the other nomination to any
body. Lux is supported by hundreds
of former Billiard men-or rather men
who voted for Billiard at the last cleo
tion because they had no use for Will
lam Greenland he is depending upon
about 1,500 of the old Billiard vote. The
new Socialist cand date will cut into
Billiards. old vote also.
But still the supporters of the
mayor have utmost faith in his
strength. AS near as can be learned
from the men who are pushing Billiard
here is the lineup they have doped
out:
Billiard 5000.
McNeal, 1000.
Hughes, 5000.
Lux, 1000.
1t will be seen by these figures that
the Billiard men have little faith in the
strong Lux movement. Owing to the
fact that McNeal. according to their
ideas, has his full support, it will be