The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-18

ceived. I am aching to make a good
mayor for Topeka
'And with your" to Sam Lux
Things are humming," came back
business men and believers in the flu
ture of Topeka are supporting my
candidacy. You know my platform
bigger, better and more things for
Topeka
Now, Mr. Mayor. what can you
say?" of Mayor Billiard.
II haven't 5000 names on my petit
tion-but it is the votes 1 am getting
ready to count. I have been in Topeka
since 1854 and the people know me
/ will not tease them for my votes
Now that is the spirit of the can
didates for mayor.
But this commissioner fight. Up to
date there are just enough candidates
for commissioners to fill the ticket at
the primaries and one more. A num-
Der of prospects have been rumored.
but they all deny their intention of
getting into the race
Ex-Councilman Fink Is Out
There is one man however, who has
given a half consent to make the race
and when this announcement
reaches North Topeka, the Second
ward and a big following on this side
| of the river. things will pick up for
other candidates.
D. B. Fink, ex-councilman and a
man who ran for commissioner last
year will run again this spring. Mr..
| Fink ia weighmaster in the Santa Fe
shops and every man in that big in
| stitution is behind him. Last year he
made a brilliant race for commission
er and only for the fact that there
were so many candidates from the
First ward did he lose the election
Mayor Billiard is a North Topeka
| man. Commissioner Holman is also
| from this ward. c. E. Jordan, former
| councilman and popular candidate
this year halls from across the river
The candidacy of D. B. Fink, gives the
First ward four men in the field.
| Eugene B. Stotts and c. E. Jordan
are the hardest workers in the com
missioner race. Mr.. Jordan began his
campaign early in the winter and his
| nomination papers are in. Stotts has
| been working at the same time. StottS
| is a young mantle youngest man in
| the race. He will get a big vote from
the young men of the city. Stotts ran
| for commissioner last year and sur
prised his admirers-this being his
| first dip into Topeka city politics.
c. E. Jordan is an ex-councilman.
| For two years he represented the
North side in the council-he was a
I student of city affairs and was the
| councilman who dug up the big sewer
scandal a few years ago. Jordan has
| a strong following on the South side
and among the business men.
| Walter J. Arnold ex-assistant city
| engineer and ex-candidate for COM
missioner bids for a place among the
| leaders. He is an engineer and has in
view the place now occupied by Com
missioner Tandy. Arnold is a strong
candidate.
C. C. Booehr is out again this year.
! Booehr ran last year but didn't run
very. fast. At the very start he admit
ted that it was good advertising
stunt and the voters didn't take him
seriously. The outlook this year is the
| same.
Then come the city commissioners
Roy L. Bone, w. G. Tandy, Fl. P.
Miller and NJ. G. Holman. These
candidates need no Introduction. Some
| people in the city are yelling for a
clean sweep which means that they
| want new administration. Others
take the situation more calmly and
suggest that at least one commissioner
be allowed to remain on the board
| Then there are some who believe that
the record made by the present bunch
| ia good enough to risk again and they
will vote a straight ticket. However
a man can't hold office without max
ing enemies and each commissioner
has his share to fight down in the
coming campaign.
There is one noticeable feature in
this campaign for commissioners. Ev-
cry candidate is in office or is a mar
who "also-ran." Bone, Tandy, Miller
and Holman are in office. Jordan
Stotts, Fink, Arnold and Booehr rar
for commissioner last year