The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-11
IN CITY POLITICS.
Only Two More Weeks Until the
Primary Election.
Five Candidates for Mayor, EleV-
en- for Commissioners.
FIGHT ON OFFICIALS.
Tandy, Bone and Holman Are
on the Defense.
Other Items of Interest in PO-
Iitical Circles.

Only two weeks more until the
primaries then it will be known
who will really be in the race for may
or and commissioners. Right now few
people in Topeka political circles dare
make a guess at the outcome of the
race. Even those who have conced-
ed the nominations to McNeal and
Billiard are skeptical and admit that
another candidate for mayor has
chances of getting in on the first
draw.
The last week has been confined
mostly to public meetings on the part
of the candidates for mayor and per-
sonal work on the part of the COM
missioners. None of the commission
ers have dared line themselves up with
mayoralty timber-except the two
socialist candidates, o. F. Olmstead
and H. B. Conwell. These two have
signed each others petitions and have
appealed especially to the socialist
vote. Olmstead is in for mayor and
ConwelI for commissioner. Their an
nouncements were made in the State
Journal the first of this week.
But the city hall officials have been
expecting all these things. A person
can't hold Office and keep all his
friends.
watch the manner in which each can
didate for commissioner is lodging
the mayoralty meetings. Commission
er Holman has been the only candi-
date who has dared attend one of
these meetings and make a speech.
The rest of the candidates have been
saving their own log and paying little
attention-publicly- what the
would-be mayors are doing.
And it isn't possible for a. man to
make a candidate express himself as
to his choice for mayor. "Who are
you for for mayor" was asked of
Gene Stotts this afternoon. al am for
Gene Stotts for commissioner, was his
answer. And this is the standard an
sWer for all candidates.
No one can accuse candidates of a
combination this year. Although
the city commissioners gathered to-
gether one day and all decided to run
for reelection they said nothing
who have studied the political calen-
dar say that when the smoke clears
away new faces will prove that they
didn't run together.
The booster platform has become
popular this week Before the Ad
club meeting the other day each can
didate for mayor declared himself
booster. Tom McNea1 has entered
that feature in his poster advertising
Gene Stotts among the candidates for
commissioner has made popular
point of this plank.
Ralph Faxon, editor of the Garden
CITY Telegram and a we'll known man
in Kansas, printed the following edi-
torial in his paper concerning one of
the candidates for commissioner:
Another Garden City boy is making
good and is attracting attention in the
municipal campaign now on here
Engine B. Stotts. Mr.. Stotts is cam
didate for city commissioner of To-
peka. He came near getting the NOM
nation two years ago when Topeka
embarked on commission form of gov
eminent. and discerning people say he
is bound to win this year. There arr,
1 believe, four candidates for mayor
and nine for the four commissioner
ships; so it is taking a lot of hust-
ling on Mr.. Stotts' part, but his cam
paign has been very energetic. Mr..
Stotts came to Topeka from the Good
Old Town many years ago. He was
identified with a paper company here
for years, and then turned his atten-
ton to newspaper work. For quite a
time he was the State Journals crack
reporter. Later he was with the To-
peka bureau of Kansas City papers
He was publicity agent for the To-
peka state fair. and various other pub
lie undertakings. Just now ne is con-
nected in an official way with the les
islature He is a pleasant, obligfn2,
Industrious. intelligent citizen, and if
he is nominated and elected for cont
missioner of the big capital city, he
will bring credit to his former home.
family, and friends"