The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-03

the county. on the other hand
Thomas has for more than six months
6een scapegoat for an alleged reform
faction in the court house. Auditors
employed at public expense have
raked and scraped his books, but his
most ardent enemies have lodged
every opportunity to charge that
InoInas has kept one penny that does
this office promises to be one of the
most enthusiastic stump warnings of
the campaign.
There is the sheriff's job. ]. D. Nor
Ton served an unexpired term which
covered practically the period of one
term and Is now serving the first term
70 Wn1cn he was elected. Norton wants
a third term. There are at least three
men who will hunt his scalp through
the long, tedious days of the campaign
STANLEY Medlicott, who served two
Norton for the nomination, and there
are others In the Democratic column,
are the NJ -es of r. B. Simms, chairman
OF the county board, and William
Schllcnter, who ran two years ago and
lost by narrow margin This lineup
viii insure active business all the way
and the next sheriff of Shawnee county
VIII be busy party until November
E1acFarland After Schoch's Job.
In the scramble for jobs. the pro-
bate office was not overlooked. Judge
Schoch has made an excellent record
so far as giving general satisfaction
goes. Schochs record for guessing on
the facts has not been surpassed in
the court house. But Schoch has
served four years next January. Now
Hugh MacFarland wants chance. He
is young, ambitious and has many
friends. For three months MacFarland
hasn't missed a public sale or public
gathering in the confines of the coun-
ty. And his record as an enthusiastic
campaigner is growing.
The next exhibit is county clerk. AT
the present time, there is every indication
of a three cornered fight with Samuel c.
Zimmerman asking for a fourth term on
his record-which he recently declined to
permit a State Journal representative to
examine. Pitted against Zimmerman is
Oscar Swayze and c. 3. Burge. Both
made the race two years ago. Both were
can win this year. At 10 minutes before
press time today. neither had consented
to withdraw. William Dickerson. OF Au-
burn. will be Democratic standard bearer
against the winner of the three cornered
deal.
In selecting a few of the real live fights,
commissioners. Two will be named TINS
fall The winners In these fights will fall
heir to more abuse and trouble than In
any other jobs in the gift of the Amer1-
can people. Edwin l. O'Netl and James
Sinner have both become acclimated and
are the altar for future disposition;
Hugh A. Hodgins, Frank Newlin and
Dad" Smith have been mentioned as
possible nominees for O'Neils job. while
j.
discussed as opponents of the winner; J;
E. Pratt of Wakarusa is being trained
to trot against Sinner in the first heat.
Hot Fight for County Attorney.
Ernest r. Simon, county attorney, will
slide by the primaries without oppoS1tlon,
according to the political weather fore
cast After that the breezes will be a bit
squally. w. E. Atchison, law partner of
former County Attorney J. J. Schenck,
has his weather eye on the prosecutor
job. In the advance notices which Atch-
ison's followers have distributed the
stump speeches in the coming campaign
will be worth hearing. Neither candidate
is without a healthy following and this
fight Is not expected to go to the discard.
Real money and no little time VIII pc
sacrificed in the race for coroner. H W.
Bongardner, who recently succeeded Dr.
H H. Keith by appointment has a
stransle hold on the job and will ask for
the nomination. At least one contender
is in the running. That is ]. H Reinhart,
a North Topeka physician, who is already
at work.
For marshal Of the county court, Frank
Leach e. A. Anderson and Josiah Ross
have been mentioned. Tim Donovan, the
present incumbent, may not run again
As vet no official announcements for the
Job have been posted and the list may
diminish before war is declared
With the early arrival of a promising
collection of candidates, has come an
equally attractive assortment of cam
paign slogans. The most popular among
these has been the persistent cry for
fee and salary bill None of the fee OF
ficials who are in the running have de-
cla-ed against such measure, and the
advocacy of the new law is largely from
the candidates who out of office and
want in or from the officials who will not
suffer financially If the law is really
So the dear voter must continue to
guess for himself.