The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-14
i'm CITY POLITICS
Nomination Papers Are Filed
and Campaign Opens.
Twenty-One Candidates for
City Hall Positions.
old Time ISSUE is UP
PrOhibitOry Law Comes in for
All Punishment.
Other Items of Interest in Pri-
mary Campaign.
OLD Time ISSUE is UP
Candidates for Mayor.

Commissioner Parks, Public Buildings.
E. B. Stotts William r. Porter.
William Bolinger. ]. A. Ramsey.
Mrs. Ida Burkhart. Richard Wilson
Roy L. Bone. Thomas R. Pope.
]. A. Bostic.
Commissioner Streets, Public Works.
w. G.. Tandy. NJ. F. Coate.
George Adamson.
Commissioner Waterworks, Electric
Lights.
H. P. Miller Guy L. Bradford.
F. M Newland.
EIembers Board of Education.
l.. M Jones. Mrs. J. A. Bostic.
c. B. van Horn. Mrs. Annie Douglas
p W. Griggs- Scott
With the maintenance of a so million
dollar municipality at stake and with
the election of five men to handle the
main isr in the campaign for the
nomination of city officers seems to
be the enforcement of the prohibitory
law, judging from the talk of those
voters taking the most active public
interest in the campaign. Laying aside
economies in the operation of the de-
partments, for getting the thousands
spent every year in public improve
the treasury accounts, the topmost
platform, the inSiStent demands, the
entire spirit of the 1913 city campaign
is the attitude taken by the candidates
on, wet" and "dry" issue that has
been settled in Kansas for years.
1t is true that a few local condi-
tions have instigated little fight here
and there in the work of the commits
sioners. 1t is known, also, that there
is a scattering sentiment for more
street lights, more water mains, clean
er streets-parts of municipal govern
ment that call for additional funds and
taxes-but on the street cars,
and the women's clubs comes that
same old cry-''What about the prohibi-
tory law?"
Final Skirmish Next Week.
With the final set of nomination pa
pers filed with the city clerk and the
true complexion of the primaries open
for inspection of the voters of Topeka,
the preliminaries of the campaign have
been ironed out. Beginning Monday
and lasting for one week until the pri-
maries March "a, the candidates for city
offices will open up the grand final
of ballots.
For mayor six candidates are in the
race, for commissioner of parks, six
persons aspire to succeed Stotts, for
of finance and revenue
three men have signiffed their willing
ness to accept, for commissioner of
and electric lights H. p.
Miller has two opponents and for the
board of education three men and two
women are asking for the nomination.
AS usual, the race for mayor is the
headliner of the campaign. Mayor
Billiard is confident that he will be
for reelection. Four other
men, O'Neil, Hughes, Cofran and
H. kI,ar
will receive the nomination. The one
woman, Mrs. May Taylor already is
planning On changing the color scheme
in the office tinting at the city hall.
Only two will be nominated for the
election.
Police Department the Goat"
The police department is the bone
over which most of the candidates for
mayor are fighting. 1t is the same
Md storv-poIice, chief, matron, vs.
law and order, prohibition and white
slavery. The main interest centering
around this office does not concern
the management and the control or
the expensive fire and police depart
ments and the rigid supervision over
all city Observation-Disclosures it sways
back and forth over the struggling
charges against the enforcement or
the liquor laws.
The fight for commissioner OF
parks ana puDIlC DuliSA1A6o -
ssting because of the large list of
candidates asking for this place. and
the fact that a woman has entered
the ring. Also because of the fact
hat Commissioner Stotts is said to be
A friend of Mayor Billiard, which in |
duces the usual frills of opposition.
For commissioner, however, the big
battle lies between H. P. Miller for
and F. NJ. Newland, a well
known business man. The forces be-
hind these two candidates are work.
ing night and day and in some in
STAGES the customary singing of po-
itical mud has been noticed. Com
Miller is not worrying over
the outcome. 'I don't think the peo-
pie want to shift the management of
he waterworks and electric light de-
he said. Il feel confident
Of nomination.
In the clamor for commissioner OF
streets and finance only one candi- |
late will be exempted after the pri- |
naries Three men are in the race
;or each position and the thinning out |
March "a will nominate two.
The school board fight is a contest |
between the men and the women
van Horn, Jones and GriggS have |
oeen in office and are running for re-
election. The two women, Mrs. Bostic |
and Mrs. Scott, are receiving strong |
support from both male and female |
sources.
Registration May Fan Short
With the entire office force working |
Election Commissioner Kemper was |
unable today to give out the figures |
IN new registration and on the hold !
,vers from the last election. 1t is !
estimated that close to $4,000 persons |
will be qualified to vote at the pri- ]