The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-02
HE IS NOT SORE
Mayor Billiard in Best of Spirits
Today.
Defeated Commissioners Dis
cuSs Tuesdays Disaster.

In characteristic statement today
Mayor Billiard gave his views on his
| defeat at the hands of Cofran. In the
| best of spirits he entertained visitors
at his office in the city hall this morn
| ing, apparently bearing no political
| injuries" following his disappointing
vote Tuesday.
Il wish to thank my kind friends
for their earnest support in my be-
| half he said. Il regret my defeat
not only for my own sake but for the
sake of the friends who conducted my
| cam paign and constituted my support.
! And 1 regret the fact that the fight
was won by Misrepresentation and
slander-a feature that deceived many
voters. I deplore also the unfounded
| charges made against the police de-
| partment. Topeka never has employ
| ed a more honest and efficient chief
of police-a man who has performed
his duties without partiality. ( am
sorry that the police matron should
suffer the criticism that was heaped
upon her-she is the best woman that
ever filled this position. She has been
| an honest and active worker among
| the unfortunate of the city.
| Il hold no i'll feeling toward my op-
ponents I believe that many of them
acted for what they thought was to
| the best interests of the city. 1 wish
to thank them for relieving me of my
| public duties and allowing me to re-
/ tire once more as private citizen
| free and unhampered.
! 'I have done the best I could to
carry out the work of the office of
mayor and have concentrated all my
! efforts toward what was best for To-
peka. I have done all I could do to
make it a clean city-a city of which
we are proud. I have done everything
in my power to elevate and advance
its interests.
'I leave this work with a clear con-
science-a feeling that I have done my
duty. My sincere wish is that my sue
cessor can do better than I have done
for the city of Topeka.
'I expect to spend the rest of my life
here. I will put forth every effort
as a private citizen to aid in boost
ing Topeka and her interests and the
advancement of her principles
And will you run for governor
again?'' he was asked.
mo more political offices for me-"
he answered with a laugh. ct am go
ing to settle down and be a private
citizen again.
Miller Has Little to Say.
Commissioner Miller would only re-
peat the statement he made last night.
81 am licked" he said. But 1 wish
to thank my friends-the friends that
stood by me in this election
Commissioner Miller has made no
plans for the future.
Pope Is Good Natured.
l. rope, WHO was QeledleQ ny
Roy L. Bone by the largest majority
in the history of city politics, only
laughed.
Last night about 10 o'clock I pre-
dicted to Bone that 1 had lost the
fight by little less than four million
votes" he said. "I see by the re-
turns this morning that I was correct"
Stotts Tells the Facts.
1.-The result of the election was not
a great surprise to me as far as my
iC 1is-
sioner E. B. Stotts, for 1 have dared
just as felt that they should be han
died. 1 have no apologies to make.
There is not a blot on my record. In
doing this it was necessary for me to
make enemies of numb of people
who are reckoned as powerful po-
litical workers.
"I am deeply interested in Topeka
parks and 1 trust that the work which
has been fairly started under Superin-
tendent Reinisch and which has made
such marked progress during the past
year will be carried on. To the thous-
ands of friends who supported me
am deeply grateful and / want to
sure them that the result will be sur
vived."
1t is rumored today that Governor
Hodges will tender a position to Com
missioner StOtts. Stotts is a Democrat
and worked hard for Hodges after the
primaries last year. He is young
man, young in politics but old in ex-
perience and undoubtedly will advance
in political life.