The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-05
Puts It Over Honest Richard
Of Topeka.
Defeated Candidate Makes POST
norton Statement
And win Try to Regain His
Losses.
(Ry Harve Parsons.)

Tho jinx il still hanging around,-or
was up to knocking-on time Tuesday
afternoon. It was q quiet primary, but
Sioux City was nominated by 2 to
majority. Defeat had been conceded by
Topeka headquarters long before the
outlying precincts were heard FROM
In fact before the vote was half counted.
There arc no sore spots ON me-" said
Candidate Cooley in an interview after
the disastrous news had been broken to
him. ''Of course I blame the fool farm
er vote Tor not getting out; the election
judges are all crooks and porchclimbers.
and my opponent slipped in an eleventh
hour Observation-Disclosures that II.
without giving me q chance to refute
the dastardly untruths. Tho pin-head-
ed constituency will rue this day,-mark
my words. The country has gone to-
er.-well. It has gone wrong. and will
repent. My trusty henchmen and ward
ana 90 down with me in ge-lorious de-
feat. Outside Of that. I am all right
thank you'll thank you.'
All wes joy at the Sioux headQuar.
ters. Hon. Joshua Clarke, the success
full candidate. was surrounded by Jim
Kane and q bunch Of other styphs,
who. It is rumored, have been well paid
for their share in the campaign.
TT moves me deeply" said Hon. Josh.
speaking extemporaneously, ITO hear
kind words of congratulation,-your
heartfelt shouts of approval In the
early part of this campaign my opponet
took undue advantage, and our stock
took q slump. but Right will prevail, as
sure as three of a kind beat q busted
flush. The glorious returns Of this pri-
mary election I'LL my heart with joy
and, tnctdentally,-we grab or the large
end of the small change contributed to
this campaign. 1t isn't much. but It
will make lunch money. with maybe two
bits over to tip the waiter. And want
to say here and now, to all within the
sound Of muh voice, that our cause is
just, and shall hew to the chip. let
the lines iall where they may" Pro-
longed applause.)
That's awfully foolish, but little
''foolisher'' han a straight. serious re-
port of the game. The Sioux simply
whaled the baled hay out Of Cooley's
pets. They can't do it every day. but
they do a good job Of it when they do
connect with the winning end. San
ford, late Of Kentucky. performed for
Topeka; and the large. robust Mr..
White had a busy day for the Sioux.
The first three innings were painfully
devoid Of anything that looked like
a run. and 1t kept the score boy busy
hanging up the 5oughnuts. but in the
fourth. the whole aocursed group OF
6OOP8 J00AkbCu ukOA Cn0 lUOnCuS1v0 MT
Sanford (also on the inf1eld) and when
the dust settled. the boy out on the
ladder was hanging up a large. juicy
figure In ''visitors' row."
Another inning full Of ciphers, and
then some dog shooter Of the Sioux
tribe scored another run. Five to moth
ing. and no water hot. Another pause,
and another run-in, scoring two. Then
the homers got busy. but waited until
they had two down before starting
things. Tallion, Whelan. La F1am,
baltimore and Sy scored in a nice row
before Koerner went out and stopped
the fun Grover was called in from the
base-burner. The crime continued,
however. and the Sioux COPIED q cou-
pie more before the holy show was
over. The principal satisfaction To-
peka got out Of it was that 10 to s IL
not so bad as 10 to nothing. and that
Wichita lost at the same time.
Dicks new shortstop, Whelan. il
built close to the ground like q badger.
but has speed and good toss. One
of his first performances was to
kick one In the thorax instead Of grab
bling 1t by the collar, but that Is liable
to happen in any inneld-in fact, it
DOES happen in any infleld. The Hon.
Whelan Is suspected Of being an adj
dftiOn to the club.