The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-13
No Competition for Their Party
Nomination Here.
AWAITING MORE RESleIIlTIOnS
Republicans Have Vacancies to
Fill Among Committeeman.
Sheriff Kiene May Not Have
Opposition in August.

mttteo OF the Progressive party VIII
go into the general election In Mo-
vember with ticket filled with coun-
ty candidates, excepting probably
only two ohlcesEsheriff and repre-
sentative from the north district. Pc
tttions nominating candidates for all
the other places are now practically
completed and will be certified to the
county clerk in a bunch just before
the final date, June rs.
A concentrated fight for the cleo
ton of some Of their most promising
candidates will probably be the fea-
ture OF the local campaign, although
no efforts will be spared in behalf Of
the state ticket. and especially for
Henry Allen for governor. Progress
sives believe Allen has q good show to
carry the state and while they are not
figuring on doing much more than
make a good show in the county cleo
ton they figure that the general re-
suit in the state viii establish tho
party permanently in Kansas affairs
OfficeFs OF Committee.
Officers Of the county committee
are E. E. Roudebush, chairman, and
H. II. Hall of North Topeka, secretary.
A full committee has been organized
and on its roll are several names that
were to be found on the Republican
committee of two years ago. Among
these are Peter He'll, J. M. Stark and
H. HI. Hall. AS a matter of fact these
men all belong to both committees,
designations have not been rendered to
the officers of the Republican COM
mittee.
No competition has developed for the
county nominations SO that the list Of
petitions which goes to the county
clerk before the primary will probably
be unchanged when the names are GER
titled for the general election ballots.
Here is the list of candidates for whom
petitions have been circulated:
Candidates ON Ticket.
County attorney. J. NJ. Stark: clerk
Of the district court, E. E. Roudebush; !;
assessor. Peter He'll; treasurer, p. w.
Grigss; 2 county. clerk G.. A.-'vancil:
probate judge, M +. Campbell: register
of deeds, T. B. Garrett; clerk Of the
court of Topeka, Mrs. Bernice Robey;
marshal of the court of Topeka, James
Mccartney: county commissioner from
North side, A. C. Merritt; representative
for the south county district. w. s.
Eastman Of Oakland; representative
for the city district, Festus Foster. No
candidates have appeared for either the
sheriffs office or that of representative
for the northern district.
Republicans Still Weakened.
The Republican county central
committee has not brought itself into
shape after the turmoil Of, two years
ago. Before it will be entirely ready
for business it will have to receive the
! resignation of a few of its members
who are now allied with the Progress
sive party, and select committeeman
to fill the vacancies.
w. S. Fulton, secretary of the COM
mittee, today stated that he has not
seen any designations of committee
| men who have left the party, al
though three or four former Republi-
can committeeman are now on the
Progressive county committee.
The regular committee OF 1912 was
Progressive and stood for Roosevelt.
| The ones who walked out were the
old Standpatters and conditions in
Shawnee were reversed by the fact
| that it was the Progressive element
| that was in legal possession Of the
county machinery. It was the Taft
part Of the committee that organized
| the party split until the end Of the
campaign. This organization has
blown away and the members are
back under the Republican commit
tee of which ]. c. Gafford is chair
| man and w. S. Fulton, secretary.
Many Out for Reelection.
| Most OF the Republican Office holders
| in this county have started a race for re-
election and there is multiplicity OF
candidates for several offices. The Dem
| 0crats have revived hope with the Dem
ocratic successes in the state and the
prospect Of two other tickets in the field
! SO that good showing of Democratic
| aspirants is expected at the primaries
That party now has the county attorney
| and Is confident OF returning him to thu
| Office. AS the Progressives have not pu
| out candidate against Sheriff l. L
| Kiene he will go to the mat with but one
oppoent. A. L. sanls, sergeant on the cit,
| police force, Democrat
| ATTACK THF MAYOR