The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-14

Six After Frank Simms' Job
LAY Be Moro. Enter.

%he u8nt Tor FRANK StInln4 Job, the
onIce Of county Commissioners from
the north district. Il growing moro ana
more interesting. It IL also growing
moro and moro uncertain. The votes
It the primary are going to be chop
PED mp pretty much. as there arc now
stx candidates after tho Job.
nounced that they were in the race.
These are: Frank Simms and George
Young. on tho Democratic side Of the
fences and Boyd Pollom. s. C. lands
and q A. Martin. Republican, The
other man. o. r. Winner Of Rochester.
has not made his announcement, off,
cialiy. but 1t has been given out by
pretty good authority that he will be
In tho race. Winner Il tho man that
all the other Republican candidates
for this office once before by Frank
S1mms by narrow margin. But
when tho wedding out Of the candi-
dates takes place at the primaries.
Winner will undoubtedly take many
votes from the. other Republican cam
As the Republican candidates have
been watching Winner, all Of them.
both Republican and Democratic, have
been watching Frank Simms For
Simms is the stumbling block for the
other candidates In the race.
There Il one thing that il expected
to handicap Mr.. Simms In the race
and that is the third term proposition.
A number Of the other candidates are
fighting him on these grounds. But
Stmms has many friends and they. de-
clare that he win make the '.fur fly
and give the other candidates the time
OF their lives when he begins his cam
paign in earnest.
When asked about the third term
proposition Mr. Simms said: ''I am
demanding anftYAyV
think that 1t will show that have
served the people well during the time
which I have held the office. II they
put the third term against their own
interests-well. that is up to them. I
have nothing to say about my op-
ponents." =
Simms' opponent on the Democratic
ticket IL George Young. Q well known
North Topekan. Young. has, ,.been
chairman Of the North side drainage
been q resident Of the North side for
some time. He Is we'll known
throughout the district and has many
friends that are backing him.
On the Republican side Of the fence.
all the candidates arc strong in their
home districts and some Of them are
we'll known throughout the district.
Besides the candidates who have
made their announcements there are
two or three more who are being
uI8CO 10 IA THO 118uI. however,
It Is rather doubtful AZ to their enter
ing the race. For q time there was
strong talk Of . Progressive candidate
throwing his hat in the ring. But
when asked whether or not he would
run. this particular candidate made
the statement that It was pretty sure
thing that he would not enter.
None of the men in the race have
been making any big noise but the
fight 10 well under way sBnt 1t 10 Anc
teresting and 1t IL going to grow more
interesting. It IL expected that when
the real fighting begins that the resi-
dents. of the North district are going
to have the pleasure Of witnessing q
scrap that will be OF a. much interest
to them az the big state row.
b Prospects for Bumpee CFuPs.
There IL q splendid prospect for q
bumper crop Of wheat and other farm
produce In the northern portion OF the
county this year. Lee Stanley, q
North Topekan who owns considerable
wheat land near Perry says that he
never saw q finer prospect than this
year.
The gardens in the vicinity of the
North side are in fine condition. Some
Of the market gardeners have began
bringing tons of produce to the To-
pekA commission houses.
Almost all Of the fruit growers re-