The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-24

county TICKETS VEL FILED
And Clock WIN BE Turned
Back for Tar1y Filers.

List Of the Petitions Win
County Clerk Swayse.
Tomorrow II the last day for filing
petitions for the nomination o. candi-
the county clerks ofklco II . seeeh1ug
mass OF names inscribed BY the sup
porters Of the favorite oonD-and
daughtere-of Shawnee county. Repub-
ncan petitions, which have been oloWoot
to appear. came rushing in today. The
Democratic candidates have nearly al
filed theirs. This afternoon the Pro
gressive party candidates, filing their
first county ticket, unloaded z compge-
henDive set OF nominating petitions
upon the county clerk.
In another day they win al be In. for
the ones that are still out when the Of
flee closes on Thursday night win stay
out for keeps. The state law says %.
But County Clerk swayse. who has
been and IL once more . candidate.
himself. will be accommodating ana VIII
keep the Office open and turn back the
hands of the clock az long ~ there 10
anything in sight.
Republicans Are Numeeous.
1t was the Republicans who occu-
pied the attention Of tho clerk today.
Inasmuch. judging from political his
tory, as 1t II the Republicans who
have the best chance Of capturing
most OF the Shawnee county political
prizes. the various candidates have
been left by their central committee
to shift for themselves in the matter
OF getting up petitions. The central
committees Of the other parties at
tended to petitions for their candi-
dates. but the Republican committee
L. ~ At
do the work themselves just N well.
With q few notable exceptions, such
as the petitions OF Robert Stone. who
will run to succeed himself for the
legislature, and A. C. Bartel, who will
run for the probate judgeship. most
Republican Candidates.
The Republican harvest up to date
ID reported AZ follows:
Representative In the Thirty-third
district-L. H. Neiswender. farmer Of
Silver Lake township. and J. J. King.
North Topeka attorney.
Representative in the Thirty-fourth
district-W. A. s. Bird. former city
attorney, and J. Ed Hazen: former
goth Kansas soldier and clerk for the
commissioner Of elections.
Representative in the Thirty-fifth
manufacturer Of Oakland, campaign
ing on lowered tax platform. Petitions
for Robert Stone, lawyer, to succeed
himself In calculation.
County clerk-Oscar 0Wayze. Nuff
said.
County treasurer-T. b. Boyd, trav-
cling ticket auditor passenger depart
ment Santa Fe. and e. A. Campbell,
deputy county treasurer for three
years; Art HargiA pharmacist, goth
Kansas hero and volunteer to Mexico.
Register Of deeds-Robert =. Task
er, candidate for reelection, long war
record and prepared to 20 to the mat
with Harry Whitl0w, the inspector for
the Topeka Railway company. who
has filed petitions for the same nomi-
nation.
County attorney--Arthur J. Bolin-
ger, who will try for tho Republican
nomination to onot w. =. Atchis0n.
Democrat, who was elected on an tnde-
pendent but extra dry platform two
Sheriff.. L. Kiene. the only office
for which the Progressive party made
no nomination.
County superintendent-J F.
Eby for denomination. No one else
has had the nerve to run against him
for the nomination.
Clerk If the district court-C. w.
Bower. Same fix as Eby. Swayxe and
Kiene 20 Gar - his own party il con-
cerned.
Probate judge-Hugh Mcfarland
Tor reelection. Has 20 out Of the so
lawyers in town ON his
petition and about 700 more names on
his papers than the law will permit
him to file.
A. G. Bartel. clerk Of the court of
Topeka.
County Surveyor. A. camphell,
for reelection. One Of the young
crowd in good standing: Will be OPP
county engineer.
Coroner-John H. Rinehart. II.
D., for denomination without opposi-
ton.
Assessors. H. Haynes. Nobody
else in the party has raised q hand.
or q petition against him. The most
popular man in the most unpopular
Job in the gift of the county.
Commissioner for the First district.
all OF city and county north Of the
Kaw river-Full crop Of candidates
IN to The the Demo
quite q little on his own account.
candidates for nomina-
ton are 8. C. Lands, farmer Of SOL
der township: Sam Martin, horse
buyer. associated with Rome Colvin
Of North Topeka; NJ w. Overton, coll
Boyd e. Poliom. trustee Of Soldier
Judge Of the court Of ropeka-Paul
n. Heinz, Hugh + Fisher ana Tfnk-
ham Veaie. all well known attorneys
Df the younger crop.
Clerk Of the court Of Topeka-Lee r.
Samuel. Ronald v. Smith, Nike Ait.
and E. r. Vjllipigue. All asplrants for
judicial preferment and willing to be-
gin at the bottom or near Il.
George Frost win file for renomfna-
lion Tor the marshalsiaip Of the court Of
Topeka
This includes the list Of Republican
thus Tar heard from.