The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-24
IN NORTH topeka
Large Crowd at Booster Meet
ing Tuesday Night.
Several City Candidates on the
Program.

The hundred and fifty North side
! people who listened to the politica-
! discussion which was made in the
North side fire station Tuesday night
| by twelve men who are candidate al
| the coming election were we'll repaid
! for their time. During the early part
| of the meeting it looked as though old
/ time political fireworks would be dis
| played when J. w. F. Hughes and c.
! G. Blakely candidates for mayor,
| Joined in a lively debate about the ad-
visa bility of "back bone" as one of the
chief requirements for a man who
was a candidate for the mayoralty
position.
Backbone for Hughes
Colonel Hughes said: Some of my
opponents for mayor have backbones
/ like have up my spine When I was
one of the chief necessities for a
mayor 1 am told one of my COM
petitorS stated that it was not so much
backbone as heart and head that
was needed in a mayor What we
want is mayor with backbone.
mo matter whether you vote for
me or not, L ask you to elect d man
with backbone. You don't want one
with a wish BONE
When Colonel Hughes finished he
requested Chairman G. M. Brassfield
to ask c. G. Blakely to speak, which
he did.
Hughes was saying something about
backbone. That is a matter on Which
1 do not need to speak. Rather will
refer you to my friend, Colonel
Hughes, as to whether L have back
bone
Don't use me as a Witness" said
ColoneI Hughes.
Anyone who goes around discuss
ing backbone needs strengthening.
do not have to discuss this topic
Questioned by DIR. o. p. Davis
DIR. O. P. Davis, at the close of Mr..
Blakely'S talk. requested permission
to question Mr.. Blakely
The question asked was: as it true
you opposed the paving of Central
avenue and North Kansas avenue
when a member of the council?''
Mr. Blakely said: eff such was the
case. it was when the value Of the
the expenditure. / have no apologies
to make" He also pointed out ac-
tons when he was in the council
friendly to North Topeka
j. j. Lannan's Views.
A short talk was made by ]. j. Ian
at the coming election. Mr.. Lannan
was at one time a member of the city
council
Mr. Lannan said: 81 have no axes
to grind. If l should be mayor of To-
peka, 1 will go straight forward, with
the hope of doing the best for the
city,
What j. E. House Said.
$50 far as I know the people work
ing against me have not impeached
my honor, my character or my man
hood. The only attacks made on me
have been dirty attacks for the pur-
pose of stirring up prejudice.
1.-The fire of this campaign has been
on me and L thank my opponents for
it,
A brief description of Mr.. Houses
graduation from the school of hard
knocks was given by him. He said: Il
have done the most difficult kind of
work. Some objection has been made
to the things that L write. This is
amusing when it is known a man in
New York pays me more for the privi
lege of selling my stuff to 20 newspa-
pers than many of those who criticise
make out of their entire business
Request DIR. Gordon to Speak.
Rev. Robert Gordon was present
during the talks made by the mayor
atty candidates but left Immediately
after the close of their speeches. A
request was made by Chairman G. NJ.
Brassfield that Rev. Gordon talk, but
he had gone unnoticed.
Other candidates for the coming
election who were present last night
We're: j. c. Snediker, for the school
board; George Young, for commits
sioner of streets; Frank Newland, can
didate for commissioner of water and
light; w. H. WATSON and R. M. Nc
Cav. for finance commissioner; w. l..
Porter, Richard Wilson and w. L.
Cummings, for commissioner of parks.
Ed O'Neil spoke for Frank Simms,
who is confined to his bed on account
of sickness. Rev. H. C. White repre-
scented John Wright, candidate for
the board of education.
The meeting last night was opened
by Chairman G. NJ Brassfield, who
outlined the policy of the North To-
peka political caucus, which is to boost
the candidates from the North side of
the river
Will Soon Be Out.
1t will not be long before the boys
and girls who are attending the coun-