The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-25

County superintendent.
Miss M'Edna Corbet.
County Assessor
Frank Bowen.
Political candidates, in one respect,
are a lot like young and tender foliage.
Nothing will bring them out like the
first sunshine of spring. Also, this is
true, in particular, in regard to aspir-
ants for county offices. Republican
hopefuls are hopping in force out Of
the brush to be petted by the public
hand despite that fact that the ma
jority of the offices at the court house
this year contain "holdovers." The
coming primary bids fair to be inter-
esting in more ways than one.
One promising feature is that the
offices which generally arouse the
most public interest will this year re-
main in the background while fights
for offices that are generally side is
sues will supply the fireworks. Usual
ly candidates and contests for the Of
deeds and commissioner are not fav-
ored with the spotlight for the reason
that something like a sheriff or coun-
ty attorney fight monopolizes the glare.
This year such offices as the latter
mentioned will bring out '.hoIdover'
candidates almost exclusively insofar
as the Republican Lineup" is con-
cerned. The present incumbent will
d
and it seems to be almost gospel for
Shawnee county voters to grant such
requests.
Big Treasurer Fight
Present indications are that the bat
tie royal of the county show will
center around the office of county
treasurer. E. A. Pat" Campbell, the
present incumbent, is completing his
second term. This fact seems to be as
gong for the purpose of arousing as
pirants for his place. Guy Kiene, Va
lencia, a brother of L Z. Kiene, for
| mer sheriff, has already announced
that he will '.get in" Kiene is we'll
known and the political history made
by his family will undoubtedly prove
an asset in his campaign. There is
| also considerable talk about the an
| nounced candidacy of T. b. Boyd,
| travelling ticket auditor for the Santa
Fe railway. Boyd was a candidate
against Campbell four years ago and
the winner beat him by only 119 votes.
| Art Hargis, a Topeka druggist and
reported to be feeling out the field.
, There is considerable speculation con-
corning the activities of friends of
| Ralph Lewis. former deputy in the
| treasurer's office.
Register of Deeds Fight.
Rivaling the county treasurer pros
poets is the possible lineup in the reg
| lister of deeds contest Oran Layton,
| deputy clerk in the district court Of
| flee, is already an announced, full
| fledged candidate. Conjecture as to
| who his opponents will be leads to the
| possibilities as to what may be de-
1 veloped should Harry Whitiow, a can
didate at the last primaries. and Ro-
| land Medlicott, special statistician in
| the Santa F'e offices, become glad
iators." There is considerable gos-
! sip relative to their possible candi-
dacy. Boyd Pollum, present county
commissioner from the North district,
| will undoubtedly come out for a sec
ond term. Probable opponents to his
ambitions are Link Neiswender, now
state representative from the North
district, and Vince Parkhurst, civil en-
gineer now supervising the construc-
| ton of the Soldier creek bridge on
Kansas avenue.
Developments of considera ole inter
est are promising to crop out shortly
| in the office of the court of Topeka.
i Today it is the only office at the court
house for which there can be no
This situation is created, primarily. be-
cause of the absence of grounds for
speculation.
May Fight Fisher
AS to the remaining offices, things
are expected to move like well oiled
machinery with the present incum-
bents asking a second term. Hugh
Larimer's record as sheriff in the last
two years is beyond criticism even by
his enenlies-which, by The way. is
something out of the ordinary. Hugh
Fisher beyond question will ask for
election as county attorney. as he now
holds that place by appointment One
of the topics of political conjecture is
relative to the possibility of his having
any opposition. As yet, however, no
such opposition has showed itself.
Kenneth Raub is an avowed can
.drte for a second term in the Of
fee of county clerk. Raub's reign in
his present capacity has been quiet
and marked with considerable eff
cheney The attacks aimed at him in
his fight for initial nomination will
undoubtedly be conspicuous by their
absence in his second term campaign.
Mrs Mary Chapin's candidacy for
second term is a certainty. During
Ter present term of office she has
made remarkable showing, and
those who asserted two years ago that
1.-The district court office was no
place for a mere woman haven't
been heard to make similar remarks
this spring Frank Bowen is in line
for a second term as county assessor
Miss MEdna Corbet is being backed