The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-31
Capt. w. r. EiacLcan.

MacLean is known by practically
every Topekan. With the school work
he organized the children of the city,
5000 in number, in a most complete
and well equipped body for play
ground work. AS officer of Battery
he was a popular leader of the men.
was efficient in the service and was
recognized by receiving three recon-
mendations for promotion and one for
the distinguished service medal.
His Announcement.
In announcing his candidacy Cap
tain MacLean says:
1 will be a candidate for sheriff of
Shawnee county at the ELECTIONS in 1870
do not claim to have anything coming to
me from my home people because ! was n
soldier, for l was the one. to benefit from
that. l will not electioneer, or spend lot
of money campaigning because | haven
II cent, but l apply for the position OIL a
straight business basis and do not wish the
vote of anyone who does not feel that am
fill the place good as any one.
This will be the third time that l have
flirted with politics In Kansas. The first
sioner job. but found 1 was ineligible on
account of not having lived here long
enough. The second was by absent treat
McGiffert waloped me one might think I'd
had enough, but / always was fool for
punishment. l even used to DOX Win the
chaplain of our regiment
Back in 1910 gave up the study of law
/ to go into boys recreation work rnder
Thinking that it was the most valuable
work in the world and it would come to be
recognized and rewarded as such as time
in Youngstown, Ohio. i went to Fargo,
North Dakota, and started playgroun&ds, &
world war was starting came to Topeka.
and have been here ever since. On our first
Fairgrounds here along with several other
| pioneers whose hearts were in the work
we not only ran the Fairgrounds but raised
the money to keep them going in leisure
Support of e.OOO.
The 6,000 boys and girls in the Topeka
t schools have always been my best sup
pOrters and that is worth n good deal
| still think that my chosen work is the
most important in the world but | can't
seem to get anyone else to, and l have
| two children of my own now and probably
more in the future, If we have peace times
n while and feel that have to look out
In the past / have gotten enough to live
on and it has been my privilege to help
my family little, but l never have been
able to lay up anything. The only way
! jump to bigger town. In 1916 l had a
/ chance to go to Seattle at big increase.
! or to the border, and l went to the border
with IA battery, and now l feel that To-
| peka is my home and all the friends have
! III tne WOrlu are mere anu uOH WANT 10
| leave the town.
My greatest disappointment In the war
/ was not to be able to stay with A battery,
but the greatest compliment that can be
paid to those men is the fact that when
ever l sent to another battery the
| e. o. ordered me to try to make it as
| good outfit as A battery.
Had 1000 Under His Command.
! I had on the border and in Doniphan,
| r, of Lawrence. at CoetGuidon and the
| vosGes. First battalion "a and b, st.
Mihiel lin reserve) and in the Argonne,
Third battalion L, of Kansas City, and +,
| of Wichita, the Verdun front, and
| finally ID. of Pittsburg, so that alto
gether 1 have had about 1000 men under
| my command. and l believe the 1000 are
my friends. and l had well disciplined
efficient outfit, too, according to higher
authority.
1 was recommended for promotion three
| times and the ID. S. c. once. l never got
either but then it was rather nice to be
| recommended, especially by such n man
| as Col. Hugh Brown General Berry once
| recommended me also. In 1916 l was
| elected president of State Physical Edu-
cation association.
| l now make application for the job Of
sheriff and will be in the race in 1870.
am g, years old, married and perfectly
= sound.