The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-22

another worker in the field as effec-
tive as Hannah must have been. But
Humans loss of his power as police
chief, with no likelihood of regaining
any favors, may make his influence
negligible. One rumor says that Han
nan is working among his bottoms"
friends for J. G. B. Pinney. the drug
gist candidate.
An influence for Corwine in the
bottoms" is w. o. BILLY" Anderson,
commission man, who is known as
chief of police of the bottoms" An
Corwine petitions and to have exerted
himself in Corwine's behalf.
Two Have No Managers.
The Tandy organization polled 16s
votes in the bottoms last year. With
practically the same organization be-
hind W. L. Porter, a good part of the
bottoms" influence will go to him.
his friends figure Neither Porter nor
Pinney is known to have a campaign
manager. Hypes has made the en-
phatic statement that he will make
no bargaining for votes with promises
of city jobs should he be elected.
What does the bottoms vote mat
ter, anyway" someone asks.
In what is considered the bottoms"
lies the first and second precincts Of
the Second ward. In the first precinct
in the primary two years ago, 1874
votes were cast. In the second 23S
votes were cast. In the election 1876
votes came from the first precinct of
the bottoms and 277 votes from the
second precinct. So the little matter
of five hundred votes, more or less,
has considerable Importance, candi-
dates agree.
Posters in downtown windows an
nouncing the candidacy of w. L. Por-
ter, former city park commissioner for
the office of mayor, are probably I'M
like any other political posters in one
respect at least. They are the dona-
ton in his campaign of a patient for
merly cared for at the city tubercu-
losis sanatorium, and the posters state
that the donation was made in graft
tude for the good work of Porter for
public health. particularly anti-tuber-
culosis work. 1t was Porter's sugges-
ton that. the building used several
years ago as a pest house should be
turned into a sanatorium to fight
tuberculosis, with the result that To-
peka has in its present sanatorium
splendid facilities for fighting the dis
ease. THE man who made play
grounds out of waste spots of Topeka
is one tribute the posters bear and an
other is Ripley Park and the Tuber-
culosis Hospital are children of his
brain"
To keep Corwine in the mayors
chair in Topeka is the earnest desire
of Kansas Democrats. rumor says.
Corwine has been Democratic candi-
date for congress from this district and
state leaders of the party are inter-
ested in his welfare. Few cities in
Kansas have a Democratic mayor, and
the party is said to be anxious for his
reelection 1t is understood that a
number of prominent Democrats are
actively interested in saving Cor
wine"
If the local Elks' lodge cares to
endorse a. candidate for mayor it will
be a delicate matter for them to
choose that candidate. for H. J. Cor
wine. W. L. Porter, C. B. Hypes and j.
G. B. Pinney, the four candidates for
the office. are all members of the
lodge.
Until last Thursday, the last day for
filing of candidates, it appeared prob
able that W. S. Hancock, street com
missioner. would lead the city ticket.