The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-27
Third District Commissioner
Job To Be Vacant.
Many Candidates to Succeed
the Late Henry McAfee.
KENNETH RAUB SEEKS PLACE
Lost Last Time by Margin of
Only FOrty-TwO Votes.
Ralph Yingling, J. C. Sinner
and J. H. Duncan Also In.

Another merry fight for one of the
county commissioner jobs has been
precipitated by the death of Henry
McAfee. commissioner from the Third
district of Shawnee county.
AItho Hugh Larimer, former sher-
if. was appointed to fill the vacancy,
the law requires that a commissioner
must be elected at the next regular
election which in this case will be in
November. Mr.. McAfee's term would
not have expired until 1924 so tho
election of the new commissioner will
be for period OF two years.
This turn Of events has created a
new situation and it is beginning to
appear that the race for the Third
district job will not be less exciting
than that for the First district chair.
now filled by Boyd Pollom, and which
would have been the only one vacant
this year had it not been for the death
of Mr.. McAfee.
A Few New Ones.
When the duty of appointing a new
commissioner to succeed Mr.. McAfee
devolved upon the two remaining
commissioners and Douglas A. Ora
ham, county clerk, most of McAfee's
old opponents came forward as can
didates. And there were also q. few
new ones. And since none of them
had the satisfaction of being chosen,
it is not at all ualikely that they will
fall in an effort to succeed Hugh
Larimer
The two commissioners and the
county clerk all found themselves in
peculiar circumstances when it be-
came necessary for them to choose
Mr.. McAfee's successor. A. A. Rod
gers, chairman of the board, supported
J. K. Duncan. a farmer from the
Berryton neighborhood. Graham sup
ported Kenneth Raub and Pollom
a nj ri
five ballots had been taken and 1t
was plain that none of the three would
for a moment concede to the election
of the others favorite, they compro-
missed upon Larimer as being a. man
not only well qualified for the Job;
man efficient, conservative and of
the highest integrity, but also a man
who is probably above all others pop
ular with the people of the entire
county.
Four Have Announced.
But Larimer'S appointment will ex-
pire this year and the whole battle
will have to be fought over again.
There are four men who. it is known,
will get into the race. They are Ken
meth Raub, present deputy county
clerk; Ralph YingIing, of Berryton;
]. c. Sinner. of Topeka, and ]. w.
johnson. farmer living on Route %.
Friends Of John Tomson, of Dover are
trying to get him to run also and it
candidate.
At the present time the odds lie in
favor Iof Raub who was a candidate
two years ago and was defeated by
McAfee by the narrow margin of for
ty-two votes He is well qualified for
the job, has a big following in the
county, and will be a hard man to
beat.
In First District
The lineup for the First district
remains unchanged. 1t consists of
Pollom, the present incumbent; V. r.
Parkhurst, civil engineer and presi-
dent of the North Topeka Civic club:
John Ostrand, of Menoken township;
Eugene Hayes, North Topeka commits
sion merchant; w. S. Robinson, of
Soldier township; E. G. Griswold,
trustee of RossvilIe township. and
William. Farnsworth, North Topeka
coal dealer.