The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-23
TO ELECT EIGHT
Primary Ballots To Be Sent
Out by C. of C.
Must Be Returned Not Later
Than March 30.

On Friday the preliminary or pri-
mary ballots for the election of eight
directors in the Topeka Chamber OF
Commerce, will be sept to the mem
bers of the organization.
The primary ballots include a com
plete roster of the membership, with
1861 names thereon. From the LIS
each member will vote on sixteen
ing the greatest number of votes for
them will be the sixteen candidates
from whom eight will be selected to
serve as directors, when the second
and final election is held.
The ballots which Will be sent out
by mail Friday are to be returned not
later than Y o'clock on Wednesday,
March %. The sixteen leaders Will be
selected and the final ballots be sent
out on March 81
The final ballots are to be returned
not later than at Z o'clock on Thurs
day. April 3.
The Present Directors.
The sixteen men who are now
members of the directorate are: X. X.
Baer Glenn L. Bybee. S. E. Cobb, E.
L. Copeland, E. H. Crosby, Col. John
S. Dean, o. B. Cutler, w. H lines,
George 7. McDermott, George McEn-
tire c. B. Merriam, Marco MORROW,
George w. Stansfield, E. F. Strain, A
E. Van Petten and Fred Voiland.
OF these sixteen, the terms of the
following expire and they are to be
reelected or new directors chosen in
their places: Glenn L. Bybee, S. E.
Cobb, Z. L. Copeland. John s. Dean,
c. B. Merriam, Marco Morrow. George
W. StansfieId and Fred Voiland.
There has been manifested recently
a sentiment among certain classified
tons of members of the Chamber OF
Commerce that there should be more
in contradistinction to professional
men, on the board of directors.
To that end. and after much infor
NAL discussion, there has been framed
a SLATE" or group of men who are
destined to receive support from the
plexion OF the board No single or
ganizatiOn has officially endorsed
such a slate. The support of the
group is coming from among retail
jobbers who are members of the
chamber.
Fifteen on the Slate.
On the slate there are the names OF
fifteen men, of whom any eight would
be acceptable as directors to the in
tereSts which favor a change Four
Of the men whose names appear are
already directors of the Chamber OF
Commerce. but their terms expire
with the present election.
Their reelection. backed by four
of the remaining eleven men named,
is desired. The four present direc-
tors are: Glenn L. Bybee, Topeka
Foundry & Iron Works; S. E. Cobb,
president of the Bank of Topeka; c.
B. Merriam, of the Central Trust COM
pany: George w. Stansffeld, of the
Stansfield Drug company.
The other eleven men whose names
are on the slate, in alphabetical order
are: George c. Bowman. Seymour
Packing company; W. w. Eden. Kan
sas Reserve Investment company;
Frank c. Gibbs. Gibbs Clothing COM
pany; Frank W. Griggs, Felix Cloth
ing company; Clint Haskell, Beatrice
Creamery company: c. A. HARLAN Fur
niture company; c. L. Mitchell, secre-
tary. Crane & Company; Harry r.
Nightingale. Berkson Brothers COM
pany; H. S. Putney, Road Metal &
Supply company; Glenn W. Seely, sec
rotary, Hall Stationery company; J. B,
Walker. vice president and treasurer
Pelletier's Stores company.