The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-25

Politicians Having an Awful Time Regis
tering Kepublicans.

tering Republican.
A Republican politician, pale and ae-
itated, went into store today aud asked
TO use a telephone. He gave the little
crank few convulsive turns and said
"Hello, central. give me lIS. Hello, ia
this the sheriif's officer 1 want 90 talk to
Burdge Hello, Dave. Say, you want So
send a deputy up to the city hall There
is going to be a kidnapping today or Co.
morrow. Somebody will steal that dep
uty commissioner Of elections, and you
had better have a deputy there to see
they make good job of it."
There are very few Republican pole
ticians in town but have grievance
against Whitaker, the deputy iu charge
of the registration Office. N early an
claim either to have been insulted
or the victim Of some "hiR h-handed
outrageous" ruling. They All say also
that they won't "stand any more mon
key business" and the next time be gef5
real ~foxy" they Will take few tucka in
his proud spirit. Bets are two 20 one
that he gets his face punched before the
registration books close.
4. H. Doran has had disagreeable eN-
perience with +'the man who never
smiles" as he is called John Locker fl
an old soldier who lived for a long time
al 4O1 Quincy street, and registered there
last spring Since then, however, be bias
moved to 315 Van Buren street He took
his former registration certificate to
Whitaker and asked for a transfer
Whitaker took the certificate. tore 10 up,
and refused to register him. Locker
called twice afterwards aud demanded
registration but was refused. Today he
went there in company with Mr. Doran.
'-Why won't you register this man.
said Doran.
because he treated me mean last
spring, and l don't propose 20 do him amy
more favors," replied Whitaker
why"
81 let him register last spring with the
express understanding he shouldn't vote,
as 1t would be illegal Then he went and
voted illegally don't propose 90 make
the transfer"
Whitaker repeated several times that
Locker had treated him mean"
IF this man is entitled TO register.
your personal quarrel should not cut any
figure" insisted Doran.
Il don't want to talk TO you" replied
Whitaker, 'iand what's more, 4 want you
to get out Of this Office"
"WeI. get me an appeal blank them"
insisted DOran.
Whitaker hesitated.
$50 onr7 demanded Doran, eor I'm ro
around and make you"
Whitaker then got the blank very un-
graciously.
Doran took up pen careleaaiy and
started to fill out the blank. when Whit
aker grabbed il out Of his hand and saids
~ don't want my red-ink pen put in
black ink"
Doran says he was 80 busy he didn'f
think how much he was inaulted untl
be got down stairs, and then 10 made hita
SO mad he felt like going back and de-
an apology.
After D0ran went out Locker was reN-
stored at the request Of q. j.. Gauit. who
convinced Whitaker that the man should
lot be deprived Of registration even Il
le did vote Illegally last spring.
Otis HunUAte took eOf0red voter
o register today
Il suppose you are here to see DO it
light" said Whitakea.
s'It is none Of your - business
what l am here for" replied Hungate.
'ands ! want this man registered quick
Without amy foOling abOdt it,
The commissioner Of elections has res
used to register the Washburn college
tudents. Many of the students have
.ome to Topeka to make their homes
md remain in Topeka during the sua-
ner
They have always registered in Iope-
"a before. and have voted here. but
Herald has refused fo req
ster those who will not swear that they
xpect TO remain in Topeka after leav-
ng school.
A recent case was that of Charles r.
'olk, who has lived ia Topeka two
ears. and attended school at Washburn
During the summer he works in Topeka.
Ie told the commissioner that he " 0uld
eside here five years more at least. hut
nav leave the city at the end ON that
Ime. He was then refused reglatrati0n.
IT. Polk voted in Topeka last year
An almost similar case is that Of State
Auditor Prather. His residence IS given
) Columbus, and his residence ia Iope-
a, like that Of the other state officers.
governed by the result of the elec-
on.
Still Mr.. Prather was allowed 10 regis
sr, while the Washburn students are
h mr. ouf