The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-18

Fourth Ward. ''O
NJ ayor: :.--.. 1874
Councilman ...--..... i.....-.- l,141
GACOs5. Zoo
Fifth Ward.
M ayor ...... $40
Councilman. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. TIA
Excess ...-. 156
Total excess s...........1.2 1.216
Total vote on mayor g. ,432
Total vote on city clerk. 434
Excess for mayor. ..-.... 99S
The votes for mayor were in excess OF
those for treasurer, 1911; and those for
city attorney, 1877.
What Harrison Says.
Says Mayor Harrison: "The vote on
justices of the peace and constables cam
not be included in this estimate for there
were twelve candidates for justice and
only three to elect, and five candidates
for constable and only three to elect, SO
that the single vote on any one candidate
for justice or constable could not be told.
But on any Office where only one is to
be elected it is easy to see the stuffed
vote for mayor.
There were five candidates for clerk,
each working hard to get out full vote
and have every possible vote cast, and it
is not at all probable that 1000 honest
voters would go to the polls and vote for
mayor and not vote for some candidate
for clerk, SO that there must have been
nearly 1000 repeaters who voted for
mayor.
"The vote for treasurer and attorney
fully corroborates this statement. There
were three well known candidates for
attorney, and two for treasurer, each
with his friends working for full vote,
and yet there were 1871 more votes for
mayor than for all the candidates for at
torney, aud 1,511 more for mayor than
for both candidates for treasurer"
Central Committee Quarrels.
The Republican city central commit
tee is also in great trouble on account of
the primaries Saturday.
The committee was in session at the
city clerks office Saturday night and re-
manned in session until o'clock Sunday
morning, but did not complete the count
of the votes and made no announcement
of the result
Between and o'clock yesterday
morning when the charges of fraud
were being made an effort was made to
have the committee adjourn over SUM-
! day.
/ This motion was defeated, but Carey
| Johnson, Albert Barton, Frank Snyder
and David Naylor, Harrison members of
| the committee, left the room imme-
diatelY in anger, which left the commit
| tee without quorum and unable to do
| business. M
The members of the committee who
remained were: s. 8, McFAdden, chair
man; Ed Hawes, secretary; w. a. 8
Bird, l. s Ferry, Henry Scales and Lee
Currier. They remained in session but
a short time, aud at 6 o'clock Sunday
morning adjourned to meet at 7:30 o'clock
this evening at the city clerks office to
complete the count and announce the
result
Fellows willing for Investigation.
Mr.. c. A Fellows said today that he
wants the fullest investig alton possible,
as he does not want to rest under the
charge Of being nominated by dishonest
voters and questionable methods He
says he is just as much in favor of an
| investigation as Mayor Harrison.
Mr.. 6. E. Dunn, one of the judges of
election in the Fourth precinct of the
Second ward, today told Mayor Harrison
that over one hundred Democrats voted
in that precinct and that he tried to keep
them outb but failed.
Many stories are being told on the
streets about individual Democrats who
voted at the primaries, but it would take
as the poll books are locked up in the
vaults of the city clerks office and can't
be seen until the central committee meets
tonight, there is no way of telling
whether all ef these stories are true OF
not
Dr.W. H RICHTER, who is a we'll known
Democrat, voted in the fourth precinct
of the Third ward.
Old Time Democrats Vote.
When asked about his action by
STATE JOURNAL reporter he said: ''Yes
l voted as had right to do, as I expec
to support the nominee. l will vote fol
the man who was nominated"
DIR. Fighters statement looks fair, bu
the rule of the primaries was that none
but known Republicans should be al
lowed to vote and DIR. Fighter is vel
known as Democrat
Albert Earnest, the old time Democrat
denies that he voted but admits he alsC
spent the entire day working for Fellows
RS. Brigham, the sign painters life lont
Democrat, voted in the Third ward.
The very serious charges OF fraud IN
repeating and the voting of Democrat:
should be fully investigated and the dut,
of the members of the city central com
mittee is plain.
The result should not be announces
until the most full and careful investiga
tion is made and not q single question:
BILE vote should be counted.
The Returns.
The returns as canvassed Sunday morn
,, ing show the following results. Th
complete figures can't be obtained be
cause the books are now locked up b
the central committees:
: Fellows majority, 1872
McFadden's plurality for city clerl
: 2O6
Elliott's majority for city treasure
453.
| TilIotson's plurality for city attorney
%.
Grover, Furry and Guy were. nom
mated for Justices, and Williams, Davi
3 and Wintrode for constables.
Skinner's majority over Holman fe
councilman of the First ward was So