The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-06
THEY WANT WHISKY.
Judge Horton Says That's What
the Downfall
Of the Prohibition Element in
Topeka Means.
is FOR RESUBMISSION.
Judge Horton FavOrs the Sub
mitting Of the Question.
Kepley's Majority Less Than
Three Hundred.
STAY AT HOMES DID 1T.
Liquor Men and CoIored Nevels
SympathizerS
Got Together-Blacks Break
Away from Republican Party.

Ex- Chief Justice Albert Fl. Horton
thinks the election of yesterday shows
that the people of Kansas want the ques-
ton of prohibition resubmitted 10 a vote.
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter Judge
Horton said: II think the local election
result means that the question of prob:
ition must be sooner or later resubnitted
to a vote of the people.
Have you just arrived at that opin-
ion?" asked the reporter.
mo; have been thinking SO for al
are acting it seems to me that the friends
of prohibition have quit fighting, and
really believe a majority of the people of
the state want the question resubmitted"
do you think resubmission would
carry if the question is submitted?"
"Yes, think it would. 1 think ma
jority of the people of the state have
come to believe that local option is the
proper way to handle the liquor traffic
"Do you think then that the election
of Bob Kepley means that the people of
Topeka want saloOps?"
mo, do not; but the inactivity OF the
friends of prohibition was ono of the
causes which led to his election and it is
the inactivity Of the temperance people
over the state whicn leads me to believe
that the question of resubmission will
sooner or later be resubmitted to a vote
of the people"
At Republican Headquarters.
There was q gloom over Republican
headquarters today. David Burdge, the
Republican candidate for sheriff went
down to defeat in this county which has
been giving Republican majorities rang
ing between two and three thous and.
There is blot on the record of the ban
ner Republican county in the state.
Charley Elliott can no longer sympa-
thiZe with the other counties with their
majorities of two or three hundred. Old
Shawnee is covered with dust and Re-
publican banners are at half mast.
While the fight on the sheriff was man.
aged by the whisky element of the party
and the Democrats, there were Repub-
licans that bolteG the nominee of their
party. Some did it for one reason and
some for others. Some voted against Burge
because he has been active in prosecuting
the vio!ators of the prohibitory law:
some voted against him because he has
been in office long time; some voted
against him because he appointed Tom
Wilkerson under sheriff; some voted
against him because they were down on
what they called ''the court house gaag;';
some voted against him because
they were tired of voting one
way and wanted change;
but most of all is the defeat due to
large stay at home vote made up OF peo-
pie who were Indifferent. There should
have been at least 5000 votes cast. and
there were less than 1000. The registra-
ton was considered small when it only
amounted 10 1864. but the vote was very
light in proportion to the mum ber regis
tered
Today Charley Elliott is considering
the advisability of having law enacted
compelling people TO vote or offering a
reward for those that do.
At noon the record showed a majority
against Burdge of 256, but there were d
half dozen country precincts yet TO hear
from.
How tho County Went.
The country gave Burdge majority,
though in 1ecumseh township kepIeY
had d majority of 36 and in South Mis-
sion precinct Kepley was given ma
jority of 3. In Auburn township Burdge
received a ajority OF 81.
The township tickets are somewhat
divided though a majority of Republi
cans were elected. In Dover township a
Republican trustee and treasurer were
elected and Populist clerk; IN Tecumseh
Populist clerk was also elected. The
Republican tickets were elected in Mis-
sion and Auburn townships.
There was not much of a contest on
the office of county commissioner in the
south district, and Kelsey, the Repub-
lican candidate, is elected over LaVigne,
Independent, by big majority.
The bridge bonds have carried, but it
is not yet possible to tell what
the majority will be. The coun-
try is almot solid against
the bridge, though there may be one or
two precincts on the North side where it
received a majority of the votes. The
majority of 2,D9I in tho city cannot be
overcome, and SO the bridge proposition
is safely carried. The farmers voted
against the bridge because they are op-
posed to the issuance of more bonds, and
many of them think that the city should
build the bridge without the help of the
county, although they couldn't get across
the river without bridge.
The proposition to sell the old court
house was defeated as it deserved to be.
The people in the country joined with
the voters in the city to defeat the mea-
sure, and it is doubtful if the proposition
received 1890 votes in the entire county.
This ought to satisfy the county commits
sioners for short time at leasr.
The Democrats and Kepley supporters
made the night hideous when they found
! that their candidate had really been cleo
ted. They gathered in the office of he