The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-04
A. SMALL VOTE
Likely to Be Cast at the Polls
Tomorrow.
Sheriff Burdge's Reelection Be-
lieved to be Assured.
SAME PEOPLE WORK
For Kepley That Have Always
Opposed Republican Party.
Something About the Contest in
the State.
SAME PEOPLE WORK


morrow will be great deal larger than
on other off years. The total number of
voters registered is 7465, and it is safe to
say that about 1000 of these will stay at
home or have moved away. This will
make the vote about what it is on other
off years.
Outside of the contest for the office of
sheriff there is little interesting about
the election this year. The usual ex-
citement over the propositions to build a
bridge across the Kansas river is wanting
now and very few people talk about it
either one way or the other There are
a few who predict that the proposition
will be defeated but much larger num-
Der say it will carry, while the PROPOSE
ton to allow the commissioners to sell
the old court house will be defeated.
Sheriff Burdge does not seem at all
alarmed about the outcome of the cleo
ton. However all the workers admit
that his majority will not exceed 1000 in
the county while the Kepley men and
Mr.. Kepley himself claims ths county
by about the same majority. Two weeks
ago some of them we're so enthusiastic
as to claim that they would defeat
Wy MdlOklLy 1LOA
| 1900 to. 1000.
A prominent Topeka Republican who
has lived in the county all his life. said
today in discussing the situation:
II see no cause for alarm. 1t is the
same old crowd that always makes the
| fight. 1t is hardly fair to call them Re-
publicaus because they more often vote
against the ticket than for it. Their in
duence is not dangerous and Burdge will
be elected by Ii reduced maj jority."
Councilman Drew of the Fourth ward
said This fight is not unusual. 1t is
just what we have had many times be-
fore. Don't you remember that there
were people talking on the streets just
/ like they are now when Earnest tried to
/ beat ABdy Fuller for the same Office,
| When the test came Earnest wasn't in it
and it will be the same with Kepley"
Some people are not so sanguine and
some who will vote for Burdge are really
| alarmed. There are some very good
people who will not vote for him but not
because they hold anything against Mr.
Burdge They object to some Of the men
holding office under him. Some of these
people have changed their minds in the
| past week because they know that they
cannot improve things by electing Kep-
ley and there are some who will not vote
for sheriff at all.
| Sheriff Bu.dge claims that the election
| boards were selected with the intention
of hurting him and he called at the
| office of the commissioner of elections
this morning and made pro-
| test. He objects particularly to Gap"
| Curtis being a judge in the Third
precinct of the Fourth ward as a Re-
! publican. He says that Curtis has always
! fought against him, and it is a we'll
| known fact that he has been one of the
most active of the anti-Burdge workers
He also protested against Hale Ritchie
! being on the board III the Second pre-
ciucL of the Fifth ward as a Burdge
man. He says that Ritchie has always
made war on him, and that he has been
doing all he can against him in the pre-
sent campaign.
Commiesioner of Elections Herald
said that he was not under oblig ations
to appoint Burdge men SO long as they
are Republicans, and refused to make
| any changes.
81 have not had a fair representation
on the boards" said Sheriff Burdge to-
day. THE boards were selec ed with the
purpose of hurting me, if they can, and
| have no recourse"
c. Z. Gault, a memb ber of the Republi-
can county central committee, said that
there is no doubt that injustice has
been done Sheriff Burdge in the selec-
ton of the election boards.
1t is the policy of the supporters of
candidates to claim the victory and man
uuacuuainted with ways of the politician
would be surprised 10 meet within few
feet a man who claims that Burdge will
be defeated by 1000 majority aud then
one who will labor to convince him be.
yond doubt that Burd SO will be elected
with plenty of votes 10 spare.
T. ha man who do the moot faIl
ing that do all the veting though they
try hard to convince every one that they
do. Everything depends upon the men
who do not talk in this election. At 8
o'clock tomorrow morning the same
crowds will be found a: the polling
places that are there every year. They
will be ready 10 tell you just how to vote
but the safe thug TO do is to make
up your mind before you go to The voting
place. These men are paid TO think for
The voters, but their influence was great
ly crippled when the Australian ballot
was adopted.
The polls will close at o'clock.
Following is the list of polling places
and the names of the judges and clerks
who will officiate:
First Ward
FIRST PRECINCT.
Judges-E. L. k.ussman. w. c. Sly. W. T.
Miller ClerkS-ROberI Weir. John Eonkers.
Polling place $50 Kansas ave. north.
SECOND PRECINCT
Judges-James Mitchell. Fred Fensky, n. B.
Arnold. Clerks-M- d. Baily. J. Il. EIlinwood
Polling place-3OO west Laurent.
THIRD PRECINCT.
Judges-J. w. Blossom. E. Nystrom, w Grf-
fifth. CIerks-W. +. Monteith, J. E. Anderson
Polling place-CorneT Topeka avenue and Cor
| don.
Second Ward.
FIRST PRECINCT.
Judges-James Dwyer. w. II. Hunter. J. E.