The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-02
A VERY LIGHT VOTE.
Small Interest is Shown in the
City Election.
Hardly Any of the Women
Voting in Any Precinct.
DEMOCRATS WORKING.
They Make a Particular Fight
in Second Ward.
Republicans Are Working for
the Straight Ticket.

This is one of the most quiet city cleo
tions ever held in Topeka. The sltua-
ton is such that the party workers do
not feel that Individual effort is necessa-
~ and they are not exerting themselves
to bring the voters out. Some hacks ana
carriages are running, but the drivers DO
not bring in the loads of voters as they
would if the election were hotly con-
tested.
DIR. Grubbs. the Democratic nominee
for mayor, is taking very little interest IN
the election. It is generally understood
that he does not expect to be elected ana
does not care to be. This would indicate
that C. A. Fellows, the Republican nom
inee, will be elected with plenty OF votes
to spare. The circular distributed last
night is having very little effect
Some of the Democratic nominees are
working hard and sthey will succeed IN
cutting down the majority of their oppo-
nents, but there seems little doubt that
the entire Republican ticket will be
elected. R. B. Kepley, the Democratic
nominee for city clerk, is the most IN
dustrious of the Democrats.
He made it a point to visit every poll
ing place and at some of the places
there are men working in his interest.
In the Second ward the Democrats are
making master effort to defeat the
Republican candidate for councilman,
Frank Stevens, aud while it is generally
conceded that the vote will be close
there is little doubt that Stevens will be
elected.
There was a rumor that the Harrison
workers at the primary would support
DR. Grubbs today but they are out almost
to a man working for Fellows and the
Republican ticket In the fourth pre-
cinct of the Third ward d. G. Naylor,
who WAS one of Harrison's supporters, is
looking after the poll of the Republican
voters and others are working in diff
ferent precincts.
There was talk of trading in the Sec
ond ward, but visit to the voting places
proved that there was no foundation for
the report People are working for the
straight ticket and it is being voted that
way in nearly every case.
10 the Fifth ward it is evident that the
coIored Republican nominee for council
man will be elected. The A. P. a. is cut
ting some fig ure in the first precinct of
this ward, and is doing some work against
Marshall, the Independent-D Democratic
nominee for councilman.
In the second precinct of the Fifth
ward, where there is very often trouble,
there had been no sign of disturbance
up to noon. There is an unusual num-
ber of hangerso on at this polling place,
but they are good natured and orderly.
Chief Wilkerson detailed the stalwars
Art Wellman to look after the peace,
but small boy would have been able to
manage the affairs just successfully
The women are not voting to any ex-
tent The large registration of women
was secured by the supporters of Mayor
Harrison, and when he dropped out of
the race their interest in the election SUBJ
sided, and it is doubtful if the female
vote will be one fourth of the number
registered. This vote will be larger this
afternoon, but at noon as few as five
women had voted in many of the pre-
cincts.
First Ward,
In the First ward a more quiet cleo
tion day could scarcely be Imagined
and at ~ o'clock noon but 312 votes had
been cast in the entire ward.
There was some talk on the street this
morning of organizing for the defeat of
Mr.. o. d. Skinner, the Republican eau
didate for councilman, because it was
alleged Mr. Skinner was opposed to
granting any privileges to the company
which proposes to build a dam on the
upper site. If there is any one thing
North Topeka people want done it is to
have the dam built at once.
Mr.. Skinner lost no time in seeing the
QlSsallSueQ and assured them that he
was not opposed to the upper dam com.
pany and further assured them that he
had never taken much interest in the
lower dam project
At noon in the three precincts of the
ward 312 votes had been cast as follows:
First precinct 112; second precinct 1O6;
Third precinct 94
Very few women have visited the polls
in the First ward.
Second Ward.
The wings of the angel of peace tha
hovers over the Second ward are still
white. Not once during the day have
they been dragged in the mud that var
have to swim through if you do muct
travelling there.
1t is very quiet and the balloting is no
heavy. 1t is estimated that Fellows viii
carry the Second with a good number +,
spare. though the Democrats and som,
of the Populists and even a few ReDub
Hcans are voting for DR.. Grubbs.
Neither the treasurership nor the mat
ter of the city attorney is talked of rnucl
and it is likely that there will he
goodly majority for Elliott and Bird.
The race for the clerkship is it'll
more complicated The A. R. e. and il
followers have a grievance against Mc
Fadden and are telling about the tim
last summer when he and Vandernoo
charged them city license when the
were running picnic for the benefit q
their poor. R B. Kepley had a coteri
of election artists on the scene early thi
morning and they are doing all they ca
to get him votes and with considerahl