The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-06
Voting is Slow and Little Inter
est is Taken.
Some LiveIiness in the Wards
Where Women Run
FOR SCHOOL BOARD.
c. A. Fellows VIII Easily Be
Elected Mayor
Mr. Billiard Putting Forth Very
Little Effort.

As usual when there is practically no
contest, very little interest is being
taken in the election today. The judges
and clerks are devoting the greater
part of their time to story telling and
smoking cigars.
The only places where there is any
thing approaching excitement are in
the Fifth and First wards. where there
are women candidates for members of
the school board on both tickets. In
the east precinct of the Fifth ward
there were nearly 800 votes at noon,
while the registration in the precinct is
Sal
Several vehicles were carrying people
to the polls. but the work is being done
almost entirely in the interest either
of P. W. Griggs or Mrs. Robert Steele,
the candidates for the position on the
school board.
In the west precinct of the First ward
the voting has been heavy and there
the school board question is responsible
for the heavy vote.
In the Third precinct of the Third
ward where there were over LOCO votes
at the primary, there were $50 cast
at noon. The registration in this pre-
cinct is 740.
There are few workers at any of the
poIling places Even the committees
look after the auditorium proposition
at the polls are doing little They prob
ably think that it is not necessary, but
the judges at some of the polling places
say that some opposition to the propo-
sition is being manifested, which shows
that its enemies have not been idle
Every one says that the auditorium
proposition will carry. though some say
the majority will not be so large as
anticipated.
There IS no doubt of the victory of
the entire Republican ticket, though
the most sanguine supporters admit
that there is a possibility that Mrs
Steele and Mrs. H3mrick viii be elect
ed as members of the school board as
their names appear on both tickets
Occasionally a POpuhst is seen who
processes to think that Billiard will be
elected mayor, but there is really no
ground for such n suspicion. Commis-
siOner of Elections Yount places Eel
lows majority a [ 300, but it will prob
ably be nearer 5000 if the voting be-
comes more lively this afternoon, as it
probably will.
President L. S. Ferry of the city cen
tral committee, who made the rounds
of the precincts says that he was as
tonished at the lack of organization on
the part of the opposition.
The Billiard forces do not seem to be
organized, and only in one or two places
did find carriages being run. In few
places is there anyone to check up the
registration. I am. satisfied that the
entire Republican ticket will be elected
by a big majority"
There was a rumor this morning that
the Billiard forces had hired 16 hacks
and would go into the fight with vim,
but it was soon found to be a mistake.
The truth of the matter is that Mr.. Bill
lard himself never had any thought
that he would be elected, and he has
done very little toward swelling his
vote.
The Citizens ticket has the police
force at its back, but the metropolitan
police is not strong political organic !
alton so far as work at the polls. is con- !
cerned.
There is an indication that one of |
the candidates for justice of the peace, !
A. F. Chesney, will run behind the Re |
publican ticket He has not been able |
TO do any work himself on account of |
q stroke of paralysis received a few
days before the primary. The opposi- |
tion to Chesney is going to ]. T. Ward, |
Democrat. whose name appears on !
the Citizens ticket It is doubtful if |
Ward can muster enough votes, how /
ever. to defeat Chesney.
There wilt probably be not far from |
900 votes cast in the city.
A queer fact was brought to light to- |
day which shows that people sometimes
neglect themselves while looking after |
other people. The registration books |
were left at NJ. c. HOlman's store in 4
North Topeka for several days to facili- |
tate registration but it was found to- |
lister; he had done faithful work to have |
other people register, but had forgotten |
himself.
Lawyer F. P. Lindsay was also a vic
tim of his own negligence He went /
out to Tennesseetown to vote but was
refused a ticket when his name was
not found on the books. He went to
the commissioners Office, thinking that
some mistake had been made, but his
name was not to be found. He tried |
TO find law that would entitle him to
q certificate, but failed.
The returns will be received tonight |
in the office of the commissioner of cleo |
tions in the city building The ticket |
Is not large and the count should be /
completed early in the night
IN ARKANSAS. |