The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-01
COOK OR KEPLEY.
Tomorrow an Interesting Local
Battle Will Be Fought.
It will BE Proven Once For All
By a Vote
Whether Shawnee County is
Now Prohibition or Anti.
ISSUE SQUARELY MADE
Party Lines Cut Little Figure
in the Contest.
Prohibition POpulists Will De-
sert Kepley for Cook.
ON THE OTHER HAND
ReSubmiSSiOn RonuhIicanS VIII
Prohibition Populists Will De-
sert KepIey for Cook.
ON THE OTHER HAND
ResubmissiOn Republicans Will
Vote for Kepley.

There will be nearly as much interest
| taken in the election tomorrow as in a
national election. It is all because of
/ the fight between r. B. Kepley, the
| fusion candidate, and Porter Cook, the
| Republican nominee.
| Two years ago KepIey upset the cal
! culations of the politicians by defeating
| Dave Burdge for a second term, and
| his friends think he can do as well this
| year The opponents of Sheriff Kepley
! claim that the conditions are different
| and that Kepley will be defeated by
| from 1000 to 1900. But conservative
| men of both parties admit that the re-
| suit will be close, and ii is probable that
/ the successful candidate will not have
| many hundred votes to spare.
| The vote two years ago may prove in
| tereSung. In that election Kepley car
| rfed four of the five wards in the city.
| He was defeated in the Third ward by
| a majority of II. He carried MenOken,
| Tecumseh, KaW, Willard, North and
| South Mission precincts. But the vote
| In the other country precincts was SO
| large the other way that his majority in
| the county was but $50 The Repub Bill
| cans claim that he will not poll as large
| a vote in the country as he did before,
| and they do not cOncede that he Will
! carry any ward but the Second.
| Following was the vote on sheriff two
| years ago in the city:
First ward-Burdge. 255; Kepley, AS;
| Kepley's majority, 80.
| Second ward-Burdge, 356; Kepley,
S74; Kepley'S majority, SIS.
Third ward-Burdge, 564; Kepley, 493;
| Burdge's majority, II.
| Fourth ward-Burdge, 465; Kepley,
| 547 Kepley's majority, g.
| Fifth Ward-Burdge 1876; Kepley, 264;
| Kepley's majority, 79.
| kepley's majority in city, 798
Total vote in county: Burdge. $3.50;
| Kepley. 402o; Kepley's majority in
| county, $50.
| Granting that the contention Of +oa
| Republican committee concerning the
| country is correct, Kepley will have to
| poll a larger vote in the city than he
| did before to be elected
| A glance at the registration will show
| that all the available voters have been
! registered. From foOtings made today
/ in the office of the commissioner of
elections, the following registration by
precincts is shown:
First ward-First precinct, 7O9; Sec
| ond precinct $50; Third precinct, 581.
| Second ward-First precinct, 1888; Sec
| Ond precinct, 391; Third precinct, 449;
| Fourth precinct, 545; Fifth precinct, 638.
Third ward-First precinct. 373; Sec
| ond precinct, 426; Third precinct, 654;
Fourth precinct, 436.
Fourth ward-First precinct, 367; Sec
ond precinct, AS; Third precinct, 4O5;
| Fourth precinct, 496.
Fifth ward-First precinct, 429; Sec
| ond precinct, 4S0.
Total number registered, S,789
This is 2 1873 more than were register
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| large registration, it would be natural
to suppose, is in the advantage of the
Republican candidates. but the Kepley
workers claim that the mayOraIty con-
test last spring is responsible for the
large registration and that nothing can
be inferred from it. They also claim,
and with good ground, that they had
the best of the registration during the
past month, which means that a larger
number of Kepley voters were register
ed The Kepley organization has been
and if he fS defeat will
not be the fault of his workers.
The only other doubtful candidate on
the Republican ticket is County Com
missioner Il. r. ROdgerS who is the
candidate in the city district. If he
is elected at all it will be by a narrow
margin. Topeka people are not in the
habit of standing by a man who has
proved recreant to his trust simply be-
cause he happens to belong to a partic-
ular political party and every one
knows that T. P. Rodgers has betray-
ed his constituents on more than one
occasion. His opponent is a business
man of undOubted integrity who has a
grocery store at Third and Kansas ave-
nue. and who has for years been secre-
tary of the local grOcerS' association.
William Dransfeld is not politician in
any sense of the term, but successful
business man. The commissioner dis
trict embraces the Second, Third and
Fourth wards
The polls will open at o'clock tomor-
row morning and they will close at 6
D. m BY a change in the ballot law
the cross mark will be ylaced at the
right side Of the name instead of the
left.
The location of the polling places and
the boards who will be in charge are as
follows:
FIRST WARD.
First preGinct, Sl2 Kansas avenue north
Judges; +. s Stevens, Fred Marks, DR..
J. F. Buck Clerks: H. c. Bowen, David
Ward.
second precinct, sos North Van Buren,
Judges: H. c. Stafford, J. P. Berry. J. s.
Dowden. Clerks: M W. Overton. George
Allen.
Third precinct. corner Topeka avenue
and Grant street-Judges: J. w. Blossom.
E Holcomb, W. W. Wiley. Clerks: J.
T. Mclaughlin. r. R. Bloom.
SECOND WARD.
First precinct. 81 East Second street.
Judges: James Dwyer, Ed HaWes, W. L.
Colt. Clerks: Jesse Pursley, w c. Ste
second precinct, 235 Jefferson street
Judges: W. H. Oliver r. L. Scarce. Hugh
Lawler. Clerks: John w. Johnson, A
L. Benson.
Chas. Botham, NJ. c. Mccormick, J. NJ
Blevins. Clerks: Frank Brown, Leroy
Fourth precinct. 111s East Sixth avenue
Judges: \. c. Webster. NJ ". Saxon
YIN. E4osford. Clerks: J. W. Brokaw.