The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
REGISTER!
REGISTER |!
Men and Women Should Not
Neglect to Do So.
Important Questions Involved
at Coming City Election.
BE WIDE AWAKE
People Can Not Afford to Take
Amy Chances.
Opposition Being Concentrated
in LIST, end, and 5th Wards.

The city election will be held April 4.
That seems like a good way off but 1T
must be remembered that every one
who votes must be registered ten days
before that time. This leaves only two
weeks in which to register and the peo-
pie should improve that time and swell
the number of eligible voters to such
an extent that the opponents of good
government and municipal ownership of
the waterworks will not dare to show
their heads.
The people of Topeka must remember
that the battle with the water COM
pany is not yet over Until the city
has possession of a waterworkS and is
supplying water to the citizens the
question will not be beyond danger. The
only hope would be to catch the people
mapping.
The opposition to the councilmen who
were nominated on a straight city own
ership of waterworks is being concen-
trated and a bitter fight will be made
to defeat J. B. Belts, the nominee in
Second and Fred Roundtree of the Fifth.
The opposition has no hope of doing
anything in the Third and Fourth
wards but they hope by centralizing
their efforts they may pull two or three
councilmen through. These three wards
are being carefully organized and moth
ing will be left undone on election day
to defeat the nominees of the Republi-
can primary.
There are various questions to be set
tied by the coming mayor and council
besides the waterworks controversy. A
new city hall and auditorium is to be
built, many streets are to be paved, the
city limits are to be extended and a
movement to give Topeka at least one
respectable park is to be started. The
voters of the city cannot afford to take
any chances with all these important
matters pending.
No one who believes in the welfare OF
the city should fail to register. While
every one can vote at primaries with
out registering it is necessary to regis
ter in order to be eligible to vote at the
election. It should be remembered that
the women are to be given an oppor-
tunity to vote on the new city hall pro-
position. That is all the more reason
why the women should register.
1t must be remembered that there
are greater questions than preferences
between men to be settled IN Topeka
during the next year and that no one
can afford to neglect his duty. Mr.
Drew has been nominated by the grace
of the good people Of Topeka and but
little effort will be made to defeat him
but the voters should see that a city
council is elected which will work in
harmony with the mayor for the good
of Topeka
The registration books will be sent in
to the various wards and precincts next
week, especially to facilitate the regis
tration of women voters, but the maze
The arrangements for the location of
the books in the First ward have not
yet been completed.
In the Second ward the books will be
at Whittlesey's store and also at New
lands store.
In the Third ward the books may be
found at Dickinson's store in Lowman
Hill and at the corner of Huntoon and
Lincoln streets.
In the Fourth ward the books will be
at Merrill's drug store, at Sixth and
Clay streets
In the Fifth yard people may register
at Ridley's store. which is located at
/ Twelfth and Washington streets; Ches-
( ney's store at Twelfth street and Kan
/ sas avenue, at Bard's store at Seven
/ teenth and Buchanan streets and at
/ Seventeenth street and Topeka avenue
I The exact dates when the books will
be kept at these places and the names
| of those who will be in charge will be
/ announced early next week.
| The Republican city central commit
/ tee is making arrangements to have a
! thorough organization in each of the
| wards and the committee will also as
/ SiSf in getting out a large registration,