The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
NO FRAUD FOUND.
Topeka Registration Appears to
Be Legal
Investigation Reveals . Few
Errors and Nothing More.
FINISH WORK TODAY.
Thorough Canvass OF the Books
Nearly Completed.
Mr. Alexander Says Did Not
Expect to Find Fraud.

The managers OF the investigation
concerning the legality OF Topeka's
registration for this election are today
insisting that the work Is not being done
for the purpose OF detecting fraud but
that the effort is for the purpose Of
correcting whatever errors may have
erept into the work
While this is the theory advanced by
those directly in charge Of the canvass
which IS being made. the candidates
interested regard It a. a search for
fraud
John Martin the independent and
fusion nominee for district judge, said
this morning
T am not eonversant with the facts
n 1als matter and know nothing about
IT, do not know whether fraud has
been perpetratsd, but I presume this
election Is no exception TO the rule There
is always some fraud connected with
every election
The twenty-five canvassers who are
going from house to house to confirm
the registration as recorded by the com
missioner OF elections worked until late
last night and were cut early this morn
ing They viii be busy al day today
and the ma Jority OF them VIII count
themselves fortunate II the work IN
their hands be completed before late
this evening
This morning John F Garter. Sam
Jones john BranneE. J. z. Metty. Mr..
T.
and j. r. Shepherd, who two years ago
was employed by the Republican state
committee at headquarters were in the
office OF Isenhart and Alexander taking
an interest in the work for the can
vaSSers
These men were handlingg the slips
OF paper on which were written the
names Of the voters. preparatory 10
making q canvass II their respective
localities
The managers Of the canvass today
seem anxious to convey the impression
that they are not casting aSperStonS
against the commissioner Of elections
and the work which he did in the regis
tration OF voters for this election which
began the 1sr or last January
We DO not fnsinuats" said c. H
Alexander. that fraud has been per-
petrated in this registration The work
which We are doing is for the purpose
OF correcting eroFTs which might have
erspt in but not due to the authorities
which have had charge q the regiscra-
ton
Men might have given the number OF
their houses and IT might have been IN
dersrood Incorrectly and SO recorded
Than such 4 city as this contains q large
migratory set Of people Men entitled
to vote last spring might have moved
to some other town and their names still
appear on the registration books here
There are many ways IN which errors
might have been caused and to discover
such errors and to insure a fair election
for all parties We have taken the pains
TO Investigate"
The managers Of this canvass report
that some house numbers which appear
on the registration books can not be
found Other instances where men have
given their residences, 10 such persons
reside
It was explained by Mr. Alexander
that these errors might be due to re-
naovaIs from one part Of the ward or
city to another part Unaccounted
voters, in some precincts. have been
discovered in others. 50 the whole affair
may check out correctly
While this committee hopes to COM
pIste the returns made by the canvas
sers tonight. IL is extremely doubtful Il
the final result VIII be known before
tomorrow
Judging from the attitude and de-
meanor Of the men who are conducting
the Investigations. yesterdays high
hopes Of extensive frauds have dwtu-
died today to the correction Of simple
errors. the responsibility for which has
not yet been placed upon any individual
or