The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-16

cinct of the Third. In the east of the
Fourth he claims there were II votes
cast which were challenged The most
of these were in favor of Rain. and
were so counted by the judges. In the
west precinct of the Second ward there
were II challenged votes, which the
judges did not count. Mr. Wolf claims
that a majority of these were in his
favor. In the east precinct of the Third
ward II ballots were cast which did
not have on them the judges initials.
There is some mystery connected with
them, and they viii be investigated.
Il would have preferred" Mr.. Wolf
said today, that the result should have
been decisive one way or the other. But
as it is so close I shall contest it,
In the contest over county attorney,
Galen Nichols has a lead of 179 votes
over Charles Spencer, unofficial. T. F.
DOran was third in the race. Nichols
vote reported is 2504; Spencer has g ,325,
and Doran has 1122. Nichols got his
big majorities in the First ward and in
the west precinct Of the Second.
For state senator John T. CLANCY
wins in a walk over T. W. Harrison
Chaney's vote is $3.50. and Harrison's
1.s47, majority Of 1,S43 for CLANCY, un-
| official
The result of the contest between S.
F. Wright and William VanOrsdale
| over county superintendent is still in
doubt. VanOsdale is So in the lead, but
| there is a possibility that the precincts
u
w. L. Pagan has a lead of 10S over
l. s. DOlman for probate judge. He
/ has l ,S63 votes to 1.755 for Dolman, with
! four precincts still out but it is not
probable that these will materially
| change the result. H J. Bevelle re-
! ceived 1,lS4 votes, and J. w. Morgan re-
| ceived 525.
The final results for representative in
| the city and eastern districts are known
as the precincts which have not been
heard from are all in the country dis
| trict. In the city district E. D. Nc
Keever received 1,305 votes to 1O29 for
! A. K. Wilson, giving NcKeever a ma
jority of 2I6. This was the most bitter
! contest in the county, with the eXcep-
| tion of the fight over the county at
torneyship.
In the eastern district, composed of
the First and Second wards, and Oak
land and Tecumseh precincts, Harry
Stafford received a majority of 25S over
Alvin Dodge. SaffOrd'S vote was ,11S,
while Dodge received $50.
In the country district John B. Sims
has 596 votes to 541 for A l. Brooke e
a majority of 50 for Sims, which will
probably be increased by the official re
turns.
Judge Hazen received the total vote
of the primaries for denomination fol
district judge, and A. NJ. Callahan also
had no opposition for clerk of the dis
trict court.
john Dudley, who has been secretary
mittee was defeated for reelection a.
a member Of the committee from th'
Third ward, and George w. Crane wa!
elected to succeed him
| John Dudley was eliminated by th
l,yOte in the Third ward. He was defeat
ed for the position Of member of tn
central committee by George w. Gran
by a decisive vote. He expected to b.
chairman of the Republican county cen
| tral committee but the result will en-
able him to devote more of his time t
| his duties as state house custodian 70
which the state pays him 500 month
In spite of all the warnings about re
peaters but little attention was paid t
them and hack loads of men went from
one polling place to another. A load o
seven or eight negroes went to the cas-
side polling place in the Fifth ward bu
We're stopped.
They made no further attempt to vot
there but the hack was driven up tow
and a man followed in a buggy. In tn
alley between Kansas avenue and Quinc
on Seventh the negroes jumped out o
the hack and ran down the alley an
disappeared. The hack was driven OF
down Kansas avenue.
The eenterS for repeating were tn
First and Second wards and the repeat
ers' hacks kept away from the Thir
| and Fourth wards. No effort was mad
the repeating and no arrests were made
There was a veritable mob at the ives
| precinct of the Second ward and tn
2 Nichols forces were under the immediat
3 command of County Attorney Jetmor'
o They simply overaWed the other work
ers and ran things to suit themselves.
1t was reported that a number of re
peaters were brought to Topeka frOT
Lawrence to participate in the cam
paign- The police arrested Joe johnson
Thomas Griffin and Chas. Love, Law
renee negroes, on election day and the
were booked as vagrants.