The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-05
VOTE TOMORROW.
Polls Will Open at s O'clock
a. N.
All Parties Are Ready For the
Struggle.
THE LOCAL ISSUES.
They Are Overshadowing Every
thing Else.
Bitter Fight For County Attor-
ney and Judge.
Also Lively Contest In One Rep
resentatiYe District.
tomorrow is election dav.

The polls will open at o'clock in the
morning and close at in the evening.
The ticket is a very long one and in
some of the larger precincts the count
viii probably not be completed before
morning.
Forty special policemen have been de-
tailed to guard the polling places and an
effort Will be made to keep down dis
order. It is reported that large quanti-
ties of liquor viii be given away and
this may lead to trouble unless the Of
ficers take prompt measures.
The contest over one or two places on
the county ticket has almost overshad-
owed everything else. The Republican
detection on account of the queStiona BILE
methods used to secure the nomination
OF Galen Nichols for county attorney
has not been dispelled and a large num-
Der Will scratch" his name. Added to
this is the detection because Of Mr.. Mich
OILS frendliness to the liquor interests.
This will also result in his drawing from
the radical resubmissiOn wing of the
Democrats. The contest is SO compli-
Gated that it is difficult to predict what
the result Will be. George w. Clark who
served a. term as judge of the appellate
court, is his opponent
A hard fight is also being made on
Judge Hazen, though there was no ques-
tiOn concerning his nomination-he was
the only candidate for district judge at
the primary. The opposition is based
upon the third term proposition and the
claim that he has been friendly to the
liquor men. There are many people op-
posed to Nichols who will vote for Judge
Hazen because they believe him to be
fair and impartial judge. Ex-United
States Senator John Martin is Judge
Hazen's opponent.
There is only one other county office
over which there is a bitter contest
that of Fepresen tative in the Thirty
eighth district, which includes the First
an afzf1e A n,1to chr
man, Alvin J. Dodge, was a candidate
before the primary. but was defeated
by H. c. Stafford The friends of Dodge
claim that the same influences that were
at work to rCminate Nichols were used
to defeat Dodge and this has been used
to help Mr.. Safford's opponent, S. B.
Isenhart Another thing that operates
against Stafford is the fact that he is a
pronounced Burton advocate. There are
some radical anti Burton people in this
district and it is doubtful if they will
vote for Stafford even though his name
is on the Republican ticket. Add to all
this the fact that the district is close
one and it is evident that the result is at
least in doubt
So far as the remainder of the Re
publican county ticket is concerned lit |
tie is heard about it and 1t is simply a |
question of plurality. Bets have been |
made that Mckinley will not carry the |
county by more than 1,500, but the |
plurality will probably be larger than |
that Four years ago McKinley'S plur- /
ality was only l. 400.
Governor Stanley will probably run |
behind the national ticket in Topeka, |
where his opponent. J. w. Breidenthal, |
has many friends and is faVorably /
known. Major Harvey. the fusion can |
didate for lieutenant governor also has |
a following of personal friends who will |
vote for him. as he lives in Topeka.
The campaign has not been an excit- |
ing one in Topeka and there has been lit |
tie betting There have been few street !
IL.
ceptionally large registration indicates q
big vote a person might pass through the
city without finding any evidence that q
great national campaign is drawing to
a close.
The change of the ward boundaries
has made it necessary to establish seven
new voting precincts and this will serve
to make early estimates uncertain.
Following are the voting precincts and
judges and clerks who will be in charge:
FIRST WARD.
First precinct: Voting place-812 North
Kansas avenue. Judges: r. E. Jones, Al
Rugger, O. d. Skinner; clerk: c. S. Gill
espie.
Second precinct: Voting place-805
Van Buren,. north. Judges: Jas Mitchell
D. c. Hewitt, J. 3. Marshall; clerks: M
F. Gamlowski. NJ W. Overton.
Third precinct: Voting place-1004
Kansas avenue. north Judges: c. T.
Bridge, John Blossom, A. G. Wallace;
Jerks: o. c. Neiswender, H. c. Bowen.
+ OQIl4 pTGClDCl- y OhillS pAeLC--40.1
Kansas avenue. north. Judges: r. c.
Wallace, W. T. Pence, J. H Allen;
Jerks: NJ A. Blanchard. Daniel Frazier.
Fifth precinct: Voting place-Resi-
1ence J. P Mosmann, Garden Place.
Judges: John Stadtler, John Deghand,
Adam Sommers, jr.; clerks: George
spetter, John P. Mosmann.
SECOND WARD
First precinct: Voting place-903 First
Cvenue east Judges John Langan.
R. E. Cowdry, A Kuykendall; clerks:
u. E Neiswender, Ben F Adams
Second precinct: Voting place-510
Fourth avenue east. Judges: W. H.
Jerks: H W. Parker, R T. Shaffer.
Third precinct. Voting place-91s
Fourth avenue east. Judges: Joe Griley,
acob Ludwig, l. D. Eyersole; clerks:
:. H. Black, G. B. Nichols
Fourth precinct. Voting place-1Z02
Cast Sixth Avenue. Judges: r. T.
Darby, r. B. Gathers. H. C Mills; clerks:
. c. Yohey, T. T. Jones.
Fifth precinct: Voting place-Veale
lock Judges: W J. Whitekind,
oseph Bernard, ". T. Marsh; clerks:
:. F. DeArmond, Rufus Frazier
Sixth precinct; Voting place=Resi-
ence of Hugh Carfrae, 227 North Lake.
Judges. Ben Dustin, J. P Hammer, W m.
I. Brown; clerks: John Burghart,
.rnest AIischIze
Seventh precinct: Voting pIace-s02
,ast Eighth avenue. Judges: H r
ones Girls Roof. J. H First; clerks:
red Swanson. Uriah Carrie
THIRD WARD
First Precinct: Voting place-1I0