The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-11
PARKER LEADS.
He Is Five Votes Ahead on
Recount.
His Attorneys Are Confident OF
Favorable Result.
FROM MR.. LARIMER.
He Says Candidates Are Now
oNeck and Neck"
Election will Hinge Upon Rul-
ing on Double Ballots
Strong Parker Precincts Have
All Been Completed.

The recount in the Parker Hughes
contest at this time gives Albert Parker
a clear majority OF votes over Col.
Hughes
The canvassing board gave Hughes
g. majority Of g. This majority has been
overcome by Parker with four votes to
snare 50 far. As the remaining pre-
cincts in the Fourth ward and all the
precincts of the Fifth and Sixth wards
are strong for Hughes it seems that
more Parker votes may be found that
were not counted and that the end OF
the count will show that Parker re-
ceived a decided majority over Hughes.
Counting the double ballots the contest
viii then hinge upon the objected TO
ballots In the First, Second and Third
wards the Hughes side objected to 1l6
ballots marked twice for Parker II the
supreme court holds, as the attorneys
for Col Hughes hope. that ballots
marked in both the Democratic AMI
Populist columns for Parker are to be
thrown out then Parker viii lose and Il
is safe to say Hughes would receive
ma iority OF $50 or more but 1t would De
victory for Hughes upon a technical
ity the very point which the Hughes
forces accused Parker of res0rting to
When the count is finished, from the
present appearances, Parker will be IN
the lead There are ballots with per
sons names written on, or marked with
blue pencil ink or indelible pencil tmar
viii be thrown out by the court but
there are about an equal number for
both men, Parker's attorneys admit
that such ballots should not be count
ed.
Double ballots. marked twice for Par
ker. that were not counted. are in
separate bundle and will be gone over
when all the precincts are counted ~
is expected by the Parker attorneys
that many double ballots from the sec
ond precinct Of the First ward viii be
found among the ballots not counted.
also in the second precinct Of the Third
ward.
PROGRESS OF THE RECOUNT.
The recount of the female vote in the
first precinct of the Fourth ward re-
suited in 153 unchallenged ballots for
Hughes and S. for Parker and one
Hughes ballot challenged. 8 Parker bal
lots challenged and 2 double, this gives
Hughes a total Of 154 the same as the
eanvassing board found and Parker 20.
the same as found in the canvass The
male vote gave Hughes 149 uncontested
and Parker 157. Hughes had . ballots
objected to and Parker and 3 double
giving Hughes a total of 154 and Parker
162, the same as found in the canvass
ers.
The second precinct of the Fourth
ward male votes gave Hughes 120 un-
contested and Parker 235. Hughes re-
ceived 2 objected to and Parker and
5 double. giving Hughes a total of 122.
q gain Of one. and Parker 243. gain OF
four. The female vote gave Hughes
100 uncontested and Parker 127. There
were s Hughes ballots objected to and 2
Parker and double, giving Hughes 1i3,
the same as the canvass and Parker
1876, a gain Of 6
The count of the male vote in the
third precinct of the Fourth ward gave
Hughes 162 unchallenged and Parker
1873 There were , Hughes ballots OBJ
jected to, none for Parker and I double.
giving Hughes a total of 1874 the same
as the canvass and Parker 194, a gain
OF one
This gives. as far as the count has
gone, majority to Parker of 8. The
two came out of the First and Second
wards with the same number of votes
as the canvassing board found for
Is and Parker lost u. giving Parker a
net gain Of 4. The first and second pre-
cincts Of the Fourth ward gave Parker
a gain of L votes and Hughes gain OF
one Hughes had a majority on the
figures returned by the canvassint,
board of 3. which has been overcome by
Parker with 4 to spare and Parker's
gain Of one in the male vote of the
third precinct Of the Fourth ward gives
Parker a majority of s.
DORAN IS CONFIDENT
In speaking Of the recount T. r
Doran. one of the attorneys for MI
Parker. said: The recount is showing
what We expected it would show. that
Is that Mr. Parker has received the
majority of the votes and should have
been declared elected upon the canvass
When the controversy first arose there
was much said by the Hughes faction
ABOUT MI Parker wanting to secure the
once on recnnlcalities- now when they
see the handwriting on the wall and re-
alize that Mr.. Parker has won they 90
to an extremity OF technicaHtfes which
IS absurd- me whole matter viii now
ne determined upon the technfcalfties OF
the Hughes attorneys Their claim, is
that Mr. Parker's ballots are defective
Iney Go not say that Mr. Parker did
not receive the majority of the votes
they simply say Mr.. Parker's votes
should not be counted. I do not believe
the supreme court VIII listen to such
claims. as the people demand that the
truth De known and that the majority
should govern. There may Of course
be changes shown by the count which
are not looked for. and no one knows III
whose favor they nay be. but II the re-
count continues to follow the count OF
the judges and clerks as closely as If
has done. Mr. Parker win be shown t.
have majority Of Is to 80 votes.
Should the vote show that Mr. Par
ker has a clear majority or the votes 7
sincerely trust that Mr.. Hughes and his
supporters viii not endeavor to count
him out. and by technicalities. of which
thay have SO bitterly complained try RI
defeat the viii of the people Should
they attempt such a thing it VIII be-
little their cause and subject themselves
70 the criticism OF all fair minded citi-
zens."
MR. LARIMER TALKS
.. B. Larimer. attorney for Colonel
Hughes. said As near as I can tel
Colonel Hughes and Mr.. Parker are NOT
more tnan two votes apart. counting all
the ballots Just where the two men
mHar1l nnNr d. ~ $500 - -.