The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-30
BalIoting Today Assumes More
Definite Form.
ARE STILL QUIBBLING.
Adjournment Taken After TAX
ing Many Ballots.
Everything Then Pointed to
Election of Morse.


tive council took recess until , O'Clock
this afternoon After much flirting and
cajolinr they are now in shape for an
election. which win be contaminated late
this afternoon. The last ballot taken was
the 141st 1t stood this way:
Stanley-Morse-
Codard-Nalker.
Coie-Morse.
Grimes-Findlay.
Nelson-Findlay.
C7ark-AIorse.
Tris order was secured on the 18Th
ballot and stood firm for 3 consecutive
times. Finding themselves on firm
ground. every member Of the council
agreed to Clark's suggestion to take g
recess so that they could each dispose of
his official mail which has been pihng UP
while they have been hddling over the
railroad board election.
Morse lacks but one vote as u now
stands General GODDARD is voting fer
Walker He appears to be the most
vulnerable point of attack and would
undoubtedly trade one Morse vote Tor
three for Walker. He might give the
one vote necessary on some other deal
1t remains simply to get one more VOTE
for Morse. then the fight viii turn upon
the securing of the other Republican.
TODAY's BALLOTING.
The first ballot taken this morning
was the one hundred and sixteenth 1t
came out the same as the first and last
Of yesterday. Governor Stanley voted
for Richter. GODDARD for Walker, Cole
for Mcneil. Grimes for Findlay, Mel
SON for Findlay. and Clark for Craw-
ford. This was a throat-cleaning play,
and made way for the bringing out of
r. r. Rees as a new man on the next
ballot by Secretary of State Clark
Frank Nelson tossed a complimentary
Hnf rrnr la fnfr
a vote to Tom McNeaL He. did not
stick 10 the rev AcNeai in the fight
and the only result was TO make Auditor
Cole on the next ballot when he said
..AIcNeill' specify &C. A." to distinguish
the Cherokee man from the Shawnee
county humorist.
When the 116th ballot was reached Au-
ditor Cole Joined Clark in voting for
the millers' and grain mems candidate,
R r. Rens- Cole stayed by Clark. thus
giving Rees two votes, for three ballots,
then went back to Mcneil, the man
from his own district
again now and began to trot out impossi-
bilities and voices from the grave were
heard There was a strong suspicion that
someone was working a galVanie battery
when rrank Nelson p9peu up J. - FoStie-
thwaits. II vas suen zen a gooS e,S, Joke 5has Slnis
voted for Ed Weilep next ballot.
Object: interposed GODDARD
were voting for Republicans"
Does that make any dif4erence as Ions
there Is no snow Tor the democrat
No reluctantly admitted GODDARD. ana
the chair said proceed
From this point on there was little f1irt-
ing until the denouement- Cole then threw
a vote i'm for o. H. short on the 10th,
Crawford ON sueceenlng ballots- ana
George Clark voted for IT G. Gay on the
to this point Governor Stanley and Cod
ard had voted for Richter and Wallzee.
the issth staniey led on the slump to
Morse Cole came in right behind and
TIL the recess was taken
General GODDARD did not deviate from
Walker through the whole twenty-five
PROGRESS OF THE BALLOTING
And il came to pass that night St
tied fast upon the Philistines gathered
about the convict-made. lacquer table ia
the office Of the secretary Of state Of the
con monwealth of Kansas. AS it APP
preached the fourth hour the spirit oe
mirth appeared and the members OF the
executive council engaged upon the ard
uouS task of selecting board Of rail-
rca commissioners fell into Irritation.
wien so ballots had been taken Cover
non Stanley was still voting for RichI r,
Attorney General GODDARD for Walker.
SUI erintendent Nelson and State Treas
uref Grimes for Findlay. Auditor CCie
for Mcneil and Secretary of State Clark
for CrawfeH'L
Then look ole at Clark as If electri-
fed with an Inspiration. Verify one such |
70 tie auditor, who. haply. sat at the |
right of and one removed from Clern I
Wilson. George Clark intervening. aud I
consequently had the last vote, but one, /
70 cast on each ballot.
on the SOth round Cole tossed his vote 4
20 Clark's man. Crawford Next ballot 4
he went back to his old love. McNie1l. /
and eray-eyed Clark. taking the cue. /
voted with him gratefully This was the /
sig.al for an audacious Irritation to sta
and spread and be kept going TO the eni 1
OF the cha pter. Grimes, Nelson. Cole /
and Clark leaped into the game at once. /
alternating their votes. relieving tie Y
monotony ard thus scattering their con- I
plimentaries
It was written in the law and the /
prophets that no election would be COM 4
passed on Friday, because of its time l
honored tradition on being an unlucky 4
day. perhaps ard it was safe batting
The quartette had this fun all TO them
selves from the eightieth to the one hu
dredth hallOt-CfoVernor Stanley AID \
Attorney General GODDARD very graveiy. I
oravely and naively clinging to their IA
vcrites-Richter and WallSer-up to that |
point
Some odd combinations resulted from /
this Irritation. Some of the singles turn
eu up double and finally threes resulted
Richter drew three on the 91st balior.
8lcNiell received three votes on the 92l
Walker drew doubles, likewise Craw-
forc, frequently. But at the one hur-
dredrh ballot il had settled back to the
Old groove and the handredth ballot was
the same as the first
The council tried to adjourn but ron
call showed three and three and is mora
crazy quilt ballots were added to Lne