The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09
Both Sides Claim Weather l.
Favorable to Them
THE FINAL BROADSIDE.
Most Disgraceful Of All Schemes
Is Used.
Card Fixed Up to Help Preju-
dice the People.
Votes May Be Cast Until
O'clock This Evening.

James s. Warner spent the forenoon
visiting the polling places
AT noon today he said: II feel con-
fdent Of the result. An effort IS being
made at some of the polling places TO
discriminate against men and women
who are suspected Of being favorable to
me but / believe that the mass of the
people who love fairness win not permit
an injustice to be done. am sorry that
the weather could not have been fair for
i would have been better satisfied il all
4he people who wish to vote could turn
out"
Election day dawned rainy and blus-
tering. Each side claims that the bad
weather is favorable to them, but the
probability is that it win make little diff
ference.
The Hughes slander campaign was
closed through their organ this morning
with the most disreputable of the many
schemes which have been resorted to in
the frantic effort TO prejudice and de-
ceive the people.
Two Of Mr.. Warmers cards with the
following words written in 2 scrawling
hand were published: vote for War
ner and more beer"
The scheme was altogether too gauzy
to be taken seriously. If these cards
were written outside of the newspaper
on7ce 1t was by some Hughes supporter
who was following out the general plan
OF deceiving the people. That kind Of
politics BY people who profess to cham
80 Ii, &c. a
zpicable and should receive the proper
rebuke today.
Rufus Frazier, one of the disreputable
characters who has helped with the
ISLANDERS, was arrested last night at the
instance Of Councilman Weber for
criminal libel and Mr.. Weber says the
case will be pushed.
The polls do not close until o'clock
this evening. and the voters who be-
Ieve in clean men and honorable meth
DDS should not fail to vote. Don't stay
away from the polls. for the vital inter-
ests of Topeka are at stake. 1t is not
necessary to vote for man for whom
an apology need be made. James $.
Warner is a clean man. who all his life
has been consistent, and he is a safe
man with whom to entrust the affairs of
the city.
FIGHT FOR THE POLLS.
There was considerable excitement at
tending the organization of the election
boards al the various polling places this
morning.
The Hughes faction was in control OF
the machine, or what is known as the
city central committee, and they cOnse-
qnently had a. majority of the super
Nlsors, who are the members, Of the CITY
The selection Of the judges and clerks
IS by a majority vote Of those at the
polling place when the opening time
comes, and which ever side has the
greatest number OF supporters controls
the organization
The Hughes people captured two Of the
boards in the First ward, but in the
Second the Warner forces got three and
the Hughes people but two.
In the Fourth ward the Warner peo-
pie captured three polling places and
N the Third ward the Warner people
got the two east precincts and Hughes
the west.
In the Fifth ward Hughes got two and
In the sixth. Hughes got both precinct
There was a disposition on the part OF
some Of the Hughes managers to use
high-handed methods in the polling
places. In the Fourth precinct Of the
1econd ward. Carter stood over the bal
lot box challenging nearly every man
George Burghart was compelled to
swear In his vote. though he says he has
voted the Republican ticket for ten
years-and Burghart had said that he
intended To vote for Warner. Carter al
niSt told Burghart that he would NOT
allow him to vote but when ne demanded
ticket ne was allowed to swear In
his vote.
In the First ward there was com
plalat that Warner people were kept out
cf Hne polling places and when one was
1enged.
There was little challenging in fra
Ihird ward but more in the Fifth. In
the TWO east precincts Of the Fourth
NNard there was much challenging ard
D1L little IN the west end
Very IeM women were questioned
NOI4NG VERY $40 WIxY
livery available carriage in the CITY
was pressed into service
For some reason the Hughes carriages
We're not labelled The hacks in the citv
We're pretty evenly divided between the
ft arner ana Hughes factions 1t appear
- tnaA the warner people lad the better
o1 the organization Their hacks and
Carriages were kept pretty busy all
Az spite OF the apparent activity OF the
workers Ehe voting was very slow on ac-
count oK the heavy rainfall and on the
east side there was not a single precinct
at which loo votes had been casf Ar II
o'clock but during ehe noon hour there
was something Of q rush
AC Is apparent that the woman vote is
M0t al one way but the Warner work
grs fear that they will have trouble ~
Eet out their vote. Rain Is always i
Ma4Aans nanoAcap 20 the voting OF Wo-