The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03
RECEIVE RETURNS.
Special Wires to All Party
Headquarters.
Chairman Albaugh Expects
News by 10 O'clock.
SLOW IN SHAWNEE co.
Scratched Ticket Will Make the
Count Slow.
Result May Not Be Known Till
Wednesday.
SLOW IN SHAWNEE co.

Both the Republican and fusion com,
mittees have made arrangements to re-
ceive returns from over the state Tues
day night. Special wires will be run
into the headquarters of each and re-
turns will be telegraphed to them direct.
L look for the reports to commences
coming in by 10 o'clock" said Chairman
Albaugh of the Republican committee
man today. I'VE viii have two special
wires here. and 1 have sent instructions
to all county committees to send US re-
ports as early as possible"
Chairman Albaugh will vote early to-
morrow morning and start Immediately
on his return to Topeka, reaching here
late in the afternoon
Secretary Curran, of the PopultSt
state committee, has sent instr .ctions to
all Populist committees to- wire returns
as soon as a sufficient number of pre-
cincts have been heard from to indicate
the result. and then to wire again as
soon as the approximate complete re-
turns are in. 1t is believed that this
will start the bulletins comparatively
earle.
The State Journal will. as usual, bull
letin returns, both in regard to the Kan
sas election and the results in otner
states.
Owing to the size of the ticket, ana to
the fact that scratching will be the or
der of the day, it is likely to be very
late before the returns are in from the
Shawnee county precincts 1t is also
the new poll books, will help to increase
the confusion, and retard the compile
ton Of the count 1t is quite probable
that the outcome of the fight in this
county If it is at all close, will not ba
known until some time on Wednesday.
for it is usually Wednesday forenoon be-
fore all the struggling country precincts
are heard from.
There viii be crowds of leading poll
ticians of each party at their respective
headquarters. In addition to the interest
over the state ticket the returns
members of the legislature will be
has been put up by the fusionists to get
control of the legislature will cause the
Republicans to look for these returns
with more interest than anything else,
! Second. Third and Sixth congressional
districts, which will be close.
The returns on state treasurer VII
also be awaited with interest. 1t is
generally admitted that Kelly will run
4 considerably behind the balance of the
Republican state ticket but whether he
Will get enough Democratic votes to
carry him through is the question. He
/ is, of course, banking on a considerable
/ Democratic vote which he has been
making an effort to get and TO keep the
balance of the ticket from getting in
/ order to keep up with his ticket as near
/ ly as possible, and there is considerable
! interest in the outcome.
Arrangements have been made to re-
! celNe returns from the city ana county
election precincts by both the Repubii-
can and Democratic county committees.
! The Independent headquarters viii be
dark
The Republicans will receive returns
! by telephone from the various precincts
at the assembly room on the second
floor of the old court house at Fourth
and Kansas avenue
The Democrats will hold forth at
! Democratic Fiambeau headquarters,
and Chairman PenweH SAYS that re-
! turns viii be received there by telephone
from all the precincts of the county.
The office of the commissioner of elec-
tions will also be open. until all the re-
/ turns from the city are in. According
to law one copy of the returns must be
taken to the commissioner as soon as
the count is completed, and this will be
the first returns of an official nature.