The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-05
VOTING TODAY.
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tee as holly contested as in the First
ward. The candidates for these ex-
allied Offices are making personal
contest out OF it. and the fellow who
wins will feel that the people have
given him substantial testimonial OF
their esteem
skinner and Miller are running
close race for the council. The friends
of neither man will make any positive
assertions. when not talking for effect
Miller's extremely radical policy in the
city council has made many people be-
leVe that some more conservative man
should succeed him, and this element is
MAY BEAT HOWE.
In spite of the immense popularity and
the candidate in the Fifth ward. it is con-
1idently asserted by some. that A p
There are several elements which viii no
tree but even giving him eVervthins. Dos
sible it Will be a close haul for him to
There is a third candidate running in
the Fifth, John g. Hewitt, the painter.
Hewitt's strength is an unknown quantity
the votes are counted this evening.
Hewitt's candidacy is helping them. They
say that Hewitt Will get enough of the
cincts, which would otherwise go for
Howe. to enable Roundtree to pull through
with the support of the colored voters and
a scattering white vote.
On the other hand the 'colored vote is
more or less split Half a dozen of the
leading negro politicians in the ward are
out fighting Roundtree because they claim
man a year ago. Ridley is the most ac-
tive of Roundtree's opponents, This divis-
ion in the colored vote will hurt Round
tree and help Howe.
TINCHER VERSUS LEE
In the Sixth ward the fight is between
George Tincher and ]. c. Lee. and the
fight is purely one of personal popularity.
The friends of each candidate viii come
TO their support, but it is not believed
man may have the majority at the finish.
'Iincher. however, is picked as the winner
to be posted in Sixth ward affairs He
THE VOTING PLACES.
The polling places for today's primaries
and the supervisors in charge of the poll
ing places are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
First precinct, S14 North Kansas ave-
nue.; A C Wallace. supervisor
Second precinct, Marshall's carpenter
shop; Dan Jones, supervisor.
Third precinct. 1912 North Kansas
avenue; Frank Pribble. supervisor.
Fourth precinct. 1884 North Kansas
avenue; H. w. Euler, supervisor.
SECOND WARD.
First precinct. 303 East First avenue;
J. T. Howard. supervisor.
Second precinct, 300 East Fourth
street; ]. A Imbler. supervisor
Third precinct. 91S East Fourth street;
S. B. Pechner, supervisor
Fourth precinct. 1904 East Sixth ave-
nue.; L. r. Disbrow, supervisor.
Fifth precinct. Auditorium bldg; ]. f.
Carter, supervisor.
THIRD WARD.
First precinct, 931 Kansas avenue; c.
V. Wolf. supervisor.
Second precinct. 5O7 West Tenth ave
nue.; F. p. Lindsay. supervisor.
Third precinct, King and Clay streets;
Fred NJ. Ware. supervisor.
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct, 211 West Sixth avenue:
T. F. Carver, supervisor.
Second precinct. City Prison; ]. H.
Guy, supervisor
Third precinct. sS4 Taylor: r. NJ. Cur
tbs. supervisor.
Fourth precinct. 525 Fillmore street;
C. Rogers, supervisor.
FIFTH WARD.
First precinct, 17O1 Buchanan street;
w. G. Tandy, supervisor.
Second precinct, 121 West Seventeenth
street; c. H. Titus, supervisor
Third precinct, 1000 Washington ave
nue.; D. D. Hope. supervisor,
SIXTH WARD
First precinct. Aliens carpenter shop
Potwin: w. A. Myers, supervisor.
Second precinct, corner Tenth avenue
and Spruce street; c. Long. supervisor.