The Topeka state journal., 1902-10-30
Independent Forces Compiling
Names to Use at Election.
Claim They Have Found Be-
tween 800 and 400
ENTITLED TO NO VOTE.
Many Are Here on Work Only
Temporarily.
Dissenters Have Small Repre-
Sentati0n on Election Boards.

A list of between 800 and 400 alleged
Illegal voters is being prepared from
the registration books by the worker 5
of the Independent county central COM
nittee. ana these voters will be chal-
lenged at the polls in case they at
tempt to vote next Tuesday
In most cases it will be claimed that
the voter challenged is not a permanent
resident of the city, or else has not been
here long enough to gain residence
This objection will apply especially 70
a great many men who are just at pres
ent in the city engaged in working OH
some of the extensive construction inns
provements which are in progress
Attorneys and well posted political
workers are engaged in the preparation
Of this list, and it promises to be one OF
the sensational features of next Tues
days election. The Independents VIII
be well represented at polling places
where challenging is likely to be DONE
to prevent any bulldOZlng. Ii the eieC-
ton passes off without the vigorous as
sistance Of the police in some of the pre-
cincts it viii be a wonder.
When the voter is challenged it will
then be up to the election board to See
that Justice is DONE 1t is therefore OF
considerable Importance to the 1nde-
Dendents to have some friends among
the judges of election. In most OF the
precincts there is at least one judge who
is known to be friend of the Independ :
ent movement and who will presumably
have sympathies for the Independent
candidates for sheriff and county at
tCiney. But in some of the precincts
the board of judges appears to be com
posed exclusively of radical supporters
of Lucas and Nichols. The Indecend-
ents had no voice in naming the election
boards. This is done by the Republican
machine, the Democratic machine and
the commissioner of elections. Under
the law the Republican county commit
tee and the Democratic committee each
select judge, and the third judge is ap,,
inf nd hx-t Hn ik-e-i.
7. S. Williams. election commissioners,
claims to be standing by the straight
| Republican nominees but he is not suf-
fciently Drejudiced to make him accept
| the dictates of the Republican commit
| tee in appointing the third judge. He
| has apparently endeavored in most in
| stances to give the Independents a show
for the sympathy of at least one man
| on the board.
! In the First ward the boards are con-
trolled apparently by the wet" Repub-
licans. There are no judges in this ward
who are known to be friendly to Stahl
and Stebbins. The Independent manag-
ers say that they will have to do some
vigilant work in this ward.
Each of the five precincts in the Sec
ond ward have one judge who can be re-
! lied upon to do the fair thing, so it is
claimed. The first and second precincts
| in this ward are generally regarded as
suspicious when it comes to running
in illegal voters.
| Inc 1D11Q WdIQ IS De1eNeQ TO De DTeI-
ty well protected by it's election boards.
In the second precinct of the Fourth
ward, of which the voting place is the
city prison, the judges are all friends of
Lucas and Nichols, and it will be one of
the places which the Independents will
look after.
The east precinct of the Fifth ward
| has rather bad reputation for cleo
tion day rows, and the independent
managers say that they do not know
much about the sentiment of the judges.
The Sixth ward, as usual, has a dry
board in each precinct and the indie
pendents feel sure that nothing will be
done to hurt them out there.
BOARDS WILL MEET.
| Election Commissioner r. S. Williams
has called q meeting of all the judges
and clerks of the coming election for
Saturday night at the Armory. This
meeting is for the purpose of instruct
ing the members of the board in the
new election laws, and explaining to the
clerks the way to keep the tallies in the
complicated system which will be used
| for the first time next Tuesday
This meeting is regarded as a very
important one. as the new laws are
likely to cause considerable confusion at
the polls, and it is of vital necessity that
| the judges be prepared for the tangles
| which will ensue.
This afternoon, the force of clerks in
begin to check over the books for the
last time. and within a day or two will
be able to announce the exact total OF