The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-05
VOTING TODAY.
Republican City Primary to
Nominate Councilmen.
Close Contests On i'm Several of
the Wards.
FOURTH, STORM CENTER
eber-Kirkpatrick Fight Is the
Most Exciting.
First, Second and Fifth Are
Also Attracting Attention.

likely 10 DTlI1S out d IGdNy VOTE mere
is not the deep and widespread interest
in the outcome which characterized the
primaries of a year ago, principally be-
cause there are no definite issues in
vOlved, and no officers of major inn
portance are to be placed in nomination.
If the weather. has anything to do
with the situation, it will aid in getting
out large vote of women. There is no
mud. and rain, and the temperature
is balmy-a marked contrast to the dis
NAL, stormy primary day of 1901
The polls opened at IL o'clock this
morning, and will close at o'clock this
evening. Returns viii be received at the
old court house.
The officers who are being nominated
by the Republicans today are coun-
Gilman and member of the board of
education from each ward, also member
of the Republican central committee
from each precinct, and one committee
man from each ward at large is being
elected.
the relative situation of the candidates
during the past few days, as far as can
be seen on the surface. Much hard cam
paigning has been done, however, es-
pecially by the women voters, who have
made a, house to house canvass in all of
the wards where there is any contest for
membership in the city council The
women are working for Miller in the
First ward. Elliot in the Second ward,
kirkpatrick in the Fourth ward and
Howe in the Fifth ward.
The indications are that the closest
fight will be in the Fourth ward, where
the kirkpatrick supporters are trying
to keep Councilman w. T. Weber from
getting a second term. All manner of
charges have been made against Weber
but the fact remains that he has an ex-
cellent record in the city council, ard
this will probably carry him through in
spite of the opposition of female voters.
ATr- FnI Tc ir1 ft1a nn1-xv 117Cf fT7n
and the Kirkpatrick people attempted
to make people believe that he is OPP
posed to union labor. This charge is
proving to be a boomerang.
When w. B. Kirkpatrick was in the
shoe business in Topeka three years
ago, he refused to .sunioniZe" his shop,
refused to close his store at union
hours, and stated that the would dump
his whole stock into the river before
he would be dictated to by union.
The man to whom Mr.. Kirkpatrick
made this statement was Ed G. Moore,
the printer. Mr.. Kirkpatrick told me,'
says Mr.. Moore, that he would not be
told how to run his business by any
union, and that before he would close
his store at the required time he would
dump his whole stock into the river.
And he kept his store open nights till
10 o'clock until he went out of busi-
ness
L. ]. Lucy, a member of the Typo
graphical union of this city, called on
Mr.. Weber Monday afternoon for the
purpose of investigating the truth of
the charges which he on behalf of the
unions had made against Mr.. Weber.
Mr.. Lucy admitted that the union was
unable to prove its charge that Mr..
Weber's store had been open on Labor
day, and that charge was therefore
withdrawn. He asked Mr.. Weber if he
would unite in an agreement to close his
store at $50, and Mr.. Weber said he
would head the petition for such a
move Mr. Lucy wanted to know why
Mr.. Weber as a member of the city
council, did not stand up for union labor
in the construction of the city building,
and Mr. Weber explained that all the
contracts had been let when he took
his seat in the council, and that he
therefore had no voice in the matter.
The fight of the unions on Council
man Weber has therefore been prac-
tically abandoned. There is no founda-
ton for the charges which have been
made.
James Cuthbert, who has lived in the
ward for many years. and who knows
what Councilman Weber has been do
ing for his ward, says:
Il think that Mr.. Weber has made a
good councilman, and while take very
little part in politics, 1 hope to see Mr..
Weber reelected. / believe that he will
win. Mr.. Weber has done great deal
for the interests of the ward, and is a
hard worker. / live in the west end
of the ward, and Mr. Weber in the east
end, but I believe that the east end
should have the councilman. We al
ready have one from the west end and
if Mr.. Kirkpatrick should be chosen,
the west end of the ward would have
both representatives.
This view of the case is taken by a
great many people in the west end of
the ward. They believe that the ward
should have a fair representation. Mr.
CLANCY was elected last year from the
west end of the ward and Mr.. Weber is
therefore justified in seeking a second
election as the representative of the east
precincts.
Frank Blanch, the well known con-
tractor, who lives in the west part of
the ward, says: I'm fairness to the
people in the east end of tie ward we
should reeIect Mr. Weber TO Il second
term. He has made goc1 record in
the council, and there is no reason for
turning him down. To turn a council
man down for a second term IS equivaI-
ent to censuring his work in the council
serve censure.
LARGE VOTE IN SECOND.
There is likely to be a large vote in
the Second ward. Mr.. Halves and Mr.
Elliott are both making thorough can
vass, either personally through
friends.
Mr.. Hawes today said.
Everything is going as well as
could ask, and I think I will beat Mr.
Elliott, though I know 1 have a hard
man to fight"
Mr.. Elliott's support will come largely
from the women voters. Elliott's friends
claim everything in sight. They say
that he will carry the ward three to
one. His support of Hughes has weak |
ened him though everyone admits that
he is an excellent man for the place.
FIGHT OVER Committeeman.
In no ward in town is the fight for the |
membership ON the city central commit