The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-29
SIGH OF RELIEF.
Candidates Glad Campaign Is
Near the End.
Nearly All the Speakers Are
Tired of Struggle.
HAS BEEN VERY QUIET.
Big Meetings Have Been the
Exception.
Excitement Only Where There
Are Local Contests.
HAS BEEN VERY QUIET.


over. The battle of the ballots VIII
. have taken place, and it will all De over
but the shouting.
The candidates are now coming uoWh
the home stretch They are keeping
close watch on the other fellows ana at
the same time putting forth their Ut
most efforts themselves In some IN
stances, of course, individual candidates
have been distanced and are making
only formal race to keep the llSt OF
entries full. but in at least three con-
gressional districts and in good many
counties the contest is very lively one
The end cannot come any too soon
now to suit most of the camDaigners-
They are getting tired of the struggle;
The people are not very responsive ana
they do not really know what the pun
lie in general thinks.
.'IH be glad when the election is
over" said Claude Duval. fusion candt-
date for secretary of state, today.
have been having very 1alr meetings.
but at the same time it hasn't been nee
essary to address any overflow meet
ings or put up the standing-room-o -only
sign. People are not saying very mucn
and It is impossible to tell just what is
going to take place. Of course, there
are some exceptions. but this is the
rule l was up at Clay Center with Sen
atOr Harris a few nights ago ana we
had a big meeting"
The Republicans talk much the same
way. only they are extremely conndent
OF victory. so far as their state ticket
is concerned Once in a while their
speakers have a big, enthusiastic meet
ing, but they are unusual. The Republi-
can leaders attribute the apathy of the
people to the fact that they are now
cOntented and are willing to let we'll
enough alone. Anyway the fact re-
mains that with a state election. on
which depends the next United States
Z senator from Kansas. less than week
away, the great mass of voters are
scarcely taking notice of it.
up in Cloud county the election is
making scarcely a ripple" said a Cloud
county Republican today. THE candi-
dates are interested ir it, but they and
their close friends are about the only
ones. The general public isn't paying
much attention to IT,"
There are a few counties where some
local contest is exciting considerable
interest. such as the fight over county
attorney and sheriff in Shawnee county.
In number OF the larger towns of the
state there Is a full registration for an
Off year. while in others, Lawrence Cor
instance, the registration is hardly two
thirds of what it was two years ago.
The falling off in the registration in
Lawrence may have some effect on the
congressional race in the Second dis
trict. Lawrence is the home of Con
gressman Bowersock. and it is expected
to roll up the big end of the majority
which he win need to send him back to
congress. There Is very little interest
there in the election. little, in fact
that the registration is not what it
should be by several hundred On the
other hand. in Kansas City, Kas. where
there is a revolt against BOwersock, the
registration is up to IA 300, the same as
two years ago, which was a presiden-
tial year. This is doubtless caused by
the fact that it is the home of Mr. Grad
dock and the Republicans are making
a desperate effort to carry it against
him, while the Democrats are making
an equally big effort to carry it for
Gfd hoy
their full strength
Secretary McCrum of the Democratic
state committee says that in his town.
Garnett, the fusiOnists have got prac-
ltically all their strength registered
while there are many Republicans who
are not registered.
In lola the registration has increased
from 1881 two years ago to 2,1ls this
year, gain Of nearly 300. This is due
to the great increase of population
which viii hold good all over Allen
county as well as in lola. The increase
Is a labor vote. and both sides are
doubtful about which way it will go.
The fusionists claim that there are
600 Republicans in Pittsburg who are
not registered while they have the fuII
strength of their party on the registra-
>tion books If this is true it may affect
district The district is not likely 10
be very strong either wSy. and if s0a
Republicans in CamDbelrs home town
do not vote it might throw the election
against him, although the chances are
in his favor. A great deal depends ON
the vote of Crawford county Two wears
ago Congressman Jackson carried ii Nv
2S6. II IT had gone the other way he
, would have been defeated, as his plu-
rality was only PCS.
y Attorney General GODDARD has issued
specific Instructions to railroad men
how they may cast their ballots under
the new law which allows thera to vote
when away from home on duty. It is
necessary. o. course. for trains to run
on election day the same as on other
days and railroad men have to rim
them. This fact takes hundreds of rail-
road men aWay from their homes on
election day and to keen them from, no
ing dtsfranchised the Legislature made
provision for their voting wherever thew
may happen to be. The different state
committees asked Attorney General
Niodard to prepare specific directions for
the railroad men for VOTING under this
law and he has done so. The instruc
tiOns are as follows:
1.-The ballot furnished you will have
printed thereon the names of county Of
ficers who are candidates in the county
in which you vote and if you are voting
in a different congressional legisla tive
or judicial district the names of the
candidates printed on the ba 1lots ,s-iII
be those of the districts in which Won
are voting and not the names of those
who are candidates of the district of
your residence. The official ballot then
vrfll not be entirely suitable to vour
feeds and the following instructions
should be carefully followed:
do not under any circumstances vote
in the circle at the head of the ballot
mark a cross in the square oDnOsite
end at the right of the names of all
candidates whose names are printed on
the ballot and for whom you desire 10
vote.
Write the names of your candidates
off in he