The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-01
ALL CONFIDENT.
Three Parties Claim the Battle
Next Tuesday.
DIR. Mitchell Forecasts Victory
for Stahl and Stebbins.
WILL CARRY 4 WARDS.
Chairman Philips Certain Re-
publicanS Will Win.
Democrats Predict the Election
of John Schenck.
Registration Lower Than Two
Years Ago.
WILL CARRY 4 WARDS.

-Four of the chairmen of the county
political organizations were asked this
morning for their forecasts on the out
come of the election Tuesday. The Re-
publicans and Independents each claim
as a certainty the election of their can
dldates for Sheriff and county attorney,
and the Democrats think that their can
didate for county attorney is sure to
win OGer the other two. The Prohibi-
tionists will be satisfied with throwing
their full vote of about 100 to Stahl and
Stebbins.
Nj. r. Mitchell. chairman of the Inde-
pendent county central committee, says:
'Stahl and Stebbins will get an even
break in the city, and will secure 75 per
cent of the vote outside of the city.
Their election is assured. We concede
to the straight Republican the First and
Second wards We expect to carry the
other four wards. 1 believe that of the
new registration we have obtained more
than half. The anti-prohibition machine
always gets out it's full registration, and
this year the agitation of the prohibition
question has resulted in getting out a
larger prohibition registration than
usual
H. NJ. Philips, chairman of the Re
publican county central committee: L
believe that the whole Republican tick
ct will be elected as firmly as l believe
that l am talking to you now. We will
carry both the city and county. Topeka
city VIII give us a large majority, and
Mr. Stahl will be greatly surprised at
lLS way lIfc county goes ain not CIV
ing any estimates on our majority, but
it will be safe. The election will not be
close. 1t has been claimed that we have
been running in registration in the so
called Doodle wards People should
therefore take note that the percentages
of increase in the strong Stahl and Steb~
bins wards is as large as it is in the so
called Doodle wards"
L. M. Penwell, chairman of the Demo
cratic county central committee: we
expect to elect John Schenck as county
attorney. The Democratic vote in this
county is 4.500. There will be total of
1900 votes cast in the county. What
Schenck does not get will be equally
divided between Nichols and Stebbins
Schenck will gain as many Republican
votes as he loses Democratic, and will
be elected. We have had only $50 in
our campaign fund. If we had had six
weeks time and as much money as
Chairman Philips has, we would have
elected a straight Democratic county
ticket"
A G. Carruth. chairman of the .Prohi
bition county central committee We
have not been making any campaign
for our county ticket, because our cam
paign is SO near that of the rrdepend-
entS that we did not want to run the
risk of hurting the chances of Stahl and
Stebbins, whom we have indorscd. I
know of not one Prohibitionist who will
not vote for Stahl and Stebbins. / can't
| give an estimate on the Prohibition
/ vote IN the county, out tnlnk II Will not
be less than 100. Two years ago, HoI-
singer for governor received IS votes.
White, as candidate for sheriff against
Cook, received 800. w. L. Boyes, our
candidate for representative in the
| Thirty-eighth district. will poll a much
larger vote than people expect him to-
1t is apparent from the opinions of the
chairmen of the various county COM
mittees of this county that there is
considerable diversity of opinion as to
who will be the next sheriff and county
attorney of Shawnee county. The con-
fidence of Chairman Philips and Chair
man Mitchell is reflected by all of the
political workers under them
This morning, Election Commissioner
T. S. Williams completed a tabulation
of the registration.
city is 9.612 Last spring the total male
registration was 7.437. This is an fn-
crease of 2,175.
The registration is lower than it was
| two years ago when the presidential
election was on. Then the total was 10,-
IL.
The Second ward is still far ahead III
registration. its total being 2,570, an in
crease of 639 since last spring. This Is
the largest increase of any ward ir
town.
Besides registering 2,175 new voters
the election commissioners office has re-
corded over 1000 changes in address
which so far as work is concerned is
equivalent to a total of over 1000 new
registrations.
The registration this fall and last
spring is as follows: