The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
VICTORY IN SIGHT
Indications Are That Bergund-
thai viii Win.
Women Again Show Their In
terest in Primary.
VOTE WILL BE LARGE.
Favorable Weather Encourages
the Law and Order Forces.
Fifth Ward Conceded by the
Lewis Supporters.
Police Called TO Third Ward to
"Quell WOmen.'
VOTE WILL BE LARGE


Bergundthal is being nominated at the
Republican city primaries for mayor of
Topeka.
The weather is very favorable for the
law and order people to get out their
vote and they seem TO be doing it in the
same way they did two years ago when
Hughes was nominated The women
herz.
Tt is conceded that Bergundthal viii
carry the Fifth ward. which has been
very much in doubt Mayor Parker
stated at noon today. "Bergund1hal viii
win Lewis has no chance. simply be-
cause the voters are not there for him
e. get One-third of the people of To-
peka who favor Mr. Lewis policy are
barred from participation i'm this cleo
zion because they are Democrats.
Bergundthal had the best of it in the
organization Of the polls this morning.
Ine friends OF Lewis succeeded IN or
Eanizing only six precincts out of the
twenty-one in the city. The ones where
Lewis friends are in control are the
first and second precincts of the First
ward the first. second and firth pre-
cincts of the Second ward, and the Sec
ond precinct of the Fourth ward There
was no trouble at the organization of
any of the polls.
There are the usual number Of charges
and counter charges OF illegal work II
is claimed by the law and order people
that three policemen in citizens clothes
ciuct of the Second ward The three
men are sam Feldner. Axteu R0sander
and C. c. Smith.
The fifth precinct of the Second ware
was organized by Nick Chiles and a
crowd Of about fifty men, mostly ne
grUes The fifth precinct voting place Is
at the Auditorium. Tt is charged that
there is one iointist and two professional
gamblers on the board. one of the
gamblers runs a. game at the Holiday
house it is said, and the other is the
stud poker dealer at Mike Thompson .
gambling house
The friends OF Bergundthal claim that
a nlejority Of the board in the first of
the second are friendly to them, al
though sailing under Lewis colors.
Ia the second precinct of the Fifth
ward, am attempt was made to eject NJ
i. Hounkin. the Berguudthal challenger.
from the voting place on the ground
that he is member OF the Republcan
city central committee. and candidate
-for reelection. Ihe objection failed to
accomplish anything. NJ. B. Stokeri a
candidate for member Of the school
hoard in the Fourth ward is q judge IN
the second of the Fourth, and is a mem
ber of the Lewis steering committee.
but after some protest on the part Of
Bergundthals friends, he was allowed to
serve
FOURTH WARD ORGANIZATION.
AT the first precinct of the Fourth
ward, loca ted in Grifhn's carpenter shop
al -u5 ~ est seventh street, Ef1e dry
element had no trouble in securing rep
rrsentatiVes. Charles Knowles and Rev.
c. A. Finch of the First Christian
church were made judges. A large num-
ber of ladies were present at the open
ing Of the voting place.
At the second precinct Of the Fourth,
located in the carpenter shop at ZlS
West Fourth street. the Lewis judges
were installed, Mark Mason and Nilt
stoker Mrs. L. r. Brown was suggest
ed for clerk by Luther Nellis, and added
to the ticket. About forty people We're
present. and only four sor five voices
voted no" Thirteen hacks were bunch
ed up around Kaczynskfs coal Office al
O'Clock. The office was headquarters
for Lewis transportation Blue ribbons
were attached to an the hacks whicr
means that they were Lewis convey
IN THE FIRST WARD.
The law and order people made a hard
fight TO get control of the election beard
I'm the second precinct of the First ward
but failed because they lacked fouI
votes When the polls opened, each side
placed a ticket in nomination The Ber.
guudthal ticket was beaten by vote oi
20 to 13. Then George Turpin. super
visor ruled that three of the Lewis sup
D01tcrs were Democrats, and refused tx
count their votes So when the vote was
taken on the Lewis ticket. it received /
votes. with l3 votes opposing. If thi
Bergundthal people had had five NOR.
votes on hand they could have organized
Illegal voting The board as elected
however. IS generally considered Il fai
one, and inclined to do the right thine
In the first precinct there was prac
Ically no opposition to the Lewis or
sanitation. In the third and fourth
laergundthal had things all his own Wa q
The list OF judges and clerks fin tn
FIRST ward is as follows;
First precinct-Judges Walter Hin
man and +. Williams. clerks. C. c
Eoehr and George Fiegar.
Second precinct-Jucges. j. w. Lon
Weatherly and s. W. High.
Third precinct-Judges j. w. Pridd
and g. T. Jordan; clerks. John Steel
and Walter Graft.
Fourth precinct-Judges, NJ. Gallowa
and A L. Morthland- clerks, w
Guise and D- n. Taylor.
TROUBLE ABOUT CARRIAGES
lhe law ana order headquarters ha
lot of trouble this morning to g
their carriages properly distributed.
was claimed that some of their car
riages had been impressed by the Lew
people Two carriages which were hire
reDcrted to the Lewis HEADQUARTERS an
were tagged with Lewis labels whe
they were discovered by the Bersunt
thai people and recaptured.
The Bergundthal carriages are a
labeled with the name of the law an
order candidate while there is nOthin
TO designate the Lewis carriages exceI
q knot of blue cloth tied to some PAL
of the vehicle or harness.
Bergundthal has about seventy-fis
rigs working for him. but they were ns
as prompt in getting to work as wei
the Lewis conveyances. Most If II
Eergundth rigs were donated
friends of the law and order cause. ar
had to be hunted up and set to wor