The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
A CLOSE CALL.
C. V. Wolf Narrowly Escaped
Defeat in Third Ward.
Strenuous Campaign Melted
Him but 43 Majority.
LOST HOME PRECINCT.
His Neighbors Refuse to En-
dorse His Policies.
Col. Hughes Victorious in the
Sixth Ward.
LOST HOME PRECINCT.

The following are the totals of the
vote received by the various candidates
in Wednesdays Republican city pri-
mary:
First ward. council. L. A. Ryder. 90;
school board. c. c. Nicholson, 10
Second ward. council, C. K. Holiday,
527; school board. F. E. Mallory cor
c. E. Shaffer. 442. Mallory's majority,
Third ward. council, c. Y. Wolf. 705.
NJ. Snattinger. 662; school board, E.
Wilder. $50. VOLTS majority. 4s.
Fourth ward, council. 5. S. Rice. 63s.
Fred Gillette, 1854: school board, J. d.
Norton, 637. Rice's majority, 269.
Fifth ward, council, S. T. Howe, BIG:
school board Charles F. Hardy, 49,
T. E. Keith. 1877. Hardy's majority. IS.
Sixth ward, council, ]. w. F. Hughes,
466. w. A. Myers. 1879; school board. E.
e. E R0ude0uSh' 49, Hughes majority
There is not much talk of contest
against the nomination of c. V. Wolf,
though MIR Snattinger's friends Will
proba bly, be present at the canvass of
the vote this evening. as there is a pos
sibility that some important changes
will be discovered.
1t is likely now that the Democrats
will make a hard fight in the election
for the success of their Third ward
nominee. ]. NJ. Padgett. A great many
law and order Republicans will refuse
to support Wolf.
There is much dissatisfaction over
VOLTS nomination. Many of the best
men and women in the ward are urg
ing William Green to accept a nomina-
ton by petition. There is no better
man in Topeka and if he will consent
to serve if elected, he can beat Wolf
If Mr.. Green can be persuaded to run,
it is likely the Democratic nominee
would withdraw.
There is no way of telling how the
male and female vote was divided. The
ballots were all alike, and were not
kept separate by the judges and clerks
in the counting. They were put into
Page says that even this was unneces-
sary. Chairman Page says that the
law does not require that the male
and female vote be kept separate. and
that the poll books do not contain 4
female vote. 1t is customary, however,
to have such a separation made, and Il
seems strange that such provisions
should not have been made in this cleo
ton.
1t is certain that not all the women
in the Third ward voted for Wolf. Many
of them discovered the true character
of the man in time to avoid the mis-
take.
The results of the primaries were as
foreeasted in Wednesdays State Jour
nal. Sam Rice Won an easy victory
over Fred Gillette in the Fourth ward
his majority being 26s Col. Hughes
showed under ". A Myers, receiving
a majority of 267 which was rs greater
than Myers total vote. Hughes car
ried both precincts of the Sixth ward.
thus administering a crushing defeat to
s. A. Swendson, who led the fight for
Myers. This is the first step in Hughes
campaign for the Republican nominal
ton for mayor next year.
One of the surprises of the day was
the fact that c. Y. Wolf beat M. Snat-
finger by only 43 votes. Had it not
been for the efforts of Mrs. W. A. Nc
Carter in the fourth precinct of the
ward Snattinger would have undoubt-
edly won.