The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
That Is Now Indication About
TOday's Primary.
Much Interest Suddenly De.
velops This Morning.
DANA MEN CONFIDENT,
The Odds on Him Still Go
Begging.
Coroner Contest Causes Con-
siderable Excitement.


the Republican county primaries. and
the indications are that a good vote will
be polled. especially in the city pre-
cincts.
There is not that air of confidence
among the McCabe supporters today
that there was yesterday. They seem
to be preparing for themselves a place
to light by circulating the report that
the Dana forces will try to run in re-
peaters at some of the voting places.
I'VE are going to have a hard time to
keep out repeaters," said one McCabe
worker today. IF we can do that,
think we have a very good show" This
cry of fraud is very frequently re-
sorted to just on the eve of an election
to prepare the losing side for inevitable
defeat.
Friends of McCabe are now confining
their positive assertions about results to
the outcome in certain wards. They
claim the Fifth ward by large ma
jority. They also claim the Third and
Sixth. and think they have show in
the Second and First. They think it is
safer to guess on wards than on general
results.
Second, First, Fourth and Fifth wards,
with a good chance to get the Third and
Sixth.
Most of the activity around the voting
places is by the Dana people. They are
! the ones who have the carriages and
seem to be making the most active fight
| for votes. McCabe is represented at
most of the voting places by people who
are supposed to be there to challenge al
legged "repeaters."
Mr.. McCabe said today: "I am get
ting my men out to the various pre-
cincts, and will make strong effort
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carriages. I suppose Dana has them
all. 1 depend on my friends coming
out without being hauled to the polls
1t was reported this morning that w.
NJ. James, the Willard horsenan, who
lives across the line in WabaunSee
county, is coming to Topeka today to
take up the McCabe end of the $500 to
$3.50 bet which. has been hanging at
touched. Mr.. James has not appear up
co date, however. There has been no
betting on the McCabe-Dana fight. If
MeCabe has any show to win, it is evil
dent that his supporters don't think so
BETTING ON CORONER.
While the McCabe-Dana fight for the
judgeship of the district court is the
one in which the interest of the cleo
tion centers, the hottest betting is on
the coroner contest.
Almost as fast as one side hangs up
a bet the other side takes 1t down. 1t
is Kieth against the field. Dr. Klein
himself is supposed to be the one who
is putting up the bulk of the money
his way, while it is the Stormont hos
pital doctors who seem to be HaShlng
greenbacks for the opposition. Dr.
! IVehe Kieth's principal rival, is
Stor1nont hospital man, and the doctors
of the city generally are supporting
Wehe in preference to Kieth. DR.. 0. A.
Taylor, the colored candidate, may cut
considerable figure in the race A good
Gnd wit
| Kieth and Wehe and may either vote
for TAYLOR or not vote at all
This morning there We're several
Keith bets hanging on the board. but
they were all taken at once by two
we'll known Topeka physicians who
have plenty of money to back their
opinions These two doctors not only
took everything in sight, but they
caused to be posted bet of $50 that
Keith would not be nominated. Up to
o'clock this afternoon this bet had
not been disturbed
The betting on coroner seems to be
all bona fide without any intention of
being done to influence in any way the
election. 1t has been kept up so Wig
| orously that it is very apparent that
each side believes it is going to win,
the other as uncomfortable financially
as possible.
One bet of $40 was made today that
Keith would get more votes than
| Wenex GllIn1nat1nS 1ayIOr from Cne
race altogether.
EPRESENTATIvE FIGHT.
There is considerable diversity of
| opinion as to the outcome of the fight
between Robert Stone and w w
Harvey for representative from the
| Thirty ninth district
A great fight has been made on Stone
by reason of his connection with the
DeBoissiere case. and the case of an
old man named Hughes for whom
Stone acts as guardian. Hughes heirs
have been trying to get possession of
some property and Stone has prevented
this move. The result is that all the
heirs have been working night and
day to defeat him for representative.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Stone had marked
| copies of newspapers relating to these
| two cases placed in every house in the
Fifth ward, for the purpose of showing
that he acted properly in both the
Hughes and De Boissiere cases.
| w. w. Harvey has the backing of
| lot of political interests in Topeka, who
| have been handling his campaign for
him. 1t is believed that Harvey has
gained considerably during the closing
days of the campaign. His friends say
that he is certain to win.
CHANEY-BETTS CONTEST.
1 Capt H. NJ. Philips, who is John
| Chaney's partner in the insurance bust
| ness, and who is working hard for
Chaney's nomination as state senator,
said today:
81 made a canvass of the business
men on Kansas avenue this week, and
4 find that at least rs per cent of. them
are for Clancy"
| 1t has been considered for the past
| week that Belts has the better chance,
| though for few days. Clancy stock
has enjoyed somewhat of boom.
| A bet of $40 even that Clancy viii be
beaten has been hanging on the boards
for several hours without being taken.
The polls will close at o'clock To-