The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-16
TALK OF A REVOLT
RumOr That Women Voters
Would Support Blair.
Disheartendd Over the Defeat of
Bergundthal.
PEOPLE REGISTERING.
Evident That There Will Be In
creased Interest.
Democrats Are Showing Much
Evidence Of Interest.
PEOPLE REGISTERING.

1t is claimed that a good sized re-
volt anon gthe women voters of the
city is brewing, and that lot of quiet
work is being done at the present time
oy the law and order women to get
out registration on behalf of the Dem
ocratic nominee for mayor, r.. w.
Blair.
Several women who have been sup
posed to be staunch supporters of
Bergundthal in the primaries are now
reported to be out at work with their
buggies, hustling women to the regis
tration books, and at the same time,
pledging them to "rebuke" the Repub-
licans by voting against the Repub-
lican nominee for mayor.
1t seems hardly possible that the
Republican women, after participating
in a Republican primary which has
never been questioned for fairness,
would bolt the nomination in sufficient
numbers to make any material differ
ence, but this is one of the. things upon
which the Democrats have pinned
their faith in the present campaign
They openly assert that some surpriS-
ing things win be developed when the
votes are counted on April 4, and the
surprising thing which they are count
ing on is that a large part of the wom-
en- voters who supported Bergundthal
will throw their support to Blair
progressing quietly, but reports indi-
cate that a good deal of energetic
soliciting is being done. over in the
First ward it is stated that several
carriages are hard at work bringing
the Russian women and men to the
registration books. This is supposed
to be in behalf of the Democrats. The
Republicans are counting on getting a
commanding lead in the registration
between now and next Tuesday, when
the books are all brought back to the
commissioner of elections office.
The Democratic plan in this cam
paign, as it has been in former cam
paigns, will very likely be to rush in
their heaviest registration during the
last week beginning next Monday
morning.
Captain c. H. Titus is in no hurry to
take charge of the office of commission
err of elections, and says he has not
even thought about appointing an as
sistant.
Plenty of time,' said the old Repub-
lican war horse today. It is always
proper to call a man a war horse after
his hair turns gray. I do not expect to
interfere with Mr.. Williams during the
present registration. I have not been
near the office of the commissioners
since I heard of this appointment. I'm
derstand, that have not yet been Of
fciaIy appointed. I have not received
my commission. / think 1t is time
enough fer a tenant to go and take pos
session of house when he is given the
key"
tus to hold two jobs at once for while.
He is at present the register of The
United States land office, and he has
not yet sent in his resignation of this
job.
whats the use of resigning one job
until ! get another?" he said today L
don't suppose there is anything which
makes it incompatible for me to hold
41.s- 5o11 i0f1 of
commissioner too, for while, if neces-
sary OF course the people wouldn't
stand it for one man to hold down two
jobs as a regular thing, but there IS
nothing in the law to prevent it. 1 ex-
pect to stay with this work here until
/ get all these records from the other
land office put up in good shape"
Here Col J. G. Wood Interrupted. |
Wood has a desk next to Titus and is
receiver for the land Office. He said:
Can Titus is a natural born office
man. He keeps things up in good
shape Some men are born Office men; |
others never will be Office men if they
try forever. I always give Cap Titus
the credit for fixing up everything mere
in this office. though of course I'd do It
Just the same way if he wasn't here
Captain Titus holds his office by vir- |
tue of appointment from the president |
of the United States and confirmation |
by the United States senate. His sue
cessor in the land Office will be appoint
ed by Roosevelt to fill the unexpired |
term.
The time when Capt Titus is sup
posed to take the office of election COM |
missioner is April 1. This will be just /
four DAYS before the election, when the |
election commissioner will be right in
the midst of the busiest part of his |
years work. He will have large force /
of clerks on hand copying registration
certificates, and it would be unwise to
try to change horses in the middle of
the stream Capt Titus shows the right
about the change. He says;
II have waited a long time for this
office, and am not going to be in any
rush about it now I was virtually
promised the appointment by Morrill,.
and Governor Stanley withheld his sig
nature to the old soldier preference law
until he had time to send in the name
of Sherm Williams So / guess I can
take the office without getting excited
about it, now that it has come my way"
About the best that the Democrats
can do for campaign material against
Davis is to repeat the charge which /
was made by the Bergundthal people
before the primaries; namely, that
Davis is the enemy Of the laboring
man.
When a committee of three laboring
men called on Mr.. Davis during the pri-
mary campaign and asked him whether
or not this story was true, Mr.. Davis
said to them:
Gentlemen. I don't ask you to be-
lieve what might say on this subject |
The doors are open: go right out among
my men and ask them any questions
you want to. and if you are not fully
come back and I will endeavor
to give you any additional information
you may want
The committee made the investiga-
ton, and did not return to Mr. Davis.
prominent Democrat said yester-
day. DO you know, it's an actual fact
that not a single one of the men whom |
Davis has on the road for his concern