The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-04

HIS COT1IuALLEE spent CDAAoA~4CA -D4N
money to accomplish his election
This year the wet and dry fight IS
not Jfkelv to enter into the battle to
a great extent. The fact is that most
of the "rabid" law and order people,
the DeoDle who were last ditch" peo-
Dle for Bergundthal will stay at
home. The law and order people reel
that thew made their fight at the pIl-
maries in behalf OF Bergundthal ana
are sore because he was defeated.
There were 2.646 women registere i
for the election two years. ago VINO
are not registered for today's election.
This is the disgruntIed law and order
faction: the ''stay at home vote.
Consequently the alignment IN lhe
present fight is a new one to Topeka
city politics. It seems to be ques-
ton of whether the regular Repub-
ican nominee can beat the regular
Democratic nominee where lnefe are
no very well defined issues in the cam
paign. and where the people are not
very much interested. The Democrats
have made two Issues" They are;
First-The franchise issue. Ihey
claim that Davis is friendly TO the
granting of municipal franchises;
Second-The joint issue. Ihey
claim that a lot of Republicans who
voted for Bergundthal in the primaries
will switch and vote for Blair, as a
means of rebuking their party
There were more votes cast IN the
mayor el6CllOn Two y Cdt . eA5O ~-+----
there are voters registered for the
election today. In the Bergundthal-
Heery campaign, 1889 votes were
cast. In the Davis-Blair campaign
only 1871 are registered.
For today's election the registration
is as follows: Male, S.644s female,
4.477.
For the election in 1903 the registra-
ton was: Male, s.943; female, 1928.
This shows a falling off of 299 in
the male registration and 2,646 IN the
female registration.
over Heery in 1903. This is just about
the same as the present shortage in
the female registration. Had Ber-
gundthal not received those votes of
the women, he would have had about
the same number of votes as did
Heery.
If the issue of today's political bat
tie was wet or dry, the chances would
be ali in favor of the vets. =
Under the circumstances, however,
the politicians are obliged to figure on
a new combination.
If all the Republicans who voted for
Heery in 1903 return to the Repub-
lican fold in the present election. Davis
will win by a majority of a thousand
or more.
If all the law and order Republi-
cans flop" and vote for Blair as a re-
buke to their party for turning down
Bergundthal. it will probably elect
Blair.
As neither of these things is likely
to happen to the exclusion of the 9TH
er. 1t leaves it to the guessing abilities
OF the politicians to determine which
will happen the hardest
At all events, the Indications now
are that the fight will be close; that
neither man viii have more than 900
majority. And it seems to be the gen
eral impression that the backing of the
Republican party gives Davis rather
the best show
The total registration for the city
election. as completed, corrected and
revised by the commissioner of cleo
tions, is 1921. The big falling off is
in the registration of women. The
male registration is fairly complete.
But in the women's registration
there is a shortage of about 500 votes
in each the First. Second, Third and
Fourth wards. This great shortage in
the female registration is one source
of danger to the Republican nominee.
Most of these women are supposed to
be Republican voters.
The following is the complete regis
ira fi0U.