The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-18
CITY POLITICS.
Efforts Now Being Made to Increase
the Registration.

Register" is the particular battle
cry at the present time at the munich
pal campaign headquarters of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties.
Every effort is being bent by the
Republican forces to secure as large
a registration as possible before the
books close on March 81. Three car
riages are at work today and another
will be put on later in the afternoon.
The carriages are distributed in the
Third, Fifth and Sixth wards. These
same carriages have been at work
over the various wards throughout the
greater part of the week while the
books have been placed. Beginning
with the Monday of next week this
force of carriages will be increased
four fold. The Democrats deny that
they have authorized any expenditure
of money for hack and carriage hire
to bring in registration but state that
all of the work of that chara cter
which is being done is at the personal
expense of the candidates, most of
them candidates for councilmen. Sew
eral private rigs are out and bringing
in those of Dem Ocratic afflliatiOn to
the registration books This is par
ticularly true in the Second ward
where the heaviest registration by far
is being made and it is not all through
the efforts of the Republicans either.
Councilman Griley who is asking for
a reelection to his seat as council
man upon the Democratic ticket is
making a very vigorous campaign
throughout his ward and has prac-
ticalIy made a house to house canvass
In the First ward George Sims, candi-
date for councilman upon the Demo-
cratic ticket against Councilman Kutz
is trying to corral a majority of the
voters votes and has out a number of
carriages bringing in all the eligible
voters to the place of registration. He
has his organization working in fairly
good order and is giving some little
trouble to the Republicans.
frank Ef1ngeT another Democrat.
who is trying for councilman from the
Fifth ward against present Councilman
Sinner, has shown activity over in that
district but it is not thought that the
opposition to Sinner Will amount to
very much. bingham has followed the
tack of his brother candidates in his
singing has thus far been INDUCED in
and the Democrats have not introduced
any new reasons why they should have
the election of councilman in the First,
Second and Fifth wards. These are the
only wards which have shown any life
in the councilmanfc fight.
The Democrats saved their money in
not holding primary and instead will
spend what they have thus saved in
holding meetings in the larger wards
over the city. Most of these meetings
will be held next week and one large
mass meeting will probably be held at
the Auditorium, as the feeling of the
executive committee seems to favor
such a plan. A number of addresses
will be made by prominent local Dem
ocratic leaders, among these the names
of John Martin and David Overmyer
have been mentioned.
The details of this meetings have not
been fixed upon as yet but a meeting
of the executive committee to be held
tomorrow will decide definitely the pro-
gramme to be followed.
The heavy rain for the past two days
has acted appreciably against securing
a heavy increase in the registration |
With today's summaries the total regis |
tration will probably run over the $500
mark. at noon today it was little past
g. 600 The placing of the books out at |
the various precincts in the wards has
resulted in a total increase in registra-
ton thus far of 1.343. The books will |
be recalled from the wards next Tues |
day evening, after that date registration
must be made at the commissioner of /
elections office at which place the final |
closing of the books on Friday. March /
"a, takes place.
The registration books will be at the /
following places on Monday and Tues
day of next week:
Monday-Whittelsey Second and |
Madison.
tuesday, & Lannan's, 80
East Fourth street
Monday and Tuesday-Lantz's S02 /
West Twelfth; Werts', 535 Topeka ave
nue.: Chiles', 1901 Washington; Alder
fer's. Tenth and Morris.
Monday and Tuesday-North Topeka
917 North Kansas avenue.