The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-19
COuneiImen VIII Be NOminatde
in Two Wards.
Polls WIN Open at 1 P. n
Tomorrow.
is SPIRITED.
All the Candidates Appear to Be
Confident.
Registration In Fourth Picks Up
at Last Minute.

The heavy snowfall Of Sunday is GO
Ing to inject a spice Of activity into the
fight for nominees on the Republican
ticket for councilmen from the Third
and Fourth wards which a succession of
fair weather days would not bring
about. This is all due to the important
part the woman vote in both wards viii
play in the two contests. The woman
vote is where the balance Of power is
lodged.
The heavy snow will naturally cut
down the woman vote; it win therefore
result IN a more strenuous endeavor on
the part Of the candidates for the office
Of councilman to get out that vote In
the Fourth ward Montgomery seems to
have the best of it on the woman vote
but the heavy snow cuts this advantage
down and the contest will be one hard
fought out. The polls viii open at
and close at 7.3O a. IN.
There is a Frightening UP Of the
prospects Of Rice's return to the coun-
ell due to the registration of Friday and
Saturday of large following of the
present councilman from the Fourth. It
has had inspiring affect on Rice and
this morning he said. Things look a
great deal better to me now than they
did few days ago. feel pretty sure
now that I have got the best of Mont
gomery. I believe I have the best on
him in the registration. I feel pretty
confident that I viii be renominated-
Through an error 1t was stated that
Rice had served two terms in the ccun-
Gil. lie has served but one
THE only fight that seems to be made
on me- continued Mr.. Rice, 'on the
basis that am serving under this ad-
n1inistration. I am for law and order
and believe in it.
The registration as figured up this
afternoon is 1880 This is an advance
Of the registration last year
The male registration amounts to
9044 and the female Abs; this for the
registration for the Republican primary.
the books closing for this Saturday
evening.
Major A. III. Harvey feel confident of
their successful nomination. Both men
have q large following in the Third
ward and the woman vote is about
evenly divided though the Woman
Municipal League has endorsed william
Green Mr.. Green has the confidence
Of the people Of Topeka such as proba-
bly, no other councilman has His ad-
mirers are not confined to the Third Ward
but reside In every ward in the ity.
They believe fully i'm his honesty and
ability as a public official. His reIcm-
nation would maan the vindieation OF
his record In the council.
Realizing the necessity Of bringing
out the voters the friends Of Mr.. Green
are asking that carriages be brought
to the polling places by those who have
them and can offer them for that puI-
pose.
Major Harvey's Statement.
In response to an effort to secure the
withdrawal OF Major Harvey from the
race. ne says;
no the Editor of the State Journal:
So many friends of Mr.. Green have
urged me to withdraw from the race
for councilman that it seems proper FOR
me to make the following statement:
Z became a candidate because be-
Iieved the Republican nominee would
be elected and because Mr.. Green and
his supporters insisted that he should
run as an Independent candidate and
not as Republican candidate.
When first considered being a can
dfdate 7 went to Mr.. Dell Keller and
other friends of Mr.. Green and told
them my position concerning the mat
ter and said if he was a candidate for
the Republican nomination I would
not be. but If he purposed to run IN
dependent OF as Democrat then [
would consider becoming a candidate
Afterwards I had talk with Mr..
Green and told him the same thing He
said that while j would be glad TO
have the Endorsement Of the Republi-
can party. he would not ask or become
a candidate for its nomination. but pro-
and on the first dav that entries coul6
be made Mr. H G.. Larimer came to
me and said that he had talked with
Mr.. Green and that EFr. Green had told
him Just what ne told me. Mr.. Lari-
Iuer urged me to become a candidate
and I gave him the check for Sle en-
trance fee and had my name entered
on the same day Mr.. Green told the
newspaper men that he would run in
dependent and gave out an interview
to that effect. After / had been a can
didate for a week and after a grea'
many Of my friends had taken up this
6ght for me, Mr.. Green entered the
contest. He made no explanation t.
me Of why he had changed his position
and did not ask that get out and lie
him be the candidate
Considering these facts and consid
ering that so many Of my friends havi
taken an active interest in my cam
pafgn. it is impossible for me now q
the close Of the. campaign to entertain
the many urgent propositions Mr.
Green's friends have made to me to in
duce me to withdraw.
Yours respectfully,
A. NJ. HARVEY.