The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-06
Gao 30 CARRIAGES.
Democrats Said They Depended on
Republican vehicles.

John J. Schenck, Democrat. elected
over Frank Foster. Republican, for
county attorney by a majority OF 1000,
is the estimate which the Democratic
county central committee is making
this afternoon OF the results Of today
election. Though the country precincts
have not been heard from generally by
the Democratic committee. those which
ave been heard from Indicate that
Schenck is running strongly on the
North side.
I'VE expect Sehenck to run ahead Of
Harris and the rest of the ticket" said
D. H. Morgan at county headquarters.
H is not running anywhere he is fly
ing We counted on a majority OF 700
fer Schenck from the river north but
he is going to exceed our expectations
and we are now fixing it at 1000. At
Valencia and RossvilIe our returns in
dicate that the Republican ticket is be-
ing scratched and that a great many
Republicans are voting for Harris, Ov-
ermyer and the railroads commission
ers, they are not voting so heavily IN
the county ticket. At Auburn the Pc
publican ticket Is being voted straight.
Simms is making a good ace against
Haynes but We are probably a little too
optimistic as to the result on this vote.
The state central committee asked
US to hold doch's majority down to
1000 for this county and we are well
satisfied with our attempts. You can
be sure that the majority viii be under
the 2,000,' and with this Morgan smiled
an expansive smile which reached down
to his vest buttons.
We have not a carriage out today.
The Republicans are carrying our vote
to the polls. The whole campaign in
this count for the has not
cost above $500, six hundred of this went
to The state central committee. Our SUI
perior organization is counting in the
results today and not any money that
we have put into 1t.
I'VE would ike to make this statement
to the public and that is, a denial of
having published the Foster circular
That was a piece Of dirty politics and We
would not be guilty Of anything that
smacked of that sort. We have been
charged with a great deal but we would
like to have It given out that We had
nothing to do with the Foster circular.
We did not know anything of it until
ter did not print 1t. For two reasons it
would be foolish TO do so The people al
printing circulars was useless because
tire people that he wished to appeal to
were acquainted with him, secondly the
circulars We're ali sent to people who are
termed liberal and the circulars if they
had been sent out would have gone not
to the liberal element but to the people
where it would do the most good"
Nearly one-haIf of the registered vote
Nin the city has already been pOlled. The
and in some instances 90 per cent Of the
vote in a precinct was cast before nine
/ D CLOCK THIS morning A Ia3E example OF
how the vote is coming out is indicated
in the fifth precinct of the Second ward.
which shows 423 registered at 100 this
afternoon this precinct showed go Eotes
cast.
In the country districts the vote was
not heavy this morning but returns this
afternoon show that they are coming
out in heavy force.
A large number of disappointed voters
assailed precincts over the city but due
10 a failure to register or keep their
registration intact We're refused the priv
ilege. Of voting. The commissioner of
elections office was kept busy straight
ening out and explaining the situation
to this class of voters.
In the fifth precinct of the Second ward
just about half the registered votes had
been polled at 2.30 hoialock, the vote being
A6sg0fit of r-egistrat4onaof 40 Fra al
Fosters friends have been active aruIu5
this polling place all sdsN. waylayin
prospective voters with cards on whic
are Mr.. Fosters picture and instruction
as to how the ballot should be marked t
/ vote for him. This is about the onl
precinct in the Second ward where tn
workers for Foster have been in evidence