The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
DON'T YOU FORGET
Registration Is in Bad Con-
ditiOn.
Few Women Eligible to Vote
at Primary.
THE TIME is SHORT.
Only Half Voting Strength Now
on Books.
TIME is SHORT.
Four Thousand Who Failed to
Vote Must Register Over.

I
Only 1.421 women voters in the city
are properly registered and entitled tc
vote either at the Republican primary
on March 18th or at the general cleo
ton the first Tuesday in April,
This means that scarcely one-fourth
of the women of eligible age to vote
have registered.
The problem is a big one for the
party primary is scarcely one month
away and it would take 100 registra-
lions for every day from now until the
18th of March to place the women
vote in proper shape.
| The registration in the First, Third.
Fifth and Sixth wards is sadly lacking
| in numbers. In the Sixth ward but %
women have registered. in the Third
$40.
The total registration of both men
and women in the six wards of the
city is 1851. just about one-half of
the voting strength of Topeka when
compared with the heaviest vote cast.
A summary by wards: First ward,
male 1913, female 12S, total 1,141;
Second ward, male 1,795, female sos,
| total 1880; Third ward, male 1,5O2,
female 240, total 1,742; Fourth ward,
male 1885, female 351, total 1,736;
Fifth ward. male LOIS, female 50, to-
tai LOO; Sixth ward. male SIT, fe-
male rs. total 542.
Figures compiled by Election Com
missioner Titus show that 4,627 voters
failed to cast their ballots at the last
general election in November 1906. OF
this number who are temporarily dis
enfranchised 2,S94 were women and
1858 men. The Fourth and Fifth
wards contributed LOCI of the num-
Der represented by the women failing
to vote.
Who
the following conditions in the pre-
cincts of the city:
First ward. First precinct. males
registered November 1852, failed to
vote "a, present registration 1873; fe-
males registered April ~, failed to
vote A, registration IS; Second pre-
cinct, males registered November 81,
failed to vote 81, present registration
3O4; females registered April IA
failed to vote 112, registra ton 80.
Third precinct, males registered No
vember AIS. failed to vote 76, regis
tration $40; females registered April
147; failed to vote 10Y, registration 40;
Fourth precinct, registration Novem-
Der 2s6 males, failed to vote So. regis
tradon 231; females registered April
"a, failed to vote Sc, registration 2S
Second ward-First precinct, male
registration November 3S1 failed to
vote 80, registration 2S9; female regis
tration April 246, failed to vote 143. reg
istration 103; second precinct, male
registration November AL, failed to
vote 112 registration 329; female regis
tration April 1872, failed to vote 81 reg
istration 101; third precinct, male regis
tration November. 1882 failed to vote 101
registration PSI; female registration
April 2S3, failed to vote 1874 registration
149; fourth precinct, male registration
November sos, failed to vote 100 regis
tration 399; female registration April
299, failed to vote 1853, registration 1876;
fifth precinct. male registration Novem-
Der 422, failed to vote 105 registration
81; female registration April 1874 failed
to vote H. registration "a; sixth pre-
cinct, male registration November 216,
failed to vote SO. registration $50,
female registration April 40, failed to
vote 20.
Third ward-First precinct. male reg
istration November 464, failed to vote
70, registration 70; female registra ton
April 1856, failed to vote 142, registration
"A; second precinct, male registration
November 418 failed to vote So, regis
tration 800: female registration April
1876, failed to vote al, registra ton So;
third precinct, male registration No
vember 46S, failed to vote 81, registra-
ton Ala; female registration April 237 |
failed to vote 173, registration "a fourth |
precinct, male registration November |
$685. failed to vote 81, registration 337; !
female registration April 2S3, failed to |
vote 2o6, registration II.
Fourth ward-First precinct, male |
registration November 231, failed to |
vote 81, registration 2S0; female regis |
tration April 1872, failed to vote 10 reg |
80; second precinct male reg |
vote 80, registration 1892; female regis