The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-03
Fourth ward, who got through with
but twenty-four votes to spare
Fraser May Contest.


but twenty-four votes to spare.
Fraser May. Contest.
Louis E. Fraser. his opponent, is
thinking seriously of calling for a re-
count. 1T depends somewhat on how
much a recount win cost" he said
| in discussing the matter. 'I will wait
| until Friday evening and see what the
council does when it acts as board
OF. canvassers and canvasses the re-
turns of the election. Fwenty-four
votes is close, and it may be possible
| to discover enough extra votes to de-
4 feat the other man.
Councilman Horn was somewhat in
censed last evening" at the way the
| Republican city central committee
| handled the Fourth ward He criti-
| cised freely the manner in which the
| carriages had been disposed Of and
the lack of ward workers to help in
getting out the vote. ST didn't have
| any carriages to bring in the colored
vote until about the last minute
mad TO go myself in the afternoon to
| a livery stable and hire a rig. They
! promised to give me plenty of rigs and
| workers, but they didn't show up >"
| Horn complained last evening to H
Ward Page, but Page 1isclafmed any
| responsibility in connection with the
| handling of the carriages
This was only one of the many COM
| plants that We're heard during the
| day and late in the evening. n. Ward
Page had picked a sufficient hummer.
4
| ~ them in plenty of advance time. and
number as consequence couldn't
1 serve.
In the First and Second wards
where the fight was close, there did
| not seem TO be any 1I-understood
| plans for caring for the vote: and.
| though several workers were designat-
ed for one precinct. they went off to
/ another precinct and served there.
| The large number of carriages tha I
had been talked of failed to material
| fze. and had an issue existed between
the two parties it is probab Bile that the
| Democrats would have elected three
! councilmen, and possibly four, instead
of one.
Many Scratched Tickets.
The colored vote went strongly to
the Democratic ticket. This was no.
| ticed in the First, Second. Third.
| Fourth and Fifth wards Republicans
commented freely upon this phase. 1t
| IS probably responsible to several
things: one was the existence of two
| colored men on the Democratic ticket
and the action of several recreant Re-
| publfcans of the coIored race who
! turned around after the results of the
party primary and fought the Repub-
| lican ticket.
| Not for several years has there
been such scratching of tickets. Few
| straight tickets were voted, not to ex-
| ceea ~ per cent IN any precinct and
running from that down to 40 per
| cent.
These few examples of how voters
jumped over the traces were picked up
| at random:
Fifth precinct, Second ward
| Straight ticket. Republican So. Green;
Jones, 53. Democrat, 10, Kemper;
Lannan. 20. Scratched ticket. Re
publican, So, Greens Jones, 81. Demo-
| crat, SO, Kemper; I1annan, SO.
First precinct First ward-Male
vote. straight ticket, Republican, Is;
Democratic. 4s. Naie vote scratched
lob q o. z~<,wv
Ness. 1s; Young, IS,
Female vote, straight ticket-Re-
publican: A: Democratic. II. Female
scratched vote. Green, IS; Kemper5. 81.
| Van Ness, 16; Young, 5.
Fourth precinct, First ward-Male
vote straight Republican,, "a; Demo-
cratic, Al. Scratched ticket, Green,
55; Kemper, 43; Van Ness, As;
Female vote. straight ticket-Re-a
publican. SO; Democratic, 8. Female
scratched. tickets, Green, 54; Kemper,
IL: Van Ness, 81; Young, 8.
At the preceding two elections of
1905 and 1903, the following data
show the vote case and the majority
of~the successful candidates for mayor:
In 1905. Total vote cast, 1926. w.
In 1908: Total vote cast, 13,307.
Bergundthal. s,139; Heery, 5,16s.
Mr. Green Is Pleased.
"I feel very well satisfied with the
Green, the successful candidate for
mayor.
William Green, mayor-elect, returned
this afternoon from ST. Augustine, Fla,
where he went to recuperate two
weeks ago Immediately after receiving
the Republican nomination
Returning with him was Frank Sny-
der, his political manager.
Mr. Green IS looking and feeling very
well. He has a clear rosy complexion
and has put considerable weight
II enjoyed myself thoroughly and
never felt better in my life said he.
The first question that cenfronts the
mayor is appointments of city officers.
II have not made up my mind he
said with regard to this. t.I have not
decided on any one. There will be quite
change in employees, however. OF
course wherever they have shown them
selves fully capable of handling the
work and are the equal in ability we
shall appoint some of those that voted
and worked on our side.
My Snyder has not expressed an
opinion as to what he wishes, if any
thing. I want him to take position,
within my gift
.'Will he be appointed chief of po-
lice?''
been talked of.
.sThere are going to be several hard
things to settle-the chief of police,
the city engineer among others"
By his election William Green will
have to vaeate his seat as councilman
from the Third ward. He will have the
power of appointing his successor to
fiIl the unexpired term. C. G. Blakely
and A M. Harvey are suggested as
possible successors, but Mr.. Green has
not consented to give out what his de-
cision may be.
SHOT BY AN UNKNOWN MAN.