The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-22
LOST IN MISSION.
But in Other Townships the Railway
= Bonds Carried. = p

The bond election Tuesday carried in
every township except Mission, and
was lost by a close margin in that
township, the vote being "a to 81. The
proposition carries bonds of $1,000 for
every mile of main line and the amount
is somewhat uncertain, but is near
500. 900.
Mr., Taylor also. said that the fail
ure to carry Mission township would
result in a change of the line of sur
Vey. The road will go from Seabrook
straight to Dover. Pledges have been
received from various sources this
morning which almost make up the
deficiency in bonds caused by the fail
ure of Mission township to carry the
proposition. These pledges have come
largely from Dover and Mission Creek
townships and amount to several thou
sand dollars in cash besides much right
of way.
Mr. Taylor said this morning:
"f was verysmuch disappointed in the
outcome of the election in Mission
township as I felt confident that we
would be able to- carry the election in
that township, but the whole thing is
a case of ASLEEP at the switch
1--WE had plenty of votes in the south
precinct that could have gotten out and
voted had the proper effort been made.
We Were under the impression that the
south precinct would carry by at least
two to one therefore Mr.. Goodwin and
myself took the automobile and went
to the north precinct and put in the
day there getting in votes. Had there
been a conveyance at the south pre-
cinct we would have been able to carry
the bonds in this township. We left
the south precinct at 1880 and at that
time II votes had been cast and as
near as we could figure only one had
been cast against the proposition. When
we arrived at the north precinct we
found that about the same number OF
votes had been cast there, of which
only two or three We're in favor or the
bonds We had never hoped to carry
the north precinct, in fact hao con-
ceded it to the opposition two to one
and had depended on the south side go
ing almost unanimously in favor OF the
proposition, but when the returns We're
counted out we lost the nortn preclnct
nv three votes and the south by one
IT would have been an easy matter 70
carry the bonds ia Mission township
had 1 cared to make any misrepresen-
tations or false statements TO the peo-
ME I could have got at least~1O or
10 more votes in the north precinct
Yesterday if [ could have promised
them positively that the hne Would De
h1liIt via Wanamaker, but l have been
tank and honest with them all the
uav through. had told them that the
line could not be located until after the,
bonds were voted. | have been very
careful not to make any m1srepresen-
tatious to the people of MISSION town.
shin and while I am very sorry to lose
the bonds l feel that / am not in any
v-av TO blame. A mans capacity is so
much. and when he taxes hlmse1 &c.
the maximum he can do no more Hau
the friends of this proposition and our
local hcard of directors furnished pro-
ner conveyances in the south precinct
we would have carried the bonds by
10 to II majority, but as 1t. was, tnere
were several votes within few miles
of the south voting precinct that did
not get to the polls