The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-04
MANYYETTO COME
FOrty-ffVe Hundred People
Who Haven't Registered.
Two Thousand Five Hundred of
These Are Women.
HOLIDAY Is ACTIVE.
Large Sums Of Money Bein G
Spent i'm His Behalf.
Mr.. Green's Supporters Con-
fident of Victory.

Twenty-Five hundred women and
about two thousand men are unregis-
tered. This is the guess that several OF
| the campaign managers for nominees
for mayor are making. Commissioner
of Elections c. H. Titus places the
number of women not registered al
about 1000.
The best class of women voters in
the city are represented in the above
figures. In fact they represent eighty
per cent of that number.
| "A feeling of apathy seems to per-
wade the women and it seems impossi-
| BILE to get them out and interested,
| said one of the men interested in the
| municipal election. "A large number
| of these have signed pledges that they
are for Green and that their sympathie )
are enlisted in his behalf but when it
comes to registering they fail to show
up. Some of them seem to think that
the nomination is already won and that
Mr. Green has it. The fight is not won
yet; there is plenty to do and still left
undone before the nomination can be
assured
I'VE figured on a rough estimate that
there were about 5000 persons unregis-
tered. That is the figure that we put
it at last Friday" said Sherm Williams
one of the managers for Holiday.
Williams is well acquainted with cor
ditions. He has been mixed up with
local politics for years and was COM
missioner of elections for four years.
Up until noon today 139 had register
ed during the day, II of these were men
and 6S were women; Saturday repre-
sented the biggest days registration of
any. 43O women registering and 222 men,
a total of 652.
The registration for last week was
1892. Those disqualified from voting
Ioir- ~
last spring or fall number 4,527, OF
which number 1884 were women This
is based on the light registration OF
last spring.
Supporters of VIM. Green though
feeling that their man will win and
fully deserves to get the office.
are not entirely assured of the outcome
Around the Holiday headquarters
at 40 Kansas avenue all sorts OF
claims are being made. Nothing but
big figures goes when II come TO pre-
dieting the majority. you Will notice
they don't say anything about plural
ity, and they are putting 1t at 1900
and 5000.
Enemies of Mr.. Green are still try
ing to claim that he is not for law en-
forcement His avowed bold stand on
this question all his life seems to be
ignored His record is the best evil
dence. When the investigation of
Chief of Police Goodwin was on the
Joints came IN and it was urged that
the list be published in the newspa-
pers. 1t was thought best, however,
not to publish them and the majority
of the committee concurred, the feel
ing being that in case the list was not
entirely correct it might do more
harm than GOOD. The motion made at
that time was seconded by Mr.. Swend-
son and not by Mr.. Green as has been
stated. Mr.. Green thought differently
from the committee and wanted the
list published
A Swendson meeting was held at
Security building Saturday evening. F.
P. Lindsay was elected chairman. E.
E. Roudebush secretary According
to the secretary's report $50 were
present A committee of twelve, two
for each ward in the city, were ap-
pointed to handle the campaign from
now on. A number of ward meetings
will he held, and two are planned for
this evening. Among the speakers
Saturday night were DR.. Peers. Mrs.
f. E. Roudebush. Mrs Fred Farms
worth, Councilman ]. w. F. Hughes,
Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland. John Wright,
Rev. F. f. Mallory, Fred Roundtree.
Mrs. A. B. Chamberlain, S. A. Swend,
son and n. Sawyer.
A personal house to house canvas.
has been inaugurated by c. K. Holli-
day in every ward in the city this
week in his municipal campaign.
Holiday is straining every effort tc
secure the nOmlGatlOn, anything that
a liberal expenditure of money can
procure is being done. All the influ-
ence of the corporations is being ex-
erted in his behalf. Eleven carriages
were pressed into service Saturday
morning hauling intending voters to
register. Seventeen were engaged Fri
day and twelve were at work this
morning
Probably not for several years has
the colored vote been so thoroughly ia
ken care of as this spring, Holiday
has secured the city on the east side,
in the Fifth ward and in the First
ward wherever the colored population
is thickest, he has made special over
lures to induce them to get down town
to the commissioner of elections office
and register.
The Russians who live over in North
Topeka, in the First ward. is another
class of voters who have had consid-
cradle attention paid to them by HolIi-
day campaign managers.
His whole campaign is well organic
ed and running smoothly. He is ar
ranging for the best rigs and the best
teams in the city for primary day,
March ID. and is engaging them in ad-
vance. Every likely looking team that
catches the eye of Holiday worker
is traced down and the ownership in
quired of. 1t costs lot of money 10
90 all of this but the money seems to-
be there. Who is furnishing the
money?
If every voter in the city that is eligi-
BILE to vote at a Republican primary
would register and vote there is no
question but what Green would have
a heavy majority ever all corners. The
trouble is that there is spirit CT over
confidency pervading voters who are
for Green. They are sitting calmly by,
failing to register and not taking anv
interest because they think Green viii
get there without their help. That is
a mistaken impression. 1t is going to
take every vote that Green can secure
to get a working majority. Register
and vote and you can make sure
Marriage Licenses Granted.
Harry Kruser, aged % years, of Wet
more, Kansas, was granted a marriage
license today to marry Miss Nellie