The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-02
THE VOTES LIGHT
Apparently Little Interest in
City Election.
Party Lines Cut Little Figure
i'm Contest.
FEW WOMEN AT POLLS
Their Activity Apparently End
ed With Primary.
Polls will Close mt Six O'clock
This Evening.

| 4 light vote and plenty of scratch
ing OF the ticket-these are the fea-
/ lures OF today's municipal election
/ In the First and Fourth wards espe-
/ cially the preponderance OF the vot-
/ ers are not hewfng 10 party lines. but
/ are casting their vote as their personal
1 opinion dictates, regardless of party
The Democrats are figuring that this
means = gain 70 their candidates and
q corresponding loss to the rival party
The feeling of diSSat iSfacttou which ex-
/ isted IN the ranks of certain members
| OF both political parties in the Second
/ ward because Of q failure to swing the
party nominee for councilman is not
ngur1ng strongly IN the results The
/ fear that some wholesale knitting might
take place and cut both ways has been
| dissfpated
| The Fourth ward. Kemper's own
ward IS casting fair vote. About one
fourth of the registration OF 2,73e had
gone to the polls at Il o'clock today
and voted
The Third ward. WIN Green's ward.
I Is doing slightly better though a heav-
/ Ter regfStrat ton was secured in the
Third than in the Fourth ward
The Fifth and Sixth wards are cast
/ ing light vote
From Indications as they existed at
O'Clock this afternoon the vote will not
/ total 5000 with registration consider
ably in excess of 15,aGd.
The women with the exception OF the
I Third ward are taking but slight In
terezt in either mayoraIty or council
man fights
At Il O'Clock the following vote had
/ been cast IN the First ward. First pre-
cinct, 20. second precinct, 10. third pre-
ciuct- 15S. fourth precinct 13s. The
I fourth precinct Is the voting place Of
I both George Young Democratic candf-
date for councilman and W. NJ Van
Ness. Republican nominee lot O.
scratching is reported from this pre-
c1nct- The registration at these same
precincts was First precinct, 2SS; sec
ond precinct 5SS, third precinct, $50;
fourth precinct 4s4-
The race on councilman is close in
the First ward. but il IS claimed that
Van Ness viii win by a close margin
In the Second ward the following
vote was poued at shortly before IL
o'clock First precinct. TO- second pre-
cinct- 79+ third. IS fourth, 49, fifth
Three Of the precincts Of the Fourth
ward showed az 1870 the following
conditions First precinct 134. second
precinct 1651 fourth precinct, 1S6- The
registration for these same precincts
was First, 5sS- second precinct 65s;
four precinct. So
In the third precinct Of the Third
ward 147 votes out OF a possible $50
had been cast at Il o'clock and in the
first precinct of the same ward 10 out
OF q possible 759.
The second precinct OF the Fifth ward
showed $50 votes out of 1-I23 polIed ar |
noon
This showing IS. however. not so dis
heartsuing as first comparison would I
man vote can only be induced TO come
cut in any strength in the afternoon /
and that q large percentage OF the
male vote will be cast between the 4
hours Of O'Clock and s. the time for /
the closing OF the polls The Santa F7e /
shopmen will be let Off from work at 4
vote which they would De unable to do T
IL they continued working until the 4
usual closing hour at O'Clock The 4
Republicans have q number Of car
each precinct with several ward work f
ers- The Democrats have scarcely any 4
carriages out whatever
The councilman fights in the Second 4
and Fourth wards promises TO be I
warm especially in the Second
In the Third II. B Howard, Re
publican IT Is conceded Will be elect f
ed councilman Howard IS claiming 1
that the Third will go for Green by /
1000 A large number Of carriages
and several autos have been pressed /
into service in this ward in order to I
make an especially good showing IN
vote getting
VII Kemper. Democratic nominee
for mayor. stated today that he con-
sidered his prospects as good though
ne dfsparaged the extremely light vote
that was being cast
William Green, the Republican +
nominee for mayor, will return TO To-
ueka Wednesday evening He left St
Augustine Florida today and IL every
thing goes all right will reach Topeka
some time Wednesday In time 70 4
take the oath Of Office said member
OF the family with a smile
No trouble marked the day and the po-
Ifcen1er on duty were not called on 10 ex-
zrCfse themselves TO more strenuous WORK
than walking up and down the polling
places One man IN the nth precinct Of
the Second ward was badly intoxicated 4
that he could scarcely walk straight and
was permitted TO vote The man con-
Quoted himself rather bOfsterousIy and
used Iurtd language
Considerable interest IS being shown IN +
the bond election proposition which -
being voted On along with the city Ticket
but on 4 separate ballot The bond prop
9sftio1 enbod&sS TIE issue Of 5000 to the
T0peka q Southwestern commonly known
as the Council Grove line. for the Dur
chase Of terminal facilities
The remainder OF the city ticket aside
from MAYOR and counctlnen- Is attracting
no attention whatever