The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02
Voting Commences Bright and
Early Tomorrow.
Polls Open at 6. A. Nj. and Close
at 6. p. M. in City.
INTEREST is GREAT.
Democratic Managers Say They
Will Elect Part of Ticket.
Republicans Confident of Carry.
ing County for Taft.

ing County for Taft.
The polls in the &c voting precincts
in the city of Topeka will open at
O'Clock tomorrow morning and close at
. O'Clock in the evening. In the coun-
try they open two hours later.
IT the voter does not wish to vote a
straight ticket, then there are two
ways of voting: First. he may make
cross mark in the circle at the head
or the ticket representing his party
cholce, and then in addition, make a
cross mark in the square to the right
OF the names of the candidates on any
other ticket or tickets on the ballot, for
whom he wishes to vote. outside of the
party ticket; or second: Without MAX
ing any cross mark in the circle at the
head of the ticket, simply make cross
marks In the squares to the right of the
names OF the candidate for whom he
WISHES to vote, anywhere on the ballot.
The following Irregularities will in
validate a ballot:
A cross mark outside of any circle
or voting square.
A cross mark in two or more cir
cles at the heads of the ticket.
Any other mark than a cross mark
used in voting.
To write name on the ballot in any
other manner than the law prescribes.
Any ballot that is defaced or torn
Erasing from the ballot any device,
emblem, figure, letter or word.
Marking the ballot or writing any
| name thereon with anything other than
pencil having black lead.
Marking or writing on a ballot in
any way so that the writing will or
| may indicate who cast the ballot. All
such ballots are wholly void, and no
vote thereon shall be counted.
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| Chairman Thomas, of the Democratic
| county committee, is out of the city to-
day, being on board the Bryan special
| in the northeast part of the state but
| Secretary P. H. Souther, of the com
| mittee, gave out the following state
| ment this morning:
| I'VE will surely carry the city of To-
| peka for Bryan and Botkin by 1000
votes and expect to break even in the
country districts of the county. Schenck
will lead the ticket with a majority OF
1000. Simms by f,500 and Ulsh by 1000,
Auburn township, which is. normally
| Republican two to one, will go for Bry-
an tomorrow. This information comes
from Republican sources. We will
make big gains in Dover. Tecumseh
and Menoken townships. A week ago
l placed Bryans majority in this coun-
| ty at 700; now am claiming the coun-
| ty for him by 1000 majority"
| The Democratic county committee
have made arrangements to receive the
|
headquarters at SIS Kansas avenue by
! phone and telegraph.
At the. Republican headquarters to-
day there was the same spirit of conf
dence, except that instead of claiming
| the election of Humphrey over
Schenck for county attorney as one of
| the sure things of life it was admitted
that the race would be very close for
| this office. The rest of the ticket, ac-
cording to Chairman Van SAINT and his
lieutenants, will go through flying by
! majorities ranging from 1000 to 1000.
However, it was admitted that the re-
suit for president will be very close in
the city of Topeka where a heavy la
Dor vote will be polled. Menoken town
ship is the only country precinct in the
county conceded to the Democratic can
| didates.
The leaders of both parties in the city
and county are leaving nothing undone
to get out the full vote tomorrow. The
henchmen will be astir early in hacks
and carriages and will keep busy until
the clock strikes 6, at which time they
will throw down their picks, and they
won't work another minute longer, but
will proceed to recuperate for an hour
or so in order to be in trim to enjoy
the returns as they come in
There seems to be little doubt, in the
last hours of the campaign, but that
John Schenck will be reelected to the
office of county attorney by a sub
stantial majority. Schenck had sure
terests opposed to his reelection got
busy and started a fight of considerable
proportions on him. His friends, how
ever. rallied to his support and expect
to sweep the county and city in the IN
! terests of good government. Party
lines have been blotted out in this
| overwhelming movement Tor Schenck
and Wilkerson. A good many Repub-
lican votes will be cast for Simms for
| sheriff and many Democrats Will vote
for Humphrey but Schenck is sure to
poll two Republican votes for every
| Democrat who deserts him, while 1t IS
, claimed Wilkerson will not lose enough
+, Republican votes to cut down ms ma. ma
jority to any noticeable enect- Inc
fight on the two men is similar, the
wet" faction being the actuating
force Two big Schenck meetings In the
: | CITY will close the campaign tonlgnt'
! one at Peterson hall on Kansas avenue
2 | and the other in the Lukens opera
= house in North Topeka
At a meeting of the committee OIL
G two hundred, held yesterday afternoon
Z at which fifty representative business
Z linen were also present, the following
. resolution was unanimously adopted;
"The financial and moral interests OF
this county require the reelection o.
John M. Wilkerson to the ONCE oi
sheriff. and John ]. Schenck to the OF
: sae ns county attorney. and we hereby
r1ede ee them our support at the polls
and urge similar action and the active
Ico-oneration by all voters, regardless
. IS. G. STEWART. Chairman"
. while the Democrats claim the cleo
Il tion of Joe Ulsh for county clerk and
~ Otis Allen for probate judge. there
~ Seams to be little danger of either Zim-
n nerrnan or Schoch losing the election.
v Dick Thomas for district clerk and
x Stanley Medlicott for treasurer VIII
m likely lead their ticket Mr.. Thomas
al friends have tried to scare him and
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