The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-07
VOTE IS LIGHT.
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theater forces are fighting Montgomery
and are lining UP for Fraser. Mont
gomery was active in closing up the
grocery stores on Sunday and indi-
rectly waged a fight for Sunday clos
ing of the theaters. Montgomery
strength seems equal towards carrying
two at least of the four precincts
In the Fifth ward Councilman
Tandy will have a walk away and in
the Sixth Councilman Hughes has no
opposition
Up to the noon hour 1853 male votes
had been cast in the fourth precinct OF
the Fourth ward and 38 female votes
which is considered light vote for the
hour. There is very little interest be-
ing taken in the election excepting on
the bond and councilman proposition
and there will be many blank ballots
cast as far as the remainder Of the
ticket is concerned said one of the
men who had been at the polling place
since it opened. Fraser seems to have
prediction is that he will carry this
precinct by a small majority though he
lost 1T two years ago.
1.-The interest In the bond question is
manifested in various ways and my
guess is that they will carry at this
place by a large majority though they
seem to have no friends as far as
bond interests are well represented by.
workers who have been about the poll
ing place all day."
IT voted for the bonds" said wo-
man voter to the judge as she emerged
from the booth, because I believe In
municipal ownership and that is the
reason I came over here. And then
voted for Mr.. Fraser because buy my
groceries of him. I did not know any
Of the rest of the names and left them
blank excepting some woman who is
running for something and just voted
for her on general principles.
Owing to a recent ruling of the
school board the voting place in the
third precinct of the Fourth ward has
been moved across the street and
block south of Sumner school where
the voting has taken place in the past.
this precint but $50 male and 80
female votes had been cast at 1
O'Clock. The indications are that the
vote in this precinct will be Slightly
below normal. Here as in every other
ward in the city the anti-bond propo-
sition is represented by man hired
for the purpose, who is sure that the
bonds should be defeated but short on
arguments.
Expect Half Registered Vote.
The total vote two years ago was
4,831, this will be exceeded today, but
it will probably not run beyond $500.
The registration is over $4,000
which is 400 below two years ago.
In the First ward two years ago there
was total vote cast of 55S of which
Jordan received 339, having a ma
jority of 120. The vote at near the
noon hour was 80 in the first pre-
cinct of whom 38 were women, In the
second precinct the total was 103 of
whom about 40 were women, in the
third precinct, 76 with ten women
and in the first precinct 4S of whom
eight were women. Two-th1rds OF
the vote was therefore cast by noon.
In the Second ward the vote two
years ago was 1877 of which Holiday
received LBS as against Heery's I'll.
In the first precinct at IL O'Clock
there were 6s voters. about 5 per cent
Of them being women, in the second
precinct 81 of whom eleven were
women, 1875 in the third precinct of
whom 35 were women voters, 12O
voters at 1 o'clock in the fourth pre-
cinct with % of them women voters,
in the fifth precinct at O'Clock this
morning 38 had voted. Something
over one-half of the vote cast two
years ago had been voted in at IL
O'Clock.
In the Third ward about two-thirds
of the vote cast at the election two
years ago was already in at noon. In
the second of the Third there were
cinct. So at IL o'clock and in the
fourth precinct 10 at IL o'clock In
this ward the total vote two years
ago was $50 of which Green re-
ceived 678.
In the Fourth ward the vote two
years ago was 1,066 of which 5S1
were cast for Montgomery and 474
for Kemper. At about IL O'Clock IN
the first precinct of this ward 79
votes had been cast, nine Of which
were women. In the second precinct
there were 88 votes of which 16 were
women. The Fourth therefore did
not hold UP SO well as the other
wards as the total vote before noon
was under one-half of that two years
ago.
years ago was 40, the Republican
nominee securing 398 votes. The to-
tai will be improved on some, but
the majority should remain close to
the figure Of two years ago.