The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-27
THIS is LAST DAY
Registration Closes at 10
O'clock Tonight.
People Are Showing More
Interest in Election.
THE LIGHT QUESTION.
1t Is Responsible for the
Activity of Voters.
Evidently People Favor Doing
Their Own Lighting.
THE LIGHT QUESTION.

When the registration books close
this evening at 10 O'clock at the COM
missioner of elections office at the
auditorium it is expected that close
to one thousand persons will have
registered for the day. This is the last
day for registration for the city cleo
ton. Such is the estimate placed by
a man who watched the people who
thronged in during the morning and
afternoon. Thursday about six hun
dred were registered and given the
yellow slip which permits them to
vote.
One man wanted to register but as
he expected to move again before
April 7th, election day, the clerks at
receive him. A registration in that
case would have been ineffective as
a voter can not move after registra-
ton without nullifying his status as
a voter ST can't stay in the house
that 1 am living in for 1 have to give
UP possession of it on the first of the
month, so 1 have got to move" said
the man, who was somewhat perplex-
ed.
The electric light proposition has
stirred up a wide interest all over the
city. A ward worker who has the sit
uation down pat in the Second ward
said today. 81 think that the great
majority of the people in the Second
are for the city electric light plant.
though 1 run across a few who want
to see the Edison company get the
contract I believe that the Second
ward will vote for the city plant. This
has caused considerable interest over
there and a good vote is going to be
cast"
ST can't find anyone that is against
it," said Councilman Tandy. "At least
I haven't found anyone vet" AS
nil
Fifth ward and has been looking af-
ter the votes over there his opinion
is worth considerable weight,
The liveliest cam paign in the coun-
cilmanic contests is on in the Second
and Fourth wards. Councilman Hol-
liday claims five out of the six pre-
cincts of the Second conceding that
Peter Miller, the Democratic nomi-
nee has the edge on him in the Sixth
precinct, Miller's own precinct.
Miller has had some carriages
bringing voters Thursday afternoon
and today to the commissioner of cleo
tions office for registration but by far
the most activity in this direction has
been that of Holiday. who has had
carriages engaged for ten days on this
work. One or two ward workers have
been soliciting voters for Holiday SO
that without question the Second ward
has been more thoroughly campafgned
than any other ward in the city. Over
in the Fourth ward Louis Fraser
Democratic nominee, has personally
and by the aid of friends been CAM
paigning vigorously. There Is moth
ing new over here" he said. i am
making a decent campaign, is all.
want to treat the other man right for
I am friendly towards Mr.. Montgom-
cry and want to remain SO. l think ne
has treated me decently. I believe the
race is going to be pretty close.
Which ever way 1t will turn out will
be, however, all right.
Councilman Montgomery, the Re-
publican nominee, has the endorses
ment of the administration. hope
that he will be returned" said Mayor
Green. HE has made a good coun-
Gilman and I would hate to see him
displaced"
w. E. Scotch. Democratic nominee
in the First ward, Is not particularly
confident Of winning. He said today
that he had not done very much in
the way of vote getting and did not
know how his vote had registered.
Councilman G. e. Jordan, Republican
nominee, will doubtless win without
difficulty despite one or two Republf-
can workers who have been working
against him on account or some prI-
vate grudge that they carry. w. f.
Logan Democratic nominee In the
Third ward. said that the Democratic
vote is nominally outnumbered three
to one there and though he was hoping
there might be some dissatis faction ON
the part of the Repuphcans tnat the
indications were not very bright for
the defeat of Councilman c. G. Blake-
w. the present incumbent and Repub-
lican nominee.
In the Fifth and Sixth wards, w. g.
Tandy and J. w. r. Hughes, Repub-
licans, are not meeting any opposition.
Though the Republican city central
committee has made arrangements for
carriages to carry voters in every ward
in the city, the Democrats have as yet
not provided for anything Of that sort.
1--WE may do something but nothing is
agreed on yet" said w. F. Logan,
secretary of the Democratic organiza-
ton.