The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-02

has officers stationed at almost every
polling place In the city.
The judges and clerks are not going
to make very much money today.
The average clerk gets $50 for the first
$50 votes cast In some cases it is
doubtful if they make their first fees.
At ten o'clock this morning there were
not over 1000 votes cast in the whole
city and this included the big vote that
always comes in before the working
men go to work in the morning. At
noon today the vote was but a very
not over 3,o0o
In speaking of the voting Captain
Titus, election commissioner, said this
afternoon:
Unfortunately it was stated that
the polls would be opened at eight
o'clock and some of the clerks and
judges took the word of the report in
stead of reading the law that was be-
fore them. As a result many of them
were late to their places at the polls
this morning but their places were
soon filled and all is running smoothly
at the present time. The vote is very
light and is as quiet as it is light. /
don't know when I have seen such
still election. But I am not kicking.
Taking everything into consideration it
IS all that can be expected under the
circumstances. The officers are all
there will be much trouble-unless it be
on account of the perplexity of the new
primary law that still seems to be
bother to some of the voters"
Had No Heat There.
In the third precinct of the Fourth
ward located at 622 West Sixth street,
the owner failed to fulfill his contract
and did not have a heating apparatus
in the building when the clerks and
judges arrived this morning. The cleo
tion commissioner arrived on the scene
after a hasty alarm and before he had
finished the second sentence a hard
ware man came rushing in bearing the
precious stove. All is warm and happy
now. In another precinct in another
ward, another man (all the names and
facts were refused by the authorities)
who was acting in the capacity of judge
practiced some electioneering on his
own accord and when voters failed to
abide by his wishes he raised his voice
and told them they would have to vote
for so and so. 1t was poor politics and
Captain Titus was called at once-just
after the stove event in the third of the
Fourth. Titus informed the judge that
another word from him in this direction
would cost him his position and proba-
bly, something else. This judge is max
ing hay now.
Mr.. Howard Explains.
The endorsements by the Topeka Lo-
cal union as reported by H. B. Howard
and printed on little slips to be thrown
over the city and the repudiating of
these endorsements by the Ministerial
Union is the only piece of lively poll
tics that has passed through the hands
of the people. The Topeka Local union
has been severely criticised by the min
listers of the city for getting into poll
tics in this manner and it has blown
out a. chasm between the two religious
organizations. In defense of the state
mentS made H. B. Howard sent out the
following statement this morning:
81 was present at this Topeka Local
union meeting when the candidates
were endorsed and this action was
taken after a lengthy decIssion and
repeated questions were asked who
the other candidates were that the un-
ion should support. The motion was
made by Leslie Carle, a former presi-
dent of the union and carried unami-
mously. There were two ministers
present and every minister in the city
was invited. AS long as the committee
published only well known law and
order candidates have no criticism.
"As to my personal connection with
the matter the morning paper mis-
quoted me. I said the action dated
from about one year ago to February
2 and passed by the local union in reg
ular session. 1t was not made by any
society as stated in the morn
ing paper. 1 am willing to let the peo-
pie judge whether the above actions
are endorsed.
Mr.. Howard handed the secretarys
to the State Journal as a proof
Some of the candidates have been
getting into the lime light in many
different ways during the last day of
the campaign. Rad M. Lee who was
run out of Parkdale because the lads
over there said he was after their las
sizes was at it again today and it took
longer than ever for him to make
them see that he was a good law and
order candidate and did not believe in
lasSies over the borders of
Parkdale into wicked Topeka-any-
way he is married. Captain Wintrode,
who is running for marshal of the
court of Topeka succeeded in pulling
gun on a coIored man in North To-
peka because he claimed the negro
had insulted his wife. This caused a
little ripple on the wave of political |
fame. Hugh Mcfarland, was threat
ened by the police because he did not
1esist from placing his posters on tel |
ephone and electric light poles.
Such is the complete resume of pri- |
mary election day in Topeka, March 2,
1909. 1t will never cut much figure in |
history.