The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-06
BIC CITIES VOTE.
Chicago Choosing Clerk, Treas
urer and COuncilmen.
Tax Levy for Tuberculosis Sam
itarium an Issue.
BIG SLUMP In VOTE
Because 1t Is the Feast of the
Jewish Passover.
Partial State Ticket Is Being
Elected i'm Wisconsin.


this morning, and o'clock this after
candidates for city treasurer and city
clerk, the personnel of more than one
half of the city council. and upon the
advisability of a tax levy for the es-
| tablishment of a tuberculosis sanitari-
UNI. AS side issues. the city will have
its say concerning the adoption of
Evanston and Cicero, as integral parts
of the municipality.
The last hours of the campaign were
full of f1recracker developments which
have added excitement to the off year
contest. The Municipal Voters league
sent out a final bulletin of warning to
the effect that the stay-at-home voters
today, might turn back the city coun-
ell to the gray wolves. and the discredi-
ted element. The Third ward politicians
stripped for the most bitter political
fight the ward has known in years.
The prediction is made by the party
chiefs that nearly rs per cent of the
registered vote of 406. 900 will be cast
In four wards, a big slump in the
vote is due because today is the Jew
ish Passover and orthodox Jews re-
fuse to mark their ballots. Thousands
of votes will be lost to the little bal
lot because of the Passover.
Voters Out Early.
ST. Louis, April 6.-With the prospect
of ideal weather. voters stood in line
waiting to vote at s o'clock this morn
| ing for a new set of municipal officers.
William G. Woerner as the Demo-
cratic nominee for mayor, and Fred
erick H. Kreismann. the Republican
nominee. 1t is expected that 80 per
| cent of the total registration, 150,271 will
vote before the polls close at o'clock
! tonight.
Both sides are predicting victory,
while an unknown independent vote Is
causing the leaders much worry. From
one to six policemen are on duty at
each voting place. The patrolmen have
| ing to serve on anyone attempting
| fraud.
State Election in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, April 6.-Wisconsin
voters are choosing a state superin-
| tendent of public instruction today
| and many municipalities are voting
on the question of license.
| Charles p Carey, present state
| superintendent is seeking reelection
against three other candidates, all on
non-partisan ticket. John Barnes
has no opposition for reelection as
justice of the supreme court In
| Milwaukee a circuit and probate
Judge are being voted for as we'll as
a number of school directors.
Among cities which are voting on
| ton, Eau Claire, Beloit, Ashland,
Marinette, Sturgis and Baraboo.
Municipal Elections in Kansas.
Kansas City, April 6.-Municipal
elections are being held in number
of cities in Kansas today. While there
| the campaign. threatening weather
/ today promised to prevent a full vote
| being cast.
A Complete ticket including mayor
and councilmen is to be elected in
| Kansas City Kan, where the cam
naign has been a spirited one. Judge
=, s. Guyer. who has been prominent
in Kansas Republican political circles
| for a. number of years is opposing
John w West, Democrat, for mayor.
| west is a grocery keeper.
I-eavenworth. Fort Scott and Law
rence are also electing full municipal
tickets. At Lawrence Prot W. n.
II C.arruth assistant chancellor OF the
| TTniversity of Kansas, Republican. is
onnosing S. D. Bishop, an Independent
democrat for mayor. AS Lawrence
is a college town, the Bishop followers
have made a hard fight against Car
ruth declaring that he is In favor OF
4 dormitories. thus closing the students
toard;np houses. and that he will not
a11ow the residents of North Lawrence
70 have either chickens or pige. Prof.
Carr,1th denies these charges.
Kansas City. Mo-, is voting on an
!,
saloons Are an Issue.
Y,diananolis April 6.-In local option
ELECTIONS being held today. in Cass
end R1ackford counties, the "wets
claim the victory with commence
Transport is the seat of Cass county
: and the Business Mems associatlon
has taken nano dsdihee 'no
loon interests.
There is large foreign population
in Rlackford county, of which Hart
ford City is the seat.
Roth Cass and Blackford counties
gave Democratic minorities in the last
state election The Democratic cam
paign was largely made in opposition
| to county option
Whisky an Issue at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs April Colo
RADIO Springs will decide today whether
, it will continue its poilcy OF licensing
| drug stores for the sale of liquors. un-
! der strict regulation. or adopt total
nrohibition. Great interest is being
taken in the election. There are two
tickets the field for city officials
w. H Spurgeon. Republican and F
: Avery. Democrat are the opposing
candidates for mayor.
: Local Option Fight.
: Denver. April 6.-Municipal elec-
tions. in many of which the liquor
question is the leading issue. are be-
; | ing held today throughout Colorado
Colorado Springs. Grand Junction
Cripple Creek. Trinidad and Boulder
I will decide the question of saloons OIL
no saloons At Colorado Springs this
means the sale of liquor by drug
stores, as saloons have never existed
s in the city.
VI AT Grand Junction the fight has
e been very bitter, and charges of pad
$ ded registration have been followed
j by a number of arrests. In Pueblo g
! local option fight is being made in
five of the eight wards, three Of which
lare admitted will go dry