The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-06
THE VOTE IS LIGHT
City Election One Of Quietest
on Record.
Mayor Green Easily Leading OPP
ponent for Re- Election.
HE MEETS OPPOSITION
RumOr Druggists Are Helping
Democratic Candidate.
Majority of Republican Candi.
dates Have a Walkaway.


1t looks as though the vote in the
city election over the different pre-
cincts Of the city today would be light
but not as light as has been predict
ed. Mayor William Green, H G. Lar
inner, A. w. Greenwood and State
Journal reporter made a tour of the
city today, visiting all of the different
wards and their precincts-and the
vote in each place was light but could
have been much lighter.
From the present outlook with but
one exception-that of G. V. Adamson
for councilman from the Second ward
the entire Republican ticket will be
elected at the Topeka election today.
There are number of very hard
fights and in some cases there is
slight fear being felt by the members
of the Republican city central COM
mittee but this fear does not approach
the Slough of Despond.
From the totals at two o'clock this
afternoon the indications are that
there will be less than two-thirds vote
cast today or about eight thousand.
The registration for this city election
is 1908. In some of the precincts the
voters are coming in much faster than
at the primaries-in the case of the
vote at eleven o'clock this morning
was three times as large as the total
at noon in the primaries
Practically no trouble is being ex-
perienced at the voting booths. The
police are watching every voting place
with vigilance and there are none of
the old time election signs appearing
to mar the peacefulness of the cleo
ton. In the colored districts the wo-
men are turning out much faster than
IN tne other districts-fn fact they are
turning out faster in proportion than
their husbands
Tangle Over a Vote.
There is an election law taneIe that.
is causing the officials and judges no
end of trouble. In one case in one
precinct of certain ward this morn
ing man came to vote whose house
had been moved but three days. ago
and he was staying at one of the
hotelS temporarily. He came to his
poll and the matter was taken up with
the election commissioner who refused
20 allow MIN to vote. He swore in his
vote, however, and it was CHALLENGED,
by the judges. Considerable i'll feeling
will be caused over this matter II. g.
Larimer said this morning that the
election commissioner had no right
whatever to govern the actions of a
voter after he had turned over the
registration books to the judges in
charge of the precinct. Mr. Larimer
stated very emphatically that the
duties of an election commissioner
to vote and after that he knew moth
| ing of him-one way or the other. In
| this one case the gentleman and his
fami1y-which will mean five votes
was registered in due form and his
name was on the books just s he had
| registered-lega in every manner. But
1t was known that his house had been
moved and there was nothing else
| to do.
| Mayor Green was displeased over
| q ce,i
| should own three lots and while he
was having his house repaired he
should move into the next number the
vote would be valid-according to
There undoubtedly are many flaws in
the election laws to be smoothed over
and the city is finding them this year.
Green Leading Easily.
The vote for mayor of the city is
favor1ng William Green in every re-
spect- The Democrats were reported
to have gained big following but of
this is the case they are going to rush
| them into the polls the last minute.
| In one precinct today out of 1874 votes
| cast there were only four Democrats
| land they signified their intention of
| scratc tching-to the bystanders
1t is well known fact that Mayor
| Green made a large number of
| enemies during his fight for clean city
| government. The druggists, it is
|
/ theater men and most of the grocery
men are holding private seances with
| the Democrats. Then the victims of
the usual city ordinances prohibiting
the use of Intoxicating liquor to an un-
| limited extent eare all with the Demo-
Gratis This combination is strong
among themselves only. Mayor Green
| said this morning that he did not ex-
| pect to stand anywhere near the head
of his ticket as to the votes gained.
The Democrats with their Republican
| allies are cutting into the majority.
| But it is simply a question of majority
! because there is no chance in the
world for the election of Mr.. Logan
for mayor on the Democratic ticket
/ Favorable to Republicans.
c. B. Burge for city clerk is ex-
pected to stand at the head of his
4 opponent is Democrat and he will
only get his party vote w. c.. Ralston
4 for city attorney, ]. D. Pattison for
i city treasurer, S. S. Urmy for police
4 judge. E. r. Simon for judge of the
court of Topeka, R. M. Lee for clerk
safe side. Mr. Ralston has as ar
opponent Assistant County Attorney
w. E. Atchison who has been recon-
mended by County Attorney Schenck
This is a good recommendation and
speaks well for the Democratic can
didate but it is useless to try to de-
| feat the primary nominee.
The fight for marshal of the cit,
lcourt is going to be just close enough
Ito make Captain Wintrode, the presen
incumbent, feel as though he had beer
lin race Tim Donovan. the Democrat
lis claiming all of the votes cast agains
Mr. Wintrode at the primaries whei
1.-The totals We're scattered on accoun
fIof the number of candidates A maj
lwho holds an office for large mum
|
series of enemies year after year an,
Iit is through these enemies and hi
!, strong friends that Tim Donovan ex
lpects to win. The cry against Wintrod