The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-31
Insurgents" Won't Give Up
School Board Battle.
Untimely Defeat Of Royce Does
Not Dampen Spirits.
THINKING OF FRASER.
May Be Pitted
Against Regular" Carver.
Name to Be Written in Blank
Ballots for Purpose.

dancing haze of figures, a hasty
combination of pencil marks, bang,
Whang, dang of the adding machine
! and John G. Royce, "insurgent'' candi-
date and supposed nominee for a men,
Der of the school board from the
Fourth ward. was cast headlong from
the race by the clerks in the office of
| the city election commissioner this
morning. In the same breath Judge
Carver, regular was pulled from his
political grave and placed on the list
| of the elect.
In other words-all of the rejoicing
in the Fourth ward about the nomina-
ton of John Royce for member of
the school board has been turned to
| tears-simply because the juggling OF
the figures at The office of election com
missioner did not pan out as they did
Immediately after the primaries.
Mistake of 200.
1t has been found that in adding the
returns from the different precincts
over the city a little figure 80" was
found lacking and in placing it in the
right column the single stroke snatched
a ward victory from the hands of the
victorious insurgents This gave
2617 Royco'S vote was 2,602, and he
lost the day bv a narrow margin of Is
votes. 1t was just close enough to
arouse the awful feelings of the sup
porters.
But the insurgents won out in four
of the six wards in the city and they
are not going to lie back and take their
medicine without little struggle. Al
ready the leaders have brought their
heads together and it is expected be-
fore night the name of some good man
will be brought out and will be placed
on the ticket at the election, Tuesday.
One probable man for this position
is L. E. Fraser, councilman from
the Fourth ward. In fact, there is
Fraser talk all over Topeka today and
it is thought that he may be chosen
tn yer
with his lead of Is votes over Royce.
1t is contended by the leaders OF
the Insurgents that II the people
knew enough to overlook the hrst
name on the ticket at the primaries
and drop down and vote for Royce
for the ''insurgents' it will be possible
for them to use the blank space on the
election ticket and write in the name
of Fraser or some other good man.
Fraser Is Popular.
Councilman Fraser is a popular
man in the Fourth ward and in the
city. He is the youngest member of
the city council and is one of the most
aggressive. Mr.. Fraser has been re-
sponsible for a number of city i'm
provements, first of which is his bril-
liant fight for a garbage crematory,
which will be built this spring.
Mr.. Fraser originated the garbage
plant scheme and fought and bled
with it through the city council-and
the council was never so stubborn.
Fraser is an all around student of
city affairs and a successful and well
known business man. In selecting him
to support the 'insWrgent'' ticket, the
leaders believe that they have win |
ner.
The school board election is not I'M |
der the commission form of govern |
ment law and after the nominations
have been made for the school board |
it is legal to write in the name of |
someone for final election. Losing out
In the primaries, the insurgents" feel |
that they still have a good chance to |
push their man and they are deciding |
on the proper course this afternoon.
There is blank ballot for that pur-
pose and all the voters have to do is |
to ask for this ballot. Just write in
the name of the man decided upon by
the Insurgents and there is still a
good chance for winning the fight. the
leaders figure.