The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-30
IT'S NEARLY OVER
Shawnee Candidates Putting on
Finishing Touches.
Voting Will Begin at 6 O'clock
Tuesday Morning.
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
All the Voters Must Declare PO-
IiticaI Affiliation.
Contest for County Offices Is
Growing Intense.

For weeks thanks to the ubiquitous
advertising solicitor, the pages of the
daily press have been regaling the
voters of Shawnee county with facts
and near-facts regarding all the men
who would like to be nominated on
August for the county offices. The
voter, after all the ultimate factor in
politics, has had plenty of time to ad-
wise himself regarding the various
claimants and the day is at hand when
is decision will be spread upon the rec
ords. There is a short interval only
before election day and while yet un-
known. it is safe to say that the de-
cision of the voter is already made.
Polling places, agreed upon and ad-
Vertised some weeks ago, will be found
at the places named in the following
lists:
CITY OF TOPEKA.
First Ward.
First precinct, S1S North Kansas av-
enue.
Second precinct. SOs or s11 North Kan
Ras avenue.
enue.
Fourth precinct. 14oC North Kansas
avenue.
Second Ward.
First precinct. 233 Jefferson street.
Second precinct, 401 Madison street.
Fourth precinct, 1109 East Sixth
street.
Fifth precinct, Auditorium.
Sixth precinct, 462 Seward avenue.
Third Ward.
First precinct, Oil Kansas avenue.
Second precinct, 507 West Tenth
street.
Third precinct, S12 West Twelfth
street (Haynes' barn).
Fourth precinct, 1889 Lincoln street,
(Jordan's halD.
Fifth ~recinct 1885 Boswell avenue.
Fourth Ward.
First precinct, 2O3 West Seventh
street (Grifin's shop.
Second precinct, Fourth and Jackson
street (ProvidenL Association).
Third precinct, 500 Polk street Oesi-
dence0.
Fourth precinct, 1921 West sixth ave
nue (storeroom).
Fifth Ward.
First precinct, 1903 Buchanan street
(storeroom).
Third precinct, 615 East Tenth street
(storeroom).
Sixth Ward.
First precinct, 1888 woodlawn avenue
(shop in rear).
second precinct. 1910 west Tenth
street Grocery.
Townships.
RossviIle precinct, Township build
ing.
Silver Lake precinct, City hall.
Menoken precinct, Township hall.
Muddy precinct, Bolz school house.
Rochester precinct, Rochester
school house.
East Soldier precinct, Lyman school
house.
West Soldier precinct. Workman
hall.
Highland Park precinct, Highland
Park school house.
Oakland precinct. Copeland's Grad
ing house.
BeIlview precinct. Bellview school
house.
shunganunga precinct. ]. H.Queen's
College Hill precinct, Hayes green
Sutherin precinct. Sachs green
house. ,.,,,.
house on West Sixth street.
Tecumseh precinct, Basement build
Linn Creek precinct. Disney school
house.
Monmouth precinct, Linn school
Rich1and precinct, G. A R. hall.
North williamsport precinct, Tice
school house.
Auburn precinct, Auburn hall.
house No. 81.
Dover precinct, Odd Fellows hall
willard precinct, Willard school
house.
North Mission precinct. straub's
hall.
South Mission precinct. Grange hall.
Within the city of Topeka the poll
ing places will be opened at a. m.
and will be closed at p. m. In the
rural precincts the opening hour will
he O'Clock and the closing time 6
o'clock p. m.
No Independent Voting.
No provision is made for the ac-
commodation of the person who IS
constitutionaIIy or by momentary
must cast a Republican. Democratic
a Socialist or a Prohibition ballot or
none. He must also be prepared to
take oath that he signed no petition
for any candidate of any party other
than the one to which he gives his
mixing of ballots in thep rimary cleo
tfon whatever else may happen at the
general election. No personal favor
ite of another party may receive the
nominating favor of a voter after he
has announced Republican, Demo-
cratic, Socialist or Prohibition party
affiliations. The Independent voter
must wait until after the primary.
draw up a petition for his candidate
and write in the name on the general
election ballot. In the present cleo
tion there is no county ticket of the
prohibition party. Neither is there
any of the Socialists, only candidates
for state offices appearing for either
organization.
Who Are Candidates.
For the Republican nomination fol
three offices there is no contest, anothel