The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-05
THE VOTE IS HEAVY.
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The rainy weather this morning came
as a blessing to the Billiard crowd and
a black eye to the Green supporters. 1t
is known that practically all of the
working men are for Billiard. With
this rain hundreds of them were laid
off from work temporarily and given
chance to flock to the polls and cast
their liberal vote. 1t is not thought
that the wet weather will have very
much effect upon the women vote as
the carriages provided by the "Proh1b1-
tionists'' were on hand all day and took
the women to and from their homes.
In the Third ward it is expected that
everything will lean toward Green. In
the primaries Green received 1,0S2 votes
in this ward. Billiard captured 900 and
kemper 244. Green expects to carry
this ward by a majority of at least 600
and Billiard comedies that the ward IS
against him. Voting is good in the
Third and the women are constituting
a large. part of the vote. The so-called
dry commissioners are also going to
run heavy here.
The Fourth ward may go for Billiard.
He won out in every precinct except
the fourth in this ward at the primar-
les. The Kemper vote in the Fourth
will hardly give Green enough votes TO
overcome the Billiard lead. AS in all
the other wards in the city, the voting
Is heavy.
The Fifth and Sixth wards will go
to Green. The Fourth ward is always
the deciding ward and with this ward
favoring Billiard. it looks as though he
would win-if. of course, as has been
said bafore-talk means anything The
terrific campaign by Mayor Green's
friends and the charges they made
against Billiard will hurt the North side
man materially in some quarters but
will help him in others. But all that
can be heard today is rumors. The
bulletin boards in front of the State
Journal office tonight will tell the real
story.
There is some rich political dope
spread over the city today. 1t con-
Germs the chief of police squabble and
also brings in the city engineer. 1t
is said on the streets that Mayor Green
will relieve Chief Eaton of his position
and City Engineer Fulton, in case he
is nominated. 1t is said that the mayor
has made these promises. They are
rumors of the widest sort and of course
are denied by all parties concerned.
Criticism of Ballots.
There has been quite a howl raised
over the city today concerning the
preparation Of the election ballots for
the city election. These ballots are
small and printed on very thin paper
and have not peen folded. This means
that a voter is exhibiting his votes to
the officials when he hands his ballot
back for the usual clipping and slip
ping in the ballot boxes.
In almost every precinct about one
person out of ten complained to the
officials of this method. The COM
plants were registered with the cleo
ton officials later in the day and Elec-
ton Commissioner Titus ordered the
officials at the polls to fold the ballots
before they gave them out.
1t is contended by certain attorneys
that the ballots are illegal and invalid
when given otu in this fashion. The
state laws state that the ballots must
H.
city clerk and the name of the ballot
is on the outside and the designation
of the votes on the. inside. All morn
ing the ballots were given out without
being folded and it was possible for
the clerks at the polls to see the votes.
Since the election commissioner has
ordered the ballots folded the poll
officials have fonnd it necessary to
to slip off the corner of the ballot. If
they clip off the corner in the GUS
tomary manner without unfolding the
ballots the cross behind the name of
not registered.
City Attorney Ralston says the bal
lots are legal because the law simply
requires the name of the ballot and
the endorsement of the city clerk. The
city clerk who prepared the ballots
claims they were prepared according
to law and there was no mistake in
their preparation. Meanwhile the peo- |
pie are complaining and grum bling
and the voting goes on.
The information given the State
Journal last evening which stated that |
Councilman L. E. Fraser would run
against Carver in the Fourth ward |
for the school board seems to have |
been unfounded. Mr.. Fraser stated |
this morning that he he'd not been
consulted on the matter since his re-
fusal to run few days ago and he |
declined to enter the race.
81 appreciate the compliment given
me in asking that I run against Judge
Carver and the interest and the senti-
ment among the women and the in
surgents,' but l do not have the time
20 serve on the school board if I were
elected. At this late hour I would not
stand any chance of winning, anyway.
thought / had made myself plain a
few days ago, when I Informed the
insurgents that I could not rum"
There are a large number of voters
who have not been informed as to the
of Mr. Fraser and who
nave relied upon the Information given
1ut last evening. But Mr.. Fraser is
lot in the race for the school board.
A circular issued by some of the well |
meaning friends of J. B. Billiard and
lot sanctioned by him caused SEN
iation on the streets this morning. It
vas called Jesus Talks to Capper's