The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-28

are calling for the school board ballot.
In the Fourth ward the school board
question is running riot and everything
is for the 'finsurgentS.' The fourth
precinct of the Fourth ward is a nest
of insurgents" and the people are
praying for the new blood in the
school board The registration in this
ward was 1856 male and 623 female.
In the Fifth ward the school board
proposition is also leading feature.
This is another stronghold of the club
women and the Insurgents and it is
expected that all of the women will
turn out and vote. The female regis
tration is heavy-741-and practically
all of them are for the ''insurgent''
ticket. And the women all claim that
their husbands will vote with them.
This ward is also a Green fortress and
the mayor is expecting good returns
from here.
The Sixth ward started out with a
hurrah this morning. Their early
morning registration was almost as
large as that in the second ward.
They were going slower at noon and
picked up again this afternoon. They
are expecting a heavy vote this even
ing after working hours.
A number of guesseS have been
made by city officials as to the total
vote when the numbers are counted
tonight. 1t is generally conceded
that the vote will be heavy i account
of the revived interest in the school
board proposition and in the race for
mayor and commissioners. The en-
thusiasts say that the vote will reach
10000 and the more conservative be-
lieve that 5000 will be a nearer guess.
1t is a good day for voters and every
one is getting out
Candidates Are UnruIy.
Election Commissioner Titus has
been having a hard time with candi-
dates today. Out on West Tenth ave-
nue. he had to send men to tear down
posters that had been placed within
100 feet of the polls. In other places
in town it was necessary to call up
the candidates and warn them against
placing their cards on the sidewalks
within the distance fixed by law.
Big chalk lines have been drawn on
the sidewalks 100 feet from the polls
and all electioneering and influencing
of votes has to be carried on outside
of this territory. Some of the can
didates have boys stationed just out
side this chalk line distributing their
faces. The women "insurgents'' have
young girls doing the work.
The election commissioner is also
having trouble with the officials of
the polls. In the first of the Fifth this
morning a number of voters were
turned down because the word "vot-
ed" was not placed after their names
on the registration books. There were
a number of new books just made out
here and there were no such stamps
with them. The election commits
sioner gave them further instructions
accompanied by a little personal ad-
vice. At another place the right key
to open the boxes could not be found
and it took considerable time to pre-
pare for business. Then at another
precinct it was necessary to throw out
some of the blank books on account of
errors with the printing.
All in the Air.
Political dope is hard to find in
the city today. Not one of the candi-
dates could conscientiously state at
late hour this afternoon that he was
any surer of his nomination than he
was yesterday or last week. Very few
of the candidates have "barkers'' at
work and the hackers of the insurgent
school board ticket. who have pickets
on duty at nearly every precinct have
the card passing situation to them
selves. The candidates themselves, |
who make a good sized crowd when
they happen to meet at polling re-
sort, are circulating from place to
place, in autos. buggies and on foot |
and some of them are passing their
own cards as they go.
Supporters of Billiard began to COM
plain this morning that members OF
Mayor Green's own police force were
busily engaged in tearing down the |
wake Up and Vote for Billiard cards |
which are posted along the avenue.
Things are so quiet at some of the |
voting precincts that the would-be vot- |
ers have trouble in finding the place. |
on Kansas avenue. between Ninth and |
Tenth, and several doors from 911 Kan !
sas avenue. where the first precinct of
the Third ward is voting, was bothered |
all day by voters who came in and |
demanded a ticket. AS a result, big |
signs have been placed in the windows |
bearing this terse advice: This is a |
Santa Fe of1ice-not place to vote
In a conversation with friends today, |
Mayor Green said that he was conf |
dent of election. but was equally sure |
that he would be pitted against Billiard |
in the final struggle. He believes that |
today's results will prove Kemper third |
in the race