The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-02
THE DAY OF VOTES
Polls Open in Topeka at Six
O'clock This Morning.
Closes Most Exciting Primary
Campaign Known.
CENTERS IN SHERIFF..
Contest for This Nomination
Most Exciting.
Stubs People Say Rain FaVors
His Cause.
CENTERS IN SHERIFF.

morning in Topeka ana otHeI II >@AA0eA
cities. In the country districts the
polls did not open till o'clock. The
heavy rain had the effect of making
the early voting slower than usual
but nevertheless the indications are
for heavy vote in Topeka. as the
polls do not close until p. m.
The interest in the local campaign
centers in the contest for sheriff. but
there has been a great deal OF activity
in the scramble for the offices OF reg
lister of deeds, county clerk and treas
urer. There is a feeling that Sherln
Norton has gained much strength dur
ing the last few days, the so-called law
and order forces having deserted J. b.
Belts in large numbers. There may
be enough votes, consequently TO
nominate Colonel Norton, but no one
can safely forecast the outcome.
Stubbs Workers Confident.
IT rained the night before Waterloo
and was cloudy on the morning OF
Austerlitz Napoleon lost his crown
at one battle and won a kingdom or
two at the other. 1t rained last nlght,
and the men who deal in signs ana
portents can read the future from
the storm as they list. The Stubbs
men said yesterday that rain Monday
night would be worth 10000 votes to
Governor Stubbs. They argued that
the farmers were still busy In the
fields and would not turn out In sucn
numbers to vote in fair weather as
they would If the fields were too Wet
to work.
Both sides had men in the field up
to the last minute Monday night.
Governor Stubbs made six speeches
Monday and thereby set a good ex-
ample to his supporters for industry.
Wagstaff spent the day in his home
county of Montgomery. OF course
both sides were claiming the election
this morning. ]. n. Dolley, the prophet
of Maple Hill, with record TO sus-
tain, was as confident today as he ever
was in his life that the Stubbs ma
1ority would be impressive enough to
crush his enemies. The Wagstaf man
ayers were satisfied with their cam
paign and are looking forward to a
neck and neck struggle.
Count VIII Be Slow.
It is going to take long time to
count the ballots. The result will be
hard to determine at midnight where
the contest is at all close. A landslide
for Stubbs will be able to be deter
mined early as will also a slump
against him. In the counties where
there are local contests the vote Will
be heavy and the tickets long; There
is every indication today that the rri-
than II was two years ago. The farm
ers' fields are too wet to work, but 1t
did not rain this morning. In fact the
cloudy weather comes as a relief from
the hot sunshine. Ihe vote snould De
very heavy.
The Wagstaff headquarters will not
handle any returns, but the Stubbs
Headquarters will be open all night
and the newspaper offices will also re-
ceive bulletins from the principal vote
centers of the state The State Jour
nal bulletin board will be posted with
returns as long as the crowd waits to
hear results.
All the state officials with very few
exceptions left Monday for their homes
to vote Many things have combined
to arouse deep interest in the primary
today. Besides the bitter fight for
the governorship there is contest for
blood in six of the eight congressional
districts. National issues play part.
Standpatters, insurgents, machine
men, square dealers, local candidates
and their following, all were out early
today and will work late.
No one but the son of fool would
make predictions on the day of battle.
It Is easy enough to prophesy week
before or a day or two before, but to-
day the answer comes too quickly to
make a reputation safe. A landslide,
a slump or an even battle. take your
choice.
Vote Will Be Heavy.
In Topeka the vote is good-excep-
tionally good for such hot weather
All of the precincts report good sub
stantial votes to the State Journal and
all of them expect almost a complete
turnout before evening.
The strenuous county campaign of
the last few weeks has aroused the
voting people of the city. If a person
does not vote today 1t is because one
of the 100 automobiles and $50 car
riageS pressed into service by county
and state candidates has not been
around. The candidates have every
office, every place of business and ev-
cry laboring place spotted today-and
they have persuaded the bosses to
give their employees a few minutes to
spin to the polls.
''I am very well satisfied with the
vote today" said Captain c. H. Titus,
election commissioner this afternoon.
From the reports we have in the Of
flee the people are taking consider
able interest in the primaries
There has been no trouble of any
kind at the polls. No arrests have
been made. No one has accused an
other of Juggling the votes None of
the candidates have suspected the
others of unfair means or methods.
Despite the strenuous and mud-sling-
ing campaign the primaries are quiet
and peaceful and the candidates have
allowed captain titus to settle their
differences as far as Topeka is con-
cerned.
The heaviest vote according to the
registration has been in the Third
Fifth and Sixth wards. The so-callad
''aristocratic" vote covers these wards.
This means that the voters have had
most of the morning and afternoon 10
vote. Early factory or shop whistles
have not called them from their ''fire-
side"
In the First, Second and Fourth
wards the vote is lighter up until 4
O'Clock this afternoon. AT o'clock the
Santa Fe employees leave work. From