The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-07

LO4.
Aside from supreme judges only
minor state Offices are to be filled.
Polls Heavily Guarded.
Chicago, Nov. 7.-Extraordinary
pains were taken today to prevent
fraudulent voting at the judiciary cleo
ton in Chicago and Cook county The
polls were triply guarded. Besides the
regular details of police, County Judge
Owens and Assistant States Attorney
Marshall each were given command
over details of detectives to guard all
polling places.
Ten superior court judges and one
circuit court judge are being chosen.
Close in Kentucky
Louisville, KY, Nov. 7.-Voters of
Kentucky today are going to the polls
better canvaSsed than for years. Bal
loting today comes after weeks of earn
est campaigning on the part of both
candidates for governor, Judge Edward
C. O'Rear. member of the state court
of appeals for the Republicans and
James B. McCreary, former United
States senator and once governor for
the Democrats. In spite of the usual
confident prediction claims. post
graduate Kentucky politicians look for
& very close race
Socialists Are Hopeful.
Dayton, o.. Nov. THE voting was
spirited at the opening of the polls to-
day, principal interest centered in the
1nayoralty contest. Socialists claim they
viii elect a councilman in one or two
Fight on Brand WhitlOck.
Toledo. Nov with a slight driz-
Ele falling this morning when the polls
opened and the sky overcast with heavy
clouds the prospects for a heavy vote
went a glimmering, according to the
politicians. In addition to the fight
Waged against Mayor Whitlock, indie
pendent, for election for the fourth
time, by State Senator carl H. Keller,
Republican, considerable interest has
been aroused over the selection of three |
delegates TO the constitutional conven- /
ton to be held in January.
First Full Vote in New Mexico.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Nov. with near
to be elected today the early vote in
New Mexico's first full election was
heavy.
While the usual claims of certain
victory were made by partisans. i'm
partial students of the situation de-
c1ared that the outcome could not be
forecast because of the multiplicity of
candidates on state, county and judi
ciaI tickets, the injection of the race
issue. and the numerous state and ma
tionaI issues involved.
While New Mexico is normally Re
publican by five thousand out of a
fifty thousand vote, the detection of
the sOcalled progressive Republicans
and the stand of the prohibitionists
against the regular Republican candi-
dates thickenS the clouds of uncertain
ty. There is in addition the "blue bal
lot which is to decided whether the
constitution is to be more easily
amended.
Democrat, for governor, and his Re
publican opponent, H o. Bursum,
professec satisfaction over the early
vote. Two congressman are to be
chosen, and the legislature will be call
ed upon to choose two United States
senators.
Full state Ticket in Maryland.
Baltimore Nov. IA full state
ticket one-half the senate membership
and all the members of the lower
branch of the legislature are being
voted for in Maryland today. In ad-
dition many of the countries are elect
ing county officers and there also is a
constitutional amendm enf designed to
disfranchise the negro being voted on.
Owing to the great length of the bal
lot the returns are expected to be late.
One Candidate Overlooked.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. Both the Re
publican and Democratic parties in
1nation of candidate for the Office of
representative to the state legislature
to be voted on at the election today.
Representative A. J. Minor of this
county died last winter and Governor
Aldrich named this office in his procla-
nation as one to be filled with today's
election. Neither party provided a
space on the primary ballot or named
q candidate III any other manner and
the official ballot contains no space in
which the name of a candidate may
be written.
Hot Fight in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.-Indications in
the morning hours today were that an
unprecedented vote would be polled for ,
the mayoralty candidates. The contest {
for mayor lies between George H. Earle, /
Jr., who has the support of United
State Senator Penrose, and the Repub- I
lican organization and Rudolph Blank !
enburg, who heads a fusion ticket. u
The President Casts His Vote.
Cincinnati. Nov President Taft {
cast the ballot that he travelled sew
eral hundred miles and gave up a
days vacation at Hot Springs to cast l
here today. The president voted at
zoos Madison Road. Ward 8, Pre-
cinct NJ, two blocks from where he
used to live.
Laborftes Are Worried. +
San Francisco. Nov. 7.-Indications at
noon today were that the vote in both {
the San Francisco and Sacramento ! l
elections would be unusually {
heavy. The weather is perfect in both i
cities.
Supporters of the union labor can {
didates in San Francisco have been {
caused some concern by the fact that /
the vote has been somewhat lighter I
in the working mems neighborhoods e
than in some of the other districts