The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-29

Inc above figures represent the of
ficial city election commission returns
for the primary election Monday.
With few minor changes the State
Journal gives these figures and stand
ings as they were given in the issues
of Tuesday. Reports printed this
morning to the effect that Billiard had
obtained a plurality of 1,343 and that
Jordan had pushed Stotts from fourth
place as commissioner, were untrue
As stated in the States Journal last
evening the four high men were Mil
Ter, Bone, Tandy and Stotts with Jor-
dan fifth. And the plurality of Bill
lard eis-%l-142 instead of ,343 49,
1t was reported also this morning
that Ryder held seventh place in the
school board returns and Jones eighth
place. This was labeled as Complete
returns" The actual figures give
Jones seventh place and Ryder
eighth. Other numerous mistakes will
be seen by comparison with the fig
ureS above.
c. H. Titus, city election commits
sioner, has placed the election returns
in the hands of his deputies and a
thorough count was made. first with
adding machines and then rechecked.
The result was the official vote given
above. The only change in the lineup
reported Tuesday was a mistake found
in the standing of Holman and Ar
mold. In the rechecking, count it was
found that Holman had 4,911 votes
and Arnold Abs. This places Holman
in sixth place with a plurality of ITS
over Arnold
The figures given in the State Jour
nal last evening were taken right from
the poll books as they came in from
the polls. Tuesday afternoon in max
ing the final check the election Of
ficials made a few slight immaterial
changes. But the official returns vary
| in % instances from the figures re-
ported this morning. Four of this
mornings reports were correct
! Twenty-eight were wrong. The State
| Journal figures plucked as soon as the
| books arrived from the polls~were cor
rect until the final recheck was made
Then few unimportant changes were
made.
Campaign Is on Again.
Now that the primary has been set
tied definitely and the candidates have
about completed their definitions as to
''just how it happened the second
| campaign has begun in earnest
The big fight is in North Topeka
Three ates-nominees from
across the river. All will do their besi
to land a representative from their dis
trict The people of the North side
realize they will have to combine more
sure the First ward a commissioner
| But who will this be? Even the poll
! ticians do not know-and probably
never will know until after the election
Tuesday
Jordan landed the largest vote from
this district. He took a big lead will
Fink following and Holman right or
Fink's heels Outside of these repre-
sentatives Stotts and Miller captured
the big vote.
There is a sentiment in town favorins
the standing of the three leaders in tbs
race-Miller, Bone and Tandy.. Bone
and Tandy have strong enemies ant
their fight will be uphill But they viii
have a big vote to fall back on-thi.
should guarantee them the election
j The division of the 2.435 votes o
Hughes, Lux and Olmstead is bother
ing the McNeal and Billiard followers
Billiard leads McNeal by 1,142 votes an,
he will find it necessary only to cap
ture one-fifth to be elected. Possibl.
5000 votes are to be reckoned with. L
is a hard job trying to get more thai
1000 of these votes out-and they ar
distributed evenly over the city-a
: much for Billiard as McNeal.
The most conservative supporters o
McNeaI are hopeful of his election. MI
McNeal said today: Il feel perfect,
: confident. I am satisfied that if tn
! voters got to the polls will win.
: Women for McNeal.
Now that the entire vote is in an
there is time for comparison OF ware
precinct and male and female vote
many grass-root facts are coming t
light.
The women vote for mayor is a fea
ture It is figured that Billiard re
ceived 1900 woman votes and McNes
nearly 3.1o0-a majority of 1900. Th
is surprise to some considering tn
good showing made by Billiard on TIL
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