The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-06
But Voting Heavy in Cities
Just the Same.
RETURNS WILL Be VERY LATE
Weather Man Says Sun Will
Yet Shine.
No Sensation on Eve of Kansas
Primary.

I Although it is raining in many por-
; tions of Kansas this morning, the early
vote in the Kansas primaries is heavy
and but few people stayed at home be-
, cause of the local showers. When the
polls close at and o'clock tonight,
it is believed that the record in the
state wide primaries today will exceed
any former record. The heavy vote,
together with the complications sur
rounding the presidential electoral con-
test, the long ballot and the time r.
quired to count these votes, will in
sure late returns from over the state.
When the weather man went to bS.d
last night he foreSaW clear, cloud
less day for the primaries. Three hours
later it was raining in Topeka. AT z
| O'Clock this morning it again rained.
| Similar showers were reported from
many portions of the state but unless
the rains should be general and con
tinue throughout the day, the vote will
not be seriously affected.
The early morning vote in the coun-
| try precincts of Shawnee county IVES
a bit slow this morning. In the coun
| try the polls did not open until
o'clock. while in Topeka voting began
at o clock. Polls in Topeka will close
/ at o'clock tonight In the country,
they will close at o'clock.
In the shop and factory districts. the
heavy. Reports from several Kansas
towns indicated that with fair weather
conditions 40 to so per cent of the
vote would be polled at noon today
In the Topeka residence districts, the
heavy voting did not begin until about
s O'Clock. Showings made this morn
ing in the various wards and precincts
indicate, however, that the vote in TC-
peka will be surprisingly large. OF the
1859 voters registered, it is believed
that from 10,500 to 1900 votes Will Dc
cast in the city.
Heavy Vote in Cieies.
At 10 o'clock this morning, Law
renee. the home town of Governor
Stubbs, reported heavy voting in ma
jority of the city precincts. Almost
the total vote of the town is antici- |
pated. because of the candidates whicn
the town presents for state offices. Not |
only is Governor -Stubbs making tEe |
race for the United States senatorial
nomination, but ]. L. Brady is IN the
running for congress from the Second |
district. Then, too Walter Payne is |
in the running for state treasurer |
and Payne is a former Douglas county |
man.
Leavenworth. Atchison and Kansas
City. Kan. made strong showings IN |
the; early morning voting. All OF these
towns have candidates of their own for
prominent offices and nothing Will De |
overlooked to drag the solid vote to the
polls In Leavenworth Congressman
d R Anthony is running for re-nom-
ipation and Frank Ryan is opposing
Arthur Capper for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination Atchlson
presents the candidacy of Sheffield In
gals for lieutenant governor and Kan
sas Citv claims E A Enright. a con-
gressional candidate, as its home de-
fender.
Ir Emporia, too, local sentiment is
given as the cause for a big morning
l., fn1JT nor l.
dicial scrap. a candidate for state
superintendent a candidate for su-
prenle justice and another candidate
fo1. congress. Sc, if the solid vote of
to the polls, it will not be because the
community was overlooked on the state
ticket. At 10 o'clock there was every
indication thai EElporia and Lyon
county's vote would be heavy.
From Wichita and Hutchinson comes
news of a favorable early morning vote
The congressional contest is expected
to poll big vote in the Seventh and
the gubernatorial, senatorial and presi-
Dental disturbances are relied on for
a heavy vote in Wichita.
Pittsburg is also polling big vote.
Stubs and Capper appear to be the
prime issues in Crawford county This {
situation. backed by the interest in I
and the three cornered fight for the :
Democratic nomination for governor, is
sufficient to insure a big vote and late
from Pittsburg.
Tons of Literature Sent Out. ;
The state is fairly plastered with
literature from the Bull Moose camp ]
+ is said that more than quarter of | I
a million pieces of campaign matter has &,
been distributed in Kansas in the last '
week. Within so feet of almost every
polling place in the state, is posted
large display cards, advertising the
candidates. These posters,
which are as large as the sheriff's cleo
ton proclamation, occupy consI icuous
places and scores of faithful workers
are distributing literature among the
individual voters.
All election returns will be received
in Topeka tonight at the earliest
possible moment.
At the Roosevelt headquarters in
the Mills building, the faithful Bull
Moosers will be in telephone COM
with almost every county ]
in the state and will tabulate returns
as the count is completed in the vari-
Gus towns and counties.
Billiard headquarters in the Throop
hotel will be open tonight and ar
have been made to re-
ceive news from the various cities in
the state. The Billiard headquarters I
est. however, will be paid to the Bill {
lard vote in the state and little effort I
will be made by the Topeka mayors {
followers to collect general returns. {
To Handle the Returns.
At the State Journal office plans J
have been made to provide for prompt !
and efficient handliuc of oil rafnr1S |