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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

MR.. WILSON'S INCONSISTENCY.
q That was neat little GadesteD which
President Wilson executed when he ex-
plained to the delegation Of the Ma
tional American Woman.s Suffrage as
sociation why he deemed It tmpossi-
BILE and impolitic TO urge their cause
In q message to congress. But 1t u
likely to rebound on his head with the
force Of q hundred Of brick.
He styled himself In the presidential
ONCE ~ merely the spokesman Of his
party. He insisted that he was not at
liberty to urge ON congress In messages.
policies which have mot had the organic
consideration Of those for whom he u
Spokesman It was not his province 70
start anything" he said. and he add
ed: II have to confne myself to those
things which have been embodied as
promises to the people 1t an election
This il the strict rule I ret for my
SELF
It was OILY the other day. though
that President Wilson In his annua
message to congress-. which he deliv-
cred in person, tossed out the sugges-
ton that he favored legislation which
would do away the national party
conventions Of the present variety.
Instead Of the delegate system that
has been in vogue during the life OF
the political parties as they are now
constituted, he would have the national
conventions of the future made up OF
the nominees for house OF representa-
tives. nominees for the vacancies In the
United States senate. the United States
senators holding Office. the members OF
the national committees. and the nomi-
nees for the presidency and the vice
presidency. This IL an exceedingly
revolutionary political suggestion, as
Tar az national politics IL concerned.
Nor has 1t ever N considered or
ganically, 10 far a. It Is publicly
known, by the Democratic party. Ger
tainly it was not among the promises
Of this party on which the last cam
paign was waged. It may not be an
original idea with Mr.. Wilson himself
but It has been accepted as such the
country over. and will be attributed to
him unless he makes a specific denial
or explanation to the contrary. This
much II positive. however. He cannot
hang the idea ON the Democratic
party, unless there has been a secret
meeting Of the party at which this and
perhaps other reforms have been pro-
jected. That il not likely.
OF course, most rules become noted
because Of the exceptions taken to
them. But 1t doesn't SAVIOR much of
consistency that is desirable in a man
who holds the high office of president
OF the United States to announce in
one breath a rule which he did not
follow in an Immediately preceding
breath. He thus open himself to the
charge that he only invokes the rule
when 1t IL convenient.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
HU110R or EnE DIR

.sNow children. can you name any other
creature Who belongs to ne nrut o sr ~
reafufe. NY papa Ny mamma oay1
so."-Baltimoee Ansr1epn. IS
..Have you hoard what ,lGabslss frateEni-
~ d{d 70 herr syheg have terrible tutd.
ctsoaa9. under6ta6nd.s = That's WHIST
They ordered her to help her mother With
the dishes fos OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Herald.
Author-sT would have you know ~
that / have written Tor bsfeer meea2mee
than yourS! Edttor-'And did you 81
Toufse-~Does your husband troa& yoa
s.ith ssnaee = - 11ise - 1ss1sr.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
JOURNAL EHIRlES

Most Of the brave men haven't had
their courage tested.
Nor would It take the average man
long to tell all he knoWn.
. .
Everybody slips . good deal n
travelling along the path OF lie.
Any old kind Of climate n salts
factory to the man In good health.
After Christmas many OF the 0eax
Girls won't be nearly a. nice to divers
males Of the species. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
sLAvE-DRIvING FARMERS

Warren #. Wilcox. writing about
THE Baneful Rush on the Farm" in
the current issue OF Farm and Fire
side, says:
''It doesn't pay altogether to rush
too much, to work too long hours, to
ignore the Sunday rest-day. I have
seen 1t tried out and noticed the re-
suits. Here are the cases Of two men
in York state. neighbors. On one farm.
at four or four-thirty every afternoon
during the summer and autumn, q
boy or man was sent for the cows. BY
five o'clock all hands were milking.
BY six the milking was practically
done so that at best there were not
more than one or two cows apiece at
ter supper. There was no evening
WORK. On the adjoining farm the
haying help or harvesting hands work.
ed in the field until seven o'clock
Then hey MIXED until nine or half
past. II by chance they happened to
get through milking before dark. the
boss would have them get another
load Of hay. ana often after I. have
been in bed have heard them out in
the field.
These men almost met themselves
getting up when they went to bed. On
both farms early rising was in vogue.
do not mind that. am always in
favor Of getting the days work started
early. but do say. Quit when the day
10 DONE So many farmers seem to
eu1 Q7IA 1IInV SAT 'sIsAIIp-sABIs 90
hay. for it looks like rain, and q days
work il done in half day. It's hur-
ry with this and that. Always a pinch
somewhere to get task finished In
half the time to ought to take.
And then Sunday work. Man,
beast and machine need one days rest
in seven. On the Aforesaid farms
Sunday work was the rule ON the
drive farm. On the other nothing but
the necessary chores were performed
on Sunday. What was the result ?
Hired men could not be kept on the
drive farm; neither could the boys.
Finally the farm was lost through the
mortgage. The other prospered. no
trouble to keep hired men, the boys
liked farming. success was written all
over the place. Rush. push. hustle.
hustle. long hours. Sunday work and
all did not avail in the one case. for
the boss lost out"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

According to the estimate of the army
engineers it will take a small matter
Of some ~. 1000 900 to fill the rivers and
harbors Improvement pork barrel dur
ing the forthcoming year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

A General Villa or two in this country
would become mighty popular with the
zruch-battered consumers. He has noti-
ned the dealers in foodstuffs in the
rebel territory in Mexico that II they
increase their prices, their stock Of
goods will be confiscated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

The house Of representatives has gone
on record as favoring . naval holiday
for at least a year. But 1t would be
Mmple-mindedness on tho part Of the
United States to take such q vacation
with the other world-powers striving to
break all existing records in the matter
Of battleship construction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Az the New York World says: II
senators would devote to the discus
sion Of currency reform the time vast
Cd In personal and political remarks,
they would do more to preserve their
own dignity and to deserve the graft
tude of the public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

A military commander IL to be sue
ceeded by civil governor on another
Of the Philippine islands. It is to be
hoped that the Moros will also be civil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

a Kauans CITY 6KAn.1 man, a. safSe
OF this week heqx6 anaIlS 1 noaain a3I0u4
MA wtfe, and went home sand f5ars16n.
"a na9 knifes HiD wife aAW hfu1evhGfr
ung up Old faithful but didn't 4h1nk
snytnsny about II. ana the neat -
r.s,l tne husband had gone out 9nd
kiiied neiehbor who vos In nd s11ay
contested with the gossip. q anoeSrn
mat tns husband had. got the na1nSD
OF the men mixed mp, and tho lr,nn
ne carved Wa3 not the man W. had
Oeen over to the house. It 40 a.
Piorable a6atf. It must annoy : nan
oreadfully. to st his knife a slerren-
ed up ana than 80 out ana butcher
ne wrong man. and - for the man
VINO = Killed through inadvertance. d
must be 1rT1tatfne In the ewtrame ~
long ~ murder Ii this couufrv a ore
Of our most exhilarating outdoor sDorfs,
would seem that our murderer
snouid get the safety habit. Under
sI1no ~. We are not trying To cheer
murder. That u . settled Amerfcan
pasume, and ono who would Nv anrh1
eamst Il would ind hilaself discredi-
teo at the outset. But We do say.
ssnoogn' OF course deferring 20 the
Judgments Of those IN the aaneuinary
Sr9 ana speaking ~ one With
ouiy IN academic knoWledRe ana 4
more theoretical interest II thu ereaf
american game. that murderers should
a some way. perhaps with the CO.
opealon OF the police. or b. ~ or
e1u4atlon OF league or club or NM
t tua. Information bureau, get the iden-
Ivy OF their victims q little more
uenniteiy IN hand before STAGING their
popuiar amusement. Safety nm. ~
$3.50, "a tnese dtveEsions. Lest BY Inn
p pos,ns upon the good nature Of the
pubic. harsh and drastic restrsct,crs
oe put upon IN otherwise innocent IN
oIten. hilarious divertisemenf -E nrrs-
porio Gazette. . .A
PAT FOR SELF PRorrc.r1or
I. u strange thing thar the r.s,,.
Te 60 De hired to protect themssSv.~
NIL, nre. Millions. Of dollars ~ an.
IN az aspe ent oy insurance companies
n,,4 an eiIort to induce people to - -
guy policies: State insurance 6.r..ts
trs,.u are also spending large amounts
yMS 10 induce people to nrotace
csseives with modern flre fxhtinr
st.H For instance, II Is
mon tsc tnat there are 100000 auto
.uoDiies IN the United States on which
me insurance rates could be redursd
40 per cent. by the fnvestment ~ :
ssanaA sum In Pyrene extinRuiehs.s -,
many IN the garage. insurance con-.
panies have figured out that their
- s ~ would Dc reduced to that extent.
u an those auto owners had some 80
quate means Of stopping oman 0rs.
IN GARAGES. Thus this Is per cent -. =.
auction Il an actual premium offered r.
.ne people Il they viii take ordinarv
s Sseps to protect themselves. It looks
, NE q safe proposition to follow the
,Scu q tne large successful concerns
IKE the insurance companies and -
AFTER protection from fire losses. doesn:t
st:-Newton Kansan-Republican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Difference in point Of view II again
Illustrated. says tho Christian Science
Monitor, in the case Of Vice President
Marshall who wants to sec the
cowardice taken out Of the American
dollar" There are many who be-
lieve that the American dollar ct times
has entirely too much courage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

a. the one who Is staging that unusual
performance in the Utah-Apex mine.
IL wouldn't be so much of a joke for
Uncle Sam to pacify Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

A Chicago doctor says he is able to
cure any case Of blindness. But why
bother when the slit skirt will accom-
plish the same result?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Only six national banks failed during
tho year ending October 81. This 10 q
pretty good showing. but there would
BE- more reason to look upon it with sat-
isfaction were the deposits In national
hanks guaranteed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

There is something to be said IN favor
Of permitting Murphy to remain on the
Job. A new boss Of Tammany might be
able to do something.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Some magazine eventually IL COINS
to make q hit by putting the picture of
q nice, wholesome, homely girl on its
first cover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Colonel Roosevelt should not permit
himself to become discontented after his
return from South America. There is
mfil1 Asia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

The Navajo uprising was under the
leadership Of Chief Be She She. Are
the sufrrasists getting busy in q new
quarter?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Huerta says he is ready to give his
life for his country. Giving lives to
his country seems to be his long suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Kansas is soaked. It Is wetter than
It has been for thirty years. But this
10 literally. not liquorally speaking. In
the latter respect 1t II drier than the
proverbial bone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

High cost Of living note: A $50(
Persian cat ran away in washington
wearing a $1,000 turquoise and gold
collar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

A. the worms turns. A sartorial
authority IL trying to popularise vest
for men that hooks up the back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

THIS country wouldn't object just nov
20 some Of the products Of the paupel
labor Of the old-world hen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

Uucsk II Iowa
(By Louise 0lnoy.

| = :.
Lick Lava
INV Tmisa olnsv.l
( S s,--S .s 80 49, -. n,,.
grouched past the 1oSce sao sasss.tl,eo
into the inner ROOM PAxs0ns. cheer
f1v, busv nj his own deok. smiled up
! snnn,lv Hurley .srunfad and x.aat on
49, &-s.s. $500
INC ellu - - - - -.
Look here Hurley. Aavase0 Fs.-
1 sons you come out Of Il! oon'e
mani For 2 month now you maven
| been ut to have about
I'm attending to my. END o1. the
: business. sPaIoouA But my mooQD are
| my own. II I chooee to be serious
I, and you choose heaven knows Why.
to grin eyssias9nsE WY Al saen..
So shut up. Hurley began Opening
lot OF letters. and Parsons snrueeed
his shoulderHs answered the telephone
kicked the waste basket into position.
land straighten0d his tie At the same
time. which was IKE PaEsons. AZ ne
talked into the phone. he laughed.
his blond young face Altght Hurley
watched him. hal1-turned in his chair.
but said nothing. Even then he was
I'scoWling. his thin dark taos unhappy
and cynical.
X ut was Aggfe. Hurley. Wants me
to bring you for dinner tonight. Want
Ito come 7" Hurley was stt6.
"Your wife n very kind. but cam
not accept your invitation tonight.
VIII you thank her for ms?"
The other man gave = keen look at
his friend and then turned deliber-
ately upon him.
I'm going to know what ails you,
Fred Hurley. Be mad II you like.
but answer my questions. Now. you
haven't lost money!" Hurley growled
q denial. ssNor any Of your distant
i, but beloved family? No? Commit
+.C an c,sv,e. .n6 hroodtn~ over
tsu Any Ge ~. ss9..t un vs w.,
your health ali risht9 Getting exsr-
else .nousn araa.a M, ,.,~,.a -
sp..9 OF namn - 80
tell yo sI' what tI shall We =. do ' about
we're not taIkinr busine. nov.
I'm going to get at tho bottom Of this
aperfatlon OF yours. by q proce8 OF
elimination have discovered what u
Wrong-there'0 some girl at the bot
tom Of this eternaI crouch Of vour1
Come ont Nth it-vou havenst hal
lone. guy "er M,..- ou n.sen - -
low to the bad. NOW Agg1e ana r.
/ "Confound your married coup1es!"
interrupted Hurley fervently. lyon
nn.ke ma want tn fee to the ends AZ
4 1.ce,s~ vc,,,-~ a ~.
tne easeu. IS1s ~ IA ~
matrimonaai puoole y0utse.1 you wan
4 everybody else 70 Do! Ineres NO
safety among you. You'reea secret
society bound to marry on your SIM
ola frienda 90 to dinner and vom,.
80, 800 --str
she wants you TO marry: Ferhape the
girl Is wtll1ng-too wtliing-perh4ps
she hates the sight Of you. In either
case : man IN nm axaSust A. T.,clr
=, 49,, wei h.ve tn~ Nr.~t 49,
- T.,.Ir &, h.,s S,+tns 80 -.
OF luck IA lo w. .r nave .oeten away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10

II the nations won't take . nava
holiday, why not make Il . half-holi'
day7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why expect Huerta 70 80 - long a.
IL champagne holds out?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
FROM OTHER PENS


Maybe you have noticed the scarcitv ~
e ei1S Stenstdcians have discovered that.
OF the mfnts than ever before. thers ar
FEWER than ever before In efrculation n
e sad that there L. now 20 great q de-
manu Ior dimes ana such r scarcity ~
them that the coin-rolling concerns which
make business OF putting IN coin Il,
pseckaseA. are saving them up with q view
=; =, ffsune premium on them. A famine
now there are only three dimee Mr. M.
IN circulation. The modest little coin per-
f Il v Mnny TO- o. our most vital functions.
person gets his Shine" and the hard luck
one n: meal The dime buys . rose With
wn,cn . man n summons the flush Of hap
drink with which he drives hope from her
aeart ana peace from his home. The
dime - to the child what the dollar IL TO
and the goal Of his desires. It eometimes
seems a. II . boy would rather have =
dime than . quarter. This brings us to
cause perhaps Of the famine. The nanny.
tn-the-slot machines are held responsible
Tor the scarcity Of pennies; street oars
chimes accumulate the nickeis; but there
10 no particular contrivance In general
use that gathers dimes and holds them
svssRt the s:1 tS.. ec. e
their pockets to hear them jinele. Buf
other coins 1ineie quite q we'll Besides.
the peoples pockets. but in mysterious
hiding. No doubt the dime banks's hold
most OF them. And IL the famine 10 the
measure OF savings. we can cheerfully
grin and get along with the other coins
Joliet Herald.
A FAMILY OF MANY RACE0.
A wealthy woman. Of Chicago announces
an intention to adopt and to raise In one
household AZ an equal family fifteen chil.s
groes, Arabs, Chinese, Semites, Maiays,
are to be included. ~ we'll ~ members OF
the various Afyan peoples. It u the en-.
pectation Of the fostef-mother that they
win grow up a. brothers and sisters and
that she Will have an impartial love for
tractive because OF the extreme stress
that has been laid Of late upon the pr1n-
ciple Of heredity ~ the dominant element
in life. Eugenists have discoursed Of the
question - II It were . conceded and es-
tanl i truth that to have z eusenie
In the face Of the ten thousand men who
have risen to emtnence among their fell
lows from parentAge Of want and OF
Ignorance, the advocates Of good birth.
the Chicago family IL designed to test the
effect Of environment IN shaping the char
acters Of children Of different races. It 10
to be regretted IT cannot Be tried out un-
der better conditions than are now posG>
nv in the home. but when the young play.
mates go out upon the streets and to the
public schools. how win e fare with the
home teaching against the almost uni-
versal prejudices Of those they VIII meet
there?-New York Woeid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-10
By ROY X. lroULro1g.

Thankfal? sure!l!
I'm thankful that L don't own one Of
those big auto cars,
For might spend most all my t1mo BE-
hind the prison bars a.. .,,..o
I'm thankful that my money Isn't YIN
round in stacks,
For Uncle sam would hunt me down and
And that. ~ no Jolly. Oh. NO. indeed.
I'm thankful that I've got = wife who
never tries to cook
Or fix a fancy line OF STUN rom Ars
No indigestion at all for mine.
I'm thankful that the anthracite - only
1t mixht be ten or fifteen. or it might b
Or twenty-seven or twenty-nins-
Accordine to Uncle Abnef.
What has become OF the olo,kasnaoneo
lady who used to cover everything with
tilt paint and hang 1t up in the parlor?
II IL wasn't fer the silk hat there would
be q lot Of ouack doctors who would nave
hard time maxim good.
Elmer Jones says about the only way 9
Teller kin make money nowadays II q
get job in the mint.
Uncle Ezra Harlkins claims to have Rad
. masa.sne poms and undsrstood ~. NM :.
else he IL q genius. and we know he aan''
II I ever git real hard up am going t.
corner and sell nve-cent lead pencils fol
The only thing that the old-fashioned
gold watches are good foe nowadays u
- One Of the most embarrassing thingl
In this world IL to sit in 2 stalled $s.0ol
oatmobilo and watch go car whiz By
and climb the hill
The evening world., 1913-12-12
DR.. NAL BY GREAT
RALLY BEATS MORTON
At 18.2 BILLIARDS
Interstate Cup Match at Arion
Club Exciting, Score Being
3OO-27S.

Or. L. L. Mlal by n great rally toward
the end OF the game defeated j. f. Cope
Morton OF the Union League Club Of
Philadelphia, in their IS. balk line bill
Hard match for the Interstate CHALLENGE
cup at the Arion club. Dr. Mial ran
oit his aNOS.nts In 80 innings. while tne
rniiadclphIan was getting as.
Morton held the lead by u good mar
gln for 20 Innings. Then Dr. Mial begin
t. play In his Ocst form, and took com
mand himself, Once IN the lead he was
too brilliant player for Morton 10
overtake. lie made some splendid runs
near the end and received an ovation for
the plucky Uphill fight that netted him a
victory. The FIRST to congratulate him
was Morton. The victor played errltic
billiards early In the game. but steadied
when steadincss was needed to gain the
winning points.
Morton started ON Ike n winner. get
ting 20 on his first try al the table lie
followed this with run Of . and then
came another good string, the Phlla-
delphan getting q this time. In the
mean time Dr. Nal ran a graduated
score, getting l, and for a total Of .
20 Morton's ~.
The Pbtladc,phlan then hal three low
scoring innings. But Or. Mlal. too. was
unable TO do much
The evening world., 1913-12-12
Levy Sells His Interest
In the jamestown Track

meeting. Smith and Perry were anxious
to operate . "field book" but objection
was raised to II by the other book
makers. who paid the larg. tax Of S25 a
race-a sum far In excess OF that charged
By the race oracks In New York when
IN open betting ring was permltted-ard
they thought that they were entitled to
handle every dollar that was bet on the
track.
Sweet harmony did not prevail among
the stockholders OF the jamestown track
during the fall meeting. There was fire.
auent friction between the men In
power Levy had a big slice in 'he track
but Mortimer Mahoney. the rinrmaster
and q prominent real estate owner and
politician OF Virginia. also had a big
interest. These two men, IL they COM
bined their holdings. would have control
Of the jamestown track and could die
tate Its policy In the future. Reports
In turf circles yesterday were TO the
effect that Mahoney and the other big
stockholders would consolidate their
holdings next year. II this report Is
correct, the prospects are bright for a
lively time among the JamestoVn track !
stockholders when the course Opens neS,
April. Smith and Perry will! unquestion-
ably try to run the ring and Mahoney
will not give II up. 1t will be fight
between the syndicate book and open
ring interests.
The evening world., 1913-12-12

In the seventh. too. Morton got "
and with Is more In tho tenth. 1ic had
a lead at the end OF that inning OF II
to ~. But the next time Dr. Mial went
to the table he made IA pretty run. click
ing on 80
DR.. Mai made splendid run OF &c In
the nineteenth Inning. Up to this tlmo
he had been playing In poor form. but
his big run seemed to give him conf
dence and he began to cut down Nor
toms lead soon after. At the end OF the
twenty-hfth inning the Phlladelphian
was only "a points In the lead Many
OF Dr. MiaFs shots brought applause
from the good sized crowd that gath
cred to 81" the match In the twenty
third Inning he ran thirty before his
run was cut short by a foul. Some OF
his long table and draw shots we're up
to the STANDARD set by the profess onals
He got twenty In the twanty-sxth in
ming, falling on a long table shot. This
put him within nve points of Morton.
The evening world., 1913-12-12
EDITED BY -" .A'' -
ROBERT EDGREN

Bert We'll Of st. Bartholomsw's Club.
after three fast rounds. got the decision
over N. Barthoidi. unattached. who
drew a bye In the earlier bouts.
In his frat bout shanley put the
quietus on G. Kohn, unattached. In lese
than one round. The following sst-to
went tho same way when l.. Murtha
of tho sew West Side A. G. won In
one round from W. Dowd Of Christ
Church House. Murtha In hS hnal bout
was agaln victorious, but not Until he
had engaged In hard thrss-psr!od
aYair with r. Mc0rath. Both boys
fought hard. but Murtha carried punch
winch soon had telling effect on hle
opponent.
The .emi-finai and Anal ssupAs Wip
be contested tomorrow night.