The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-04


George A. Neeley, Democrat. 2.S37.
Victor Murdock. Progressive. 1857.
Governor.
Arthur Capper. Republican, 6,416.
George H. Hodges, Democrat, 1,4S9.
Henry ]. Allen, Progressive, 675.
J. B. Billiard, Independent, 2,826.
Shawnee county rolled up it's nor
NAL Republican majority for every
candidate on state and county ticket
with the exception of the vote on
county attorney. w. E.. Atchison.
Democratic candidate for reelection.
has been returned to office by an ap-
parently good sized majority over the
that of some of the Republican ma
jorities picked up in this county.
Charles Curtis, Arthur Capper and
Billiard all received large votes, Gov
ernor George H. Hodges running
third in the governorship race In
Shawnee. The fact that largest pre-
cincts were the slowest in returning
late as o'clock this afternoon to OBJ
tain reliable data on which to base
an estimate of the net results Of the
local election.
In no contest, save. perhaps. that
for commissioner Of the North dis
trict, where Frank B. Simms, Demo-
crat. is running against Boyd Pollom.
Republican, for reelection, is the de-
cision in doubt. Elsewhere it is only
q question of majorities.
This election has proven that the old
method Of handling and counting votes
Is almost impracticuble as human en-
duran0Gd almost inadequate to stand
for closing the work at any large poll
ing place. Women clerks on election
boards became -hysterfcal while in all
the slow precincts all the members of
exhaustion. County Clerk Oscar
Swayze declared today that the time
has come for voting machines He has
been continuously on the Job for two
days and nights. and is on the verge of
collapse with the end of his work not
yet in sight.
Not Before Thursday.
He said today that it appeared pos
Sible that some of the returns from
Topeka precincts might not come in
before Thursday.
There was complaint in numerous
precincts over the unusual difficulty
in handling the voting on account of
the time required by many electors for
marking their ballots There has been
complaint. also, of incompleteness of
polling books, persons holding certi-
ficates Of registration finding that
upon the poll books of the proper pre-
cinct.
Rural Vote First.
The vote from rural precincts.
smaller than any Of the city precincts,
was the first to come In, but only half
cinct had made it's report by $3.50
o'clock this morning. After that the
returns struggled in to the county
clerks office slowly throughout the
day. The absence Of contests relieved
the election of most of its interesc
after the earliest and Incomplete re-
turns had indicated the trend of
things.
First Of Fourth ward-Neeley. LAG;
Curtis, 266; Murdock, 81; Allen, 90;
Billiard. 11s; Capper. 246; Hodges. ss.
Neeley. 124; Curtis. 33s: Murdock, 76:
Alien. IL: Billiard. 132: Capper. s4s;
Hodges. 50.
Second of Fffth-Neeley. 1853: Cur
tis, 479: Murdock. IS; Allen. 80; Bill
lard. 157; capper, 472; Hodges. ss.
Fourth Of Fifth ward-Neeley. 1s4;
Billiard. 1872; Capper. s4s; Hodges, So.
Belleview-Neeley 50, Curtis 1856;
Murdock 2s, Allen Is; Billiard II.
Capper 124,- Hodges IL.
College Hill-Neeley. 40; Curtis.
1o1; aanc1 mnrdoek, ixo. 4f Hodes Asn - Billiard
Dover-Neeley. e1; Curtis. 11s:
Murdock, 1s; Allen. IL; Billiard, Sc:
Capper. 1O5: Hodges, As.
East Soldier T0wnship-Neeley, II;
Curtis, 131; Mur6ock. Is: Allen. s; Bill
lard, IS; Capper. 122: Hodges. 25.
Hartsock Precinct-Neeley, 10; Cur
tis, IS; Murdock. IA: Allen. 4: Billiard.
%; Capper. SO; Hodges, "A.
Menoken-Neeley. "A: Curtis, III:
Murdock, so: Allen, %: Billiard, so:
Capper. 124: Hodges. SO.
Monmouth precinct-Nee1ey. SO:
Curtis. IS: Murdock. At: Allen. s: Bill
lard. IS: Capper. 10: Hodges, II.
Muddy Precinct, Soldfer-Neeiey. "a:
Curtis. -: Murdock. 4: Allen. 2: Billiard.
Is; Capper. IS: Hodges. Il
Kaw PrecincfA Dover -Neeley. =;
Curtis. 4e: NurdoNk. T.: Allen. =: Bill
lard. IS: Capper, -; Hodges. q.
North Wflliamspore~NeeIey %: Cur
tis. 20: Murdock. II; Allen. 8: Billiard.
-: Capper. "a: Hodges, II.
ShungAnunga-Neel -: Curtis.
IS: Murd0ck, II: Allen. 8: Billiard. 3e !;
Capper, 80: Hodge8 Is.
Soy h 1Gfaulon-Neeley, 53; Curtis,
81; Nurdock. ~: Allen. ~: Billiard.
II; Capper. 1z5; Hodges. 16.
South WllllAmsport-Neeley 50: Cur.
tin. 1o4: Murdock, ~; Allen, II; Billiard,
70. CApper. ~: Hodges ~
-Dntherin Precinct-Nee1ey, 36. Curtis.
-; l1srdoek II: Alien, II: Billiard, s.;