The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-03
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A crowd Of women voters with q
smaller number of men filled the vot-
ing place Of the First precinct OF the
Fifth ward at 1712 West Seventeenth
street continuously after o'clock. The
fine weather encouraged The women of
the precinct to do their voting before
noon and they were turning out In
numbers.- A similar condition prevailed
in the Fifth precinct OF that ward
There the space was Inadequate as In
nearly every other precinct. A larger
number Of booths appeared to be desir-
able everywhere.
Violation OF Law.
More floor space in most of the
polling places was nearly as desirable.
In one precinct In the Sixth ward 1t
had been found necessary to put the
booths In room separate from that
occupied by the members Of the cleo
ton board, although this arrangement
is clearly a violatioI. of the law which
states that booths must at all times
be in plain sight of the members of
the board.
Voting i'm Third.
Arthur Capper. candidate for COVER
nor on the Republican ticket cast his
vote at 9 o'clock at his home precinct.
Tenth street. His ballot was about
No. 100. In line at the polls at the
same time were Mrs. Capper, her
mother, Mrs. Samuel J. Crawford.
widow Of the former governor. Mr..
c. w. Kouns and Miss Sarah Kouns.
and Miss Mary MacLennan, DIR. and
Mrs. w. N. West, the latter's mother.
Mrs. Belcher. Mr.. w. I. Miller. Mr. C.
D. Blakely, Miss Henrietta Alexander,
John Elliott.
Opinion From Dawson.
The following letter to John H.
Clancy, chairman Republican county
central committee. from Attorney
General Dawson was received this
morning:
you say that at ten o'clock this
morning it is apparent throughout
the city OF Topeka from the number
OF voters already standing in line
waiting an opportunity to vote that 1t
will be impossible for the election Of
people by the ordinary time Of closing
the polls this evening.
doubtless this arises from the fact
that the public authorities have not
made sufficient preparation to take
care of the large number of new vot-
ers this year growing out of the suf-
frage amendment; and 1t would be
improper for the election officers to
close the polls arbitrarily this evening
before all the voters who are on hand
before closing time have had an op-
portunity to vote. OF course no per-
son who arrives al the voting place
after closing time sl,oulSi be permitted
to vote, but thosA on h-sHd before clos
ing time who are merely denied the
privilege of voting on account of the
cruA5, and the insufficient number of
voting booths should be permitted to
vote.
Such practice is legal and custom
airy under such circumstances, but
even II it were an irregularity the
supreme court has repeatedly decided
that Irregularities in the conduct of
elections which are not accompanied by
evidences of fraud are Of 10 importance
and do not affect the election
Slow i'm Fourth.
If the vote throughout the entire
city is coming out as slowly as it Is in
the First precinct of the Fourth ward,
for instance. and the situation Is
known to be similar in several other
precincts where the matter has been
vote will be exceedingly small in CONF;
parison with the number of persons
who registered.
In this precinct, there is a registra-
ton of 831, and at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon, after the usual MONDAY
sons had voted. 1t was predicted by
some of the election judges and clerks
who have had considerable experience
at the polls, that not more than $50
votes would be cast in this precinct by
the time the polls close. Should the
same proportion of votes to the num-
Der registered prevail all over town.
the total Topeka vote will be around
the Is, 900 mark. as against a registra-
ton of nearly $4,000.
In Third Ward, Too.
Guessers who want something for a
starting point, may also consider the first
and second precincts Of the Third ward
They are representative precincts almost
equal in registration, and the polling
places are located directly across the ave-
nue. from each other.
At las o'clock this afternoon, 333 votes
had been cast at the second of the Third,
polling place 9S1 Kansas avenue. The reg
istratiOn for that precinct is 1856.
Across the street, at 932 Kansas avenue.
where the voters Of the first precinct OF
the Third ward are voting, 342 votes had
been cast at the same time. The registra-
ton of the first precinct is $50
The voters of the first precinct of the
Third ward live east Of Kansas avenue,
and those Of the second precinct live west.
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