The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04
Topeka Women Avail Them
selves Of Voting Opportunity.
Cast More Ballots Than Men In
Many Precincts Of City.
ELECTION IS MOST ORDERLY
Fight Between Bulldogs Is Only
Disturbance Reported.
No ~Card Pushers" and No
LOafers at Voting Places.

A more orderly election has never
been held in Topeka than the one I'M
der way today. Not a single disturb
ance had been reported up to late this
afternoon. There is little or no loaf
ing about the polls, and the men and
women receive their ballots. retire to
the little booths. mark them quickly.
and leave.
Judging by the average time it takes
the voter to mark his or her ballot.
most of the voters have decided pretty
definitely in advance for whom they
will vote. AS nearly as can be learned
almost as many women as men are
voting, and the women are asking
fewer questions and taking less time
in preparing their ballots than are
the men.
II no more Progressives vote at the
general election than are voting at the
primaries today. the PrOgressives will
cease to receive as much attention as
very little need for the Progressives
to vote at all for there are no contests
in their ranks.
The primary election being held in
Topeka today is different from past
elections in two respects-the absence
of card peddlers and the very heavy
early voting.
Just one hour after the polls open
ed one hundred persons had voted IN
the Potwin precinct. Most or tmese
were
before going down town to work. Inc
same was true at most of the Young
places over the city.
The usual -owds that hang around
the polls are absent today. The work
ers are not working at the polls. But
everv taxi. auto or carriage in the
CITY which can be hired has been
oressed into service. However, many
voters both men and women, VINO
might have ridden, walked to the polls
and voted with a feeling of freedom
Of any obligation to any candldate;
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon 33S
votes had been cast in the Second pre-
cinct Il the Sixth ward. About twice
as many Republican AS Democratic
ballots had been asked for. A great
many more women than men had
voted. The registration in this pre-
cinct is approximately i'lUo. On. t
six Progressive votes had been cast
The only excitement to enliven things
was a fight between two bull dogs.
Old-Time Republican Lead.
OF 733 voters registered in the
Third precinct of the Fourth ward.
155. had voted at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon. Only % Democratic bal
lots had been cast, as against 1913 Re
publican, Socialist and Progressive.
More than half of the voters were
women.
Seven to one is the ratio between
Republicans and Democrats in the
Second precinct of the Fifth ward.
and more women than men had voted
at 1 o'clock this afternoon. At the
same time in the Second precinct of
the Third ward the ratio between Re-
publicans and Democrats was eight to
one. and 124 votes had been cast, half
Of them by women.
In the fourth precinct of the Fifth
ward 140 Republicans, % Democrats,
1icfc A pr0 hod ,rfo
shortly after I O'Clock. At least half
Of the voters were women.
Two hundred and fourteen ballots
had been cast in the third precinct of
the Sixth ward at o'clock. out Of a
total registration of 1853. Very few
Democratic ballots had been requested
and more women than men had voted.
The women outnumbered the men also
in the third precinct of the Third ward
Only sixteen Democratic ballots had
been cast out of total of 279.
Strenuous Time for Clerk.
The county clerk and his office force
had a strenuous time last night deliv-
ering ballots at Auburn. Kaw. Willard
and Valencia precincts. John Wright
Of the county clerks office. took an au-
tomobile and started for Auburn. Par
way there the automobile broke dowr
and Wright telephoned to Topeka fol
another machine. He also telephonet
to- Walter Black. one o. the members OF
the Auburn board of elections. Black
mounted a white mule and started t.
meet Wright. He rode seventeen mile,
in two hour$ and covered more dis
lance than Wright did with his tw,
automobiles.
Oscar Swayze, county clerk, and Ed
ward Brennaman, went to Valencia ant
Willard in an automobile. At Valenci,
Mr.. Derr. member of the election board
met them and received the ballots. A
willard he entire DOpula fiOn with IN
exception Of one man, had retired TO
the night.
There was only one light showing II