The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-04
More Than $4,000 Voters May
Cast Their Ballots.
Unusual Interest in Presiden-
tiaI Contest Will Do 1t.
FIGHT FOR CONGRESS- IN STATE
Six Democratic Districts Will
Garry Heaviest Vote.
Double Election Board Will In
sure Early Returns.

Kansas may poll $50, 1000 votes for
president next Tuesday. That is the
estimate of political observes based on
vote of $500 for governor in 1914
an off year. Regardless of the prob
able record vote, returns will come to
Topeka earlier than usual. Counting
of ballots this year will be facilitated
thru adoption of the double election
board system in all towns and cities.
A total of 634 towns and precincts will
use double election boards. State re-
turns will come from 2.474 precincts
in the los counties
Unusual interest in the presidential
fight will bring a heavy vote to the
polls next Tuesday, political leaders
believe. This increase will be largely
among the women, 1aborers and farm
ers. In scores of towns, the registra-
tion for the presidential election has
exceeded all former records. The in
crease is especially notable in labor
centers. while hundreds of women
who did not go to the polls in 1914
the first woman's vote in a Kansas
statewide election-have this year
registered for vote on the pres
idency.
The Fight in Kansas.
The only fight in Kansas this year
oncerns the state presidential electoral
vote and the election of congressman
in the six districts now represented by
democrats. These six districts-the
Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth-have been the battle
ground in the campaign which ends
next Monday night. OF course. there
has been fighting in the First and
Second districts. But the fight in those
distrlcts mas been for votes for pres
laentlal candidates and not because of
any apparent danger that confronted
congressman d. r. ANTHONY. ir or
Phil p Campbell
thousands of Kansas women will
eAerclse their first right to vote for
presidential candidate. This oppor-
tunlty, backed by the peculiar issues
and appeals in the campaign. has
aroused the average new voter and it
Is PropabIe that the women will cast
election of two years ago.
The vote among the men will also
be heavier than in 1914. To bring the
total vote OF next Tuesday to $50. 900
or even above the 100000 mark, an
increase of $4,000 to $4,000 in the
male vote is necessary
Early Returns Expected
Returns will begin coming to To-
peka early Tuesday evening While
the bulletin boards in front of tbe
State Journal building are telling
stories of the election down east, Kan
Sas Will for the first tine in history
begin giving little early dope of her
own. This information will come thru
where the double election boards
work.
The counting board will go to work
four hours after the polls open. 1t
will count the votes for national and
state officers. Representatives of po-
litical parties may watch the count,
but will be sworn to secrecy concern
ing the announcement of progress OF
the count. Following the closing of
the polls, announcement may then be
m counted
will proceed with the. national and
state ticket count following the closing
of the election booths. County and
district ballots will be counted last.
With an amalgamation this year of
the Progressive and Republican voters
there is an opportunity for much spec
ulation as to the following of party
lines, in casting ballots for presiden-
state candidates. Two years ago when
Kansas polled 52S,2O3 votes. 209,543
votes were cast for Arthur Capper,
Republican. for governor. Other votes
George H. Hodges. Democrat, 161, ,696;
Henry J. Allen, Progressive, S4.060;
J. B. Billiard. Independent, 47,2O1;
Milo Mitchell. Socialist. 20,36o; Silas
w. Bond. Prohibitionist, 5,346.
Frof to 6.
In the cities, polls will open Tues
day morning at 6 O'Clock and will close
at o'clock in the evening. In the
small towns and rural precincts, vot-
ing will begin at Z o'clock in the morn
ing. with a o'clock closing hour.
Election boards will work in 2,474
precincts during the day and night
Wyandotte will vote in 10s precincts,
the record for the state. Shawnee
county is second with So precincts and
Sedgwick county third with SO pre-
cincts.
Voters in Kansas will cast their bal
lots for presidential electors, congress
sional candidates, candidates for gov
ernor and all state officers, for state
senator, representative, county officers
and two county commissioners Dis
trict court judges will be elected in
II districts. In country precincts
township officers will be elected.
Precincts by Counties.
Election precincts for various coun-
ties have been designated by J. T. Bot
kin. secretary of state fcIIo.-