The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-24
VOTE OF $4,000
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to the city.
Among those running against him
is Mr.. w. H. kerle, carpenter and
builder of excellent reputation ana
ability earned by thirty or more years
successful pursuit of his calling in To-
peka He is an able man and pays
taxes upon $4,000 worth of property.
Another candidate for this place is
Ike Gilberg. an enthusiastic irlend OF
the poor and downtrodden.
Mr.. Stevic another candidate, is
well known among the printing fra
ternity, IS skilled in his calling and a
member of the Industrial Council, as
is also Mr.. Kerle.
Mr.. Tandy. the present able COM
missioner of streets, is so popular and
efficient that the opposition to him
will scarcely be able to make much
of a dent in his chances.
There are three vacancies on The
board of education and seven candiA
dates for the vacancies, making one
elimination necessary. p. W. GrlgSS
and L. NJ. Jones, present members or
the board, are candidates for re-elec-
ton.
The labor class has two candidates
for one of the three vacancies on the
school board. OF one of these candi-
dates the State Journal said week
ago: Brown conducts an unreliable
alleged labor paper in Topeka, I'M
mindful of the truth; admits his edu
1
than the fourth grade; is discredited
by and would not be representative of
the better element in labor circles ana
is unworthy of and untitled for the
responsible position he seeks.
This is the only reference that has
been made to Mr.. Browns candidacy.
AS long as organized labor permits a
man like Brown to represent 1t ana
conduct an official organ of organized
la Dor, it will simply be an ALLEGED
abor'' paper, because Brown is not a
representative of labor in Topeka. HIS
untruthfulness would alone prevent
him from representing the high order
of character and intelligence in To-
peka organized labor circles.
The other representative of the la
Dor class, who is a candidate Tor a
position on the board, is James i.
Mullin, assistant. foreman in the Santa
Fe shops. The laboring people should
have a representative on this board
and the State journal knows of no
better man for such a place than
James Mullin, and the editor of TINS
paper is going to vote for him and do
what he can to secure his election vi
him a week ago this paper said;
Mr.. AIullin is a strong personal
friend of the editor of this paper, who
has known him for thirty years. He
is an intelligent, active, capable man;
has been assistant foreman in the
Santa Fe shops for years, stands well
in the community and certainly would
make an able man on the board if
elected"
a Heated Election.
At the election every office will be
contested. There is a candidate out
| against Frank NJ. Newland, commits
sioner of waterworks and street light
ing, and one against w. H. WATSON,
commissioner of finance and revenue.
| While these candidates desire those
| favoring them to mark a cross after
! their names, the results of the pri-
maries will not be material to them,
excepting in a measure showing their
strength for the final heat at the reg
ular election in April
Frank Newland has made an able
| commissioner of waterworkS and lights
and has done remarkable things with
\ the funds at his command; he has
secured many new lights for the city
and a reduction in rates and should
| be renominated and elected.
| Mr.. WATSON, commissioner of fl
nance. has been unwarrantedly and
unJustifiably attacked by his oppo-
nent, Colonel Norton who would have
| the public believe that Mr.. WATSON
caused the city the loss of $4,000 on
the recent sale of sewer and pave
ment bonds. AS a matter of fact, by
his ability and shrewdness, Mr.. Was
son saved the city $4,000 by selling
/
| peka as they were needed and not in
a lump, as they had often been sold
! heretofore. The saving in interest
alone thus amounted, as stated above,
to about $4,000.
Vote More than 10000.
Basing estimates on the interest in
the primaries and the registration this
year compared to two years ago, the
vote cast Monday probably will run
from 10000 to $4,000. The registra-
ton this year is less by nearly a
| thousand than it was two years ago
1t was 1S,64S two years ago while the
vote at the primaries was 3,O05. The
registration this year was only 1926,
1929 males being registered and
| 7.647 females. At the regular cleo
ton two years ago the vote was a
trifle stronger than it was at the pri-
maries. The vote at the general cleo
ton was 1861 against 1905 at the
| primaries. However, a strong effort
is being made by all candidates to get
out the women vote and that may
bring the total vote cast at the 1917
primaries up to and beyond that at
the 1915 prima ries.
At the election Monday an effort
will be made to arouse patriotism
FThe Women's Relief Corps asked the
city commissioners to place flags at
all polls and the commissioners have
agreed to comply with their requests
List of Voting Places.
Following is list of the voting
places:
First precinct First ward. SIS Nartb
Kansas avenue
Second precinct, First ward, 9o5 North
| Kansas avenue.
Third precinct, First ward, 1908 North
Central avenue.
Fourth precinct, First ward, 1415 North
! Kansas avenue.
First precinct, Second ward, 200 Monroe
street.
Second precinct Second ward. 401 Madi-
son street.
Third precinct Second ward SO East
Fourth street.
Fourth precinct, Second ward, HOO East
Sixth street.
Fifth precinct Second ward. Auditorium
Sixth precinct. Second ward 16Oo Savr