The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-06
Topeka AIDED IN
/. GIVING KANsASA
REPUBLICAN VOTE
City Piled Up MajOrities for Re-
publican Ticket.
Handsome Vote for Capper and
Allen in County.
COUNTY TICKET SWINGS THRU
Every G. o. p. Follower Is
Given a Large Vote.
Voting Was Heavy With Party
Lines Well Drawn.
CITY AND COUNTY VOTE.
(Two precincts out)
L. s. Senator.
GLapPer. .IO.',oZ
thompson. ................ 4,415
Governor.
Alien ,113
AdHsuOu 3,Z42
Congressman.
Antnony. ................. 9,SOo
Whtney. ..................4 4,2S7

Topeka and Shawnee county not
only gave President Wilson slap on
the wrist as rebuke for his attempt
to Swing" their votes for a Demo-
cratic congress. but the voters of the
city and county made the rebuke more
severe by electing complete Repub-
lican ticket from coroner up. Fur
thermore, they added emphasis to
their resentment by giving every Re-
publican candidate handsome ma
jority.
The voters also took pains to show
that their war sentiments are as strong
as they ever were and that they want
those who have helped in the big fight
overseas to get all the honor and dis
tinction that is due them. This is
clearly shown by the comparison of
figures on the governors and senator's
races. Despite the fact that Topeka
and Shawnee county are Capper's
home. the voters. after insuring him
a handsome majority. did little bet
ter by Henry Allen, of Wichita, and
accorded him the honor of leading the
ticket Capper's vote in the city and
county, complete returns show. was
better than 2 to 1. while Aliens was
nearly 4 to 1.
How Vote Stands.
With the vote in every precinct in
the city and county 'coulted except
precinct, Capper was leading Thomp-
son by 5,967 and Henry Allen was
leading Lansdon by 1871. The total
vote with these precincts out was:
Capper. 1882: Thompson. 4,415;
Allen, 11,113; Lansdon, 3,242.
Ideal weather conditions. determina-
ton of the Republicans to show that
their dander was up and unusual in
terest on the part of the women made
the vote a heavy one in practically
every voting precinct. Returns also
show that party lines were adhered
to more closely than they have been in
recent years and the majority of the
voters looked neither to the right nor
the left in marking their ballots
straight.
Whitney Badly Beaten.
In the congressional contest-which
really was not a contest-Dan r. An
thony. Republican, led Frank E. Whit
ney, a Topeka man, by a big margin
in practically every precinct.
Anthony's total vote, with the two
precincts missing. was 9,S05. and
Whitney's was 4,2S7.
Hugh Larimer. candidate to succeed
himself as sheriff, had no trouble in
piling up majority that shows the
voters are satisfied with his services
and every other Republican county Of
ficer rode thru to victory easily.
There were really only two interest
ing contests in the county. These
were between L. H. Neiswender, Re-
publican. and j. B. Billiard, Democrat
for state representative from the
Thirty-third district, and between
Boyd Pollom, Republican, and Simms
for county commissioner. The COM
plete returns today showed that Neis-
wender and Pollom were the winners
winners.
w. NJ. Amos of the State Journal
was elected representative of the
Thirty-fifth district over G. H. Steph-
ems by safe majority, and Matt
Weightman defeated Frank Curry cas-
lily for representative in the Thirty
fourth district
Robert D. Carver. Judge of the dis
, trict court. was one of the strongest
county candidates. and his majority
places him at the top of the tick.
ct Hugh Fisher. county attorney
! Ralph Cav, as probate Judge, Docto,
Narcotic and Mary E. Chaplin, clerI
| of the district court, were given a re.
; newal of their stewardships withou,
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