The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-03-31

Nine city officialS-fiVe at the city
hall and four in the school board
are to be elected to office at the mu-
nicipal election tomorrow beginning at
6 o'clock in the morning and ending
at o'clock in the evening. The NOM
inees named at the city primary last
week have been active day and night
and several close contests are looked
for when the vote is counted tomor-
row evening.
At the primary election last week
s,490 votes out of a registration of
3,661 were cast. Owing to the actiV-
ity of the Union Labor league and
their approved candidates in the NOM
mating campaign it is believed that a
large portion of the organized vote
was cast at that time. 1t is evident,
however, in the precincts on the West
fside where the unions are weakest the
vote was far below normal ana at the
election tomorrow several hundred
will turn out to cast their ballots.
Leaders of the working political forces
predict a vote of 10000 tomorrow.
The short ballot indicates that by
10 o'clock tomorrow evening the re-
suit will be known. The State Journal
returns for the primary settled the
standing of the candidates by 10:45
o'clock and it was much larger tick
et Bulletins on the State Journal
Kansas avenue windows tomorrow eve
ming should show the thirtytwo city
precincts complete by 10 o'clock or
earlier.
Warm Fight for Offices.
The last week has been warmest in
the campaign. The big battle, OF
course, is between Tandy and Corwine
for mayor In the primary Tandy re-
ceived 3,9S3 votes and Corwine, 1882
The other candidate. Stahl, was given
592 votes These doubtful 592 voters
together with the additional vote to-
morrow will sew up the result. Both
Tandy and Corwine have been put
ting in a busy week. Both claim vic
| tory by a majority of from 500 tc
900 votes. The labor union split or
the Tandy- -Corwine support. despite
the fact that the unions endorsed Tan
dy. is a factor in the result.
The next best fight is between Shaw
and Stanfield for commissioner OF
water and electric lights In the pri-
mary Shaw received 1888 votes and
Stanfield, 3.S41. Shaw didn't wage e
strenuous campaign before the pri
mary but has launched a yigorou:
! fight in the last week As late S yes
! terday the Shaw supporters organized
! a telephone campaign that no doub
] will be effective. Stanfield has no
! been asleep. The business men be
hind him have been as active as tht
/ business men behind Shaw Shaw ant
I
about 500.
! For commissioner of parks nc
| public property, the race IS between
McGiffert, the one-legged hero o
| Chateau-Thierry and Tresner, for
mer park department employe and e
tower of strength with union labor
| forces. In the primary. McGiffert
with 1895 votes, had a big lead over
| Tresner. who was given 2.3S1 ballots
! But MacLean in the primary coraeret
| 1920 ballots and May 460. With tht
new vote this leaves a big margin fol
| the opposing forces and the resul
will not be overwhelming
| For commissioner of streets, Han
cock, who received 4.122 votes in tbs
primary against Carrots 3,54s, is fac
| ing a close race. Garrett is a labor
union man and is backed to a mar
| by the organiza ion.
School Board Contest.
| The school board contest IS in th'
background of the main fight for cit,
! hall jobs 1t seems certain that fo1
the 4-year terms L. NJ. PenwelI and
| Mrs. D. l. McEachron will have cas-!
sailing. For the third place on th'
board the fight is among Dreaming
| Snediker. Adamson and Griest- Il
! the primary Adamson led the fo ur
But there is a big vote to draw from
In the 2-year term affair Bomgard
| ner appears to have the election wo1
J from Kirkpatrick He led Kirkpa-ricl
by nearly 1000 votes in the primary.
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