The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-04
COrwine and Porter Confident
of Success in Election.
One Is "Satisfied"-Other Pre-.
diets a "Safe Majority"
MORE VOTERS OUT TOMORROW
At Least 10000 Votes Are An
ticipated in City Election.
Fight for Mayor Lengthens
Into Long Night Sessions.


Tuesday, April S. /
FOR MAYOR
(Votc for One)
HI. j. Corwine.
w. L. Porter.
COMMISSIONERS OF FINANCE
(Vote for One) |
Frank L. Stevens. |
W, H. Wasson
COMMISSIONER OF WATER
(Vote for -Onel
Irwin Pribble.
W. A. Stanfield.
COMMISSIONERS OF STREETS
Vote for One)
W. S. Hancock.
Fred Morse.
COMMISSIONERS OF PARKS
(Vote for One)
Robt. ID. McGiffert.
Clyde o. Tresner.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
(Vote for Three)
Earl Akers.
Stephen H. Allen.
H. w. BOmgardner
Frank B. Brown.
James B. Mullin.
C. G. Nicholson.
FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION.
(Two-year unexpired term)
(vote for one)
j. H. Mills.
In city political circles today opin-
ions were expressed that the vote at
the city election on Tuesday would
total at least 10000. Some political
workers prophesy that the vote will
reach 1900. But if the vote is 10, 900
it will show an increase of nearly
q, 600 over the primary vote. 1t is Ger
tain that interest in the campaign has
developed rapidly since the primary.
with the last few days work of the
campaign killing much of the indif-
/ fernce of the last several weeks in city
affairs.
| The race for mayor has arrayed the
total strength Of the Porter and Cor
wine factions in the attempt-to poll
the larger number of the ten thousand
| citizens who did not vote at the pri-
| mary. With each candidate holding
| the same strength he polled in the
primary. when Porter had a lead of
itwenty-four votes, the majority of the
| non-polled votes is claimed by both
candidates.
Both Confident of Election.
| I'm satisfied" said W. L. Porter
today, when asker what he thought OF
election day prospects.
| 81 feel confident of reelection
| Tuesday by safe majority" Mayor
Corwine said today. II am extremely
pleased with the hearty support of
i the voters of Topeka, at the close of
the two-year term as mayor. The
theory of the commission form of gov
ernment-that the business of the city
like the business of any other large
institution, is to be conducted along
strict business lines and that the
choosing of a body of city officials is
not a political football game-has a
firm hold on the public. 1 have re-
at r.. - H.
city in the last two years and will
be pleased to assist during the next
two years in completing the many i'm
portant projects now under way"
+ Working Night and Day.
1t is known that both candidates
have been working night and day to
draw out the un-polled vote. Had the
suit Of the final election might be
.predicted more easily. The more
than ten thousand persons who might
vote might totally upset the standing
of the candidates as shown in the
1905 citizens who did vote.
/ Polls Open at O'Clock.
The polls will open at O'Clock
Tuesday morning and will remain
open until o'clock Tuesday evening
Even if the vote should be much heav'
ier than in the primary, the result i:
expected to be known Tuesday nigh
nearly as early as the primary results
were reported, for the ballots in tht
| final election are much shorter, re
qulring much less time to count.
| No registration is possible before
i. the election but today many CALI
came to the city clerks office tt
know if citizens might register 70
the election. If anyone voted in th'
| November election and has no
changed residence, he may vote il
the final election on Tuesday, regard
less of whether or not he voted in tn
primary.
: The weather prediction for Tuesda!
CLOUDY and possibly colder will
bright for bringing out a large vote
But always the final election vote i
larger than the primary vote.
( The fight being made on w. II
Wasson, candidate for reelection a
: commissioner of finance. is purely
political one. 1t is charged that h
r has held the office a long time; il
other words, because he has had larg
2 experience he should not be reelected
This sort of opposition to a man woul
. have no weight except in politics
Long and successful experience make
a man valuable. 1t is experience an
the successful conduct of affairs tina
q count in business and the ctty's busi
ness is big business 1t is general
conceded that the finances of the cit
= were never in such good condition
n nor ever SO we'll managed as the
: have been under Wasson. Why shoul
Z he not then be reelected? The friend
of good financial management for tn
g city should remember this and not a.
e low personalities and politics to kee
strong proven man out of office :
g this most important time in Topeka
|, finances
s
None OF the candidates for city oi
r fices has filed his expense account
i Such accounts must be filed in item
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