Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-10

Political Points


DR.. Shannon was elected mayor by major
ity of nine, over his rival, Mr.. Hanlenbeck,
who was brought out on the temperance and
Independent ticket. Many question the leg
atty of the election, as according 10 the
statute, the election should have been held
on Monday.
ARKANSAS CRY, Kan. April S.-The city
election passed off quietly. The citizens
ticket was elected, except councilman in the
Second ward and the police Judge, they be-
ing elected by the opposition. The issue
was entirely local, politics having been laid
entirely aside.
CHICAGO, April Son the face of the
returns, every precinct in the city having
been heard from, the vote for mayor stands:
Harrison, Democrat, 1920; Smith, Repub-
lican, 1886; Harrison's majority, S34. De-
vine. Democrat, for treasurer, was elected by
1900 majority; Carly, Republican, for city
clerk, by 90 majority; Washburn, Republi-
can, for city attorney, by 1000 majority.
These figures may vary slightly. The local
committee on public safety charge that
frauds were perpetrated in three or four of
the wards, and declare that number of
prosecutions will follow. The Republican
managers it is declared this morning will
contest Harrison's election, and claim to have
evidence Of fraud upon which to base the
contest.
The Daily News, which this morning de-
cared that Harrison had been elected
mayor according to the apparent face of the
returns by 1884 majority, is out with spec
al edition stating that Sidney Smith has
probably been elected even by the face of
the returns and that on an official count of
the ballot he will be found to have carried
the city by fully 1000 majority. The same
paper charges that greet frauds were COM
mitted in the First, Second and Ninth wards.
Neumister, Democrat. is now believed to
| have been elected city clerk. The prohibit
ton vote for mayor was %. Democratic
papers claim Harrison's majority is 400.
LATER.-Nery few changes have been
made in election returns. The Democrats
claim Harrison's election by from $50 to 400
while the Republican papers assert that Off
cial count will show that Smith carried the
city. The committees of public safety, COM
posed of citizens, declare that they have evil
dence in hand of frauds at various polling
places and number of prosecutions will
follow, although no arrests have been made
up to this evening. 1t is declared that in
three precincts of the Fourth ward returns
give Harrison 132 and Smith 65, while those
who kept tai " declare the figures should be
reversed. 1t is also claimed that the returns
from the seventh precinct of the Tenth ward
indicate that they were tempered with. In
the tenth precinct of the Thirteenth ward
voters are willing to swear that the number
of their b llots were greater than the num-
bers returned as having been voted. The
committee desired to place watch over the |
ballots but they were refused admittance to |
the rooms where the ballots were locked up. |
They stated that they will appeal to
the courts for an order authorizing
men to be placed to watch the ballots. The !
published statement is made that VIM. j. |
Gallagher, convicted of ballot stuffing, was |
at the polls yesterday, who had no right to |
vote, and was personsting another man. A
conference of the citizens committee and |
the Republican managers was held this |
afternoon to decide whether they would |
contest the returns from the various pre-
cincts, and it is understood that they de- |
cided they would do SO.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-Accurate returns of /
Yesterdays election are not reported yet,
but the result is as stated last night. The |
Democrats elected their entire city ticket |
with the exception of six members of the
council and eleven members of the house of
delegates. The municipal assembly will
stand as follows: Council, Democrats, Il;
Republicans I; house of deegates,-Demo-
crats, II, Republicans II.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CRY, April 8.-The majority for
Moore, Democratic candidate for mayor, is
over 400. The remainder of the ticket is
divided. The council stands six of each,
Republicans and Democrats.
LEAvENwoRTH.
LEAvENwoRTH, April 8.-Mayor Medley
was reelected yesterday, receiving 1,734
majority. The other nominees on the Dem
ocratic ticket were chosen by large majorities
CLAY CENTER.
CLAY CENTER, Kan, April 8.-The most
holly contested election ever held in this
city occurred yesterday, resulting in the
election Of Writ w. Walton as mayor by a
handsome majority. j. ID. Spcer is elected
treasurer, J. A. d. Frszzell Judge, S. Lang
worth and Geo. Murphy constables, j. w. s
Miller and w. F. Carter justices of the
peace, DIR. Brehl, H. N. Frazier, P. NJ. w.
Ecksti ON and A. F. Dexter councilmen; DIR.
Reynolds, w. II. Fletcher, d. II. Valentine
board Of education. Ex-Mayor Clifford will I
demand a recount OF councilman in the
Hfo Wuiu, thicS NotcS Wcic I
counted for Dexter which should have been /
thrown out or counted for Clifford.
BELoIT.
BK.oIr, Kas., April 8.-The city election I
Yesterday resulted in the election Of ID. A. {
Freeman, independent, for mayor, with the $
balance OF the ticket mixed between the Re- c
publcans and Independents The prohibi- '
lionists run full ticket, which received c
Ihirty-fve votes. Mr.. Freeman is one of t
our Oldest and most enterprising business a
men.
LINCOLN, yIBRAsKA.
KANSAS CIrY, April 8.-The Journals
Lincoln. Neb., special says: The. final coun
,ives small majority to C. c. Burr, the >
Republican candidate for mayor.
France.
PARIS, April S.-The French are hurt, or C
pretend to be, by the sad absence of entbus- t