The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-06
Elections Held In Various Cities ct
Missouri, Kansas and Ne.
braska.
A Surprising Result in Kansas City,
No.-Quiet Election at Leaven-
worth.
The Effect of Temperance and Labor
Questions Warm Fights in Several
Places.

suit was mysterious alc SuTprlSInS. 1uerc
were three regular tickets-Republican,
Democratic and Labor. From the first two
the Law and Order League selected a ticket,
while Davenport, Tor recorder, ran indie
pendent. The Republicans will have the
Council by one vote, If Paguc, the only La
Dor candidate elected, votes with them.
There was a large and unblushing amount
of bribery and treating, the streets being
filed with drunken men, but no disorder
was reported. Two arrests were made Of
ticket peddlers for iouting within two hun
dred feet Of the polls. The result may be
regarded as Il victory for the saloon ele-
menL Kumpf, Republican, is elected by q
majority of946. Holmes. Democrat, is elected
treasurer by a majority of LOO, and Daven.
port, Independent, is elected by a majority
Of 3, 7O0. and a plurality over Snow, who de-
fcatcd him for the nomination, Of 6,192 So
Kumpf and Davenport are both Endorsed.
Winran, Republican candidate for auditor,
pulls through by d plurality OF 1,5o6. and
City Attorney Hawkins will have the
pleasure OF being Sat Town upon for anoth-
er year by Davenport. His call was . close
one, but he got there by . plurality
OF 3A5 and will stay there anoth-
er year. lucas, the Democratic nom
inee for mayor endorsed by the Law
and Order League, made a gallant but I'M
availing fight. j. W. Reese, the Labor
nominee, received only 657 votes; Kumpf
1855; Lucas. 5.615.
Al SPRINGFIELD, NO.
S~PRINGFIELD. Mo, April THE Demo
Gratis won a victory ut the election here
yesterday. putting through nine out OF If
teen Of tueir candidates for city Offices by
majOri' les AS follows: Mayor, Ralph Walk
er, lO5; marshal, Robert +. Barrett, IS;
collector, JOHN Foley, reelected, 80; attOr-
ney, +. A. harleaar, lG1. and II. NJ. Heck
art. Daniel b. halbc,lc. W. e. Hornbeak,
F. j. Underwood and &. b. Bronson. coun-
ciImen, oy majoriti es from 10 to IS. The
Repu Diicans I'll, c'~l William Mather re-
corier by 326 majority: Z. u. Parce, treas
urer. rejected by Us. and 7. E. Burlin.
game. j. l.. Mooney and ALI Damas (col-
Ored), cnunc.lmen. b. Small majoritieS.
McCraken. The colOrei Republican candi-
date for assessor, was elected, the Demo-
Gratis hay'"" 20 candidate, as the office had
no dutie' Or 5 iiare connected with II. The
City Cou.c.i uow stan.S hin Democrats
and seven Republicans.
At ST. JOSEPH, Mo.
ST. JossPT. No, April THE hottest
contest eyer heli in this city resulted yes
terday n ii sweeping Republican victory.
The tO'al so e pOilei was 4 9i9, which was
about 1.UD si"r. OF thai three years ago.
which - accounted for by tue fact that
the Special registration vas not under
stood. E!T1.hlrt, X publican candidate
for mayor. mas "a majority of 40. and SIX of
the ten IL d.rn n ar. Republic ~. Rowe.
Denocra' IL caai date for city a,torney, is
elected % Il majority Of 1.5. The ticket as
elected - AS fol ows: George j. Engle-
hart. IL yor; II .rycy Carter. auditor;
GeOrgH - a. tier, tre :Su-er; John 4. Dol
man. rec ','er; George Rowe. City attor-
ney. Thi, Is The most complete victory
the Eepuoiirans have ever achieved In the
city election. the administrators last year
having been Democratic.
AT CLINTON MO-.
CLINTON No., April A.-Thc election held
here yestc,dI: WIS warmly contested, not
withsi a iciag that il was conceded from
the Start tina the Democrats would come
out victorious. The local uptiOnists had a
ticket Called the Peoples, containing the
names of The maj .riiy Of the Democratic
nominees. TIE election resulted in tue
selection OF every ID nocratic nominee
with the exception Of assessor. to which
place i. A. Pearson, Republican, was
elected. The new officers are: J.. Ii. Britts,
mayor; Amos Richardson, marshall:
Charles A. Calvird. attorneys; Jamas L.
Mcbride, recorder; Charles $. Robinson,
collector; L. e. Williams. treasurer: LA.
Pearson. assessor.
AT ATCHISON, KAN.
ATCnIsON, Kan, April 4.-The cityelec-
ton here yesterday PASSED Of Quietly.
Four E'pu3ii"aE cOuncllmeu and cneDemo
crat were c!crteG. The Itep. blicams elected
are :. Ho.i's.er, L. e.. .ncasic. J. "! Fisher
and j. Convey; the De Grciat, Flil Dun
KIM. Tier wer. three tickets in the field
-kepub; can, Drm"cr,tic and Union LauOr
The Dnm"cr 'iic candidates were in !Orsed
by the UniO LABOR TIC le:. The entire Re
pub1r1an S..I"vi Board was elected. Thk
biticres' !sii was in the T.iird ward wllers
J.. W. Fi,tar, itepJhl:cln, defeated thd
cOmUincd Democratic and Cniun LaborI
vote.
At SEDAlIs. NO..
SEDAIIA. Mo-. April 4-Elward. ".
Stevens. Democratic candidate for MAYOR,
was defeated Tor reelection YESTERDAY. BY
q bolt of ti.c Fourth ward Democrats. by a
majority OF lib after Carrying three out Of
-four wards. A.ose Avery, Frank Shul.z
and J. Z. Mel u rhl.n, Republicans, and
Charles Carroll, Democrat, were elected to
the City Council. which stands six Repn bli.
ans and two Democrats. J. H. Pukinton,
Democrat. was r'-lected city collector by a
majority OF 3;"om Prentice chief of police.
by A.: n. ". Braiy, police judge, By -
and Fred WeitcruciI, assessor, BY q large
majority.
At TOPEKA. KAN.
TOPEKA, kan., April THE city election
passed of Q.ntly yesterday and "a very
large vote Was lOlied. the chief interest
centcring anon the two Candidates for
police lu,ig '-Cnrrxn, the colored Repub-
lican. an ~Isenharf, the Democrat. Re-
turns rec lived thus far from three of the
seven precincts give Isenhart 3OI majority.
The general impression prevails that Cur
ran II elec:ei by q small majority, Is the
remaining precincts are Republican strong
holds. The Republicans probably elect i've
OF the six councilman.
AT HOLrOH. "a
HOL.rOx. K..n., April Tho city cleo
ton pn-~ed Of qpictiv yesterday, only ~
votes beng cat J..hn 3. Hopkins was
alected m .y"r; Ed Rose. police Judge; J.
G. Chase, J. H. Keller. W. A. Allen, Todd
r. Wells, 7. x. Roach "a q. Bohannan,
councilmeu VI the three wards, and J. w.
FLEMING, w. H. Robinson, G. 3. Speveer,
n. n. Beck, N. L Nc(irew anil Samuel
Caufman, members OF The Board OF Educsr
too. The woman's vote was somewhat
laae than 100