Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-09
SIXTH WARD ELECTION.
ELECTION OF COUNCILMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.
It is Councilmen Mercer and Herrig; For
School Board. Martin and Wichman-
Talk About Legality Of School
Board Election.

School Board. Martin and Wichman-
Talk About Legality Of School
Board Election.
There was decidedly more interest in
Sixth ward election yesterday than many
had expected. 1t was generally supposed
that the affair being sort of an ''off en-
tertainment, would create but little inter
est and, in fact. go by default. In the
general estimate, however, it was forgot
ten that the bald headed row of poll work
ers would all be turned loose at one place,
consummated as it were, and not divided
| over the city at several voting places as
| usual. AS a result the fellows of great
| influence were out in full force and ready
to take part, but it seemed soon after the
| work commenced yesterday morning the
result seemed certain and no one had a
million or more to blow in to bring out the
| wonderful influence of the hungry sewer
| gang Of light fingered alleged ward poll
tlcians. So many of them remained sta
tionary on their pins and acted as spec
tators. They were there, however, ready
to work at the drop of the hat and a dol
lar, but the combination drop seemed to
have hitch in it and failed to drop.
The voting was light in the morning bnt
became quite lively in the afternoon. The
registration showed eight hundred and
fifty-three names and of these about one
hundred and seventy-fiYe were women.
The total vote was nine hundred and esti-
mated by the election commits
sioner, Colonel Taylor, that one
hundred and thirty women voted. This
icc Of 70 CHI iy+ hat ri NJ
voting.
The judges were w. w. Clark, W. R.
Lillebridge and a. E. Reiman, with clerks
c. NJ. Hereford and w. H. Ely. The
counting of the vote was listened to last
evening with little interest and all uncer-
families seemed to be absent. The vote as
counted was as follows: For council.
Long term
James Z. Mercer. BOG
John \. Roach. .............. 205
Short term
John Herrig. 295
N. T. Proudfoot POS
AS will be seen Mercer and Herrig are
the first councilmen from the Sixth ward.
There was another feature about the
election that may be heard from later.
Each ticket had printed on it long
term" and short term" candidate for
school board. The vote on this feature
was as follows:
Long term
j. NJ. Martin. SUI
Short term
j. Y. Montague. 209
L.. ~,
and Wichman will soon be members of
the school board from the Sixth ward.
1t will be remembered that there was no
call for an election for members CT the
school boark for the reason, as alleged, by
Mayor Clement in card in the EAGLE
some days ago. The question comes up
whether that part of the election was legal
and some say that it is and some again say
that it is not. One of the newly elect
ed members said he would
look the matter up and if it is he will soon
be associating with the board of educa-
tion. He seemed to think, however, it was
legal. If it is legal it is thought the
Sixth ward will have an abundance
of representation. 1t will have three mem
bers, the two just elected and Mr. S. D..
Pallett who formerly used to be in the
First was elected from that ward has lived
in the same house ever since he was elect
ed, but now comes up from the Sixth.
Some of the people in the First ward are
bowling about only having one representa-
tive in the school board. They seem to
think another election should be called in
the First to select member of the school
board and it is confidently stated that they
will be able to find some one
who will accept the position should
a chance be given. Should this be done,
one inquiries what will be the fate of Mr..
Pallet, and the board would have too
many members. Then again Cry comes
up from the Fourth which, according to
the present location of members, has only
one member, the second as allotted by law
having slid down south and lodged in the
Third. The sliding. however, was due to
some block Juggling by the council in re-
arranging and shutting to get ward mat
tiers fully organized. The election pro-
posed for the Fourth would call for an
other extra member, and the school board
would go into business with fourteen
members, provided the action of the Sixth
is decided to be legal.