Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-11
THE CITY ELECTION.
The Fribley Ticket From Top to Bottom
Elected.

Elected.
One Of the most holly contested
elections ever held in this city occur
ed Tuesday last. For some time pre-
viOus to that day the battle for votes
in the interest of the two opposing
factions, with j. j. Fribley in The lead
on one side and Samuel II. Smith on
the other, had been waged in man
ner which indicated plainly that a
political storm of no small magnitude
was brewing.
Saturday night last the representa-
tives of the Fribley element held
caucus at the city hail which resulted
in the nomination Of the following
ticket: For mayor j. j. Friblcy, for
city treasurer E. B. Corse, for treasur-
err board of education Mrs. s. j. Kelly,
for police judge j. NJ. English, for
justice of the peace Il. Ii. Williams,
for constabes John Jones and W. E.
Donaldson, for councillnen j. NJ.
Cooper and j. Ii. Humphrey, for
members of board of education L. Z.
Weaver and Benz. S. Warner.
AS is usually the case with all eau
cuses this was not altogether salis(ac-
tory to all parties concerned, but the
result of the election shows that the
objections were not Of sufficient force
to cause the defeat of single candi-
date on the ticket.
The Smith party held no public eau
Gus, but put out the following ticket:
For mayor Samuel II. Smith, for city
treasurer Morris Doty, for treasurer
board of education Mrs. S. j. Kelly,
for police judge Emanuel Binns, for
justice of the peace blank, tor con-
stables blank. for cOuncilmen a. ID. @.
Harvey and j. NJ. Cooper, for members
of board of education John Patterson
and d. +. Harold.
For some reason unknown to the
writer the FribIey party seemed averse
to patronizing home institution on
this occasion and sent man to Jop-
lin where their tickets were printed
together with a circular of consider
able size containing matter calculated
to injure Mr. Smiths chances for cleo
ton 10 the Office of mayor. The dark
ness of Monday night was taken adj
vantage of TO paste these circulars all
over the town, not only on the walks
and walls, but on The windows, doors
and in every conceivable place which,
in the opinion of the parties doing it,
would be obnoxious 10 the members of
the present city government. Mr..
Smiths Office door and the hallway
were almost completely covered with
paste aud copies of this circular put
up in variety of positions, while the
front windows of Mr.. Hsrvey's store
and those of a number OF other friends
of The present administration were put
in a most distasteful condition and the
owners in very unalniable frame of
mind by these circulars aud the parties
who put them up. OF course such
work as this is too low aud dirty for
anything and it was believed nothing
of the kind would he resorled to.
Election day opened clear and calm,
aud bright and early there was an un-
usual stir on the streets indicative of
an approaching conflict or the coming
of large circus. As soon as The polls
opened carriages and hacks began to
arrive with voters aud for several
hours the fight was the hottest ever
witnessed at similar election in this
civ. The ballots rolled in rapidly,
but soon after noon the friends OF Mr..
Smith began TO lag. They began to
discover that political promises are not
always founded on truth and veraciiy
and that their ticket was probably de.
feated. The fight was taken up by
others, however, but against the army
of workers In the interest Of the Frib-
ley ticket success for them was next TO