The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-08
Interesting Elections in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, April 7-Elections were held
in Kansas TO day in all cities of the first and
second classes. Although without general
political significance the results of the election
are regarded with considerable interest for two
reasons, because the Citizens alliance has a
ticket in the field and is fighting all the parties
The Citizens alliance is really a branch of the
Farmers alliance. 1t is organized on the same
basis and has the same objects. in view. 1t is
composed of that element in the cities which
would Join the Farmers alliance but for the
fact that the constitution of the latter organiza-
ton will admit none but farmers. This element
has been organized in the cities mostly since
the Farmers alliance landslide last fall and
this is its first opportunity for showing its
strength Much interest is felt on this account
The other element in the election which at
taches interest to il is the fact that women
under the laws of Kansas, are allowed equal
suffrage with men in municipal elections. It
had been predicted that after one of two eX-
periences at the polls the novelty of the thing
would disappear and with 1t wemen's interest
in municipal politics. This prediction has not
been fulfilled. On the contrary. women's in
terest in politics and their activity at the polls
have incre ased with each election. The regis
tration of women at the present election ex-
ceeded any former registration. In Kansas
City, Kansas, the increase in registration
was smaller than in other less met
ropoltan cities of the state. being
only seventy-fve. AT Topeka the reg
lit alton lists were augmented by 500 names Of
women. AT Wichita, he increase was ABOUT
80; at LeaVenworth 25y, and at AtchiSon 200.
AT Kansas City, Kan. 245 women regi tered ::
at Leavenworth, 2,78l at Topeka, 2,740; in
Wichita, $500. and AtcniSon, about 1902 In
Kansas City, all the candidates provided car
riages TO take the women to the polls. About
two-thirds of the female vote was cast there
The women confined their interest in the cleo
ton to voting, and in only few cases did any of
them resort to practical activity at the polls
This activity confined to few OF the Citi-
zens' alliance female leaders. The number of
hot cd IyaTn- nc I
was notable. They marched to the polls with
as much, if not more, pride than their white sis
tiers and exercised their right of suffrage with
the satisfaction peculiar to their race
Dispatches from other of the large cities of
Kansas indicate the vote of the women, COM
pared to the registration, was proportionate to
the male vote. Most of the WON'T n had their
tickets prepared af home 0 at places of meet
ing, and their presence at the polls was only
long enough to permit them to deposit their
ballots. Only few female candidates appeared
on any OF the tickets and for no Office higher
than membership of the school board.
Returns from several cities show the Citi-
ZenS alliance did not cut much of figure ex-
ceptlng where it endorsed the Democratic nom
inees. In those places they were successful in
the only city reporting Citizens alliance vic
tory. Returns from Leavenworth show the en-
tire Republican ticket elected, the first Repub
lican victory for six years in that vicinity Al
Lawrence the Republicans were also success
full. They elected their full ticket with the ex
ception of two members of the council elected
by the Citizens alliance. AT Clay Centre the
Republicans defeated the Citizens alliance ant
at Wichita the Democrats carried everything.