The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-08

parties. The citizens alliance is really a
branch Of the farmers alliance. 1t is or
ganized on the same basis and has the same
objects in view. 1t IS composed Of that ele-
ment in the cities which would join the
farmers alliance but for the fact that the
constitution Of the latter organization will
admit none but farmers. This element has
been organized in the cities mostly since the
farmers alliance landslide last fall, and
this election is its first opportunity Of
showing its strength. Mvch interest was
manifested in the result on this &C sount
woMAE's PARTICIPATION.
The other element in the election which
attached interest to it is the fact that
women, under the laws of Kansas, are
allowed equal suffrage with men in munich
pal elections. 1t has been predicted that
after one or two experiences at the polls the
novelty of the thing would disappear, and
with it women's interest in municipaI
politics. Tnls prediction has not been full
filled. On the contrary women's interest in
politics and activity at the polls have in~
creased with each election. The registra-
zion Of women at the present cleo
tion exceeds any former registration
In Kansas City the increase in the registra-
tion was smaller than in other less metro
politan cities of the state, being only 75. AT
Topeka the registration lists were
augmented by about 400 new names
of women. At Wichita the in
crease was about 800, at Leavenworth
250 and at Atchison 200. At Kansas City,
Kan, l,245 women were registered, at
Leavenworth, 2,74S; in Topeka, 2,740; in
Wichita, $500, and Atchison about 1,S0O.
In Kansas City, Kan, all the candidates
provided carriages to take women to the
polls. About two-thtrds Of the female vote
was cast there.
DIDN'T WORK AT THE POLLS.
The women confined their interest in the
election to voting, and in only a few cases
did any Of them resort to practical activity
at the polls This activity was confined to a
few citizens alliance female leaders The
number of negresses that voted in Kansas
| City was notable. They marched to the
polls with as much, if not more, pride as
their white sisters, and exercised their right
Of suffrage with satisfaction peculiar to
| their race. Dispatches from other large
| cities of Kansas indicate that the vote of
the women, compared to the registration,
was proportionaJe to the male vote. Most
| of the women had their tickets prepared at
home or at places Of meeting, 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 these few were up
for election for no offices higher than mem
bership on the school board.
THE ALLIANCE WEAK.
Returns from several cities show that the
citizens alliance did not cut much of G
| figure in the election, excepting where il
| indorsed the democratic nominees. LII
| those places they we're successful in electing
the democratic nominees Abilene is the
| only city reporting a citizens alliance
| vic ory.
Returns from Leavenworth show that tht
entire republican ticket has been elected.
This is the first republican victory for six
years in that vicinity.
REPUBLICANS WIN ATlAAwRENCE,
In Lawrence the republican were ais
successful. They elected their full ticke
with the exception of two members of rh
council elec5ed by the citizens alliance.
AT Clay Centre the republicans defeated
the citizens alliance, and at Wichita tn
democrats carried everything.
| Atchison elects republican officers AM
| Olathe mixed set of officers, with the re
| publicans in control.
| At Ottawa ali parties combined agains
the republicans, but the latter were success
| ful