The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-08
A UNIQUE vOTE-MAKER.

| The Furley men got out another circu-
| lar that created some talk. 1t was dis
| tributed all over town 1t is headed:
CAREY NOT A CITIZEN, AND IF ELECTED
| CLEMENTS HOLDS OVER" and reads:
In the case of Ballenger vs.. Lentice, 18th
Kansas report, page 6l0, the court says:
"A resident of the state can become non
resident only by leaving the state with the
intention of being nonresident
In Adams VS.. Evans, 18th Kansas, 116.
the court says: Now. in order to accomp-
lish a change of residence, there must be
not only the intention to change, but the
fact of removal. Neither is sufficient with
out the other"
In the case of Hart VS.. Borner, Kansas
page 204, where the husband intending to
move to Kansas, boxed his household
goods, sent his wife and children ahead
with their trunks and baggage and he re-
manned for awhile in Iowa, and the court
says: Had the defendant accompanied
his wife and children and remained there
though for ever so short a time. II long
enough to establish them IN new home,
even though such new home had been
place in the house of relatives, then indeed
the intent, might have been efectuaI In
giving character and significance to the
act. But we cannot think that the intent
OF the husband to follow his family at
him legal residence in this state months
before he had set his foot upon our sol"
+ Kan. pg. 204
Numerous other authorities in various
states, together with Cops Land Laws,
could be cited to show beyond doubt
that Mr.. Carey was, in law, resident Of
California until Deem Der, 1890. notwith-
standing the removal of his family 20 Kan
sas, Sept. 1s90. according to bis own state
ment and, hence, cannot hold the office OF
MAYOR, If elected The registering in an
other state is prima facie evidence Of resi-
dence under the decisions OF the courts,
whether the party voted or not. Our own
courts have settled the question IN the
above cited cases and nothing farther IS
needed
Mr. Carey has never said that he had not
registered in California. II you do not
want Mayor Clement to hold over, cast
your vote for {. c. FuTley.
WHOSE son?
Another unique wafer was the little
slip fixed up N this wise:
Is THIS YOUR son -IN.LAw
Ny LORD MAYOR
There were several other handbills,
whose purpose was either 70 land one
candidate or revile the Other. As has
been said before, however. most Of them
were leveled az Mr. Clements head
THE WOMAN VOTE FAILS.
The women did not vote. They couldn't
be prevailed upon TO come 70 the polls
and many of those who did looked EN-
bArrassed- Most Of them had 70 be directed
10 the windows two or three times They
would get in az the wrong window and
being told 10 go further or, would 80 too
Ear. Some OF them were II pitiable
plight Registering was bad enough, but
voting was too far. One woman yestsr
day was surprised 70 discover that
registering was ROT voting. How
ever tbs women as a whole dIda': vote
When Il came 10 the pinch the great
body Of women who had registered did not
appear at the polls. and the contingent
that did so were ali badly split Up OF the
candidates, laothwithssanding the progaos-
tication that they were solid They did
more scratching than the men The qurs-
Gonxsnnnd g. EzxA Ax