Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-04-06
KANSAS ELECTIONS.
Municipal Polling in Various Cities
Favor Republicans-
WOMEN VOTE HEAVILY IN PLACES.
Psou iiarities Of the Election In Topeka,
Port scott. Newtor. Kansas
City aud Else
where.


Tho Douglass election law kept from the polls
the hcelcrs and the Founders with hircd car
riages who have hitherto yiysn 10 the voting
places a responsiveness In the eyes Of rcspncta.
b people The vote Of the women was large
and IL was mostly republican
Collins, the Independent republican candidate
for mayor. whom the populsu supported
largely and who thought ~ poll the bulk 81 toe
women vote, received but 20 votes Of women ~
his own ward out Of ~, and but six men voted
Tor him IN that ward out Of ~.
Dr. Jones' the straight republican candidate
ran Tar ahead Of the expectations Of III" most
sanguinc. lie alone was In tho contest No
one thought that the election would be 80 one.
sided with three tickets In the field
DR.. Jones IN elected mayor by u plurality Of
at least 800 and had n majority over both op
posi- ion candidates
CoNcoHuiA, April 5The city election r..
suited ia the straight republican ticket being
elected by a large majority Mayor W. w
Ciidwcll's cniciont administration during the
past two years Is iniofsed by n vote Of2 to 1
Three hundred and twenty women hal regis
tered but only a comparatively small number
voted
OLArnE, April 5.-The entire rcpublical
ticket In this city was elected over the com.
bincd opposition Of democrats populists and
prohibitionists even to every member OF the
school board. Mai Bruncr defeats Or
w. II Lemon for mayor, majority, T. G.
oven Is elected police judge by TO. and H. a.
Taylor city treasurer by 80 These are the
biggest malorltles given any candidates in this
city, even at state or presidential elections on
the republican ticket, and II was the first city
election for ten wears where party tickets we're
run. Even eNGov ST. Johns own ward gave
Bruner ~ majority over Lemon, who was 81
Johns candidate. About 10 women voted
ABILENE, April h-Tho hardest hght and the
largest woman vote In the citys history were
the features OF the election straight repuO'
lican ticket was against - straight pOpulist
Tho former won by 80 majority and Abilene
has q complete republican government for the
nrst time In years. ). u. Nisslcy was elected
MAYOR
NEWTON, April b.-This city has passed
through u redhot election II was fight Of
whisky against anti whisky, the "wets' being
IN aud fighting hard for their lives II was no
use. however, for tho people VI the city resolved
TO rid the city Of lis whisky joints. Harlow
Mills, the representative OF the temperance
and good order poOpe won In his contest with
Mayor Benicr, the present incumbent, with
majority OF - only
GREAT bend, April h-The republican city
ticket was elected by m1!oriues ranging from
1863 to 2jh The ladies put out II tickot pledged
TO the enforcement Of the prohibitory law
While the republicans did not commit them
selves to stated measure, their nominee for
mayor IA u strict temperance man.
CLYDE April b.-At the election for city ON
Gers the full republican ticket was elected
About 2Ol ladies refused absolutely to come out
and vote and he great majority Of those who
did did 80 only upon the solicitation OF friends
Of the respective candidates N u. Mutt, Jr
was elected mayor. Samuel Doran, police Judge
G. r. Armstrong, w. H. Cowoll George l.
Gregg. W. 4. Rlmsdoll and Jacob Frederick
councilmen
RUSSELL, April 5.-The greatest excitement
prevailed ut our city election and more interest
MI TOD "A no
drcd and twenty six votes were pollcd, being
nearly the full vote OF the town, Of both male
and female. The republican ticket was elected
IN full. the mayor receiving 80 majority
STERLING, April b-Tho city election here
passed on without much interest being mani.
Tested Two tickets were IN the field, the cit'
zons and tho anti joint The anti.io candi.
date for mayor was elected by ~ majority, aud
the anti-ioint councilman and police judge wero
also elected. The wOmens vote was not 80
large as usual Following are the members OF
tho now city government; Mayor, 4. a. Dilley
councilmon, n II. Brown. w. NJ Quiglcy, W.
H. Graham, william Merrill, A. II. StormonE
police judge, j. $. Evans.
MCLourH, April Tho citizens ticket was
elected here. There was but on' ticket In the
field. There were two independent candidates
IN the contest against the regular ticket one
hundred aud twenty-five votes we're cast j.
W. Tnrr, independent rec wed 10 for police
Judge and Martin Davis 10 for tho council The
following were elected Mayor, A. X Com.
stock police Judge II w. Reynolds; council.
men, c. II Sleeper j II. Bowman, Il Il Gould,
Thomas Chapman, John Parsons
OLArHE, April D. -Springhill and EdgertOn,
| this county, held their election and almost
every cfIiccr elected In each place was u repub-
| llcan. Ia Edgorton, the Young crowd came IA
| the front and elected every ofilcer under "a
| years Of ago headed by jesse Whitla for mayor
and william kolly for police Judge,
CouSCiL GRovE April For the first II me
| In many years Coun II Grove elects republic
an mayor. The majority was overwhelming
! j. J. Crowley, the mayor elect, Is u prominent
| harness merchant
FREDosIA, April 6-The city election hero
passed on quietly though deep interest was
manifested. BESIDES straight republican
, ticket there was o citizens ticket The ropub
I Leans won victory, having elected thoil
mayor by II majority. The women took
hand, casting nearly one'third more votes thar
| did the men
ArcHIsoN April 6-The republicans elected
| their entire ticket In Atehison with the pos
sible exception OF their candidate for mayor
| The returns give w A. Bland. the democrati,
| candidate for that position majority over NJ
| ], Cloyes, which the oficial count may change
! Three hundred women voted and as near us car
| be learned their votes were about evenly dl
vided between Bland and Cloyes Two womeI
| were elected as members OF the school board
| An error IN lno returns from lnO StcOnu ware
make q tie vote between Bland and Cloyes
CuANurE, April 5,-The election was more o
local than political issue Frank Hardosty
republican, was elected mayor; George AlooclS
republican: II, Thorp republican; l.. E, Carter
republican; NJ. I. Jones pOpulist Seth Bailey
| republican councilman There were but nine
teen votes against the bonds for the waite
works at the special election held Monday,
wELLIsGroN April b-ghero was nvel
contest over the city election here and larg
vote was polled w. X Savage, democrat an,
citizens candidate was elected mayor over A
Gran republican, through diversion caused b.
| q third party temperance ticket The reput
| licans elected every body else except one mem
Der OF the school board and one constable
About 400 votes wore cast by women
FoRT SCOTT, April b.-1ho election plssc
on quietly Much interest was taken by bot
sides, There was u straight republican tlOke
headed W. II. Robertson, mayor and q sC
called citizens ticket headed by G. w, Good
lander for mayor Mr., Goodlander, u
quick as nominated withdrew from hi
ticket and came out straight ant
prohibition This made prohibition an issue
which otherwise Il would not have been. Thi
reused the women, who voted in greater nun
bors than ever before In this city. Nothin
dennlte can be obtained 1t Is thought at thi
hour that Goodwin has carried the city by %,
Mr.. Goodwin Is the proprietor OF two OF III
largest hotels In the city In which he has rS
Gently opened up saloons II Is thought tina
the rest Of the republican ticket Is elected. IN
women have taken very active part In N
election and about |, $50 have voted
GARDEN CRY, April h-1he city eloctio
here was a very much mixed and hotly confess
ed affair The republicans havo carried th
city election for some years past and they ~
straight ticket in the field as usual Againl
this was put up o combination ticket heado
by the present mayor Dr. Andrew "
bine, who was elected Us ropubl