People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-04-07
A "DEMO-POP" MAYOR.
J. NJ. DOUBLEDAY.

'DEMOsfOP mA1Ok'
The City Election Passes off Quietiy-Republi-
cans Defeated as Usual-We Have Met the
Issue."-Lewelling Sustained.
The city election Tuesday was the
most exciting that has been held in
Wellington for many a day. In
obedience to orders sent out from the
machine at Topeka to all the cities
of the second class in Kansas, the Re-
publicans of Wellington threw down
the gage of battle and concluded to
draw party lines and give Governor
Lewelling black eye. They SHE'D
their castor into the ring early and
Topped their wings as if to invite any
anarchist" fowl in the union to COM
bat. They were as brave as a lion
and tiCkled to death about how they
were going to send word to the ma.
tiOnS of the earth as to how they
treated anarchy" Their eXuber-
ance was Short-lived, however, for
they soon discovered that about half
their party attached far more impOr-
tance to other issues than to holding
up the hands of a lot of fellows who
had shown themselves to be the
sworn allies of the railroad corpora
tiOns who are binding burdens on the
backs of the honest producers of the
state. The ladies came to the front
and demanded a temperance mayor,
and they were supported by a large
portion of the best male citizens Of
the town. They met and nominated
John SaylOr for mayor, against A.
Graft, the Republican candidate.
Other citizens who could not follow
the Republican standard had met
previously and nominated W. R. Say
age for mayor. Thus with this sort
Of an army in battle array the climax
came. The VOICE had not thought
of trying to defeat them on their own
ground and we stood and looked on.
But the Republicans themselves laid
down the issue. In circular issued
on the eve of election their committee
said, "the defeat of the Republican
ticket tomorrow will be hailed all
over the state as a direct endorse
ment of the disgraceful Lewelling ad-
ministratlOn and the course Of the
Populist house last winter in its at
tempt to overthrow our constitution
and laws, fellows with jobs on the
city treasury, and we have heard sew
eral men laugh at this, but Republi-
cans who are such for principles sake,
know this is the real issue. 1t is
openly made so in several of our large
cities, and it is so in Wellington and
every other town."
| Well, the election is over and if we
take them at their word we are enti-
tied to herald their defeat as a 'di.
rect endorsement of the disgraceful
Lewelling administration and the
course Of the POpulist house" We ac'
cept the issue as here outlined and re-
jOice that the people of the towns are
coming to the rescue of the honest
yeomanry of grand old Sumner
county.
The vote on mayor stood, Savage,
455, Graf and Saylor each, 3S. Mr.
Savage is a good substantial citizen
and we have no doubt will give the
people good. clean business admins
tration. He is a Democrat with de
cidedly Populistic inclinations. HI
is man of considerable property, al
old settler and well known through
out the county.
For Police Judge A. W. Shearmar
was defeated by Chas. Willsie.
For City Treasurer Fletcher Price
was defeated by W. B. Spears.
For School Treasurer D. C. MillarC
was defeated by ]. l. Edwards.
The Justices of the Peace W. S
/ Cox and ]. A. C0rbett were elected
and Capt. F. H. Gilmore was defeat
ed.
, For COnstableS ]. F. Amick and J
?. Grinstead were elected.
{ The following gentlemen wer
elected as Councilmen: John G
Campbell, L. P. Downey, b. A. Els
worth, W. H. Maddy. QOng term, D
A. Espy, short term, VIM. H. Berry
!, The following gentlemen wer
e elected as members of the schOO
r board: A. A. Richardson, c. c. Cur
! J tis, II. A. LOper, F. G.. Emerson
i long term, W. A. Rem, short term
y Geo. II. Hunter.