The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-05
WOMEN "wORKED LIKE BEAVERS"
In Kansas the Fair Sex Cast Their Ballots
and Hustled Like Men.

In Kansas the Fair Sex Cast Their Ballots
and Hustled Like Men.
KANSAS CITY. Kan., April 4-Elections
were held throughout Kansas to-day. The
adoption of resolution, ct the last session
of the Legislature. to submit the granting
Of full suffrage to women gave q new i'm
petus to the movement, and the women.
who already enjoy municipal suffrage. TO-
day made an effort to bring out big vote.
In the hope Of making q good start in the
campaign that will last until the fall cleo
tions. On the showing, then. of the female
vote to-day depended for them the impor-
tant question of whether or not they
would be allowed the full power at the
polls that is given their fathers. sons. etc.
In most cases they showed themselves
worthy of that trust by their ability 20
perform all the duties necessary to carry q
candidate through; they caused the sterner
sex to feel their power. and. where lacking
in election finesse. the male voters were
given pointers by their new colab0rere.
Several women candidates were mp for
office. In this city Mrs. Anna Potter, the
wife OF prominent business man. was
running for Mayor. and on the samo ticket
were Mrs. Sarah Rheinhart. who aspired to
be q member of the City Council. and Mrs.
Josephine Green, who desired to be a mem-
ber of the board of education. The women
hired bands. rode around TO the different
polling precincts and engaged in proselyt.
ing with zeal which made the men con.
template. The female voters among the
colored people were just as enthusiastic.
apparently, as their white fellow citi-
zens." and could be seen in interesting
groups ct all the polls. The effect of
women being at the polls was that the
election was the quietest and most orderly
ever held in the State.
To-days election as well gave an indica-
tion of which party the people hold re.
spOnsible for the proceedings which did
not add honor to the last Legislature, For
tions in the State Uarty lines were strictly
drawn. In almost every city the kepub.
licans ran straight tickets, and this where
they had heretofore not even made an at
tempt to win at city election. The re-
sult gives some indication OF which party
Will hold political supremacy IN the State
in time to come. and by some 10 considered
the turning point in Kansas p0litiCs. The
weather was universally favorable, and oil
parties made an extra effort to carry the
some years. and In the larger cities very
nearly 80 per cent of the ballots cast were
by women. The opinion of Attorney-gcn-
eral Little. holding that the hiring of con-
illegal. was generally respected. though in
Kansas City 1t counted very little, for con-
veyances were freely used as heretofore.
Returns from many of the cities VIII be
late. In Kansas City Mrs. Potter received
but few votes. and her ticket the Inde-
pendent, is probably defeated entirely. The
vote for the other two may0ralty eandi.
oates is close and the result doubtful At
Lyon Olathe and Clay City the Repub-
lloans carried their entire tickets. At
dafe was elected Mayor by sixty-six ma
jOrity. and the remainder of the Repub-
lican ticket elected by about the same ma
joritIes. At Fort Scott, Q. w. Goodlander,
the Citizens candidate for Mayor, was
elected by three hundred majority: This
is considered glorious victory for the
anti i-Prohibitionists. The law prohibiting
the use of carriages at the polls was entire.
ly ignored. A bitter fight was waged and
the majority of the Citizens ticket is much
larger than last fall.
At Wichita the election passed off quiet
ly. the anti-bribery law working perfectly.
The Republicans made q straight fight
against the Democrats. Populists and some
won decided victory. The issue was
made. in so far as the Democrats and Pop
ulists were concerned. on the admin
istration of Governor Lewelllng.
The issue was interesting on account
of the fact that Wichita Is Governor
Lewelling's home. At 1l:30 P. NJ. the indi.
cations are that l.. NJ. Cox. the Republican
candidate for Mayor. is elected by 200 ma
jority. pronounced Republican gain over
the vote last fall The remainder of tho
Republican ticket. with the exception of
one member of the School Board, IL in.
About two thousand women voted.
At o'clock A.. NJ. returns from throughout
the State indicate q most sweeping victory
for the publicans and show radical
change of sentiment against the PopuIists.
At Leavenworth, where Republicans have
not had q victory for thirteen years. they
to-day elected their entire ticket by ma
iorlty of one thousand.