Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-04-08
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

How Various Kansas Cities and Towns
votcd-Large Vote Cast by the Women.
TOPEKA, April 5-The most orderly and de-
cent election that has ever been held In Topeka
took place yesterday.
The Douglass election law kept from the polls
the heelers and tho FOUNDERS with hired car
riages who have hitherto given TO the voting
places q responsiveness in the eyes OF respecta-
BILE people Tho vote OF the women was large
and IL was mostly republican.
DR.. Jones is elected mayor by o plurality OF
atlcast 1000 and had majority over both op
position candidates
KANSAS CITY, April h-Incomplcte returns
at o'clock this morning indicated the election
of q majority Of the republican ticket, as FOL
lows: Mayor Nat Barnes Councilmen-First
ward j. Il Kelley: Second ward Charles Ham
mond Third ward, George Twist; Fourth
ward, O. b. Tower; Fifth ward, John
Carr; Sixth ward, Henry thinner. Just
ices-Henry Swingley. Judge Bradley
and ohm T. Sims. Constablcs-Mark Cassidy,
d. W. White and james Sweigert Members
OF the school board-George Bishop and Harry
Bell. Newsletter, the democratic nominee for
mayor. made u great race but was unable to
overcome the 2C0o majority which the repub-
leans generally have in that city The count
ing Of the ballots was very slow but latest re-
ports place Barnes majority ut S0l II will
count the votes.
LAWRENCE April 5-Thc republicans elected
their entire municipal ticket ut the election
held here with the exception OF one candidate
for the city council. Maioriucs averaged about
30 Vote was large, especially OF the
women Following are the successful
candidates: For mayor, N Simmons; for
city treasurer. G. s. Duncan for treas
urer OF school board Alice LitchHcld: for men,
bcrs OF the board OF education. A. ID. Weaver,
Henry Full; for police Judge Charles Chndwick
for justices OF the peace. John Charlton, A. A.
Cooper; for constnbles, D. w. Littell. >. w.
holland for councilmen. A. Shaw, c. =. Grow.
enor. Charles Cox. Otto Fisher, John NJ. G.
Watt, j. Underwood
ATCnIsoN. April g. The republicans elected
their entire ticket in Atchison with the pos.
sible exception OF their candidate for mayer.
The returns give w. T. Bland, the democratic
candidate for that position, majority over NJ.
j. Cloves, which the official count NAV change.
Three hundred women voted and as near rs can
be learned their votes were about evenly d.
vded between Bland and Cloyes. Two women
were elected as members OF the school board
An error In the returns from the Second ward
make Il tie vote between Bland and Cloyes.
STERLING April 5.-Thc city election here
passed of without much interest being mani
tested. Two tickets were in the field, the Cit.
Zens and the anti-iont. The anti-joint candi-
date for mayor was elected by - ma )ritv and
the anti-joint councilmen and police judge were
also elected. The women's vote was not so
large rs usual. Following are the members OF
the new city government: Mayor. 4. a. Dllley
corncimen, 7, H. Brown. w. NJ Qr;gley, W.
.. Graham, William Merrill, A. II. Stormont;
police Judge J. =. Evans.
NEWTON, April 5.-This city has passed
through q 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 the people OF the city resolved
TO rid the city of its whisky joints. Harlow
Mills. the representative OF the temperance
and good order peope. won In his contest with
Mayor Benfcr, the present incumbent, with
majority OF =. ouly.
McLoUTr. April a--The citizens ticket was
elected here. There was but one ticket in the
field. There were two independent candidates
In the contest against the regular ticket One
hundred and twenty-five votes were cast j.
W. Tarr, independent received 10 Tor police
Judge and Martin Davis So for the council The
following were elected: Mayor, \. X Com
stock; police judge Il W. Reynolds: council.
men, c. II Sleeper j. H. Bowman. Il b Gould,
Thomas Chapman. John Parsons.
WELLINGTON, April h-There was lively
contest over the city election here and a large
vote was pollcd w. X Savage, democrat and
citizens candidate, was elected mayor over A.
Graf republican. through u diversion caused BY
u third party temperance ticket The rcpuo.
leans elected everybody else except one men,
her OF the school board and one constable
About 100 votes were cast by women.
CoNCoRDIA, April 5-The city election re-
suited In the straight republican ticket being
elected by large majority. Mayor w. W.
Clldwell's efficient administration during the
past two years is Endorsed By vote OF > TO l.
Three hundred and twenty women had regis
tered, but only comparatively small number
voted.
RUSSELL. April 5.-The greatest excitement
prevailed nj our city election and more interest
was manifested than ever before. Four hun.
dred and twenty six votes were polled being
nearly the full vote Of the town. Of both male
md female The republican ticket was elected
n full, the mayor receiving 80 majority.
THE ELECTION IN OTHER TOWNS
The republicans also elected their ticket ut
Olathe, Abilene, Great Bend, Clyde. Council |
Grove, Freionia, Chanute and Garden City.
There was IL large woman vote In each OF these |
towns