The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-04-07
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.


How Various Kansas Cities and Towns
Voted-LarSe Vote Cast Isy the Women.
TOPEKA. April The most orderly and de-
cent election that las ever been held in Topeka
took place yesterday.
The Douglass election law kept from the polls
the heelers and :l,e FOUNDERS with hired ear
riages who have hitherto given 10 the voting
places repu siveness in the eyes OF respecta-
be people The vote OF the women was large
and IL was mostly republican
DIR Jones is elected mayor by plurality OF
at least s,oo) and had u majority over both op
posi- ion candidates
KANSAS CITY. April 5.-Iacomplete returns
at o'clock this morning indicated the election
OF a majority Of the republican ticket, fol-
lows: Mayor, Nat Barnes. Councilmen-F. .rst
ward, J. Z Kelley: Second ward Charles Ham
mond; Third warl, 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. Constables-M irlS Cassidy,
d. W. White and james Sweigert Members
OF the school board-George Bishop and Harry
Bell. Merstetfer, the democratic nominee for
mayor made great race but was unable
overcome Lac 2COJ majority which he repub-
licans generally have in that city The count
ing Of the ballots was very slow, but la test re-
ports place Barnes majority at SO. II will
take until sunrise III some OF the districts 10
count the votes
+ LAWRENCE. April THE republicans elected
their entire municipal ticket at the election
held here with the exception of one candidate
for the city council Maiorties averaged about
20 Vote large, especially OF the
women Following are the successful
Candidates For mayor, \ Simmons: for
city treasurer, C. =. Duncan: for treas
ussr Of school board, Alice I.itchicld: for mem
bers of tie board Of education y. ID. Weaver,
Henry Full: for police judge ChIr.es Chadwick;
for justices OF the peace. John Charlton, A A.
Cooper for constables ID W. Litteil. $. W.
Nplllu A
tnor, Charles Cox. Otto Fisher, John NJ. G.
Watt, J. Underwood
ATCHIsoN, April s. The republicans elected
their entire ticket in Atchison with the pos
sible exception OF their candidate for mayor
The returns give W. T. Bland the democratic
candidate for that position, = majority over NJ.
J. Clorcs, which the official count may change.
Three hundred women voted and as near
be learned their votes were about evenly Ii.
vided between Blani and Cloycs Two women
were elected as members of the school board.
An error in the returns from the Second ward
make y tie vote between Bland and Cloycs.
STERLlNG, April 5.-Tho city election here
passed OF without much interest being mani
tested Two tickets were in the field, the ci,i-
zeIs and the auti-joint The anti joint cand-
date for mayor wa, elected by Z, maj ority and
the anti-j jint councilman and p Jlce judge We're
also elected. The women's vote not
large as usual. Following are the member OF
the new city government: Mayor. I. 4. Dilley
councilmen, L II. Brown w. NJ Quiglcy, w.
u Graham, Willilm Merrill, A. Ii. Stormont:
police Judge j :. Evans.
NEWTON, April 5.-This city has passed
through a redhot election. II was a fight OF
whisky ag liGst anti-whisky, the 'wetS being
III and fighting har1 for their lives 1t
use however, for the people of the citT resolved
to rid the city of ITS whisky joints. Harlow
Mills. the represen entative of the temperance
and goo1 order psop e, won in his contest with
Mayor Benfer. the present incumbent, with a
majority of - only.
MCLoUTH, April a-The citizens ticket was
elected here. There was but one ticket in the
field. There were two independent candidates
in the contest ag iinst the regular ticket One
hundred and twenty-five votes were cast J.
W. Tarr, independent received i5 for police
judge and Martin Davis Sc for the council The
following were elected: Mayor, A Gem
stock: police judge r w. Reynolds: council
men, C. H Sleeper, j. II. Bowman. L B G Gould,
Thomas Chapman. John Parsons
| WELLINGTON, April a-There was lively
contest over the city election here and large
vote was poled w. K Savage, democrat and
citizens candidate, was elected mayor over A.
Graf, republican, through diversion caused by
a third party temperance ticket The repub-
licans elected every body else except one men,
ber of the school board and one constable.
About 400 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.
Cadwelrs efficient admins tration during the
past two years is indorsed by a vote of TO I.
Three hundred and twenty women had regis
| tered, but only comparatively small number
voted.
RUSSELL, April 5.-The greatest excitement
prevailed at 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
and female The republican ticket was elected
in full, the mayor receiving so majority. s52ak1
THE ELECTION IN OTHER TOWNS
The republicans also elected their ticket at
Olathe, Abilene, Great Bend, Clyde Council
Grove, Ere lonia, Chanute and Garden City.