Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-13
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Voted-Larse Vote Cast BY the Women. 4
TOPEKA April 5.-The most orderly and de-
cent election that has ever been held in Topeka
took place yes terday. ~ss%
The Douglass election law kept from the polls
the heelers aud the FOUNDERS with hired car
riages. who have hitherto given to the voting
places a responsiveness in the eyes OF respeotar
bic people. The vote OF the women was large
and IL was mostly republican 1
DR.. Jones Is elected major by plurality Of
at least 2ooo and had majority over both op
position candidates "a IS
KANSAS CITY. April Incomp1ete resurns
at o'clock this morning Indicated the election
OF a majority OF the republican ticke5 as fol-
lows: Mayor, Nat Barness Councilmen-First
ward, J. B. Kelley; Second ward, Charles Ham
mond; Third ward, George Twist: Fourth
Carr; Sixth ward, Henry thinner. Just
ices-Henry Swingley. Judge Bradley
and John T. Sims zsConstables-GarkC assidys
d. w. White and James Sweigert Members
OF the school board-George Bishop and Harry
Bell. Newsletter. the democratic nominee for
mayor. made a great race.I but was unable to
overcome the 1900 majority which the repub-
licans generally have in that city. The count
ing Of the ballots was very slow, but latest re.
orts place Barnes majority at 50L It will
take until sunrise in some of the districts to
count the votes. az
LAWRENCE, April 5.-The republicans elected
their entire municipal ticket at the election
held here with the exception of one candidate
for the city council Majorities averaged about
20 Vote was large especially of the
women Following are the successful
candidates: For mayor, N Simmons: for
city treasurer C. S. Duncan: for treas
urer of school board, Alice Litchdcld: for mem
bers of the board of education A. D.sWeaver,
Henry Full: for police Judge, Charles Chadwick;
for justices of the peace, John Charlton, A A.
Cooper: for constables, D. W. IitteH. S. w.
holland for councilInen. AeShaw, c. p. Grow
enor, Charles Cox Otto Fisher. John M. G.
Watt. J. Underwood. ~ 20 fE,e
ATCHISON. April s. 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 M.
J. Cloyes, which the official count may change.
Three hundred women voted and as near as can
be learned their votes were about evenly d.
vided between Bland and 0loyes Two women
were elected as members OF the school board
An error in the returns from the Second ward
make tie vote between Bland and Cloyes
STERLING, April 5.-Thef city election here
possed of without much interest being mani
tested Two tickets were in the field, the citi-
zens and the anti-ioint The anti-joint candi-
date for mayor was elected by ~ majority, and
the anti-joint councfln1en and police Judge were
also elected. The womens vote was not SO
large as usual Following are the mem bers of
the new city government: Mayor. 7. A Dilley:
councilmen, T. h. Brown. w. M Quigley, w.
b. Graham, William Merrill, A. 81. Stormont;
police judge, J. s.. Evans. 8 "a
NEWTON April 5.-This city has passed
through redhot election It fight Of
whisky against anti-wh Risky, the ''wets'' being
in and fighting hard for their lives It 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 gooi order peop.e, won in his contest with
Mayor Benfer, the present incumbent, with a
majority OF % only.
MCLOUTH, April 5-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
j.
w. Tarr, independent received 10 for police
judge and Martin Davis SO for, the council The
following elected: Mayor, A. R Com
stock; police judge. R w. Reynolds; council
men, c. II Sleeper, j. n Bowman. R E. Gould.
Thomas Chapman, John Parsons
WELLINGTON, April 5.-There was lively
contest over the city election here and large
vote was polled w. R Savage, democrat and
citizens candidate, was elected mayor over A.
Graf, republican, through diversion caused by
! third party temperance ticket The repub-
licans elected every body else except one mem
! Der of tho school board and one constable
| About 800 votes were cast by women
CoNCoRDIA, April 5-The city election re-
suited in the straight republican ticket being
| elected by d large majority. Mayor w. w.
! Caldwell's eflcient administration during the
past two years is indorsed by vote OF to l.
| Three hundred and twenty women had regis
| tered, but only Q comparatively small number
voted ffx ttf "a
| RUSSELL, April 5.-The greatest excitement
prevailed ut our city election and more interest
was manifested than ever before. -Four hum
| dred and twenty-six votes were polled, being
nearly the full vote OF the town, of DO male
and female The republican ticket was elected
| in full, the mayor receiving so majority.
THE ELECTION IN OTHER TOWNS
The republicans also elected their ticket at
! Olathe, Abilene, Great Bend, Clyde Council
| Grove, Fredonia, Chanute and Garden City.
! There was a large woman vote in each Of these
| towns. .NiF a'ssfsI-tls tr-tkE