The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-22

just what the Democrats are going tc
do in the spring election, in Wichita. this
year, Is puzzling great many people
They have nominated by convention no
ticket either for the school board or the
council. The right to nominate by petit
ZION or caucus, the only recourses left to
them and the Populists, runs out tomor-
row night.
1t would be natural conclusion from
surface indications, that the Democrats
were apathetic aud expected to remain in
active. But there are certain undercur-
rents which point to ways that are dark
and tricks that are vain" which bod no
good TO the Republicans
The fact Il, the Democrats were
registering from all over the city YES
terday in regular streams. IL seemed to
be concerted movement, with a culmina-
| ton IN the Sixth ward. From that ward
alone sixty-four women registered yester-
| Gay, and most OF them are understood TO
| be Democrats. The Repu blicans We're no.
TILED OF the trend of affiirs last evening,
and 1t behooveS every Republican in town
TO register today without fail
1t Is not known what the game OF the
Democrats Is, but they may spring a lot of
pttitlon nominations on the public. Mr..
Maxwell has been nominated for the coun-
ell by the Democrats of the Sixth ward
1t IS said they will put up Giles Smith il
the Third.
The Populists are also, it is reported,
preparing TO nominate ticket by petition.
There was such a rush of people reg
lsterlng yesterday tAat the city clerk had
TO put on two extra men TO aid in regis
terlnS. AT times the rush caused the
voters TO form line in order to take their
turns at Registering. The line often con-
tanned from forty to fifty persons The
following is the registration I'D till last
night.
First ward-First precinct 103 men and
- women; second precinct, So men aud IL
women; third precinct, l3l men and ID
women. Total. $40.
Second ward-First precinct, III men
aud 70 women; second precinct, Sc men aud
Il women; third precinct, 113 men and Ii
women. Total, 3S9.
Third ward-First precinct. 13I men and
ID women; second precinct 50 men and 20
women; third precinct l64 men and 80
women. Total, 1852
Fourth ward-Eirst precinct, l26 men
and II women; Second precinct, 155 men
and % women: Third precinct 1U3 men and
4J3
Fifth ward-First precinct, 81 men and
- women, Second precinct, loo men and
40 women. Total, 3D.
Sixth ward-FIrst precinct, 127 men and
40 women; Second precinct, 19I men and
100 women. Total, 45S
The total of all the wards are: Men,
1880; women, 436. Grand total. 2 532
Mrny odd things occur in the clerks
Office. Some people are delicate about
their occupation appearing on the books
and some of the ladies are somewhat close
mouthed about their ages. The later have
HnhIiy hit upon plan 10 keep
The exact year oi their birth secret. One
ingenious school marin who had voted sew
eral times before stepped to the desk
Nv hats your age?" said tue clerk.
perplexed look aud then a smile pre-
coded the words, ''2l plus" All the ladies
with her took the hint aud did the same
Now all the other school marms register
The p plus.
Outside of school teachers women gem
orally give their occupation AS plsiu cook
Ing, but the difficulty with naming an oc-
cupation lies most with the men. One
man yesterday gave his occupation as "A
man of leisure and one professional juror
said he was Il courtler.
Ii may be well to remember that section
p OF The Australian ballot law provides
that each voter may leave his place of !
business or labor for any two hours on |
election day in order to vote but if he de- |
sire TO do so he must apply 10 his en-
ployer prior TO the day of election.