The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-03

The polls will open this morning at s
''clock aud will close This evening st9 l.
! well TO remember these hours Under
he old law elections in cities OF the first
class did not close till p. m. but under
Australian law the limit is 6.
The Republicans were SO confident O.
electing every man last night that they
| may suffer from a sense of absolute safe,1
| today. This is their only danger.
Jim Burton and r p FAIRIES came M
Topeka MN IL cents foot for paving
over Wichita frm who bid ON tho SANE
job for s cents foot, and they found
ime to discuss the situation ia
The sixth ward aud TO announce themselves
against Martin. 1t is pity thar the entire
voring population OK the ward did not
come with them so that they might see he
Necessity Of having John Martin in tie
council. 1t would be the most convincing
campaign argument in favcr of Msrtiu
that could possibly be made. II will he
remembered that jim Burton is Il Demo-
crat and that Martin bea, FAIRIES for the
nomination something in the neig hborhood
Of five to one.
All Democrats. however. are not like
Burton. Charlie Kenyon the patriarch OF
the council. a Democrat from his shoes TO
his hat, told an EAGLE reporter last
night that far rs he could
remember he believed tba, John Martin
was the beat councilman tue city ever had.
He first made matters clear to himself"
i'd Mr.. Kenyon sand then be made them
clear TO the council He was invaluable rs
a committeeman for he seem-d to know all
the details of the work aud knew how TO
push them along promptly. And then he
WAS such pleasing man I'd work with"
Mr. Kenyon said many other grand
oh Inb hn h.
only speaking the fuiiness of hts heart in
private it would he unfair, perhaps, TO
quote here. The enemv are trying hard to
down John in the Sixth ward and are
using the push TO TO il but the majority
of the people are good and if they will do
their duty there will be no danger but
what right will prevail.
Lies mud misstatements were circulated
about Colouel lines, the Republican Cam
didate for councilman in the Thiri wari
yesterday. They said that Colonel Iunes
had promised if elrcted to take the lights
out of the third precinct Of that ward aud
they used this lie rs u card to defeat the
Republican nominee.
A reporter found Colonel lines yesfer-
day afternoon on his way to the city
building aud had an interview with him.
Have you promised To take the light
out of the third rr-cinct of your ward in
case you are elected"
i i
such an flea. No ons ever mentioned it.
to me and never even thought of it. II /
am elected l snail do ever, thing in my
power for the best interests Of the whole
ward"
well, the report is being circulated to
that effect"
but it is false. l do not intend any
thing of the kind. This is my first cam
p .ign. 1Bever have been in politics before
the last Two weeks AMI in that time the
opposition has circulated all kinds Of
false st elements about me. / had heard
of them doing 50 but never understood it
till now
you have the title of colonel, how
many years did you serve"
Il served during the four years Of the
civil war in the Ninrteeuth Illinois, and
before the WAR l Was one Of Ellsworth
Zouaves.'
"Well, you have made no promises then
about taking away The lightsY
mo sir. and | wish you would state that
very ,mpbstically.
Culonel Innis is "A broad minded man and
n citizen whose honor Is As sterling as
gold. He was born n Scotland bur came
10 this country while very young. He is
COMMUNICATE or st. johns Episcopal
church of his city.