The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-21

sought TO be conferred upon her. y
reporter for the Eagle called at her
house previous to the convention and
she gave him an audience in her study.
up stairs. Mrs. Lease had just re-
turned from the insane asylum at To-
peka and, by the way, she was then
working on a very pretty crazy quilt
Whoever thinks Mrs. Lease does not
indulge in domestic womanly work is
very much mistaken She Is a splendid
needlewOman and when the quilt she
was then working is completed she
thinks IL will be the most artistic
quilt in town. When the reporter for
the Eagle questioned her about her
mayorality boom she bit of the yellow
silk thread with her teeth. stuck the
needle in her waist as naturally as any
other woman would do. and SAID. i
have declined the nomination. l am
deeply sensible of the honor my friends
would bestOw upon me, but | am too
busy. 1 have a good deal of writing 10
do during the coming year. besides
intend TO apply myself closely 10 my
duties as a member Of the state board
of charities. ] love Wichita and would
try to give il a good administration in
the mayors office. but as l have stated
l am too busy To give il the time and
attention that such an important OF
flee would require. You Will oblise me
friends but l cannot consent 10 serve
them now"
ANOTHER TICKET NOMINATED
At the auditorium yesterday a little
bunch of retrenchers and reformers
both ladies and gentlemen. met for the
purpose OF nominating a ticket. j. =.
Jennings was chairman and W. I.
Dean secretary.
The following resolutions were passed
Resolved, That we nominate an In
dependent Citizens ticket.
Resolved. That we are favor of the
retrenchment Of the salaries of officers
and supernumeraries in the city build
ing.
Resolved. That we are IN favor of
retrenchment in the city expenditures
in its municipal, metropolitan and its
public school branches.
Resolved, That we are opposed TO
DISTINGUISHING $500 lady municipal vo-
tiers Of this city just because they don I
endorse a partisan ticket.
Resolved, That We are opposed TO
city officers nominating themselves
for reelection and then attempting
in a quiet way-to disfTanchise all who
are not willing to vote their ticket
Resolved, That We are in favor OF
cutting down all expenses and the dis
missal of all supernumerarieS and the
assessments for party or political pur-
poses into the city treasury instead or
into the public school fund, as under
the present law.
Resolved, That we are opposed 10
educating alien or nonresident stud
ents in the languages in our schools
at the city's expense.
Resolved. That we are opposed TO
the so-called city normal and to the
employment of regular high salaried
teachers therein. for teaching music,
drawing, penmanship, oratory. pho
biography, typeWriting or any other
branches aside from those that are
taught in our regular city ward and
high school buildings.
Resolved That in the best interests
of education, and as matter OF JUS
tice. we ask that women as well as
men, be elected as proportionate MEM
bers of the school board of Wichita
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following:
Mayor-Moses n. Burwell
City Attorney-O. a. Reach.
city Clerk. w. Clapp-
CITY Treasurer-Finlay Ross.
Justices of the Peace-D. l.. Fuller,
y r. Mckee.
Consta bles-J. Macy. T. Voss and \.
Covington.
First ward-Councilman J. II. Shields
Third ward-Councilman, w. X. Hew-
ey; school board, Mrs. 5. \. Miller.
Fourth ward@Councilman, W. y.
Throckmorton; school board, Mrs. DR..
St. John.
Fifth ward-Councilman. Charles
! Kenyon; school board. DIR. Dorsey.
Sixth ward-Councilman Joseph
Maxwell: school board, j. Parkinson,
Mrs. Octavia Wibking.