The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07
IT WAS PRETTY SCRAP.
The City Fight in the POtWin-
AuburndaIe Suburb.
There was footing of Horns in
POtWin
When the Result of the Election was
Announced, and Now the PotWin
People Ought to Be Gener-
Gus to the Vanquished-

The hired girls and hired men Of Pot
win and AuburndaIe rode in carriages
yesterday.
1t was their annual ride at the ex-
pense OF city candidates, for yesterday
was the city election
]. B. Larimer at the head of the Pot
win ticket was elected over w. A Ny
ers at the head Of the Auburndale
ticket by a vote Of 284 to 1872.
The contest was a warm one, almost
as warm as when James A. TrOutman
was eleted mayor over j. C. Wilson by
a majority of %, when the railroad
question was the issue
The issue this time was whether Pot
win should govern the affairs Of Pot
win and Auburndale or whether Au-
burndale should govern.
POtwin has been doing it right along
until Ebenezer Wilson of Auburndale
became seized with a desire to be Pc
lice Judge
Everybody in town voted with the
exception of three persons who were
not even we'll enough to be carried
down to Aliens barn" where the vot-
ing was done, in an ambulance.
Every hired girl in town that looked
old enough took off her apron and put
on her best pair of sleeves and rode
down i'll a carriage to vote and it is
charged a good many POtWin people
had on an extra force of hired girls
yesterday for the purpose
The hired man was q gentleman of
importance and RODE iEz the back seats
once while his employer did the driv-
ing.
Along in the afternoon Dr- Ward and
ten nurses from the StOrmOnt hospital
fled over and cast the hospital vote
1t is charged by the Potwinians that
the AuburndaEans have been boarding
asylum attendants free for a month
past in order to have them handy.
There is elimination and recrimination
Ine entire DOtVVfT ticket elected
The vote stood.
For mayor. B. Larimer, 234; w a.
Myers, 1872
For ouncilman-Henry b. Pierce.
234; George o. King. 1913.
For counciIman-George w. Park
hurst, $50 George H. Bowers, 189-
For councilman-Th Hicks, 227;
Trueman d. Cook, 188-
For police Judge William Henderson,
242; =. Wilson 49,
S. H. Griffith and G. S. Ogilvy We're
on both tickets. Griffith received 399
votes and Ogilvy 407. Both live ia Au-
burndale.
The Potwin women worked particu-
larry nard- Mrs James A. TrOutman
mad her carriage out all day carrying
T0LWln voters TO the polls and there
was a long line of hacks and carriages
in operation all day. There were 125
more votes cast than at any previous
election there.
~ was half past nine before the re-
suit was officially announced and then
the Potwin boys and men. and some Of
the women, assisted in an earthquake.
Bells were rung, horns We're blown.
and people made themselves hoarse
with joy while the Auburndale people
headed by Mr. Wilson Med themselves
away in bed and mental anguish
Mayor Elect j. b. Larimer and "A.
Bunker Went around with the parade
and made speech or two each.
James Booth is the POtWin street
commissioner. 1t was his Office the
Auburndale people wanted in partfcu-
lar and in the frenzy of their defeat the
Auburndale boys got even last night by
taking his wagon and throwing it in
the creek.
The judges Of election were A. Bunk
er. H. A. Allen and j. F- Trueblood The
clerks We're Misses Caro- Deming and
Allie Ncsbaum.
Last night was the regular night for
the council to meet. but it save way to
the election celebration. The meeting
VIII be held Wednesday night when
the vote viii be officially canvassed.