The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-08
THE ELECTION IN KANSAS cry
Both the A. P. A. and Anita. p. A. Fac
tions Claim the Victory.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 7.-After
campaign filed with unusually severe
recriminations and strife and in which
parties were split from centre to cir
cumference the city election to-day
passed off as peacefully as a May party.
The polls were open from a. IN. 10
p. m, and the largest vote Of years
was polled. All saloons were closed
tight, and, with the Australian system,
not the slightest friction was exper-
| fenced of any kind. But one man was
arrested for illegal voting. The day
started in rainy and cold but became
| brighter as it advanced
A. p. A. and anita. p. A was the
| principal issue, with a side issue of
reform government The novelty was
| presented Of Republican ex-mayor,
Harry c. Kumpf, prominent banker,
running for that office on an indie
| pendent Democratic ticket. With him
/ on the ticket were politicians from
both old parties, On the Republican
! ticket. james n. Jones led a strong
fight Of the A. r. A. as the Republi-
| can nominee. Jones is police judge
/ and a young lawyer very pronounced
/ ly in favor of A. p. A. principle. The
! remainder of this ticket was as mongrel
as that of its leading opponent. John
! S. Crosby, who headed the Peoples
ticket, cut but little figure.
| In the campaign the Kumpf man
] ayers have charged the present Repub-
/ lican administration with leaving q
/ deficit in the city treasury of almost
/ $2OO,000 and in addition TO a desire to
| beat the A. p A. Many from both par
| ties voted the Kumpf ticket in their
/ fight for reform government, On the
| other hand many Democrats left their
own ticket, claiming it was under the
/ rule of gang" politicians, and voted
/ with the Republicans.
! Another interesting item was the re-
| fusal of two of three A. p. A, lodges
] to support their organizations nom
! inee because of their being previously
suspended from the order,
/ The scratching was the heaviest in
| the history Of Kansas City elections
and made the result very hard to de-
| termine.
An interesting feature Of the battle
| was the part taken by the women.
/ There were 3, 100 women registered and
| nearly 1000 of them voted. Many wo-
Il A&lEA W ttthEt4 AD AAEE A}GA474 @yAAAN ~ AGAA
| their husbands, and others without
| escort, while the equal suffragists had
carriages running to all parts Of the
| city to take the women TO the polls.
| In the third ward. there were 5O4
| white women and 305 negro women
! registered.
Twenty out of s3 precincts give the
Republican ticket headed by Jones a
majority of 500 over Kumpf The re-
| mainder OF the candidates are too mix
ca to estimate.
| REPUBLICANS WIN IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 7.-As far as can be
estimated at o'clock the Republicans
| had decidedly the best of the election
| for city and town officers. Out of 81
| aldermen, with two wards yet to hear
! from. the Republicans have elected II
| and the Democrats rs members of the
| city council, while from two wards in
/ dependent candidates were chosen.
| The Republicans have won in Hyde
| Park and Lake, and in the North Town
| as well. The Democrats appear to have
| carried the West, and the Republicans
| the South town offices, but neither is
| sure as yet
Strict party lines were ignored in
/ many Of the aldermanic contests, as
| the municipal Voters League was out
| for scalps of men it declared to be uu-
/ safe men. 1T secured about three odt
of every five scalps it sought.
DEMOCRATS WIN IN MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, Mo, April Elections
were to-day held in many municipal
/ tiles throughout Missouri, but returns
| had not been received from all at II
| p. N. Party lines were not closely
| drawn but in a majority of cities where
| such was the case, the Democrats elect
ed the whole or greater part Of their
tickets.
A DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
Dayton, O., April Jacob Linz
| Weller, Democrat, was elected mayor
over Gem Sam. j. Smith by votes,
the Republicans electing all the rest of
| the ticket except water works trus-
| tee.
HONORS ABOUT EQUAL.
Columbus, o., April William Tus-
sing, Democrat, was elected Police
Court Clerk by 1892 over S. N. Cook,
| the Republican incumbent against
whom charges Of embezzlement were
made. The Republicans elected JUS
tice of the Peace, the only other Of
ficer voted for.
THE NEW WOMAN IN KANSAS.
Cimmaron Kan. April THE wo-
men were victorious in the elections
here to-day. Mrs. G. A. Curtis was
elected Mayor by a small majority
over DIR. Lawrence The election board
is composed wholly of women. who
were out in full force. Mrs. Curtis is
over 60 years old, she is a woman
of good business ability and is quite
wealthy.
HIGH LICENSE CARRIED.
Omaha, Neb., April Nebraska
municipal elections occurred to-day.
A heavy vote was polled A genraI |
disposition was manifested to disre-