Evening star., 1897-04-07
KANSAS WOMEN A FACTOR,
They Cast 81 Large Percentage of tn
Vote Yesterday.

Notc hestcfuay.
The women of Kansas were an important
factor in the elections yesterday and a
large percentage of the vote everywhere
rolled by women. In four of the six
first-ciass cities of the state the republi-
cans were victorious.
Topeka, the republican stronghold. went
republican by about 800, which shows a
material gain for the fusonists.
In Wichita and Atchison the republican
tickets were elected by small majorities,
and in Kansas City, Kan. Robert 5.
Marshman, republican. is elected mayor
by probably 500 majority, and the repubii-
cans elect a majority Of their candidates.
Leavenworth elected a democratic mayor.
owing to a republican split, and at Fort
Scott the fusionistS elected majority of
their candidates. In these cities the vote
of the women was pretty evenly divided Oh
party lines, as the enforcement OF the
prohibition law, in the f1rst-class cities. is
under the direction of the metropolitan po-
lice officers In several of the ond-class
cities, however. the women made enforce
ment of the liquor law vital issue. The
returns, however. are not altogether fiat
tering 10 the women.
At Seneca the prohibitionists secured a
decided victory, but Girard. Stockton and
Larned, other towns in which decided
fight against the joinists was made, the
wet element was victorious.
The town of Galena went democratic.
but in a majority of the small cities the
fusionsts combined against the republicans
under the head of citizens ticket" and
as such were successful in Coffeyyille, En-
pcria, Marysville, Great Bend, Newton
and Sterling. Republican victories are re-
ported from Hutchinson. Kingmaf. Wei
lington, Eldorado, Burlington, Eureka, Co
lumbus, Belleyille and Hiawatha.
St. Louis and Throughout Missouri.
The republicans carried St. Louis yes
teriay. their mayoralty candidate, Henry
Ziegenhen, being elected by a plurality
which will probably be 1900. With the
exception of four members of the house
of delegates the eEtire republican ticket
went through Ziegenhein polled about the
normal republican vote. The democrats
were badly split and lost votes to the re-
publcans Incomplete returns from the
state snow democratic victories.
The silver question has entered largely
into the contest.
At ST. Joseph the democrats carried six
out of eight wards, and tied in the eighth.
The council will be tie if the democrats
lose the tied ward.
AT Jefferson City the democrats elected
the mayor and marshal. the republicans
the remainder of the offices. The repub-
lican majorities were greatly reduced.
Little Interest i'm Arkansas.
Municipal elections were held I'm all
Arkansas towns yesterday. Little interest
was aroused, the contests being made in
but few places. There was no opposition
to the democratic ticket. headed by J. A
Woodson for mayor in Little Rock, and a
very little vote was polled.
The only place in doubt is the mayoralty
of Pine Bluff. where four tickets were in
the field.
Thirteen Tickets mt Denver.
The mayoralty contest at Denver yes
terday was a warm one. There were thir-
teen tickets in the field and three candi-
dates were confidently expected to be
elected. 1t was a victory for the present
ncrnbent, Thomas McMurray a silver
republican, who was running on an inde
pendent against the democrat and a
straight republican. His plurality was
4.0O0 to 1000 The rest of the city offices