People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11
The City Election.

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convention. A meeting Of the Re-
publican city central committee was
held Saturday forenoon and call
issued for primaries to be held on the
10Th inst. 1t is expected to nominate
a full Republican city ticket and then
work for its election. Frank White
or Squire Smith will be nominated
for mayor. Geo. B. Dean is being
talked Of" but he will not get the
nomination. W. r. Spicknall is a
dark horse. The rest OF the slate is
incomplete, but it is generally agreed
among the promoters Of the conven-
ton that W. NJ. Ready is to be nomi-
rated for police judge. W. E. Cox
and John W. Haughey are slated for
justices of the peace, John Millard
and T. T. Robinson aspire to the
nomination for constableS, and ChaS.
Bright and A. A. Richards expect a
nomination for the council from their
respective wards. Geo. ii. Hunter
will 0e re-nominated for the council
from the Fifth. E. Barrett is pre-.
pairing to canvass the Third ward for
election on the Republican ticket, and
J. 5. Dey, the poultry breeder, looks
for support in the Fourth ward. The
city treasurer is not decided upon.
They want a man behind a bank
counter for that position, but the
Democratic and Pop creed is unani-
nous among Wellington bankers.
The slate for treasurer of the board
of education is also incomplete, but
W.R. Spicknall Of the Fifth ward will
be put up for that position il he re-
refuses to accept the nomination for
membership on the board. The
school board slate, however, is prac-
tically incomplete in its entirety.
1t is expected to ignore the ques.
tions Of civil government and make
straight fight for election on the Re.
publican state and national platforms.
Every Republican with the good Of
his country at heart is expected to
support it, irrespective of the per-
sonal qualifications Of any member OF
the ticket. 1t is to be fight for
reciprocity and high tariff, with
municipal accent on both. Either
Smith or White will make a good
Straddler on the liquor question, and
the ward push is expected to be run
in on the tidal wave of partisan
patriotiSm-ahd there you are, ready
for business.
Among what is called the cOnserva-
tive element Of business men, Messrs.
Smith and White find many friends.
Either of them would give the city
first class business administration.
OF course that term, applied to We'll
lingtOn municipal affairs, means open
joints and muffled bagnios.
But there is little excuse for the
ward slate prepared by the leading
spirits of this partisan clique. Take
the Second ward candidate as
starter. Trail First ward behind him;
arrange Third, Fourth and Fifth tan
dem and trust to God. But that
slate will be busted" There are a
few conservative politicians in the
movement, and they have clubs up
their coat sleeves and are ready for
war.
Whatever the result OF the coming
convention, there will be a temper
ance ticket put in the field. The
women laymen are not quite up to
snuff in politics, but the W.C.T.U. is
shifting the air and that organization
has been through few state as well
as municipal campaigns. We are re-
liably Informed that the mixed Odor
of hons and beer froth is gradually
Z wing stronger to their sensitive
nosJrils, and some day war will begin.
We will then have armies Of patriots
lighting from the two extremes, and
the conservative ground 10 the cen
ter will be shelled with fragments of
beer mugs and ice-water pitchers.
But let it come; elections come only
twice year, and we are all political
fighters.
The possibilities and probabilities
Of a third ticket being put 10 the field
in that vent, have been discussed,
but all pr, elections to that effect are
nonsense. The Republicans are going
tc put up straight ticket on the 22d
inst, and the head of the ticket will
be generally acceptable to the controll-
ing influences. The fight will be on
the trailers. 0fcourse if the ice-water
advocates nominate ticket, its sub
ordinates will be 10 line with the griev-
ances Of the W.C.T.U., and as choOs-
ing between the two factions, the
cop. will get the benefit Of the doubt
and the entire ticket will be elected.
The third party advocates contend
that by putting up another ticket
they can trade the head for the body
and tail and defeat the Republican