The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-21

patrons and children of our schools by
a contract made at an unusual hour just
one day before the recently enacted
school text book law took effect, with
the purpose of defeating the operation
OF such law, and we pledge the patrons
and children of our schools that if our
nominees for the school board are elect
ed that the law for school books at
reduction of 80 per cent from present
prices with the right TO exchange old
books in part payment therefor, shall De
enforced, despite an alleged contract.
Resolved. That the water and lighting
plants, while using the streets and al
leys of the city free of rent take of the
taxes collected some s33 900 per annum
for furnishing the city with water and
then charge private consumers far more
than enough than is necessary TO pay
The expenses and interest for operating
and cost Of constructing new and suffi-
Gent water and lighting plants for city,
therefore We pledge the people that if
our nominees for mayor and council
men are elected that reduction shall
be made so as to allow only legitimate
operating expenses and per cent net
on the present value of said plants now
operating in this city, and the obedience
to the law just enacted, or 10 proceed
under such law and put in new plants
for water and light. and TO spend the
money for constructing the same among
our OWE people as far as practicable and
as soon as the same can be done.
We demand that the nominees of this
convention take their stand upon this
platform and s'gn their names thereto
as condition precedent to the pledge of
its support.
Nominations were then called for as
per schedule. George L. Young. James
w Burton and Walter H. Graves were
placed in nomination for mayor. The
vote resultedsas follows:
First ward-F'irst ballot: Young 1,
Burton 16, Graves 1. A. S. Parks l. Sec
ond ballot: Young 3, Burton 16.
Second ward-First ballot: Young 20,
Burton @. Second ballot: Young 20,
Burton c.
Third ward-First ballot: Young 10,
Burton 10. Second ballot: Young 8,
Burton H.
Fourth ward-First ballot: Young 9,
Burton s, Graves f. Second ballot:
Young 9, Burton 6, Graves T.
Fifth ward-First ballot: Young 9.
Burton o. Graves l. Second ballot:
Young 2. Burton 0, Graves l.
Sixth ward-First ballot: Young 0,
Burton II. Second ballot: Young 0,
Burton IL.
Total-First ballot: Young 40, Burton
46, Graves 4, Parks l.
Before the second ballot was finished
Farmer Doolittle went to the window
and hallowed out: 'Oh, Harry: Young
will De nominated on the second ballot"
This was thought by the Burton fellows
r "a
mer to get Young nominated Young
got just enough on the second ballot,
which was 81 votes. He was declared
the nominee. Some few hand claps
could be heard when this was announce
ed.
For city attorney there were three can
didates, as follows: A. E. Helm, Irwin
Stratton and G. W. G. Jones
Jones was nominated on the first bal
lot. The vote stood: Jones So, Stratton
8, Helm 8.
The Pops now began to kick because
they had no representative on the tick
e., and the noise and talk that Babb, |
Campbell and Arnold INDUCED in was |
2,220,7n feet long, actual measurement. |
After lot of wrangling when everybody |
was tired out, they decided TO nominate |
a city clerk. Billy Meyers won in a gal-
op. futile received Al and Meyers So |
votes.
H. H. futile was then nominated |
for city treasurer as sop
% the Pops. futile in making his speech |
IF acceptance said: This is a case
where the office sought the man." AS
me of the delegates expressed ii, he
'at on the front seat. front row. and was |
quite willing to get in front of the office |
should it come tumbling around. His |
name was used a good deal like a shut
le cock in connection with the city clerk |
and city treasurer nomination. He |
lidn't run away from the nomination,
Out the Office will never run 10 him; it |
S already pre-empted.
They nominated o. D. Kirk. Judge A.
A. Glenn and Captain j. H. Ash for JUS
ice of the peace.
For consta'bles, A. c. Young. Dudley
Johnson and j. VI. Houston were nomin-
ated
FIRST WARD.
FOR council .-................S. @. Crib
For School Board. John H Shields
SECOND WARD.
For Council DR.. ]. W. Shuts |
For School Board. j. z. Howard
THIRD WARD.
-or Council. B. Herndon
For School Board. .........L P. Campbell
FOURTH WARD
For Council. .................W VIM. Sutton
For School Board -.......E. G.. Robinson
FIFTH WARD
scr council ....-.......-D. B. Crewson
sor School Board. P. Parkhurst
SIXTH WARD.
For Council. George E. Atchison
For School Board George ". Peters
This is the ticket that will be dropped
nto oblivion on April 6, never to be
'esurrected.