The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

partisan lines. All the candidates with
one exception We're Republican. Mayor
D. W. Wilcox was reelected without
opposition.
Wichita-Findlay Ross, the Republi-
can candidate for mayor, is elected by
a majority of about 10 and incomplete
returns show enough balance of Repub-
lean ticket by small majorities.
The list is as follows: City attorney,
George Adams; city clerk, H. T. Kra-
mer; treasurer. S. B. Herman. The Re
publican candidates for council are
elected in four out of six wards.
Alma-Political lines were not drawn
here-W. D Drans was elected mayor;
A w. Gregory was elected police judge
over John T. Keagy by So majority:
Fred Meyer was elected city clerk and
A. Kast, street commissioner. The
hardest fight was over the marshalship
and there were four candidates. Their
vote was as follows: William Pippert,
127i w. T. DeArmond, 80; D. NJ. Card
ner, SO, and w. H. Lyons, II.
Great Bend-The following Republ-
cans were elected: Mayor. Geo. N.
Moses; marshal. R. T. Ewalt; justice Of
the peace, B. A. Ogle; constable, J. W.
Dawson; school board treasurer. G. L.
Chapman The following of the cfti-
zenS' ticket were elected: City clerk,
George Crummack; city treasurer. Lou
is Zutavern; police judge, VIM. GunnelI;
justice OF the peace, J. H. JenniSOn;
constable, w. H. Zutavern; street COM
missioner, w. A. Rush.
Herington- Mayor, G. r. SchiIling;
councilmen, c. w. Jones. J. T. Haskell,
E. M. Wentworth, N. Cole, Otto Kneth-
er; police Judge, John Wood; city clerk,
NJ E. Calkins; marshal; J. G. Keller;
street commissioner, J. w. Bare The
proposition to divide the city into two
wards because of the large vote cast
was defeated, less than two-thirds sup
porting it.
Iola-The election here yesterday was
the most hotly contested election ever
held in lola The Republican ticket
went down down to defeat. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mayor, A
L. Taylor; cOuncilmen, G. H Declute,
Harry MCNEIL, J. w. Dunfee, Tom KEEL
ly and A. w. Beck; police judge, Jacob
Guard; street commissioner, ]. H. Har-
ris; marshal, Lutte Hutton.
Larned-The result of the city cleo
ton here was victory for the "citi-
zens' ticket over the straight Republi-
can nominees. Tim Mccarthy, former
ly state auditor, was elected mayor by
the anti-temperance element over Geo.
AGiZe, the Republican-PrOhi bition can
dfdate- The Republicans elected city
marshal and police judge; the opposi-
ton all the balance of the ticket The
result gives the Populists full control of
the city government and of the board
OF education.
Lawrence-The following ticket was
elected: Mayor, Geo. r. Gould; city
treasurer, G. S. Duncan, ST.; police
judge, r. G. Marley; city clerk, A G.
HOnnOld; street commissioner, Geo. P.
Ware; board of education treasurer,
Alice I-Litchfield; justices of the peace,
John Carlton and A. a. Cooper; con-
stables, D. W. Littel and S. w. holland;
counciImen, First ward, Alex Shaw;
Second, w. G. Bigger; Third, William
MabelhOmer; Sixth, J. Underwood; two
councilmen and marshal in doubt.
Mankato-The free silver ticket was
elected here and it is the first time in
the history of the town that the Repub-
hcans have been defeated. John B. Rea,
who was elected mayor, is Democrat
and was a delegate to the Chicago
convention. He is largely interested in
agriculture and last year raised $50 900
bushels OF corn In 1893 he gained some
notoriety by killing Three fingured
jack at Perry, a few weeks after the
opening of the Cherokee strip. Three
fingered jack was a notorious desper-
ado who was in the habit of killing men
was about to shoot when the latter got
the drop on him and killed him.
McPherson-The following ticket was
elected: Mayor, A. Tourney; city clerk,
F P Hill; marshal D. Daniel: street
Second ward. c.. L. McCourt; Third
ward, W. H. COtlingham; Fourth ward,
VIM. J. Lloyd; treasurer, A. E. DWelle;
police magistrate, J. T. Salthouse; JUS
tees of the peace,J. W. StabIer and H.
BOWker: conStableS, Duncan McPhail
and Dick Wilson. Mr.. Tourney who
was a silver Republican last fall was
elected by a majority of eleven votes
over Mayor Spillman, who was renom-
mated.