The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-06
KANSAS NEWS.
City Elections in Kansas Mostly
Won by Republicans.
Carries Their Tickets in Nearly
Every Town.
WAS LITTLE INTEREST
"Wet Or Dry" Was Often the
Factor in the Fight.
Few Women Voted Ticket OF
Women Defeated at UniOntOwn.

Hutchinson-The entire Republican
city ticket was elected by from 200 to
400 majority, on a small vote The Re
publicans also elected every councilman
and members of the school board, MAX
ing council and board solid1y Republic
can.
Leavenworth-Out of the six council
men elected the Republicans get four,
being gain of two, while they claim
fifth. They also elect two out of three
justices, but the Democrats get two out
of three conStables.
Fort Scott-The women put up a full
ticket in the city election at UniontOwn,
against the men and were beaten three
to one.
Lawrence-The entire Republican city
ticket was elected here by more than
two to one.
Hiawatha-The entire Republican
ticket was elected here with the excep-
ton of city marshal. w. w. Thompson,
the citizens candidate, defeated Chef
Jones, the Republican nominee by Ill.
Abilene-The city election here result
ed in a victory for the entire Republic
can ticket by good majOritieS, except
one school board member and one coun-
Gilman. Marshal J. B. Faber. commits
sioner; John Powell and Clerk Charles
Wyndt were reelected.
Girard-Girard elected the entire Re
publican ticket by majorities ranging
from 100 to 242.
Fort Scott-The entire Republican
cept, perhaps, one councilman. The ma
joriuies range from 100 upwards.
Garnett-Entire Republican city tick
ct elected by majorities ranging from
43 to ISL, except one councilman elected
by the opposition by 4 majority.
Great Bend-Foster Jordan, for mar
shall; B. S. Dale, street commissioner;
r. A. Allison, councilman, and Mrs.
Moore, for school board, were elected
on the dry ticket, and George Crum-
mack, clerk; J. H. Meyer, M. M. Epp-
%4ir loo
and Pat Boughan, A. r. Moss and W.
r. Bunting for school board were elect
ed on the wet ticket. The latter tick
ct favored and the former opposed the
licensing of saloons here.
Parsons-At the election in this city
today the Republican ticket was elected
with the exception of street commits
SiOner and two minor offices.
Galena-The citizens ticket, or Dem
ocratic, was elected. The fight was
made on marshal and the largest vote
cast in the history of Galena was pol1ed
today. Parker, Democrat, was elected
by 16S majority.
Independence-The entire Republican
| ticket has been elected with the excep-
ton of marshal. There were two tick
cts in the field. The Republican and
Citizens. The hard fights were made
on city clerk and marshal.
Ell Dorado-The principal fight was
| between F. R. Bull, Republican, and
Miss Flora Pool, Citizens, for city clerk.
| The former was elected by 25 majority.
| The Republicans elect marshal, street
! commissioner, three 'councilmen and
! three members of the board of educa-
! ton. The Citizens elect one council
| man and three members of the board of
| education.
Yates Center-The entire city ticket
| is composed of Republicans, the result
/ of the election here. The contest was a
close and exciting one, caused by three
| tickets, all headed by Republicans, for
| mayor.
| Abilene-The city elections in the
third-class cities of this county were
! quiet. Hope has straight Democratic
ticket, which was elected. J. B. Sellers
| was chosen mayor. w. T. Harris was
| elected mayor of Solomon; c. Hoffman,
! So, mayor of Enterprise, and T. M.
Bixby, mayor of Harrington, all without
/ opposition.