The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18
MRS. Ell PorrER,s cANTAsS.
Named Herself for Mayor, Had . Mixed
Ticket and JTado n Picturesque Run.

Named Herself for Mayor, Had n Mixed
Ticket and JIado n Picturesque Run.
KANSAS CRY. No. Sept. 15.-The assertion
of Mrs. Eli Potter OF Knnsas City. Kan, that
she was robbed In that Town across the State
line OF $4,000 recalls q spirited and amusing
political campaign. It was in 1893. and there
were three candidates for the office OF Mayor,
Nat Barnes. Republican, Frank Newsletter.
Democrat. and Anna Potter. independent.
The last Is now known In private life as MrR.
Eli Potter. The Legislature OF Kansas In 1887
granted to women the right to vote in mu-
nlclpal elections. The women OF Kansas City.
Kan, thought II they could make n good show
lag in. the municipal fight. the Legislature
might be indneed 70 extend the franchise. 70 atl
ssIis ss' Potte With aas this sn 10 yisE; t lS.s siRsnPPn f. RS q
aided by Mrs. Lease, Mrs., DriEss ard Other
chewcd platform. She made up her own
ticket. In fact. she showed resources which
you'd have been creditabie to a leader In Now
How did | arrange myindependcnt ticket ~
s Wns p mts 10 p Ser on u t6 saS Sss be eS 2 a eIess.io8, w aneil
2. 81 Just fixed 'em. It's q sort OF a mixed
ticket. Some OF them are Irish. some are Ger
man. some negroes. some women. didn't skip
Mrs. Potter had Democratic. Republicans and
i E0 Piayins on any 5h ia T,e : i0T b ssS ssa he eos lgf there
sandtds I for sr1aRpslss;o place On the sskooi Board. and
Mrs. Sarah A. Richard. candidate for Council
woman from the Third ward. History does not
record that these women made any particular
PPGo2ttteesst's t acEss but %at' Snbseqaent pe events ID DO mot not
seem to show that theythrewt their FULL strength
don't know anything, about Platforms"
said Mrs. Potter. and / don't care anything
about them. l believe in running the city gov
bunk than a bowling alley. Honesty and In
t~eRrity-thems my j atn IN tade-
PPe enaeddf and bre wInf into s sIo5nss and %e throw 70 bo 60
ties into the street. I'm aSin II. When they
asked mo how stood on saloons. ! said. It all
d dep rc ! am r9oR none oS q FOUR namOy-Pamby
D1 EIGSSt Saa 6 Sss q that NIX y9 P6tE S2s s5 ps 5ss sIS54,
The chariot in which she proposed to nd9to
Mr.. Potter. radiant u smiles and 9 sIlk hal, os-
gownodin black satin and With the look Ola
L fp went from m one one polling Riaes to aRSsRsf .8sSs
two bands, Here again Mrs. Potter 4 shown
hlsr i% q onp Z, 4 tSS sS mSse r sao d bad s%iFS d
BroSn's band. fhs, other was made uP. q
white men. Of d Particular race or party atili-
AS Mr.. Potter went tho rounds Of the polling
o o,ase 81 ri Cheers sSs Ni The enmf iSa '1 Which SSc Pse.
~ sRslf sI. IA 9s = .f fsesSs Z os 3 y fSsrSSGo re
She had ordered 10000 ballots printed ct her
wi exPense', BIyyt1ocn these balloss were OK
Even this added supply soon gave out, and Il
was necessary to send for an extra 5000. Ii
y9s a Potter landslide. Mrs. Potter had seen
"Of course. ! expect to be elected" she AaId
at noon. - do not kno% what ny majority
At each polling place was q large delegation
OF women OF the Equal Suffrage Association.
They saw with what enthusiasm Mira. Potter
vnR rpraiYN6. Int they Ani6 nothing Thar
were content TO await the outcome. Tho Pot
ter. fnmily-husbnnd, wife. son.. and daughter
in-laW-did y hnrd days Yorh. and retired 1t
night with tho CONSEQUENCES OF q duty we'll
performed. The work OF counting the ballots
was not finished that plight. The next day tho
Mrs. Potter Ind received TWENTY-FIVE votes.