The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-06
WOMEN DIDN'T VOTE
More Than 1900 Ballots
Short of Registration.
RESULTS NOT CHANGED
BY Yesterdays Official Cor
reCtion of Returns.

The corrected figures Of the election re-
turns given below do not vary materially
from those given in yesterdays late
edition of the Eagle. The vote for mayor
was more than 1900 short of the regis
tration. It is estimated by local poll
ticians that less than from per cent oil
this difference was men. a great many
women who were induced TO register
could not be induced TO 90 and vote.
Probably a thousand women who never
registered before put their names on the
books with the intention Of voting, but
gave it I'D when the time came.
The idea OF voting Is distasteful to
great many women and in number OF
precincts discussions indicated that there
were number of women who simply
wanted to vote for one person and no
more. But the women came out as they
have never before attended an election in
Wichita. More than 1900 of the best
ladies in the city came to the polls early
and voted. 1t was a matter Of interest
TO note how much quicker the women
could mark their ballots and get out of
the booth than the men could. They had
evidently studied their tickets well before
going TO the polls. In some precincts it
happened that on some ballots every name
was marked. IT is that way at every
election and always will be. There will
always be people who don't know how to
vote the Australian ballot.
TAPP DIDN'T CARE.
Mr. Tapp regarded the result good
naturally. 1T doesn't concern me much"
7 i,-C he
race I wanted to win, but l am pleased
that the movement resulted in placing as
many Of cur boys in as it did. We really
got the best Of the election anyway"
Mr.. Ross went about his business just
as he always does, and when asked about
the election he simply said: The cleo
ton is over"
The vote was a surprise. From the
highest Republican majority to the high
est Pop majority makes a difference of
more than 5000 votes, something which
rarely ever happens in any community.
Tickets were scratched up in all kinds of
ways. It was half past o'clock beore
the returns all came in.
The ward totals are given below with
the totals cast for the different offices.
There are two or three corrections in the
vote for council and school board, but
no change of results.
S. G. Crib, who was defeated for coun-
Gilman from the First ward by Chas
Parkhurst, took the most cheerful view
OF the situation of any of the defeated
candidates He was defeated by 3SS and
said that II he were allowed to amend
the RETURNS he would make it ass.
Judge Enoch is still struggling with his
majority, lacking only fourteen votes of
getting 1000 more than Tucker, his OPP
ponent for police judge.
It was probably as quiet as any election
that has ever been held in the city.
Chairman E. T. Allen scored a high
point over ali previous records for get
ting out the Republican vote. Jim
Dorsey OF the fusion committee hustled.
but he had an uphill game
You've got Us skinned. mayor" he
said when the polls were closed, but
we've pushed YOU close. You owe your
victory largely to the close effort of Mr..
Allen and his committee"
The corrected vote follows: