The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-04
ANTS VICTORIOUS
Park Proposition Receives %
Less Votes Than Majority.
Carried Every Ward But the
First and Second.
A VERY LIGHT VOTE.
Little Interest Developed Ex-
cept In COunciImen Contests.
Both Democratic Members of
City Council Defeated.
A VERY LIGHT VOTE.

The park bond proposition lacked %
votes of receiving a bare majority at
the election Tuesday. There were liza
votes for it and 1,142 against it. With
the same number of votes cast it would
have required 1904 votes to have car
Iied it.
The proposition received majorities in
every ward except the First and Sec
ond, but it did not receive the necessary
two-thirds in a single ward. The most
surprising state of affairs exists in the
Fourth ward, one which it was supposed
would cast a good majority for the
bonds, but in which they received
majority of 6. The surprising fact is
that the face Of the returns show that
at least 81 people in the Fourth ward
went to the polls for the purpose of vot-
ing on the park proposition alone and
failed to vote for any Of the candidates
on the ticket.
In the contests for councilman in the
First and Second wards, the Repubh-
can candidates won, J. w. Blossom be-
ing defeated for reelection in the First
ward by S. c. Miller by majority 40,
and A. P. Benson being defeated for re-
election in the Second ward by d. 5.
Myers by majority of 115.
Mr.. Benson's defeat was due entirely
to the women vote. He had majority
of 16 on the male vote, carrying every
precinct in his ward but the third, but
the women cast a majority of 65 against
him.
wards the Republican candidates for
the council were elected by large ma
jorities. In the Third ward NJ. Snattin-
ger received a majority of 377 over T. J.
Crouch. In the Fourth ward W. T.
Weber received 365 majority over DR..
F. o. Burkett. In the Fifth ward, J. S.
Warner was reelected by a majority of
1876 over George E. Overmyer. For the
In fHo ix-ft, nd
Hughes was reelected by majority of
So over William Henderson; for the
short term, G. A. Swendson received a
majority of 142 over N. B. Arnold.
The Republican candidates for mem
bers of the board of education were all
elected by large majorities.
The vote by precincts was as follows:
FIRST WARD
First precinct-Miller, men, 81; wo-
men, 9. Blossom, men, 50; women. 6.
For the bonds, %; against the bonds
Al.
Second precinct-Miller. men, Sc; wo-
men, Al. Blossom, men, SO; women, o.
For the bonds, AZ; against the bonds
| Il.
Third precinct-Miller, men. 1873; wo-
men, so. Blossom, men, 124; women, %.
For the bonds, 63; against the bonds,
! 40.
Fourth precinct-Niller. men, 68; wo-
men, %. Blossom. men, 6S; women, Z.
For the bonds, 81; against the bonds,
SECOND WARD.
First precinct-Myers, men, 81; wo-
men, q. Benson, men, 81; women, 10.
| For the bonds, Al; against the bonds,
S.
Second precinct-Myers. men, so; wo-
men, Z. Benson. men, 80; women, 3.
For the bonds, "A; against the bonds,
Third observation-disclosures, men, "a; wo-
men, %. Benson, men. So; women, 2.
For the bonds, 40; against the bonds,
SO.
Fourth precinct-Myers. men. 10;
For the bonds, 81; against the bonds,
81.
Fifth precinct--Myers, men, SO; wo-
men, 1; Benson, men, Al; women, 3.
81. 9' - ' 19'
THIRD WARD.
First Notwithstanding men, 119;
| women, g. Crouch, men, IS; women l.
| For the bonds, 81; against the bonds,
SIS.
Second precinet-Snattinge men, 81;
women, 6. Crouch, men, 40; women, 2
| For the bonds n; against the bonds A
Third precinct-Snattinger men, 121
women, 81. Crouch, men. 80; women, 8
For the bonds. rs: against the bonds, 81
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct-Weber, men. 81; wo-
| men, 2. Burkett, men, 8; women, 2. Fol
| the bonds, So; against the bonds, 50.
Second precinct-NNeber men, 90
women. Z. Burkett, men. II; women, 0
For the bonds, so; against the bonds, 81
Third precinct-Weber men, 80; Wo-
men, 2. Burkett, men, TO- women, 1
For the bonds "a; against the bonds, So
Fourth precinct-Weber, men, 112
women, 6. Burkett. men, 4; women, 0
For the bonds, 50; against the bonds, 72
FIFTH WARD.
First precinet-Warner, men, So; wo.
men, 80. Overmyer, men, u; women,
For the bonds, So; against the bonds 8
women, II. Overmyer, men. SO; women
4. For the bonds, so; against the bonds
Third precinct-Warner, men. GO
women, 27. Overmyer, men, 27; women
TO- For the bonds, 81; against thu
SIXTH WARD-LONG TERM.
First precinct-Hughes, men, "A; wo
men, 8. Henderson, men, AZ; women, II
For the bonds. "a; against the bonds, SO
| Second precinct-HUghes, men, 81
women, 8. Henderson, men. Is; women
3. For the bonds, "A; against the bonds
SIXTH WARD-SHORT TERM.
First precinct-Swendson men, 79
! women, s. Arnold, men, %; women, S
Second precinct-SWendsOn men, 70
women, Is. Arnold. men, 8; women. 0.
The entire city voted for members o
the board of education from each ward
and the total vote on each of the can
| didateS was as follows:
First ward-Buck, 1,7O6; Plumme1
597. Bucks majority, 1.109.
Second ward-ATallory, 1866; Whit
kind. 54S. Mallory's majority, LOIS.
Third ward-WiIder, 1,75S. No oppo
sition.
Fourth ward long term-Rodgers
1861. No opposition.
Fourth ward, short term-Bonebrak
1882; Roberts, 472. Bonebrake's ma
jority, 1000.
Fifth ward-Matthews, 1907; Rublt
All Matthews majority, 1.O63.
Sixth ward, long term-Dailey ], 46(
Stebbins, 472. Dailey's majority, 994
t Sixth ward, short term-Embre,
1,426; Ogilvy, 565. Embree's majorit,
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