The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-04
HOW they VOTED.
General Returns From Cities In
Kansas.
Few Straight Party Tickets
We're In the Field.
SALOONS AN ISSUE.
Republicans Win at Lincoln,
Neb., and Chicago.
While Democrats Carry Kansas
City and Milwaukee.

The returns from city elections in
Kansas show as a rule Republican vic
tories.
In some towns the issues were purely
local, and the tickets non-partisan. The
results in such towns, therefore, have
no special significance.
The frst-class cities voted only for
members of the board of education and
city council. but in cities of the second
class, in addition to these officers, city
clerk. city marshal, attorney and street
commissioners were elected.
OTTAWA.
Ottawa, April A light vote was
polled here with little excitement. The
Republicans elected their entire ticket
by majorities ranging from 100 to 400,
with the exception of city clerk whom
the Citizens elected by about So Han
son, the citizens " candidate, was q
corporal in the Twentieth Kansas, and
received two wounds in the battle of
Caloocan.
ARKANSAS CITY.
Arkansas City, Election pass
ed off quietly. There were two full
tickets in the field-Republican and
Prohibition and number of independ-
ent candidates. The Republicans elect
ed two. members of the council and two
of the school board. The Prohibitionists
elected one councilman and one mem
Der of the school board. The remainder
of the officers elected were on the In
dependent ticket.
EUREKA
Eureka, April 4-The city election re-
suited in victory for the entire Re
publican ticket by overwhelming ma
jorities. The fusionists made their fight
chiefly on the offices of marshal and
street commissioner The Republica 4
ticket was Endorsed by the Prohibition
element OF the city and the officials
elected are pledged to the enforcement
of the prohibitory laws.
PARSONS.
Parsons, April An the election in
this city the contest was between the
Republican and Citizens tickets. The
| Republicans carried the city by good
majority, electing clerk, marshal, attor-
| ney assessor and three out of the four
| cOuncilmen and members of board of
education The opposition secured the
! street commissioner and one council
man and member of board of education,
| ABILENE.
Abilene, April 4-The Republicans
elected every Office voted for in the
| election. c. @. Wyandt, clerk; H. L.
| Humphrey, attorney: P. B. Favor mar
| shall; ]. P. Powell, street commissioner;
Lewis Lips, assessor; also four members
! of the council and six members of the
| board of education.
WICHITA.
Wichita, April 4.-In the city election
here the Republicans made large gains
carrying every ward in the city except
one. Only one Democrat is left in tbs
| city council. Heretofore for ten years
| the council has been about evenly di-
| V;ded between fusionists and Republi-
cans. About 5000 votes were cast.
COLUMBUS.
Columbus, April 4-The entire Repub.
| lican ticket was elected here by an av.
erage majority of over 100 votes Tht
| vote was very large and much interes
was shown.
FORT SCOTT.
Fort Scott, April 1.-The city election
passed off quietly and the outlook il
II Qr,rar- Ill
but one councilman and will have
majority of the school board. The vot
for city attorney is very close.
GREAT BEND.
Great Bend, April 4.7-The tickets her
were Republican and ePoples. The for
mer has about IT'S majority Three o
the new councilmen are Republican an
one a Democrat. The new members o
board of education are three Republi
cans and one Democrat.
AWRENCE.
Lawrence, April 4.-The entire Repub
liean ticket was elected here by the US
ual majority.
Atehison, April AT the election tn
entire Republican city ticket was elect
ed with the exception of two member
of the city council. The Republica.
majorities range from 50 to 500
Ell DORADO.
ElDorado. April AT the city cleo
ton the vote on the proposition to bull
a $4,000 school building in ElDorad
stood S91 for and 2S4 against.
LEAVEN
Leavenworth. April An the cleo
ton the Democrats were victoriou:
carrying the six wards for counciImer
making the council seven Democrat
to five Republicans, a Democratic gal
of three councilmen. The school boar
is nonpartisan except two wards, Wher
the vote is close. Democrats elect cit
Judge and city clerk. The Republican
elect marshal of city court.
COTTONWOOD FALLS.
Cottonwood Falls, April 4-The cit
election passed off quietly, the contes
being between the saloon and ant
saloon elements. which resulted in
victory for the latter.
WASHINGTON
Washington. April AFTER an eS
citing municipal contest of three week
this city elected mayor, council an
police judge opposed to prohibition an
in favor of the joint fine scheme. TT
. majority for mayor was %. Last yea
the prohibihonists carried the town b
127, and the administration wa
pledged to suppress the joints, but az
SOCIALIST AT HOXIE.
Hoxie, April 4.-B. G. Decker. ST
| cialist was elected mayor over w. ]
Schulther. Prohibitionist While M
{ Decker favors public ownership to II
full extent and is president of the S,
= cialist OF ganization in this county, l
says he will give Hoxie a business az
Tninistration and will urge municip
ownership, but will go no further
NEODESHA.
Neodesha. April 4.-The entire corr
= of city officials was reelected with Il
exception of one councilman and IL
!. mayor. The women took little intere
> and generally refused to vote. G. '
Black. Republican. was elected mayo
/. and the councilmen are all Republican
except one.
, PRATT.
Pratt, April AT the city electit
!. here there were two tickets in t
field and parts of both tickets we
). elected. Of the citizens ticket, no
Z, political, n. K. Fretz was elect
mayor. H. Wells, marshal, Geor
Scantlin, street commissioner, and
e B. Bell councilman. OF the Repub
n can ticket NJ. F. Briggs, R. w. VIII
l. man, Sam Shrack and H. @. Pedi
Is were elected councilmen.
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