Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-04-04
KANSAS ELETl0ys.
At Topeka the Fight Conferred on Mayor
and Col Hughes ID Probably Elec.eL
Results Elsewhere.


element and Parker the liberals.
At Leavenworth returns at mid
night indicated the election of the tn
tire democratic ticket.
At Fort Scott the indications were
that Charles Goodlander, Jr., a
democrat, will defeat Charles Fred
ericks, the republican candidate Tor
mayor, by small majority.
The city elections in Dickinson
county were on various issues. In
Enterprise the dry ticket was defes t.
ed At Hope the fusionists elected
J. B. Sellers mayor. At Harrington
the dry ticket won. At Solomon the
fusionists elected Il. Y. Butcher may
or on a wet ticket. At Chapman
there was little contest. J. W. Talbot
was elected mayor.
At Hutchinson the republican ticket
was defeated by the women voters,
the "city" ticket being elected, while
the republicans carried the male vote
in every ward.
At Lawrence returns from four out
OF six wards indicate that the entire
republican city ticket was elected ly
majorities averaging about 3 to I.
At Atchison the Indications are that
the democrats have won a sweeping
victory in the municipal election. The
defeat of the republicans can be at
tributed to the fact that they made
the issuance Of bonds for the erection
OF schools for the colored children
their campaign issue.
At Wichita returns from various
precincts indicate that Ben F. Me-
Lean, republican candidate for MAYER,
will be elected by a majority of COO.
II Is likely that the city attorney and
city Judge will again be democratic.
Emporia gave II. B. Morse, rep,;b-
lican, for mayor majority Of $50
votes, The only democrat elected in
the city were W. L. Mccain, for JUS
tice Of the peace, and J. W. ldleman
for councilman for the Third ward
At Chanute John +. Roe, candidate
for reelection as mayor, polled only
81 votes more than D. NJ. Kennedy,
the candidate nominated by the Low
and Order league. The temperance
element Endorsed and supported Ken
nedy Kennedy is a republican and
Roe democrat.
Though Concordia is a republican
city by $50. the regularly nominated
republican ticket, indorsing an anti
saloon issue, met with n crushing re-
feat. The citizens ticket, also headed
by republican, for mayor, and con,
tanning but three candidates not re-
publican, was generally successful.
At Abilene the temperance ticket
was withdrawn n week ago and the
old administration was elected. The
only contest was on treasurer and
two cOuncilmen.
At Salina Thomas Anderson, the
temperance candidate for mayor has
probably been elected by a good ma
jority.
At Parsons the Indications are that
the entire republican ticket was elect
ed.
At Great Bend the republican ticket
was elected by handsome majorities
except the city treasurer on the citi-
zens' ticket.
At lIosington the issue was "wet"
or "dry' and the "wet" ticket WAS
elected by 80 majority.
At Galena ]. P. Mccain, democrat,
was elected mayor over L. B. Schcr-
merborn, republican. 1t is believed
that the greater part of the remain
der Of the ticket.
At Sedan the entire republican
city ticket was elected
At Independence the indications are
that majority of the republican
ticket has been elected.
At Peabody the following ticket was
elected by plurality of five votes:
Mayor, D. L. Sammis; conncilmen, c.
c. Pade, W. II. Traverk, w. D. John
son and Charles Nurbaum. IA Tie
proposition for tax levy for he
maintenance of the city park carried
At Garnett the republican ticket
was elected by good maiorites over
the citizens ticket.
At lIolton the entire temperance
ticket was elected without oppoll.
ton.
At Larned ]. ]. Nesbit. for may, r,
and the entire non-partisan peoples
ticket was elected, practically with,
out opposition.
At lola the republicans elected their
entire ticket with the exception of
James s. Walker, democrat, for coun.
Gilman in the Second ward, and 7,
r. Kelly in the same ward.
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