Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
KANSAS ELECTIONS.
At Topeka the Fight Conferred on Mayor
and Col. Hughes Is Probably Elected
Results Elsewhere.

yesterday with the exception of coun-
cilmen in the First and Second wards.
The fight was conferred on mayor. Col.
Hughes represented the temperance
element and Parker the liberals.
In Kansas City the democratic tick
ct, headed by w. II. Craddock for
mayor, was elected.
At Leavenworth returns at mid
night indicated the election of the en-
tire democratic ticket.
At Fort Scott the indications were
that Charles Goodlander, Jr.,
democrat, will defeat Charles Fred
ericks, the republican candidate ior
mayor, by small majority.
The city elections in Dickinson
county were on various issues. In
Enterprise the dry ticket was defee t.
ed. At Hope the fusionists elected
j.. B. Sellers mayor. At Harrington
the dry ticket won. At Solomon the
fusionists elected e. z. Butcher may
or on a wet ticket. At Chapman
there was little contest. ]. 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 nut
of six wards indicate that the entire
republican city ticket was elected by
majorities averaging about to 1.
At Atchison the indications are that
the democrats have won a sweeping
victory in the municipal election. The
Of ha I1a Of
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. Nc
Lean, republican candidate for mayer,
will be elected by a majority of eGO
It is likely that the city attorney and
city judge will again be democratic.
Emporia gave Fl. B. Morse, replib-
lican, for mayor a majority of $50
votes. The only democrat elected in
the city were w. L. Mccain, for JUS
tice of the peace, and j. w. Idleman
for councilman for the Third ward
! At Chanute John f. Roe, candidate
| for reelection as mayor, polled only
81 votes more than D. NJ. Kennedy,
| the candidate nominated by the Law
| 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 a crushing de-
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 a 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 Ga1ena ]. P. Mccain. democrat
was elected mayor over E. B. Schcr-
merborn, republican. It is believed
that the greater part of the remain
der of the ticket.
At independence the indications are
that a majority of the republican
ticket has been elected.
At Peabody the following ticket was
elected by plurality of five votes:
Mayor, D. L. Sammis; councilmen, c
C. Pade, w. H. Traverk, W. d. John
son and Charles Nurbaum. Tie
proposition for tax levy for The
maintenance of the city park carried
At Garrett the republican ticket
was elected by good majorities ovel
the citizens ticket.
at Holton the entire temperance
ticket was elected without oppo.i
ton.
i At Larned ]. ]. Nesbit, for mayer
and the entire non-partisan peoples
out opposition.
At lola the republicans elected thcil
entire ticket with the exception o
James S. Walker, democrat, for coun
Gilman in the Second ward, and T
r. Kelly in the same ward.
At Kingman the city election passed
off quietly. Simon Leist, republican
was elected mayor without opposition
The hardest fight was on treasurer
H. H. Woolsey defeated C. C. Vande
venter by six votes.
At Winfield a. A. Cation, prohibi
zionist, defeated H. S. Albright, TIT
conservative candidate for mayor, u.
small majority, and the council il
about evenly divided.
At Manhattan Rev. j. Z. Miller
pastor of the First NJ. E. church, a
the head of a dry ticket, defeated tn
: citizens ticket by majority of abou
125.
At Girard the. entire republican
ticket was elected by majorities rang
ing from IS to 240, including ever.
councilman and member OF board o
education.
at Eureka the law and order ticket
with J. B. Mason. for mayor, wa
elected.
At Harper the anti-tempersnce ele
meat elected its entire ticket.
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