The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-03
OVER KANSAS.
City Elections in Larger Towns
Full of Excitement.
The Issue Was Wet or Dry in
Most Cases.
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE.
AtchisOn, LeavenwOrth, Kansas
City and Wichita
Select Mayors Who viii Favor
Liberal Policy.
lard FOUGHT BATTLE.

Kansas City, KAN, April s.-William
II. Craddock, Democrat, was elected
mayor by a plurality of 1854 over B. L.
Short, Republican. This is the first time
the Democrats have elected the head of
She ticket in Kansas City, Kan, since
1886 The complete vote. Craddoek.
tDem.) 1862; Short, (Rep) 5,669; Hughes
Ind $50; Benson, (SociaIist) 174.
The Republicans elected city clerk
treasurer, attorney, one district judge,
one court clerk, one constable and two
eounciln.en. The Democrats elected be-
sides mayor four councilmen, one judge,
one court clerk and one constable.
The principal issue was corporation
ownership. Women cast over 5000 OF
the L.. 400 votes polled.
SCRANTON
Scranton, Kan, April 3.-The Good
Citizenship League ticket was opposed
by two other tickets with same candi-
dates on each, one of which was named
nti-Prohibition ticket but only re-
ceived an average of or votes. This
was a very straight fight with very
good man at the head of the opposition
tickets and yet it was defeated with an
average majority of about so votes in
250 cast.
Kansas City, Kan, April s.-W. H.
Craddock, Democratic, is elected mayor
by 500 plurality, and the whole Demo-
men and possibly the city attorney. The
city went Republican by large majorj
ties last fall, and in the preceding city
election, and has never before given a
Democratic majority.
LEAVENWORTH.
Leavenworth, Kan, April 3.-One Of
the most hotly contested spring elections
ever held in this city resulted in the
election of the entire Democratic ticket
by majority OF 500 Ryan was elected
Republicans have no prospects for a
single candidate except members of the
school board. endorsed by both parties
HUTCHINSON.
Hutchinson, Kan, April 3.-The Re-
publican ticket was defeated here by tEa
women voters, the city ticket being
elected, while the Republicans carried
the male vote in every ward Judge T.
L. Martin was elected on the opposition
ticket by over 100 majority, and the
complete city ticket carried. The officers
elected are: Mrs. E. H. Richardson,
treasurer school board; Mrs. Elmer May,
city treasurer; I. D. HadseIl, police judge
and B. w. Ladd, A. NJ. West, L. D. Pol
lock E. /. Parks, A. E. Asher, and ..
Suttle, members of the council.
LAW RENEE.
Lawrence Kan.,April 3.-Returns from
four out of six wards indicate that the
entire Republican city ticket was elect
ed by naiorities averaging about 3 to T.
ATCHISON.
Atchison, Kan, April 3-The indiea-
tions are that the Democrats have won
a sweeping victory in the municipal elec-
ton. James w. Orr, the Democratic
candidate, Will have a ma jority of over
500 over w. T. F. Donald, the Republi-
can candidate. Every one from mayor
down on the Democratic ticket promises
TO be elected by a large majority. The
city is naturally about 500 majority Re
publican The vote pclIed was the bsa= -
/,
the Republicans can be attributed tD the
fact that they made the issuance of
bonds for the erection Of schools fox the
colored children their campaign issuS
WICHITA. y
Wichita, KAN April 3.-Early returns
from the various precincts indicate that
Ben F. Mclean, Republican candidate
for mayor, will be elected by a majority
of go. The total number of votes cast
is about 5000. OF this number the Pro-
hibitior candidate, Jones, will get in the
neighborhood of 1,500. It is likely that
.the city attorney and city judge win
again be Democratic. George Young, the
Democratic mayoralty candidate, made
a hard fight, but politics were not con-
sidered in this election, since the princl-
pal aim of the business men of the city
was to defeat the Prohibition element.
EMPORIA.
Emporia, Kan.,April 3.=Emporia gave
H b. Morse, Republican, for mayor
Gratis elected in the city were w. L. Nc
Cain, for justice of the peace, by 18 ma
jority, and J. w. Idlernan for council
man for the Third ward by ten majority
Carter, Republican, in Third ward w.
ted against the erection Of a band stand
in Fremont park in the city council and
that is why he lost.
CHANUTE
Chanute. Kan, April 3--The city cleo
ton was the closest one in years. john
f Roe, candidate for reelection as may
or, polled 81 votes more than D NJ. Ken
nedy. the candidate nominated by the
law and order league. The temperance
element indorsed and supported Kenne-
dy Kennedy is a Republican and Roe a
Democrat, but the usual Republican ma
jority of 300 was cut down to practical
~ a Democrat victory on forcing the is~
sue of wet or dry. The registration was
!, ,925, and the vote cast 1.63a both larger
than any in the towns history
CONCORDIA
Concordia, Kan, April 3--Though
Concordia is a Republican city by $50,
the regularly nominated Republican
ticket, indorsing an anti-saloon issue
met with a crushing defeat with large
vote polled. The Citizens ticket also
headed by a Republican, for mayor. and
containing but three candidates not Re
publican, was generally successful, the
only candidates on it who were defeated
being Populists Theodore c. Bloom
was defeated for police judge by G. r.
HoStetter All the councilmen elected !
are liberal, though two Of them were on /
the regular Republican ticket.
ABILENE
Abilene, Kan. April a.-The election |
was the quietest in a decade. The tenn
perance ticket was Withdrawn a week |
ago, and the following were elected with |
gut opposition, being the old admins /
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