The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-02
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was one Of the clearest examples Of the
fact that the people were heartily IN favor
81 The policy q the present administra-
ton ~ administering the city affairs
In the school board there VIII be d
/ greater change. Rudolph Hatfield viii
remain as the representative Of the Fifth
as VIII Mr. JaCkman of the Second but
there VIII be four new faces appear al
the table when President Grafton calls
the meeting 10 order next Monday even
ing
No one could have called for better
DAY to hold an election than yesterday
was. The sun shown brightly all day and
the temperature was moderate and the
two combined made it a day that the vot-
ers simply could not stay az home and
the result was that almost all OF the vot-
ers registered voted. This was the hezv-
lest vote ever cast in Wichita IN propor-
ton 70 the number registered. 4 few
people were out Of the city snd some
were sick, but hundreds went 70 the polls
and cast their ballot And carriages were
not in such great demand either It was
pleasure 10 ride 10 the polls IL a car
rage, but most OF the ladies and gentle
men preferred 20 walk unless they had a
great distance 10 20.
The new ballot law was first used
yesterday. That IS the law that allows
marking in one place and thus voting
blem OF each party was circle and the
instructions stated that il the voter de-
sired 20 vote the ticket straight all that
was needed was 90 make the little cross
mark Within this circle, or II he desired
be need not mark in this circle bur
could make the cross at the right of
each name given.
This plan greatly facilitated the vot-
inE. IL did not take long 10 mark the
ballot and some OF the old time judges
stated last night that IL was the best
plan they had ever seen. as the men
did nos take but very few minutes 10
mark their ballots and they were soon
IN the box.
The voting was steady all day There
were no crowds at any Of the polling
places al any time. bur the people came
In q steady stream and the judges and
clerks were kept busy al day There
was no excitement AT any of the polls
y orers walked In. announced their names
and were given a ballot and their names
checked of the lists. They walked into
the booths. marked the ballots and al
Ter handing it 70 the clerk walked out,
often without saying half q dozen words
to anyone
There was little hitch about o'clock. (
II was the general opinion that the
polls should close II s O'Clock and that
was the announcement made yesterday. [
10 the law and found that the polls
were not 20 close until o'clock. The /
Judges ana clerks were Immediately no +
t.dei CT the change. but it is possible I
that number Of votes were not cast /.
because thew missed the polls BY o'clock s
and thinking that they were closed went +
on 60 thelr homes.
This votes were counted very rapidly +
and By haIf past nine o'clock the en- 4
tira vote had been received bv the COM /
uitfee from the council The judges B
add clerks were greatly aided bv the .
form Of the ballots aad in most Of the
precincts the result was announced With .
Iu an hong after the polls closed The +
thtrf precinct Of The Third ward was
-le LAST one ~ report p the city clerk
ley came posing 10 about half past
The sr=t box 70 Re returned vas
brought lr about twenty minutes riI
gh- and aJ that time quite a crowd
bad rherad IN the city clevks oa8ce
BE- bear the vet--as come In The crowd
kegs getting lar-sr and larger and BY
eager ~ he1r 81 their In rds victory .
7r 5efeat ana ths crowd smoked cigars
md talked politics and laughed and had
t7lr good rue. Every few moments
some one Ur-.t bring I'm Ballot box
srl chen tlere was @ hush until some
'uc would r1l-ce the lElres and TN
lre number of votes was taken
lrvn and added UP % see who had the
T1orirT ~ voices and il teT moments
crowd vas talSiaz and laughing
l-7ir- AS soon as -ae arel returns were
s1--1l1c1l The crowd fisuersed and biz
lunches went or ll different directions
discussing Che greatest election out most
1rF~V-h e-nirE defeat II the history of
elections ana poltical parties IL Wich-