The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-04-07

in the morning until s in the evening
with the following result:
For Mayor
Henry Rung, Independent --------------1Z9
For Police judge:
q. W. Sapp, Citizens .---.-.-----.--------.-z5 3
For City Treasurer:
A. D. Stewart, Citizens .--.-----.-. 20
7. ?. Leonard, Independent ---... lbs
Treasurer Board EducatiOn;
W. s. Coleman, Citizens -.-..-. y
Z J. Scott, Independent ---------------llS
Justices OF the Peace
b. h Floyd. Citizens =
u. Robinson. Citizens .--.---.-.--.-- lis
H. T. Wheatley, Independent ---..--.-.----1S rs
For COnstables:
William Johnston, Citizens.
William HargraTes, Citizens --------------Zzl
FIRST wAED.
For Councilman:
Wallace Filler, Citizens ------------.... -.-.-s5
". L. Van Winkle, Independent -............S5
Member Board Educa ton
H. W Stewart. Citizens ----.----.-.-.-..-...39
Mrs Eva NJ Murphy, Independent --.--.-..- =
SECOND WARD
For Councilman:
Albert Reed Citizens -----.--..---.---.---.-Ill
Member Board EducatiOn=
E. ThOrsOn. Citizens ...---.-----...-..-.... IS
Mrs. Eva VanScOyk, Independent.----.---- IS
THIRD WARD.
For Councilman:
d. G. Derby, Citizens .-.. III
Member Board Education:
2. j. Mcbride, Citizens --------.---...113
The Citizens ticket, as shown above,
was elected throughout, with the ex-
ceptiOn Of councilman from the First
ward. Wallace Filler made the race on
the Citizens ticket against W. L. Van
Wrinkle, who sprinted down the indie
pendent ticket, both finishing with just
IS votes apiece.
The greatest number Of votes cast for
any two opposing candidates was for
city treasurer, the total being 80. 1t
was really the storm center of Tuesdays
contest and the Office hung IN the bal
ance in the judgment of political prog
nosticatOrs until the counted ballots ac-
tually told the tale.
George Kelly, the Citizens nominee
for mayor, carried the Second and Third
wards by large majOTities, running in
the First ward only five votes behind his
Independent opponent, Henry Rung,
who was put on the nOminally temper
ance ticket. This vote for the head Of
the city officials did not, however, re-
veal the comparative strength of the
saloon and temperance elements IN
GoOdland. The Independent support
ers slammed the Citizens ticket as the
''Whiskey ticket, and the Citizens
came back with the declaration, "we're
as good as YOU -" It wasn't a case of
the pot calling the kettle black, because
both tickets were made up of good men
and women. 1t was rather a spirited
but friendly contest for spheres of in
auence, and the people of GOodland
look forward to and demand a whole
some city administration by the men
whom they have hOnOred and placed II
power.
The romantic part of the election had
its plot and counterplOt IN the First
ward. Mrs. E. T. Murphy was the In
dependent candidate for member Of the
board Of education, while H. W.
Stewart, was the Citizens candidate for
the same honor. Both began early
after the tickets were in the field to
make house to house CanvaSSeS IN their
ward, their plan of work one day hap
pening 50 to intersect that while the one
was making speech IN one home the
other 'cOuntered' by a ike endeavOT
in the very next door. At one time, the
bachelor candidate, not knowing just
where his afable opponent was, al
most knocked at the door where she
had just entered. Presence Of mind
saved him, however, and he beat a
hasty retreat.
A few days before election the Citi-
zens' nominee bOlstered up his candi-
dacy-which had been pretty well
wrecked BY the truthful charge that,
thought he was a college graduate, he
never taught school, and therefore
wouldn't know how to manage One-bY
printing an article advising that the W
| Q. T. q, which had shOuldered the In
| dependent ticket, to beware Of politics
| But to his surprise, this was count
ered'' by a circular, sudden IN its ap-
pearance and widespread IN its mission
1t said he was a handsome bachelor, -
but continued with the query to the
effect that he wouldn't be a suitable
person on the board Of education be-
cause he had no family-nOt even the
prospects Of one
There was now but one thing for the
poor man 20 dO-make another canvass,
md IN the presence Of high heaven and
the ward voter, to declare his intentions
to become a follower Of Hymen- It
was q hard thing to do, but It saved