The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-04
ROSE RESIGNS.
Mayor of Kansas City, Kan, So
Announces TO Council.
VIII Stop Suit Against Him in
Supreme Court.
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kansas city. kan. April 4.-Mayor
william ". Rose, of Kansas Cley,
Kan. Police Chief Vernon J. Rose and
Captain Of Police Kelly resigned at
the meeting Of the council last night
after the election returns for council
men had begun to come in
Mayor Rose was defendant in an
custer suit in the supreme court OF
Kansas to put him out of office be-
cause he failed to enforce the prohibi-
ton law The suit was filed by Attor-
ney General Coleman at the instance
OF Governor Hoch- The testimony, all
Of which has been before the supreme
court for several weeks, was damag-
ing to Mayor Rose.
The case was set for final arguments
and decision Friday, April 6. If
Mayor Rose had allowed the case to be
settled in that court and it had gone
against him. he could not hold Office
again. So he resigned.
e. r. Venard Republican council
man from the Third ward, is president
Of the council, and will become acting
mayor until the successor Of Mayor
Rose is chosen He is and always has
been hostile to Rose. 1t viii be the
duty OF Mr.. Venard, according to the
laws of Kansas to call a special cleo
tlon in ten days for the selection of
Mayor Roses successor. Mayor Rose
will try to succeed himself. # the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Democratic
party nominates him again.
John T. Sims, Republican police
Judge now, has been talked of as a
candidate. He viii have some sup
porters among the Republican execu-
tive committeeman.
The city council will meet tonight to
take further action on the many
hzrf
tion. Last night, after accept
ing the designations of the
three officials the council ap-
pointed J. H. Bradbury captain of
police, but did not fill the vacancy Gre
ated by the resignation Of Chief of Po-
lice Rose. It will probab bly, name his
successor tonight.
Mayor Rose made one of the most
strenuous campaigns in the history Of
Kansas City, Kan, to elect councilnen
favorable to him, but the election went
against him. Three Republicans were
elected out Of the six men running for
Office. OF the six men who hold over in
the council. three are Republicans and
three are Democrats.
The Republicans elected Burns in the
First ward. Clark IN the Third ward and
Patton in the Fifth ward. The Demo-
Gratis elected West la the Second ward
S'Conneu in the Fourth ward and
Lyons in the Sixth ward IN the Fourth
ward the Civic league had candidate
I0r. D. s. stephens, chancellor of the
Kansas City university. He received
s56 votes.
AT OTTAWA.
BY a vote Of to 1. the city of Ottawa
decided te take over the municipal wa
ter ani electric light plant Bonds il
the sum Of S150,O0O were authorized for
purchase and improvement. Seventy
thousand dollars Of this goes for pur-
chase All the negotiations are con
cluded Tor the purchase, and the trans
fer viii probably be made in sixty to
ninety days. Republican councilnen
and school board members were elected.
AT SALINA.
At the city election here for one mem
Der Of the city council and one mem
Der Of the school board from each ward.
the Good Government league. dry"
lost in three wards. This leaves the
council just as it was before, four with
the mayor and four against him on the
temperance question. Many women
voted. The proposition to issue bonds
for a school building carried by n large
majority
AT LAWRENCE.
Only Republicans were running for
city offices here In the Third ward,
however. A. 7. Cox was sprung Mon
day night as an Independent candidate
for the city council. and defeated W.
II. Johns, the nominee The election
resulted: Board OF education. W. S.
Metcaf, ". f. Higgins; councilmen,
" B. McFarlane. W. e. Hazen, A. L.
Cox. Joe Aulder, z. b Dicker, G. NJ.
Lindley.
AT OLATHE
Half a vote was cast in this city. The
Republicans elected Frank A1ahaff1e
councilman in the Second ward and L.
=. Hancock in the Third. c. ". Gorsch
was reelected on the Independent
ticket in the First ward The Repub-
licans also elected S. D. Scott, and the
Democrats B. H. Roberts and c. E.
,f7snsae p.
education.
AT JUNCTION CITY.
In the city election here S. C. Har-
per. John HOimgren, c. W. CaIkin and
Daniel Hurley were elected council
men, and @. w Mcknight. G. W.
Strickland, S. S. Turner and r D. Cor
yell we're elected members of the
schooh board. Less than zoo votes
we're cast out of a registration of more
than 1900. A liberal ticket was
elected
AT LEAvENWORTH
Results are coming in slowly on ac-
count Of the great number of scratched
ballots. It is conceded that the Demo
Gratis have elected four counciInen.
and the Republicans two. All MAORI
ties are small. The Independent school
board ticket ran well. but was beaten
By a small majority The election gives
the Democratic mayor a friendly coun-
Gil About two-thirds Of the registered
votes came out
AT HOLTON.
The question OF municipal water
works was involved in the Hoiton cleo
ton. The water works party elected
M i. Warner councilman in the First
ward. The "antis'' elected r. F. Glenn
in the Second. c. F. Hurrel. an anti
who had no opposition. was elected in
the Third. The water works bond cleo
ton win take place next Tuesday.
AT HERINGTON
In the city. election here the Republi-
5rfi- se,r7f all 1e4
cept one, and NJ. P. lay. independent,
was elected mayor by 300. D. W. Naill,
county Republican chairman, and Rep
resentativa J. w. Creech. opposed the