The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07
new COUNCIL IN SEATS
f. B. simms, of First Ward, Elected
President.

By making a Whirlwind campaign
during an intermission of the council
the opposition against Councilman s.
A. ~Swendson, as president of the coun-
Gil, developed the candidacy OF F. B.
Simms, of the First ward, and manag-
ed to line up six of the councilmen,
CHANGING that another of the council
man would give the necessary majority.
It took two ballots before the bird
with the laurel wreath in its bill you'd
light but when it did it was not on the
man picked to win in advance, S. A.
Swendson.
the vote being as follows: F. B.. Simms,
4; William Green, 1; S. A. ~Swendson,
4; c. K. Holiday, /.
On the second ballot Simms won by
the following vote: Simms, Z; Swend-
son, l. One blank ballot was cast One
of the candidates did not vote and the
other one voted for himself. Will
lam Green withdrew after the first bal
lot and urged the support of the coun-
cilnen for Swendson.
It was clear test of the administra-
ton forces and those who have not
beeen so termed. It is evident from
this that one of the newly elected
councilmen threw his first vote for the
administration.
The mayor was particularly happy
over the testimonial of support which
his following in the council endered
him, though he had nothing against
r-1L - 81 ~
personalities was side-tracked
f. z. Nipps was h second choice as
president of the council for the adj
ministration forces and they expected
10 spring him on the third ballot if no
election occurred and it was proven
that Simms could not carry successful
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Councilman simms is the lone and
sole Democrat in the council at the
time so that there is no special fear
that the Democrats will get the upper
hand of the council.
The two new members of the council
Councilman c. E. Jordan and E.
Montgomery took their seats last night
for the first time n though not
sworn in by the city clerk until follow
ing the regular business session. they
got in long enough before adjournment
to cast their first vote for the presi-
dent of the council.
Both of the new councilmen made
brief maiden speeches upon assuming
their chairs and were followed in turn
by COuncilmen l. A. Ryder and s. S..
Rice, the retiring councilmen who ask
ed the same eourtesies to be extended
to their successors that they had en-
joyed while councilmen.
The new lineup of the council con-
tains two grocerymen, two coal men,
one laundryman,one telephone manager,
n manufacturer, two statesmen, one
lawyer by education, and two railroad
employees.
IL O0AtSA AdANaSECA LllC StGGIAOil
Of Tuesday, last evening. Coun-
cilmen Green. Ryder and Sinner acted
upon a board of tellers to return a
~count-of the vote.
The Socialists have just complaint
to make. The returns sent in by the
election boards from the First and
Second wards failed to give them
credit on all the votes which Uey cast.
In the First ward they lost one vote
in the returns sent in to the election
commissioner and in the Second they
lost three. As a result Jordan's ma
jority in the First ward is cut from
100 to 119 as published or Wednesday
and c.. K Holidays is cut down from
39S to $50. His plurality over his Dem
ocratic opponent remains Ala as first
published.
The incomplete detailed returns which
were sent in, though a mistake by the
election board from the second pre-
cinct of the Second ward, were cor
rected as follows:
c. K. Holliday-Male vote. $50; fe-
male, sc. Mix Heery-male, IS; fe-
male, 38. Total. Holliday-206. Total,
Heery-134. There were no changes dis
covered IN the remaining ard over
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