The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-03

His Majority on Tuesday Over
Two Thousand.
Republicans Lose One COuncil-
man I'm Second.
CLOSE in THE FOURTH.
Horn Gets Through With But
"a i'm Lead.
Council Grove Railroad Bonds
Carry by Big Vote.

Council Grove Railroad Bonds
Carry by Big Vote.
The Republican ticket with the excep-
ton of one councilman was elected
Tuesday In Topeka.
The one exception was the defeat of
r. I. Jones. Republican nominee for
councilman in the Second ward, by the
Democrat, J. J. Lannan.
William Green, Republican nominee
for mayor. received a majority of over
two thousand, 2,118 to be exact, over w.
H. kemper, Democrat.
Green received a total of 5,33S votes
and Kemper 1920.
Green received most of his majority
from the women vote on a division
showing thus:
VIM Green. male vote, 1924; female
vote, 2,114.
w. H. Kemper male vote 2377. fe-
male vote, TAB.
The following is the remaining list of
new city officials together with their
ma jorities:
F. G. Drenning. city attorney. 5,61O.
c. B. Burge, city clerk, 3,19S.
M. NJ. Hale, city treasurer, 3,037.
S. S. Urmy, police Judge, 1924
E. r. Simon, judge of court of Tope-
ka, 1897.
E. L. O'NeiI, clerk of court of Tope-
ka, 1892.
J. T. Wintrode, marshal of court of
Topeka, 1876.
COuncilmen:
First ward-W. n. VanNess, 1852.
Second ward-J. J. Lannan, 207.
Third ward-H. B. Howard, 797.
Fourth ward-C. w. Horn. "a.
Fifth ward-C. H. Kutz, 615.
Sixth ward-E. F. Stanley, 443.
Board of Education:
First ward-M. R. Mitchell.
Second Ward-George H. Smith.
Third ward-J. w. Gleed.
Fourth ward-T. F. Carver.
Fifth ward-Josiah Jordan.
Sixth ward-J. A. Ramsey.
The Vote I'm Detail
The vote in detail was as follows:
F. G. Drenning, city attorney, no op-
position male vote, 3,62S; female vote,
1882. Total vote, $50
c. B. BurCe. Republican, city clerk.
male vote, 3,476; female vote, 1871 Total
vote, 5,307- Burgess majority, 3,198.
c. H. Beronious, Democrat, city clerk,
male vote. 1858; female vote, 421. Total
vote, 2,109.
M. M Hale, city treasurer, Republi-
can, male vote, 3,435; female vote. 1,779.
Total vote, 5,214. Hale's majority, 3.037.
P. NJ. Sheafor. city treasurer. Demo-
crat male vote. 1858; female vote, 4S9.
S. S. Urmy. police judge. Republican,
no opposition; male vote. 1884; female
vote, 1880 Total vote, 1924.
E. R. Simon, Judge of the court of
Topeka, Republican, total vote, 3,289.
Majority, 1897.
N B. Arnold. judge of the court of
Topeka, Democrat, total vote. 1852.
E. o. O'Neil, clerk of the cdurt of
Topeka. Republican, total vote, S,405.
Majority, 1892.
of q nf o.
peka, Democrat, total vote, 1,413.
j. T. Wfntrode, marshal of the
court of Topeka. Republican, total
vote, s,127. Majority, 1876.
J. P Berry, marshal of the court
of Topeka, Democrat, total vote, 1851.
Councilman First Ward: W. M.
Van Ness, Republican. male vote, 3S4;
female vote. 264; total vote, 64S. Ma
jority, 1872.
vote, s92; female vote. "a; total vote,
4S6.
Councilman Second Ward: J. J.
Lannan, Democrat male vote, 697; fe-
male vote. 23S; total vote, $50. Ma
jority, 207.
r. l. Jones, Republican, male vote.
522; female vote, 2o1; total vote, 723.
Councilman Third Ward; H: B.
Republican, male vote, z4o;
Majority, 79F.
j. M. French, Democrat. male vote.
800; female vote. 104; total vote. 494,
Councilman Fourth Ward: c. w.
Horn, Republican, male vote, 511; fe-
male, 252; total vote. 763. Horn ma
L. e. Fraser, Democrat, male vote.
SAL; female vote, 19s; total vote. 739.
Councilman Fifth Ward: c. H.
Kutz, Republican, male vote, 555; fe-
male vote. 33e; total vote, 894. Ma
jority, 615.
wesley Hale. Democrat, male vote,
female vote, 81; total vote. 27s-
Councilman Sixth Ward: E. F.
Republican, male vote, 329;
female vote, 202; total vote, 531. Ma
jority, 443.
]. M. whittekind, Democrat. male
vote, II; female vote, II: total vote,
8s.
The Bonds Garry Easily.
The bonds for the Topeka & South
western-an issue of $4,000 to be au-
thorized by the city-carried easily
with a majority of 3,577. The vote
on the bonds was:
For the bonds: male vote, 3,096;
female vote, 8S6.
Against the bonds: male vote, 1853;
female vote, 696.
The above figures are all complete
with the exception of the vote on the
bonds In the third precinct of the Fifth
ward which the election board failed |
to total, and the vote on officers of the |
court of Topeka and board of educa-
ton IN the nrSL precinct or the second |
ward, which suffered the same fate.
The commissioner of elections is en-
1eavoring to straighten out the tangle /
cf figures. which will not change the |
result either way to any material ex- |
tent: the vote simply affects the board
Of education and the bond vote-not |
beyond that
C. B. Burge, candidate for city clerk |
was the high man on the Republican |
,ity ticket and exceeded the majority
Of VIM. Green by 1000 votes.
NJ. M Hale, city treasurer, ran |
close second to Burge. I
The smallest majority was that of /