The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-08
Only One Ticket Voted for BY
Leavenworth Citizens.
The Success Of the Commission
Plan Is Demonstrated.
HARD WICHITA FIGHT
:" Observation-Disclosures" Forces
Carry the Election.
Socialists Cast q Surprising
Vote at Cherryvale.

Leavenworth, Kan, April g.
Leavenworth witnessed municipal
election Tuesday which is believed to
be unparalleled in the history of Kan
sas. There was but one ticket, the In-s
dependent. Both political parties
some time ago indorsed the ticket.
This state of affairs. rs the result of
the recent special election, at which
the citizens decided, by large ma
jority, to adopt the commission form
of government. The success of the
commission proposition WAS SO over
whelming that the political parties
decided to put no ticket in the field.
AS a result, mayor and four COM
missioners were elected at an election
which was a mere formality, only
about 1000 votes being polled out of
a registration exceeding 5000.
The new officials will take Office
next Friday. They are: Mayor, Ed
GRANGER: commissioners. Henry
Knipe, Omar Abernathy, o. p. Lam
bert and Albert Doege. The mayor
and four commissioners are pledged
to serve one term without salary.
Salina-There was no interest in
the election here except in the. First
ward, where Taylor Miller, who for
twenty-five years was the leader of
the wet element and a member of the
council, was defeated py sixty-two
votes. Three members of the coun-
Gil running for reelection were de-
feated. There was no contest for the
school board. The woman's vote was
not as large as usual. The PROPOSE
ton to vote $4,000 bonds for a new
high school was carried by a good
majority.
Holton-Half the council and half
the school board were elected here.
There was no issue and the vote was
light
wichita-As the result of the hard
est fought local campaign in years the
"anti-administration forces won out
in Tuesdays election. The Republi-
cans elected all the council with one
exception.
city election was whether Sz2.5oU in.
bonds for waterworks extension
should be voted. The bonds won by
a splendid majority on a light vote.
The Republicans selected all members
of the council and board of educa-
ton.
Columbus-The city election here.
voting for five members of the city
council and eight members of the school
board, resulted in a general Republi-
can victory, Democratic or Citizens
winning In two instances only.
Pittsburg-The Republican candi-
dates were elected here, with one or
Civic League candidates for council
men. The election was quiet with
three tickets in the field, Democratic,
Republican and Civic League, or Inde-
pendent ticket.
Cherryvale-The Republicans elect
ed two councilrnen here today, the Citi-
zens one and ore was tie. The Social
lists cast a surprisingly large vote, but
none of their candidates was elected.
Abilene-Tuesday's election brought
out the smallest vote in years. Only
one ticket, non-partisan, was in the
Pleister J. M. Gleissner, A. Hees. e. E
Coulson.
Newton-Favorable weather and a
contest in every ward brought out
fairly good vote in Newton. Party
lines we're not drawn, the issue being
purely local. According to the unoffi-
cial returns the following were elected:
Councilmen, j. T. Axte1. E. A. Devor-
reaux, E. P. Dewalt and C. F. Nissen;
members of board Of education, J. D.
Williams, w. F. Benin, E. A. Lewellen
and H. A. French.
Chetopa-A hard contest closed here
for school board in the Third ward
Mrs. Cook was the candidate of the
law enforcement people and Mrs. Geo.
p Bush was the candidate of the op-
position. Mrs. Cook was elected by
thirteen majority.
Emporia-An extremely quiet election
here resulted in a small vote and all
Republican candidates for councilrnen
were elected as follows: In the First
ward, Jonas Rakdall; Second. Fred
Baird; Third, ]. H. Wallace; Fourth,
Adam Mishler. For members school
board: First ward, Fremont Miller;
Second ward, W. w. Jones; Third
ward, Herman Retschlag; Fourth
ward, Louis Bang.
on the Progressive ticket, was elected
mayor of Rosedale. He received
total vote Of 403.
There were two other tickets in the
field. Neal Dabney headed the Citi-
zens' ticket and Solomon J. Jones the
Socialist ticket. OF the four wards,
Eicholtz carried the Second, Third
and Fourth. The First ward was
carried by Solomon J. Jones, Socialist
Argentine-The elecrIon in Argen-
tine was for members of the council
and board Of education. The council
men chosen were:
First ward-Hadley D. Rossetter,
Republican.
Second ward-Daud West, Re-
publican.
Second ward (to fill vacancy)-C.
A. Goodrich, Republican.
Third ward-E. J. Mcdowell, Re
publican.
Fourth ward-Godfrey Brown, cfti-
zens'
Clay Center.-A very small vote WAS
polled at the city election today. There
was only one ticket in the field. but the
voters wrote In the names of Frank
Oberg for councilman in the First
ward. L. Br1ghtweiser councilman in
the Second and Sam Laneworthv in
Pr.