The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-06
KANSAS ELECTIONS.
Many Kansas Cities Elect Officers
Under New Commission Plan.


Clay Center, Kan, April 6.-The cleo
ton day passed off quietly in Clay Cen
ter yesterday. A very light vote was
cast and there was virtually no excite
ment to indicate there was an election.
The administration of Mayor Geo. w
Hanna was endorsed by the election
of three councilmen who are in accord
with his views. In the First ward o. L.
Slade was elected by majority of CO
over his opponent, Charles w. Swenson.
+. ". Gay defeated l. Brightweiser by
a majority of Il votes in the Second
ward, and Steve Trip was elected by
n majority of 81 votes in the Third
ward.
There was no contest for members Of
the board of education in the city, and
Messrs. ARIA Neal, Chas. Humfield
and A. P. Lawrence were elected with
out opposition. r. c. Miller was elect
ed for the adjacent territory and ]. P.
Otis and John Marshall tied for second
place.
The proposition to donate to the state
of Kansas for armory purposes the
west half of block %. Clay Center,
known as the Garfield school block,
was lost by a big majority.
Emporia, Kan. April 6.-Returns
show the election of Frank Mccain,
mayor, and William Corbett and Will
liam Lawler. commissioners, at the
election here yesterday. Mccain de-
feated H. b Morse, the other candi-
date, by a vote of about three to. one,
and Corbett led in the race for com
missioners. The election was closely
contested. a total vote of $500 being
cast.
Mccain had served one year as
mayor when the change to commits
sioner government was made Mccain
is a plasterer, Corbett a stonemason
and Lawler a real estate man. ID. W.
Morris. the only business man on the
ffO1ra y f-6
Cherryvale, Kan, April 6.-Commis-
sion government carried in Cherryvale
yesterday by the decisive vote of 420
to 206. A campaign of education was
conducted here the past three weeks
with little opposition to the new plan
Commission government will go into
effect in just a year. In the council
election the Citizens ticket triumphed
over the Republicans in most of the
wards. B. F. Brill. W. F. Ringstaf,
Guy Baker, c. H Thomas and j. NJ. (
Miller were elected and J. A. Clayton
and J. H. Reeves tied for the council
in the Second ward.
Arkansas City, Kan. April 6-The
city election passed off quietly here
yesterday and a light vote was cast
Four members of the council and four
members of the school board only were
elected.
Wellington. Kan. April 6.-The city
election here yesterday, the first held
under the commission plan or city
government. resulted in the electon
of City Treasurer w. ]. Newbold as
mayor. over John D. Share and M. M
Kirk. for commissioner for two years
term over John Hinchcliff. Q. J: Hack
ney is probably elected commissioned
for the three year term by small
plurality over s. c. Haslet. large
vote was polled, the women taking an
active part in the contest.
Abilene Kan, April 6.-The first cleo
ton under the commission form OF
government was held yesterday. About
900 out of 1900 electors voted. A. W.
Rice was elected mayor; j.. n forney
and L. H. Kump. commissioners. At
torneys say the election was Illegally
called and it will probably be tested in
courts.
Salina. Kan, April 6.-The quietest
election in 20 years occurred here yes
terday, there being no opposition IN
two of the five wards. A. hard fight IN
the First ward resulted in the defeat
oe Taylor Miller. who served on the
council nearly a quarter of a century,
by Henry Blatherwick. r. p. Cravens,
who has served on the school ooard
for many years. and president of the
board and also president of the state |
association of school boards, was de- |
feated also The women's vote was ex-
ceptionally light.
Kansas City, Kan, April 81. E. |
Porter was elected mayor of Kansas |
city, Kan, which has commission |
form for government, defeating q. s. |
Csuyer Forty-one of AZ precincts show |
the following vote: Guyer $3.50; Porter |
z 305 This makes Porter's majority TO. |
Otto Anderson, Henry F. Dean, James |
A. Gable and Q. w. Green have been
elected commissioners.
Galena, Kan, April 6.-Four council |
men and five school directors were
elected by the Democrats here yeSter- |
day, George Hoerning. Republican can |
6idate for council in the Second ward |
being the only member of his ticket |
to succeed. Raymond Moore, F'erd VI |
rich. Leslie Gassoway ana Frank |
Rohrbough We're elected to the council |
and Norton Dale. William Campbell, |
q. r. Dale. c. 2. Mitchell, f. s. Right |
to the school board.
Atchison, Kan, April 6.-This Is the
ssoff year. in Atchison municipal poll
tics. and the election yesterday was
the cuietest in the history of Atchi-
son. Members of the council and |
school board were elected, but no spe-
ciaI issues were before the people, and |
most of the candidates had no opposi-
ton The vote was very light, only |
two wards showing semblance of a
contest
Manhattan, Kan, April e.-The re-
suit of the city election yesterday in
Manhattan went largely in favor of
the Democrats AS far as is known,
onIy one Republican was elected to
the council. Three Democratic cOun- |
cilmen and four Democratic members
of the board of education were elected. |
Politics had little to do with the cleo |
ton. Civic improvement was the issue.
Pittsburg, kan, April 6.-While the
election for mayor and city commits |
sioners here yesterday was non-politi- |
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