The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-05
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Citizens Ticket Wins.


Citizens Ticket Wins.
Cherryvale, Kan, April SIN the
hardest fought election Cherryvale has
ever had, the citizens ticket today
elected the mayor and full board of
commissioners by majoritieS ranging
from 80 for S. ]. Harmon for mayor,
to SO for J. H. Miller, one of the COM
missioners.
Horton Bonds Carry.
Horton. Kan, April 5.-Horton went
progressive, when the town voted five
to one in favor of issuing $4,000 in
bonds to buy the present privately
owned light and water plant. w. G.
Kelley, a progressive, was CHOSEN
mayor for his fourth term.
Stewart at Parsons.
Parsons, Kan, April SO. H. Stew
art, the first mayor under commission
form of government in Parsons, was
reelected mayor today. DR.. Gabriel,
the other nominee, withdrew after the
primaries. H. S. Larsen, is the only
member Of the commission reelected
The other two members of the COM
mission elected are s. Cooper and
Henry DIN, with the fourth man in
doubt
Dancing Caused Defeat.
wellington, Kan, April 5.-His re-
fusal to permit dancing on new
paved street when a celeoraCon was
chief reason for w. J. Newbold being
defeated for reelection as mayor yes
terday. The campaign against New
bold was made on the ground that ne
was narrow in his vie eTns+ad Nevbo1d
His majority will probably be 40
votes. John Hinchcl1ffe, Socialist,
polled 125 out of 1900 votes
A heavy rain fell throughout the
dav. Many women voted, however.
WeIbo1d has a slight lead in the wom-
an vote.
democrats at Fort Scott.
Fort Scott, Kan, April 5.-The
fight at the polls here was chiefly be
TWEEN the Democrats and the SoelaIlsIs
and with two-thirds or the votes
nanocrats have elected their candi-
date for mayor, W. E. BROOKS, py
aboI1t 200 majority over P. E. Dough
ertv Socialist. D. B. Williams, the
Republican candidate Tor mayor was
third in the race.
Beat Commission Plan.
salina. Kan, April SC. K. Kirt-
land has been reelected mayor of Sa-
lima bv $50 majority. The women's
vote was smaller than usual. The COM
mission form of government PROPOSE
ton was beaten about Two TO one
Paving Candidate Wins.
Hiavatha- Kan. April 5-The pro-
gressive city ticket won here yesterday
bv a large majority. ]. T. Grimes was
reelected by a majority of 200 over
s. r. Johnson, the anti-paving cand1-
date.
Fred Warren Lost.
Girard. Kan, April 81 P.
Houghton, who headed the Socialist
and Labor ticket, was elected mayor
here yesterday, receiving 314 votes TO
his nearest opponents 25S. Fred y.
Warren, editor of the Appeal to Rea-
son. made an unsuccessful race for a
MACE on the board of education. He
boiled 253 votes. The Citizens ticket
won all of the places on the board OF
education. The candidacy OF Two Ike.
pubIicans for mayor on the Clt1zens
and Independent ticket made the cleo
ton of Houghton possible
Old Mayor Reelected.
CoffeyvilIe, Kan, April 5.-Emory
G. Rice has been elected mayor and
Samuel McMurty, Benjamin Jones, H.
w. Dale and W. H. Lewark city COM
missioners here. The official returns
are not in.
Rice was mayor a year ago when
the commission plan was adopted He
was defeated for election under the
new rule by George Coverdale, a
did not please the reform element and
at one time petitions for a recall cleo
ton were circulated. They were never
filed, however.
Close in Emporia.
Emporia, Kan, April By a ma
iority of Is votes, 1887 to 1872, Frank
Mccain was yesterday reelected may
or here over Edgar Fessenden- Early