The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-02
RESULTS IN KANSAS.

RESULTS IN KANSAS.
Abilene, KAN, April 2.-Christian
Johntz was elected commissioner OF
finance over P. H. Halleck by 80 ma
jority. Only half the registered vote
was cast.
Concordia, Kan. April 1.-THE heav-
lest vote that was ever cast represent
ed Concordia in yesterdays election
1909 votes were cast and w. T. Short
carried the city by 10 votes. Short
was the liberal candidate and won by
the heavy laboring vote cast. Half
of the mem bers of the council elected
are running on the Short ticket.
Atchison, Kan, April 2.-G. G.
Finney, Democrat, was elected mayor
here over Charles Brown, Republican,
by $50 votes. Walter Brown, Repub-
1ican, was elected city attorney over
Sam Harberger, Dem ocrat. The Dem
ocratic candidate for police judge was
elected.
SaIina, Kan, April 2.-NearIy 5000
votes were cast here with heavy wo-
mans vote. At 10 o'clock v.
E. Niquette led P. A. Brown 125 in
the First and Fifth wards complete
for mayor. The Fourth and Second
wards men vote gave Brown ma
jority of 176.
The indications point to Niquette's
election. A feature of the election was
the defeat of Col. Daniel r. Wagstaff,
the Oldest politician in central Kan
sas, for police judge.
independence, Kan, April 2.-After
one of the warmest campaigns of re-
cent years, G.. H. Kerr was today elect
ed mayor by vote of 1886 against
1.O71 for r. r. Bittman- N M.
Thompson, a school teacher, poled 149
votes.
Emporia, Kan, April I'm the
city election for commissioner of
er defeated c. H. Tweedy by 335
votes. School board members elected
were C. H. Dabbs, Fremont Miller
and L. E. Bang.
Wichita, April 2.-Mayor w. w.
Minick was defeated for reelection
here by Judge w. J. Babb. Babb's
majority will be about 1000. The
city commissioners elected were: E.
r. Battin, R. B. Campbell, John Harris
and James Murray.
Winfield. Kan, April with H.
"A. McGregor at it's head for mayor the
entire Citizens ticket was elected here
by majority ranging from 400 to 900.
Mrs. Mary Ba1oof, for member of the
school board, was the only candidate
on the Socialist ticket who ran ahead
of the ticket. She received many
votes as a protest against the refusal
of the Citizens convention to recog-
nfze the women by giving them
place on the ticket.
Seneca, Kan, April 2.-Although
there was but one ticket the Citizens
in the field a warm contest developed
at the eleventh hour and w. G. Ruck-
er, who has served as mayor the past
ponent, r. D. McClimman, by the vote
of 272 to 262, a majority of 10.
The name of Mr.. Rucker did not
appear on the ballot and was written
in the blank column.
The fight for mayor was on the ap-
pointive city offices rather than on
the individual candidates. The only
other contest in the city was for
councilman in the First ward. c. c.
Hart was elected by a vote of los to
81 over A. A. Martin. who has served
from that ward for several years. Mr..
Hart defeated Mr.. Martin in the Citi-
zens' caucus for the nomination. Mr..
Martin was then nominated by a
Democratic caucus.
Larned, Kan, April 2.-The election
resulted in victory for Ed S. Lindas,
mayor: Miss Bob Lee Victor, city
treasurer: George r. Warren, police |
Judge; w. w. Charles. treasurer of the |
board of education; H T. Taylor, DR.. !
c. H Ewing and A. B. Lovett, mem
bers of the school board, and the fol- |
lowing council: First ward, D. A Ely; !
Second ward, Mark Krouch: Third |
ward, H. M. Reed; Fourth ward, Chas. !
Evans. All were elected on the Citi- |
zens' ticket without OPPOSITION except |
D. A. Ely, councilman in the First !
ward, who ran as an Independent can |
didate and defeated Robert NJ. Cline |
of the Citizens ticket by a vote of 11S !
to SO. No issue came up during the |
campaign, and the election passed off |
very quietly except for the contests |
FOR councilmen in the First and Fourth !