The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-08

most exciting election ever held In THU
city and the first under commission
government Tuesday resulted In =. O.
Johnson being chosen for mayor Fred
8. Jackson for finance commissioner
and j. w. Jenkins for public utilities
374 and Jackson's 93. Two LEADING
Democratic commissioners waged q
bitter warfare, w. Knaus supporting
John T. Salthouse for mayor and L. C.
Criner supporting r. o. johnson. Jen-
kins had no opposition.
Salina.
Salina, Kan, April 8.-A light vote
was polled here Tuesday there being
no interest in the election. except on q
proposition to issue bonds in the sum
Of $4,000 for a new high school
building. The bond issue was defeated
about 500.
Atchison.
Atchison, Kan, April Sin Tues
days councilmanic election the tax
payers league, which was working
hard to elect councilmen in four
wards, won two and lost two contests.
giving that organization three MEM
bers in the council. one holdover.
plan, as adopted by the present coun-
Gil, and work on which is nearly COM
pleted. Only an average vote was
polled.
Efc0On10.
Fredonia, Kan, April S.-The city
election passed off quietly with Repub-
lican, Citizens and Socialist tickets
in the field. For the first time ladies
served on the election boards. with a
pleasing effect. j. w. Moss. represent
ing the Citizens ticket. was reelected
for the three-year term by majority
Of IS over all.
junction City.
r,,~o<ion (Vi<xy Kon Anri1 2-R1ch-
ard Brown defeated Thomas Dever for
commissioner of finance by 2S9 ma
jority. A light vote was cast and the
election was very quiet. Cold weather
kept many from the polls.
Newton.
Newton, Kan, April S.-With over
3,4OO votes polled Newton had the
most hotly contested election Tuesday
that has been held in the history of
the city. A. ]. Duff won the fight for
mayor over Jerry Dunkleberger, the
present incumbent, by "A votes The
largest vote on record. 1888. was
polled.
Nickerson, Kan, April S.-Bonds
for $4,000 for the construction of a
waterworks carried in the election
here Tuesday.
Ottawa, Kan, April ST. M. Harris
was elected mayor of Ottawa Tuesday
by a majority of 200 votes over A. H.
Slater. the present mayor. A total of
1910 votes were cast, which is 1000
more than had ever been polled in
any former election. Both candidates
were running on nonpartisan tickets
eminent.
Wellington.
Wellington. Kan, April S.-Returns
show the election Of George H. Hun
ter for mayor over w. j. Newbold by
a majority of 200 or more A heavy
vote was polled in all the wards. The
proposition to establish a city library
carried by more than two to one.
Cherryvale.
Cherryvale, Kan, April 8.-By an
majority the people of
Cherryvale Tuesday voted $4,000
bonds for a new, modern high school
The bonds carried in every
lost by the narrow margin of seven
votes. w. A. Briggs was elected COM
missioner of finance and revenue,
practically without opposition.
Iarned.
Larned, Kan, April s.-The propo-
sition to issue $4,000 OF city bonds
for a municipal light and power plant
in Larned carried by vote Of over
three to one here Tuesday. The vote
was the heaviest ever recorded at
spring election. In the only ward con-
est in the city George w. Lawrence,
ing the municipal plant, defeated
H. M. Lawton, seeking re-
on opposition to the bonds by
a vote Of 258 to 131.
Open Stores at lola.
Wichita, Kan, April 8.-George H.
well known miller, was elect
ed mayor of Wellington over J. w.
NV yHD1G H&vye <~pit S~R
In a fight over Sunday closing of
stores at lola, Kan, those in favor of
open stores won. John X. Warner was
chosen mayor with a majority of 262
over c o. Bollinger.
William Geiser was elected mayor of
Neodesha, Kan, with little opposition.
o. w. Dawson won hard fight for
mayor Of Mcpherson, Kan, over D. G.
Luce, present mayor.
At Winfield. Kan. the Socialists
were beaten in councilmanic elections.
Socialists Win at Frontenac.
F'rontenac, Kan. April S.-The So
cialists elected four out of 1--WE candi-
dates for the council here Tuesday.
Defeated Socialist Mayor.
Girard, Kan. April S.-Richard
Socialist mayor of Girard
for two years, was defeated for re-
election yesterday by Henry Sauer.
Sauer's majority was 172. Supporters
of the citizens candidate engaged in a
mild celebration.
Women Democrats in Majority.
Chicago. April 8.-Chicago women
Democrats at the polls showed a slight
ma jOrity over women Republicans
while Progressives were a bad third.
The figures indicate in round numbers
about 5000 women Democrats, 81, 900
10000 Progressives and
$4,000 independents. The remainder of
the women vote was scattered.
Ar THE THEATERS.