The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-07
IN STATE
One Hundred Kansas Cities
Elect New City Officials.
Women Badly Treated-NO
Trouble at Polls.

| Women candidates for office in the
municipal elections in Kansas yester-
day generally Jared badly at the hands
| of the voters. Returns from Sabetha
showed that out of a ticket composed
entirely of women, only one candidate
was elected, men filling the principal
offices. At Leavenworth, Mrs. Iva
Marshall, candidate for mayor, was
defeated six to one by E. w. GRANGER
reelected.
In other places where women were
not candidates their activities figured
largely in results.
Two Kansas towns, Lawrence ana
Abilene, voted on propositions to Dust
pool halls and in both instances the
voters elected to allow the establish
ment to continue.
O. H Bentley, former state senator
was chosen mayor of Wichita by
majority of 500.
| One hundred of the largest cites OF
the state, those of the first and seconu
] classes, held elections. only one ar
rest and no rowdylsm were repor.e
The one arrest occurred at Frontenac'
where the mayor, Antoine MenSnlll,
was arrested charged with Violatlns
the new Kansas law prohibiting the
hauling of voters to the polls. Mayor
Menghini declared he believed the
statute did not apply to those VINO
used their own vehicles Tor carrylhs
voters. Following are the returns
ITOIn the City SiOCeiOiis'
Abilene.
w. D.. Nichols was reelected by
majority of $50 over A. w. Rice. me
proposal to close the pool mans was
defeated by $50, and the proposlt'on
to buy the fair grounds as city PARK
was lost by SO votes. A heavy vote was
cast.
Coffeyviile.
Andrew Curry was defeated for re
election to the office of mayor OF COZ
NV a
iority c. A Stout, M. J. Straub, A. =.
Powell and VIM. Helmering, were
elected commissioners by maJor1ties
ranging from 800 to LOO.
Hutchinson.
Fred w. Cook. present mayor, was
reelected by a majority of fifty votes
over his opponent, ]. P. Harsha, in the
city election here. The total vote cast
was 1000.
DR.. George w. Winans was reflect
ed finance commissioner and j. +.
Buskirk commissioner of streets
Harrington.
Tn the CITY election here d. w.
NALL failed to carry the city for mayor
and was defeated by the present OF
ficer.
About two-thirds of the voters
turned out and elected the whole CIT
liens ticket, defeating the SOCIALISTS
bv a good majority in every office.
Charles Burns, who ran on the Citi-
zens' ticket defeated John G. Way
land. Socialist candidate, by a major
ity of 1875.
Leavenworth.
Little interest was shown in the
Leavenworth city election and only
3541 votes were cast This is less
than half the regular registered vote
E. w. GRANGER was reelected mayor,
receiving 2,742 votes to 799 for Mrs
Iva Marshall, who ran as Socialist.
contest DIR. X. II.
Nelson winning for commissioner or
waterworks and street lighting over A.
L. Kunz by ST majority. Henry
Dolde, Charles Cox and Anton Swo-
boda were reelected city commission
ers by large majorities.
Pittsburg.
William Lanyon was elected mayor
of Pittsburg by a margin OF twenty
votes in one of the closest mayoralty
fights in the history of Pittsburg.
Three commissioners were reelected.
Captain W. J. Watson, who has been
postmaster of Pittsburg for thirteen
years, lost in a race for finance COM
missioner by 500 votes. ]. A Nichols
was reelected water commissioner; "A.
MESSENGER street commissioner; H N
Lindsay was reelected park commits
sioner by 1,400 votes, leading the
ticket.
Atchison.
Mayor C c. Finney, Democrat. was
reelected mayor by a plurality of 459
over his Republican opponent, DR.: g.
w. ALBANIAN. The total vote was 4,167
In spite of the new law against mir
ing automobiles or carriages to carry
voters to the polls, SO cars and nu-
merous carriages were used for that
purpose, the service, of course, being
given free.
junction City.
George c. Moses was elected com
missioner over Thomas Dever by a |
majority of 149.
Garrett.
At the city election here L. H. |
Spohn was reelected commissioner of
finance over Frank Henning by a good |
majority. All three retiring members |
of the school board were reelected on |
the issue of maintaining the present |
progressive policy of the city schools. |
WellesvilIe.
Nearly three hundred votes were |
cast at the regular city election. Only |
one ticket was in the field for the city !
offices and the unusually heavy vote |
was caused by interest in the PROPOSE
ton of voting bonds in the amount OF
$500 for the purpose of erecting a
city hall. The bonds won with a ma |
tority of seven votes.
Frankfort.
The city election passed off quietly, |
and a good vote was polled, consider |
ing the fact that there was only. one |
ticket in the field. F. M Hartman |
was elected mayor, with the following |
council: D. w. Shearer, G. w. Funds, |
J. D. Gregg, p. F. Radcliffe and W. j. |
Schiller.
w. T. Short was reelected mayor
here by a majority of 289 votes over /
his opponent, Homer Kennett. Thir-
Short ran on a platform of continu-
ance of paving and public improve
ment.
Ottawa.