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Show oo MAS CITI IS REPUBLICAN Many Kansas and Missouri Cities Are Carried By the Republican Forces. Kansas City, April 4. George Edwards, Ed-wards, Republican, was elected mayor of Kansas City today by 8160 votes, according to tho unofficial count complete. com-plete. He defeated Mayor Henry L. Jost, Democrat, who was seeking reelection. re-election. The vote announced tonight to-night war: Edward, 30,818; Jost, 22,-C58. 22,-C58. Edwards was pledged in his platform plat-form to submit to the people for their approval a charter embodying a simplified form of government for the city. As a result of today's election, which practically was a clean sweep for the Republican tickets, tho Republicans Re-publicans probably will have half of the 16 members of the upper house of the city council, 11 of the 16 members of the lower house and all of the city's administrative officials. The election was tho most hotly contested one for many years Two police commissioners, James S. 1 apsley, and Colonel Fred A. Lamb, Democrats, were remanded to tho county Jail by Judge Clarence A- Bur-ney Bur-ney of the circuit court, for contempt after having Ignored writs of habeas corpus Issued to compel them to release re-lease 300 men held at police headquarters. head-quarters. Charges wero made that the men were arrested to prevent them from voting. The commissioners commission-ers were released on bond a few minutes min-utes after the polls closed, after having hav-ing been In Jail more than three hours. They are to answer the contempt con-tempt charge tomorrow. Republicans said the charges would be pressed. Twenty-one attaches of police headquarters, head-quarters, including Captain Flahlve, acting chief of police, and J. L. Ghent, chief of detectives, also wero brought Into court under similar charges. Captain Flahlve was the only one remanded to Jail. Tho charges against the policeman probably prob-ably will be dropped, It was said. Eighteen of the three hundred men arrested and held all day for Investigation Inves-tigation were ordered roleascd about 6:30 o'clock. This gave them thirty minutes to leave. The others were admitted to bond after the polls closed. Municipal Elections. Many cities in Missouri and Kansas Kan-sas held municipal elections today, electing officials and voting upon various va-rious public questions. In St. Joseph, Mo., Elliott Marshall, Republican, was elected mayor over Barney Rellly, Democrat, by approximately approxi-mately 2100 votes. Of fivo other city officials voted on, the Republicans elected three and tho Democrats two. Tho vote was heavy. Springfield, Mo, had itB first election elec-tion under the commission form of government and elected Judge J. J. Gideon, Republican, aB mayor. His majority over John J. Schneider, Democrat, waB 54 voteB. In Atchison, Kan., Louis Weinman Republican, was electod mayor. He was opposed by Dr. C. C, Finnoy, who resigned the office a few weeks ago, after charges of contempt had been brought against him as the outgrowth out-growth of raids made upon lodge rooms by state prohibition inforce-ment inforce-ment officers. Tulsa, Okln., April 4. Tulsa's first Republican administration was elected elect-ed today, with John H. Simmons as mayor. He received a majority of 923 votes over Dr. C. L. Meeder, tho largest majority ever given a candidate candi-date In a municipal election here. The question of an "open town" was the issue of the campaign, Simmons being supported by those who favored strict Inforcement of the prohibition and anti-vice laws. -oo |