Election Returns and Other Statistics
As has been already indicated in previous chapters of this work, the early
settlers of Allen county were very largely Free State men and therefore
Republicans. The immigration of the years immediately following the war, made up
as it was to a very great extent of ex-Union soldiers, strengthened this
sentiment, and it has persisted so strongly that Allen county has been regarded
as practically a safe Republican county through all its history. The Grange
movement in 1874 resulted in the defeat of a few Republican candidates for
county office, but the "Reform" wave soon subsided and the Republican party
quickly regained its normal majority. Even the Farmers' Alliance storm, which
swept Kansas as a State into the People's Party column in 1892 and kept it there
for eight years, did not shake Allen county from its Republican moorings, and it
was one of the very few Kansas counties that never returned a Populist majority.
An occasional opposition candidate has of course been elected from time to time,
even from the beginning, but such an event has always resulted from a personal
and not a party vote.
The politics of Allen county has been maintained, happily, on a high plane of
honesty and decency. There has rarely been a campaign of bitter personal
vituperation, and there has never been a serious charge of flagrant corruption
of the ballot. The administration of the public affairs of the county has also
been free from scandal, no officer in the history of the county having been
called to account for the dishonest use of public funds committed to his care.
The publishers of this history are indebted to Mr. H. M. Miller, ex-clerk of the
District Court, for the election returns which follow, and to Mr. Melvin Fronk,
deputy county clerk for the other statistics. It is believed that the election
returns, showing as they do the name, date of election and politics of every
county officer since the adoption of the Wyandotte constitution, will be found
of special interest and value. In the following table names of Democrats are
marked by an *, names of Populists by a ¥. Names not thus marked are of
Republicans.
Allen County Election Returns
WYANDOTTE CONSTITUTION
Vote for | 244 | | | Against | 159 |
HOMESTEAD CLAUSE |
Vote for | 161 | | | Against | 152 |
REPRESENTATIVE 25TH DISTRICTJno. W. Scott, November, 1859.
FIRST ELECTION IN ALLEN COUNTY UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION DECEMBER
6, 1859
GOVERNOR |
Charles Robinson | 174 | | | Samuel Medary | 136 |
| WOODSON COUNTIES, KANSAS. | 65 |
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR |
J. P. Root | 175 | | | *John P. Slough | 124 |
SECRETARY OF STATE |
J.W. Robinson | 175 | | | *A. P. Walker | 135 |
TREASURER |
Wm. Tholen | 176 | | | *Robert L. Pease | 135 |
AUDITOR |
G.S. Hillyer | 175 | | | *Joel K. Goodin | 135 |
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS |
Wm. H. Griffith | 175 | | | *J.S. Magill | 135 |
|
CHIEF JUSTICE |
Thos. Ewing | 172 | | | *Jos. Williams | 132 |
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE |
S. A. Kingman (four years) | 174 | | | *S. A. Stinson | 135 |
L. D. Bailey (two years) | 164 | | | *R. B. Mitchell | 535 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL |
B F. Simpson | 165 | | | *Orlin Thurston | 141 |
CONGRESSMAN |
M. F. Conway | 175 | | | *J. A. Haldeman | 155 |
DISTRICT JUDGE, FOURTH DISTRICT |
S. O. Thacher | 172 | | | *Jas. Christian | 136 |
SENATOR, TENTH DISTRICT |
P. P. Elder | 169 | | | *Wm. Pennoch | 76 |
W. Spriggs | 769 | | | *Jno. R. Goodin | 139 |
REPRESENTATIVE TENTH DISTRICT |
W. W. Lawrence | 172 | | | *Jno. M. Beck | 133 |
Jacob Morrall | 171 | | | *J. L. Arnold | 131 |
W. F. M. Arny | 173 | | | *A. R. Morton | 120 |
S. J. Crawford | 172 | | | *J. M. Wilson | 121 |
B. L. G. Stone | 166 | | | *Samuel Anderson | 120 |
N. B. Blanton | 179 | | | *P. Bowen | 121 |
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION, NOVEMBER, 1860 |
REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-FIFTH DISTRICT |
John W. Scott | 224 | | | *N. B. Blanton | 8 |
I. W. Tibbits | 108 | | | *John Mesel | 1 |
REPRESENTATIVE ELECTION. NOVEMBER. 1862 |
REPRESENTATIVE FIFTY-FOURTH DISTRICT |
A. W. J. Brown | 162 | | | *Jas. Faulkner | 86 |
REPRESENTATIVE FIFTY-FIFTH DISTRICT |
*J. H. Campbell | 48 | | | J. A. Christy | 43 |
GENERAL ELECTION, DECEMBER 6, 1859Votes cast, 310 |
County Attorney | S. A Ellis | | | Supt. of instructions | Merritt Moore |
Register of Deeds | J. M. Perkins | | | Surveyor | A. G. Carpenter |
County Clerk | J. H. Signor | | | *Coroner | Chas. Fussman |
SPECIAL ELECTION, MARCH 26, 1860Votes cast for ticket, 607;
|
Votes cast locating county seat, 971 |
Probate Judge | J. G. Richard | | | Treasurer | H. W. Signor |
Sheriff | J. C. Redfield | | | Assessor | H. Doran |
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 1861Votes cast, 209 |
County Attorney | *S. A Riggs | | | Supt. of Instructions | Z. J. Wisner |
Probate Judge | J. E. Childs | | | County Clerk | M. A. Simpson |
Sheriff | J. C. Redfield | | | District Clerk | B. F. Pancoast |
Surveyor | A. G. Carpenter | | | Treasurer | N. Hankins |
Assessor | A. A. Stewart | | | Coroner | J. A. Hart |
Register of Deeds | E. A. House | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1862Votes cast, 369 |
Probate Judge | A. L. Dornburg | | | Surveyor | W. W. Murray |
Clerk District Court | Wm. C. O'Brien | | | Coroner | S. K. J. Collins |
Treasurer | John Harris | | | Assessor | Enoch Bray |
Supt. of Instructions | Z. J. Wisner | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1863Votes cast, 314 |
Sheriff | J. C. Redfield | | | Assessor | F. M. Power |
County Clerk | John Francis | | | Supt. of Instructions | J. B. Hitchcock |
Treasurer | John Harris | | | Surveyor | W. W. Murray |
Register of Deeds | Chas. Boland | | | Coroner | Chas. Fussman |
Commisioner 1st Dist | Wm. Jones | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | D. B. Stewart |
Commissioner 2nd Dist | H. D. Parsons | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1864Votes cast. 332 |
County Attorney | Jas. H. Campbell | | | Clerk District Court | Geo. A. Miller |
Probate Judge | A. L. Dornburg | | | Supt. of Instruction | E. K. Lynn |
NOVEMBER, 1865Votes cast, 368 |
Sheriff | C. F. Coleman | | | Coroner | J. T. Cornell |
Clerk District Court | John Francis | | | Surveyor | J. M. Cowan |
County Clerk | John Francis | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | J. M. Mattoon |
Treasurer | John Harris | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | H. D. Parsons |
Register of Deeds | Chas. Boland | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | Peter Long |
Assessor | F. M. Power | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1866Votes cast 586 |
Sheriff | Wm V. Crow | | | Supt. of Instruction | M. A. Simpson |
Clerk District Court | John Francis | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
Probate Judge | A. L. Dornburg | | | County Attorney | N. F. Acers |
NOVEMBER, 1867Votes cast 661 |
Sheriff | John Harris | | | Coroner | D. Horville |
Treasurer | John Francis | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
County Clerk | W. F. Waggoner | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | Z. J. Wisner |
Register of Deeds | G. M. Brown | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | J. L. Arnold |
Assessor | John Paxson | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | Peter Long |
NOVEMBER, 1868Votes cast 896 |
Probate Judge | John Paxson | | | Assessor | J. H. Vannuys |
Supt. of Instruction | M. Simpson | | | County Attorney | N. F. Acers |
Clerk District Court | John Francis | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1869Votes cast 735 |
Treasurer | John Francis | | | Coroner | C. Gillihan |
Sheriff | John Harris | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
County Clerk | W. F. Waggoner | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | Z. J. Wisner |
Register of Deeds | G. M. Brown | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | D. Horville |
Clerk District Court | John Paxson | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | Peter Long |
NOVEMBER, 1870Votes cast 1273 |
Probate Judge | John Paxson | | | Clerk District Court | John Paxson |
Supt. of Instruction | M. A. Simpson | | | County Attorney | H. M. Burleigh |
NOVEMBER, 1871Votes cast 1465 |
Sheriff | H C. Amsden | | | Surveyor | G. Dewitt |
Treasurer | W. C. Thrasher | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | Paul Fisher |
County Clerk | H. A Needham | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | Don Horville |
Register of Deeds | R. B. Stevenson | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | A. W. Rowland |
Coroner | C. Gillihan | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1872Votes cast 1726 |
Probate Judge | John Paxson | | | County Attorney | *J. C. Murray |
Clerk District Court | C. M. Simpson | | | Supt. of Instruction | G. Dewitt |
NOVEMBER, 1873Votes cast 1359 |
Treasurer | W. C. Thrasher | | | Coroner | F. Root |
County Clerk | H. A Needham | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | I. Bonebrake |
Sheriff | J. L. Woodin | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | D. Horville |
Register of Deeds | G. M. Brown | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | A. W. Rowland |
Surveyor | L. J. Richards | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1874Votes cast 1325 |
Clerk District Court | C. M. Simpson | | | Probate Judge | *N. F. Acers |
*Supt. of Instruction | J. E. Bryan | | | Rept. 47th Dist | E. H. Funston |
*County Attorney | J. H. Richards | | | Rept. 48th Dist | R. V. Blair |
NOVEMBER, 1875Votes cast 1205 |
Treasurer | J. B. Young | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | M. Hawley |
Sheriff | J. L. Woodin | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | L. H. Gorrell |
County Clerk | T. S. Stover | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | J. W. Christian |
Register of Deeds | G. M. Brown | | | Rept. 47th Dist | J. L. Arnold |
Coroner | C. Gillihan | | | Rept. 48th Dist | S. H. Stevens |
Surveyor | G. Dewitt | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1876Votes cast 1563 |
Clerk District Court | C. B. Simpson | | | Probate Judge | W. G. Allison |
Supt. of Instruction | Frank Root | | | Rep. 52nd Dist | J. L. Arnold |
County Attorney | Peter Bell | | | Rep. 53rd Dist | L. W. Keplinger |
| WOODSON COUNTIES, KANSAS. | 67 |
NOVEMBER, 1877Votes cast 1258 |
Treasurer | J. B. Young | | | Coroner | C. Gillihan |
County Clerk | T. S. Stover | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | Peter Long |
Register of Deeds | Jesse Fast | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | J. D. Sims |
Sheriff | A. Hodgson | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | J. W. Christian |
Surveyor | G. DeWitt | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1878Votes cast 1878 |
Clerk District Court | Wm Davis | | | Probate Judge | W.G. Allison |
County Attorney | W. H. Slavens | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | Peter Long |
Supt. of Instruction | Frank Root | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1879Votes cast 1575 |
County Clerk | T. S. Stover | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
Treasurer | W. H. McClure | | | Coroner | A. J. Fulton |
Register of Deeds | Jesse Fast | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | A. J. McCarley |
Sheriff | J. D. Sims | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1880Votes cast 2427 |
Rep. 52nd Dist | B. Stevenson | | | County Attorney | J. O. Fire |
Rep. 53rd Dist | J. W. Cox | | | Supt. of Instruction | Frank Root |
Probate Judge | W. G. Allison | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | H. Lieurance |
Clerk District Court | Wm Davis | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1881Votes cast 1679 |
Treasurer | W. H. McClure | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
County Clerk | T. S. Stover | | | Coroner | A. J. Fulton |
Register of Deeds | J. T. Fust | | | Commissoner 1st Dist. | G. W. Moon |
Sheriff | D. Worst | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1882Votes cast 2203 |
Clerk District Court | A. C. Scott | | | Probate Judge | W. G. Allison |
County Attorney | G. A. Amos | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | A. J. McCarley |
Supt. of Instruction | J. E. Henderson | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1883Votes cast 2802 |
Treasurer | *H. H. Hayward | | | Surveyor | F. Kelsey |
County Clerk | R. W. Duffy | | | Coroner | A. J. Fulton |
Sheriff | *S. Riggs | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | W. A. Ross |
Register of Deeds | K. P. Duncan | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1884Votescast 3193 |
Probate Judge | W. G. Allison | | | County Attorney | G. A. Amos |
Clerk District Court | M. P. Jacoby | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | *J. W. Pine |
Supt. of Instruction | J. E. Henderson | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1885Votes cast 2546 |
Treasurer | * H. H. Hayward | | | Surveyor | G. Dewitt |
County Clerk | R. W Duffy | | | Coronor | A. J. Fulton |
Sheriff | J L. Brown | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | H. L. Henderson |
Register of Deeds | J. P. Duncan | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1886Votes cast 2391 |
County Attorney | *C. E. Benton | | | Supt. of Instruction | *M. E. Chamberlain |
Probate Judge | J. L. Arnold | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | W. A. Ross |
Clerk District Court | M. P. Jacoby | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1887Votes cast 2698 |
County Clerk | R. W. Duffy | | | Coroner | A. J. Fulton |
Treasurer | Wm. Cunningham | | | Surveyor | A. O. Christian |
Register of Deeds | J. P. Duncan | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | C. C. Kelsey |
Sheriff | D. D. Britton | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1888Votes cast 3332 |
Probate Judge | J. L Arnold | | | Supt. of Instruction | E. T. Barber |
County Attorney | H. A. Ewing | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | H. L. Henderson |
Clerk District Court | M. P. Jacoby | | | |
NOVEMBER. 1889Votes cast 2447 |
Treasurer | Wm Cunningham | | | Coroner | W. H. McDowell |
County Clerk | E. M. Eckley | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
Register of Deeds | J. F. Nigh | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | D. R. Inge |
Sheriff | L. Hobart | | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1890Votes cast 2909 |
Rep. 21st Dist | L. B. Pearson | | | Clerk District Court | M. P. Jacoby |
Probate Judge | J. L. Arnold | | | Supt. of Instruction | E. T. Barber |
CountyAttorney | H. A. Ewing | | | Commissioiner 1st Dist | Wm. Braucher |
NOVEMBER, 1891Votes cast 2725 |
Treasurer | G. M. Nelson | | | Surveyor | G. Dewitt |
County Clerk | E. M. Eckley | | | Coroner | H. A. Brown |
Sheriff | L. Hobart | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | E. I. Crowell |
Register of Deeds | J. F. Nigh | | | |
NOVEMBER 1892Votes cast 3065 |
Rep. 19th Dist | L. B. Pearson | | | Supt of Instruction | H. H. Jones |
Probate Judge | J. L. Arnold | | | County Attorney | A. H. Campbell |
Clerk District Court | F. L. Travis | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | E. D. Lacey |
NOVEMBER, 1893Votes cast 3593 |
Treasurer | G. M. Nelson | | | Coroner | H. A. Brown |
County Clerk | Jas. Wakefield | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
Sheriff | C. C. Ausherman | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | N. L. Ard |
Register of Deeds | J. C. Coffield | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1894Votes cast 2953 |
Rep. 19th Dist | G. DeWitt | | | Clerk District Court | F. L. Travis |
Probate Judge | J. B. Smith | | | Supt. of Instruction | H. H. Jones |
County Attorney | R. H. Bennett | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | J. M. McDonald |
NOVEMBER, 1895Votes cost 2682 |
Treasurer | M. L. Decker | | | Coroner | J. E. Jewell |
County Clerk | Jas. Wakefield | | | Surveyor | L. P. Stover |
Sheriff | C. C. Ausherman | | | Commissioner 3rd Dist | E. D. Lacey |
Register of Deeds | J. C. Coffield | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1896Votes cast 3535 |
Probate Judge | J. B. Smith | | | Supt. of Instruction | G. Billbe |
County Attorney | ¥C. S. Ritter | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | ¥Jas. Lockhart |
Clerk District Court | H. M. Miller | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1897Votes cast 3123 |
Treasurer | M. L. Decker | | | Surveyor | L. P. Stover |
County Clerk | C. A. Fronk | | | Coroner | J. E. Jewel |
Sheriff | H. Hobart | | | Commissioner 2nd Dist | J. M. McDonald |
Register of Deeds | H. P. Fowler | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1898Votes cast 3192 |
Clerk District Court | H. M. Miller | | | Probate Judge | J. B. Smith |
Supt. of Instruction | G. Billbe | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | J. D. Christian |
County Attorney | G. R. Gard | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1899Vote cast 3393 |
Treasurer | Frances Wilson | | | Surveyor | G. DeWitt |
County Clerk | C. A. Fronk | | | Coroner | F. D. Teas |
Register of Deeds | H. P. Fowler | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | ¥Jas. Lockhart |
Sheriff | H. Hobart | | | |
NOVEMBER, 1900Votes cast 4825 |
County Attorney | *J. P. Goshorn | | | Supt of Instruction | ¥Hattie Olmstead |
Clerk District Court | S. C. Brewster | | | Commissioner 1st Dist | E. H. Tobey |
JUDGES WHO HAVE SERVED ALLEN COUNTY SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE
WYANDOTTE CONSTITUTION |
Solon O. Thacher | December 6, 1859 to 1864 | | | Wm. Sprlggs | March to November, 1867 |
D. P. Lowe | | | *John R. Goodin | November, 1867 to 1874 |
One Term of Court, October, 1864 | | | H. W. Talcott | November, 1874 to 1884 |
D. M. Valentine | November,1864 to 1867 | | | L. Stillwell | November, 1884 to |
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transcribed by Carolyn Ward from History of Allen and Woodson Counties, Kansas:
embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies
of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county /
Edited and Compiled by L. Wallace Duncan and Chas. F. Scott.
Iola Registers, Printers and Binders, Iola, Kan.: 1901;
894 p., [36] leaves of plates: ill., ports.; includes index.