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University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 27, 1991
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Commission's field narrows after primary
By Vanessa Fuhrmans
Kansan staff writer
As the field of candidates narrowed from 14 to six, winners of last night's primary election said the Lawrence campaign would become much more competitive.
The top six candidates, who will compete in the April 2 election for three commission seats, had strong finishes in each of the city precincts. But the close results caused winners to celebrate cautiously.
“It’s very gratifying, and at the same time I realize that the voter turnout wasn’t tremendous,” said Bob Schulte, who received the largest number of votes. “We’re going to have to work a lot harder now.”
David Penny, one of the incumbents in the race, said his second place finish surprised him.
"I didn't know I would do quite that well," he said. "Usually incumbents have not done well in the past."
Although both Penny and incumbent Bob Schumm finished strongly in the primary, they must defy tradition to be successful in the general election. In the past decade, most incumbent candidates have fared well in primaries, only to lose in the general election.
Schumm could not be reached for comment.
The smaller pool of candidates will force the race to focus more intensely on issues. Penny said.
"It's going to be tough going into the general because we're pretty tight," he said. "We haven't been able to handle issues with so many candidates."
Election Results
1. Bob Schulte 3076
2. David Penny 2844
3. John Nalbandian 2763
4. Bob Schumm 2420
5. Toni Dudley 2188
6. Paul Horvath 1232
7. Robert John 1005
8. Richard Heckler 820
9. Diretre Weismiller 554
10. Paul Justus 518
11. Fred Markham 497
12. Mark Bermstel 456
13. David McKinzey 213
14. David Gramley 93
Toni Dudley, who finished fifth in the primary, said she hoped the narrower field would cause voters to more involved in the election.
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"I think we can get down now to what candidates are saying about the issues," she said. "People are thrown for a loop when they see 14 candidates, so they say, 'I'll wait until the general election.'"
John Nalbandian, who finished third in the primary, said he was optimistic about the general election because his campaign was gaining momentum.
"What I like about this is that we're on the upside," he said. "People say that if you finish well here, you'll win a presidential election, I'm encouraged by that."
According to county records, primary results in the past decade have been a good forecast for the general election. With few exceptions, the top three primary election candidates were on to win the general election.
The race, which so far has been dubbed a non-issue election by some candidates, has focused primarily on the future development of Lawrence and the expansion of the city tax base.
Paul Horvath, who finished sixth,
said he hoped the second phase of the
election would give voters a chance
to examine the candidates' plato-
rums.
Ruth Pine, Lawrence resident, arranges incoming ballots which are fed into an automatic counter
"Hopefully candidates will start to distinguish themselves on various issues."
30 percent of Lawrence's registered voters turn out for primary election
Kansan staff report
Low response is normal Kansan staff report
After 1½ hours of vote tabulation,
election workers announced at 8:20
last night the final results of both
the Republican and Democratic
and the City Commission races.
Because of a minimal response from voters, yesterday's primary election was short and sweet, said Patty James, county clerk.
According to the final count 7,397 or 30 percent of Lawrence's registered voters, turned out to vote in the primary.
At the precincts, election workers said they thought the mild weather would draw more voters to the polls.
"It's slower than usual," Robert Gilmore said at the 10th precinct in
response consistently has been the percent of lawrences's registered voters.
the 2nd ward. "We've been averaging about 17 votes an hour."
Jaimes said that although she was disappointed by the low turnout, she had not expected more votes. She said she would send records from the past decade, voter
"I can never say I'm pleased when it's that light of a turnout," Jaimes said. "But traditionally that's the way it goes."
Number enrolled at KU may fall
By Eric Nelson
Kansan staff writer
With a large senior class filtering out of the University of Kansas, a drop in enrollment is possible for the next academic year.
But what will happen depends on the size of the incoming freshman class, said Dave Shulenburger, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs.
He said that if a freshman class similar in size to this year's entered KU next year, enrollment would drop.
"We have an abnormally large number of seniors this year," he said.
Bruce Lindvall, director of admissions, said that 4,050 freshmen entered KU in Fall 1986 and that 4,362 entered in Fall 1987.
"Those two large classes have been moving through the system," he said.
In Fall 1989, there were 3,730 incoming freshmen, and in Fall 1990 there were 3,590.
Lindwall said policies instituted in Spring 1987 might have played a part in the stabilization of enrollment. The changes included higher admissions standards for out-of-state students and procedures for all admission applications.
"It has been a very stable enrollment with just moderate increases," he said.
Shulenburger said the enrollment goal of the University was to have neither large increases nor substantial declines.
James Muyskens, de of liberal arts and sciences, said the decreases in job vacancies are due to
Although the college deals mostly with incoming freshmen, he said there was a lack of resources at all levels of the college.
"It is a feeling that we could do so much better for students if we had FACULTY."
Sulenburger said that proposed increases in tuition by the House Appropriations Subcommittee could not be approved but that he declined they would.
"I really don't expect much of an impact." he said.
He said that although a large increase could put some students out of the KU market, increases in the number of incoming freshmen.
Chicago's first homestead builder lived adventures
By Elicia Hill
Special to the Kansan
The Chicago Tribute Tower now rises from the spot where some 200 years ago, Jean Baptiste Pointe D'Abu Sahb built the city's first homestead
Although du Sable's life reads like a novel, much of it is verified through historical documents and public records.
No written accounts exist of how Du Sable came to the Chicago area. Stories indicate that he was born in what is now Haiti.
Historians think Du Sable received his education in Paris, as did many other free African-Americans.
According to legend, he left Paris
to sail to Orleans. The voyage
ended in Tigers' failure.
wrecked on the New Orleans' shore.
At that time, the city was under Spanish control, but Du Sable was saved by French Jesuits priest. They hid him until he could safely travel up the Mississippi River to what is today Chicago.
In 1779, during the Revolutionary War, a British officer wrote that he had encountered Du Sable, whom he described as a handsome and educated man who had been arrested Du Sable for fear he would help the French, but he escaped.
He was captured again, but he made such a favorable impression upon his captors that the British governor released him and placed him in charge of a settlement on the St. Clair River until 1784, when he
Records indicate that Du Sable lived a prosperous life in Chicago. He ran a trading post that in 1790 included a log house, bakehouse, smokehouse, poultry house, woodshop, stable and barn.
returned to Chicago.
Du Sable, who had lived among several American-Indian Potawatomi tribes, in 1788 married a woman
from one of the tribes. The couple had three children before his wife died in 1800.
The Potatowatomis asked Du Sable to become chief of a group of tribes in the region.
Historians say Du Sable, disappointed by his loss, sold his holdings for $1,200 — a small fortune at the time — and left Chicago in 1804.
He never returned.
Misfortune followed Du Sable the rest of his life. The horses he used for trading were stolen soon after he left his trading post.
He lived the rest of his life around St. Charles, Mo., according to real records, in 1813, he transferred his job other property to his grandmother.
Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable built first the homestead in Chicago. He left the city in 1804 and misfortune followed him. He died penniless in 1818. A plaque honors him in the Chicago Historical Society.
He died penniless in 1818.
But Chicago did not forget its first settler. In 1912, city officials erected a plaque on the site of Du Sable's house. The plaque was removed and placed in the Chicago Historical Society museum when the Tribune
901 Mississippi
Tower was built.
There also is a high school named after Du Sable at 49th and State streets in the city.
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