Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-11
The April Elections.

In Illinois the democrats carried the
whole city ticket of Chicago by a ma
jority of about 1000, electing Carter
Harrison mayor. The socialists polled
nearly 10000 votes and elected several
aldermen.
In st. Louis, Mo-, complete returns
now show that the democrats elected
all their councilmen, which gives them
one majority In the council. The dem
ocrats also have the house delegates by
a small majority over all. The anti
charter party composed of the socialists
and greenbackers polled about 1000
votes and elected at least one member
of the house delegates
CHICAGO polled 57,137 votes in the
late election. Harrison, dem, received
25 ,664; Wright, rep. 20,35S; Schmidt,
socialist, 11.515. Harrisons plurality
for Mayor, 1906. Pluralities: Seiph,
dem. for City Treasurer, 5,127; Grinnel,
dem. for City Attorney, 2, 10; Howard,
for City Clerk, 2,249. The council
stands, democrats, II; republicans, IA;
socialists, 1; independent dem. / the
new members are classed: Republi-
cans, Z; democrats, S; socialists.
The chief interest in the Wisconsin
elections centered in the contest between
Judge Orsamus Cole, present incum-
bent, and Judge M. M. Cothren, for the
office of associate justice of the supreme
court. Judge Cole was reelected for
the term of ten years by majority es-
timated at 10000. In the local cleo
tons various questions Of policy were
at stake. In Milwaukee the republi-
cans made noted gains in the city coun-
Gil.
A ST. LOUIS dispatch Of April
3rd says: Through incomplete re-
turns and an error in the footing
Il mistake was made IN the dispatches
Of last night, giving the republicans a
majority in the council. Complete re-
turns now show that the democrats
elected all their councilmen yesterday,
which gave them one majority in the
council. The democrats also have the
house delegates by small majority
over ALL The anti Carter party COM
posed oil the socialists anu gIeenb.tukvre
polled about 5000 votes and elected at
least one member of the house dele
gates.
The latest Chicago special says
The returns received this morn
ing change somewhat the fig
ures on the city election, tele-
graphed last night, but not the general
result. The total number of votes
polled was 81, 137, Of which Harrison,
democrat, received 1864; Wright, re-
publican, 20,35S; Schmidt, socialist, H.
SIS. Harrison's plurality for mayor,
1906 Pluralities Seiph, democrat,
for city treasurer, 5,127; Grinnel, demo
crat, for city attorney, 2,1lS; Howard,
for city clerk, 2,249. The council
stands, democrats, II; republicans, II;
socialists, 4; independent democrat /;
the new members are classed: Repub-
licans, Z; democrats, S; socialists, 8.
A Little Rock, Arkansas, dis
patch says complete returns of the city
election show clean sweep, by
the democrats, of every city Of
ticer and all the aldermen but one
Walsh, in the first ward, is the only
greenbacker elected.
ELECTIONS were held April 9TH in sew
eral states. In Michigan the republi.
can candidates for the supreme court
and for university regents were elected.
Detroit elected democrat to the mu-
nieipa, court. The democrats carried
the cities Of Sandusky, Akron, Paines-
Vile and Fremont, Ohio, while the re-
publieans carried Cincinnati, Columbus,
and Warren. AT Council Bluffs, Iowa,
the result was draw. The republicans
elected Marshal and treasurer and the
democrats elected mayor, recorder and
assessor, and three Of the aldermen.
The republicans carried Keokuk.