The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-04-10
Recent Elections.

The earliest returns from Chicago show
that very large vote was polled at the
municipal election, there being three
tickets in the field for Mayor. The Repub-
the Democratic ticket by Carter Fl. Harri-
SON, and the Socialistic by DR.. Ernest
Schmidt. The Democratic ticket is
elected by a majority ranging from $500 to
4,5OO Schmidt, the Socialist candidate, is
credited with 500 votes.
dispatch from Milwaukee says: Fec
tion passed very quietly; light vote polled.
The Republicans elect ten out of fifteen
Aldermen, giving them large majority in
Council. They also elect seven out of thir-
teen Supervisors. The County Board will
probably be Democratic by a small majority
Cole, Republican, is undoubtedly reelected
Judge of Supreme Court by more than five
thousand majority. The reports from the
interior towns show great Republican gains
towns will probably give the Republicans
q greater majority than they have had for
years. In Milwaukee city the Republics
will control the Council for the first time
At the city election in st. Louis, the Re-
publicans elected one and the Democrats
five members of Council in the upper house
of the Municipal Assembly. Six Repub-
licans and one Democrat hold over. The
new Council will therefore stand, seven
Republicans and six Democrats. One
delegate to the lower houset rom each ward
was also elected. The Republicans claim e
majority Of one.
At Little Rock, Arkansas, the election
passed if quietly. The Democrats elect
four out of the six Aldermen-Litt.e, Rob-
erson, Dillon. and Kupferle. The Green
hackers elect Walsh. Fletcher, Democrat,
is reelected Mayor beyond doubt. The
result by wards is not yet received, but
will not change the result. Stevenson,
Democrat, is probably e'ected Police
Judge. Hudson, Democrat, is certainly
elected Treasurer.
A Topeka, Kansas, dispatch says the
election there was very quiet. The returns
are not yet all in, but it is conceded the
other city officers. A Lawrence, Kansas,
dispatch says Judge Usher, Republican,
was elected Mayor by good majority.
LATER.--Complete returns from ST. Louis
now show that the Democrats elected all
their Councilmen, which gives them one
majority in the Council. The Democrats
also have the House of Delegates by small
| majority over all. The anti-Charter party,
composed of Socialists and Greenbackers,
| polled about five thousand votes, and
elected at least one member of the House
of Del gates.
| Warrensburg, Mo-, elected Republican
Mayor and three out of four Councilmen
Sedalia, Mo-, elected Republican Mayor
Kirksville. Mo-, elected the entire Republi
can ticket. Cariinville, ILL.,, elected the
entire Republican ticket, except for City
Clerk. Paris, Texas, elected the Peoples
candidate for Mayor, who is classed as 9
Republican, and four Democratic Alder
men. Texarkana, Ark, elected the Peo
Piles ticket. as -
The State election in Rhode Island passed
off quietly. The whole Republican State
| ticket is elected by larger majority thar
last year. Vanzandt, Republican, for Gov
ernor. $500; Segar, Democrat. 5,367; Hill
Greenback, and scattering, 377; majority
1866. Last year Vanzandts majority wal
3,237. Tne majority for Howard, for Lieu
tenant Governor, is 1864. The General As
sembly comprises in the Senate twenty
eight Republicans, eight Democrats, two NJ
fifteen Democrats, four no choice.
In Paris, KY, the election passed off yer.
quietly. The full Democratic ticket wa
elected. With the exception of Daniels, il
the Third Ward, who received five votes
the Republicans had no candidates.
Complete returns from Little Rock, Ark.
of the city election show q clean sweep b,
the Democrats of every city efficer, and al
the Aldermen but one. Walsh, in the Firs
Ward, is the only Greenbacker elected
The city election in Hot Springs, Pin
Bluff, and Fort Smith, resulted favorably t
the Democrats. T. F. Linde, E Currie, an
James Brizolara, were elected Mayors in tn
order named.
Returns from Wisconsin indicate tha
Cole, Republican, is reelected to the 81
preme Court by 10000 to Il, 200 majority
large Republican gain.