Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-06
CARTER H. HARRISON.
He Beats Cary fully 10000
Democratic Ticket Wins.
Ohio Democratic in the Main,
Though Much Mixed.
Kansas Quite Democratic.

Kansas Quite Democratic.
| Election News
IN CHICAGO.
| CHICAGO, April 3-Twenty precincts
give Carter Harrison. democratic can
didate for mayor, 415 over Cary, nomi-
mated on citizens ticket
1915 O'Clock. The indications ara
that the entire democratic city ticket
is elected by from 5000 to 5000 ma
jority.
At the election hell here to-day for
city and township officers and me mbers
of the city council, there were but two
general city tickets, one straight demo-
cratic, headed by Hon. Carter 81. Har.
rison, present incumbent for mayor,
the other by Judge Eugene Cary, joint
candidate of tine republicans snd lnde-
pendent citizens. on a platform eff high
license for saloons ano the stringent en-
forcement of laws against the
criminal classes. The campaign
was characterized by an un-
usual amount. of bitter personality.
The day was bright and pleasant, and
and a very large vote for a mere city
election was polled. By nine o'clock
it became evident that the entire dem
ocratic city ticket vas elected, unless
there was ar unusualamount of scratcn-
ing. The majority ior Harrison grew
with almost every reurn. All this hour
(11:15) returns from 116 precincts, over
three quarters of thecity, give Harrison
923S majority. Returns on other off
GERS are very incomplete, and coming
in slowly. At 11:30 1877 precincts out
of 149 in the city give Harrison Al ,209;
Gary 80 sos.
CHICAGO, April 4--12:30 a. m.--Re-
publicans concede the election of the
entire democratic city ticket by from
5000 to 10000 majority. Democrats
claim 10000 TO 1900. This is de-
cided democratic gan, compared with
the election last fall, when it was prac-
ticslly tie, the reselts depending
on personal popularity of the candi
dates. Half democrats and half repub-
licans were elected. Two years ago
Harrison was elected mayor by 1900
as follows: Carter H. Harrison, mayor;
John M. Dumphy, city treasurer; Ju-
Illus s. Grinneli, city sttorney; John G.
| Neumeister, city clerk. The coun-
| Gil will be overwhelmingly democratic.
OF is old members who hold over 13
are democrats.
In EAU CLuBE.
EAU CLAIRE, Apr. Sin the city
election w. L. Baile7, anti monopoly
candidate for mayor, was elected over
Stephen Marston, republican by ma
jority of 1856. Totsl vote, 1879. The
result is victory of the loggers and
workingmen over the lumber pool,
consisting of the principal manufac
turers on the Chippewa and Mississip-
pi rivers.
CINCINNGTI, April 9. = Unofficial re-
turns, from all but one precinct of the
city, show that the democrats have
elected mayor, two judges of the su-
preme court, member board of public
works, treasurer, city solicitor, police
court judge and three members of the
school board, by majorities ranging
from one hundred up to forty-two hun
dred. The republicans elected comp
troller, prosecuting attorney of the
police court, director of the city
infrmary, school register, and
two members 0. the board OF
| education by majorities ranging
about 200. Precincts to hear from may
defeat Peck, democrat, for the superior
| court, and Springmeier, democrat, for
the board of public works.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, April 3.-The DEM
ocrats elect John H. Farley mayor by
nearly 600 majority; nearly the whole
democratic city ti:ket IA cut of Is, is
elected.
TOLEDO, Ohio, April Republicans
elect their mayor by SO, police clerk
| 20 majority. Democrats elect solicitor,
police judge and police prosecutor,
| trustees of water works and cemetery,
three police commissioners, four JUS
| tees of the peace and four constables,
by maj jorities ranging from two hundred
to 600. The council will stand: Re-
publicans Z, democrats 9. Board of
alderman, Republicans 2, democrats s
Board of education, republicans 2,
democrats g. Police board, republi-
cans /, democrats 4. The council on
joint ballot has a democratic majority.
IN MICHIGAN.
| DETROIT, April 3.-The latest re-
turns from Mondays election do not
change the result ss telegraphed last
night. About onethird the vote has
been heard from. Indications still are
that Champlin, democrat, and o. Brien,
republican are elected judges of the
supreme court. The majorities of
either are not likely to be large.
| IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, April lin the election
to-day for members of the municipal
assembly, the democrats elected 5
members to the upper house and the
redublicsns one. TO the lower house
the democrats elected Is and the re-
publicans IL. Two independent dem
ocrrts were also e,eeted. The vote was
very light and scarcely any interest
manifested in the contest.
| KANSAS CITY, April 3.-The Times
says: The democrats of Jefferson City
elect Hon. Joseph r. Edwards, the
present incumbent mayor and one al
derman. The republicans elect two
| aldermen.
KANSAS CITY, Apnl 3--The demo-
crats elect James Gibson, mayor and
the remainder of the ticket except the
auditor, which is yet in doubt. The
republicans and democrats each elect
three councilmen. The council now
stands seven republicans and five dem
ocrats.
ST. LOUIS, April S.-Of the council
men elected to day, 2 were democrats,
2 republicans and one independent.
The proposition to fund the city debt
was carried.
| IN DENVER.
DENVER, Col, April 8 Incomplete
returns indicate thas ex- Governor John
L. Routt is elected mayor, together
with the whole republican city ticket,
with the probable exception of city at
torney. Routt was com yelled to accept
the nomination as the only man who
could unite the republican factions and
beat both oppositions. He received q
msjority over ali.