National Republican., 1884-04-09
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Tho Result OF the Presidential Campaign
Indicated by Great RepnbIicnn Gains.

Tho Result OF the Presidential Campaign
Indicated by Great Republican Gains.
CINCINNATI, ONO, April s.-Tho demo-
Gratis elect twelve of the twenty-five council
men, republican gain of four. Twelve
aldermen were elected in two aldermanic
districts-all democrats-and as the members
from the other three districts holding over
are all democrats, tho entire board Is demo-
cratic. There is strong democratic aiority
in the common council.
Tho Times-Stdr says that tho vote fell of
noarly 10000 from q year ago, when Mayor
Stephens's majority was $500. Judge Pecks
majority will scarcely be 600. This would
seem to show u tendency toward republican
ism. as light vote is generally regarded as
favorable to the democrats. Four republican
wards cast the bulk of the municipal reform
vote, which was about 800. 1t is claimed by
tho republicans that this vote was drawn
from their strength, and that if it was other
wise their ticket would have been elected.
The total vote will be about 10000. Police
Clerk Richards's (rep.) majority will be from
400 to 200, and it is possible that tho republi-
cans will eloct ono member of tho board of
education. The returns show very large
republican gains in the German wards.
Compared with year ago the change is
enormous. There was general lack of
interest among leaders of parties and tho
vote shows moro spontaneous action than
is usual in such elections. The
only active workers were the candidates
for tho police court. The nomination of the
municipal reform ticket, though nominally
the work of both parties, is generally un-
derstood TO have drawn most of its votes from
republicans.~ If 1t had not been before tho
people the result would have been less favor
able to tho democrats. Throughout the state
the reports show republican gains in most
of tho larger cities Springfield, Ohio, shows
considerable democratic gain. The re-
ports are generally silont upon the sub
ject of gain or loss, as local issues
influence tho vote in most places. The
Enquirer (democrat), of this city, says the
organization which has prevailed in the
party in Hamilton county for something like
a year past has again won without tho aid of
the legislature, aud in spite of the failure of
the legislature to do the thing necessary to
allay the German dissatisfaction and retain
the German vote which came from the repub-
licans last year.
CLEVELAND, April S.-The republican city
ticket is elected by an average ma iority of
3,100. The republicans elect 81 councilmen
and 10 members of the board Of education.
Tho democrats elect IL councilmen and 7
members of the board of education. The
city council is tie, IA democrats and
republicans holding over. At least two
democratic candidates for the council will
contest the election. j. P. Urban, the re-
publican candidate for police commissioner,
carried seventeen of the twenty-five wards
| by a majority of 3,450. John II. Farley,
democratic mayor holds over. Ho was
elected last spring by 5000 majority. The
| city has been redistricted with year, making
| twenty-five wards out of eighteen. The
workingmen's ticket polled 500 votes. The
total vote in tho city is 26,500.
| TOLEDO, April S.-Returns late last night
showed that the republicans elect the street
| commissioner, the police commissioner, and
| one constable. The democrats elect a water
works trustee and three constables. The
republicans mako gains in the council and
board of aldermen and in ward officers.
| CINCINNATI, April S.-Specials to the COM
mercial Ga=ette from Chillicothe, Ohio, say the
republicans elect five out of seven council
men.
WApAKoNETA. OHIO, April s.-The repub-
lican ca ndidate for mayor is elected repub-
| lican gain of $40.
YoUNGsTowN, OHIO, April s.-The entire
republican city ticket is elected for the first
time in many years.
DAYTON. OHIO, April S.-The latest re-
turns show that the republicans elected Bar
| bour for marketmaster and Peters for water
werks trustee by small majority. The
council is tie, standing 0 to 8, while the
board OF education is democratic by two
majority The remainder of the democratic
city ticket is elected by reduced majorities.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, April S.-Of twelve
township trustees elected yesterday in Vigo
county the democrats carried nine. The re-
publican majority in the county is 20, loss
| of 40 since 1882. Tho republicans elected
their candidate for trustee in Harrison town
ship, which includes this city, by majoriy
of 253, loss of 252 since 1882.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., April S.-The election
is proceeding very quietly, and the large
vote which was expected to be polled had not
up to noon been deposited. Thomas Trotter
aud (harlpe lpll INDIA and ingOaptnr Of thn
election of tho sixth precinct of the first
district, were arrested on their way to tho
polling place OH the charge of violating tho
registration law. The accused gave bail, and
then caused warrants to be issued for Police
Captain FaTrier, who caused their arrest.
PRINCETON, n. j., April Sat the Prince
ton borough election yesterday tho republi-
cans elected the members of tho common
council, judge of election, and the commits
sioners OF appeal. The democrats secured the
city clerk and the assessor and collector
The council will now stand five republicans
and four democrats, including Mayor Gibby,
democrat. Tho students from the institutions
polled large vote. 1t was IL hard-fought
battle for tho most important Office. Party
lines were not drawn very closely, and both
sides struggled hard to secure the election OF
{ their candidates.
, JERSEY CITY, April s.-The municipal
election to-day resulted in tho defeat of tbs
democratic candidate, DIR. McGill, for mayor
aud the election of Gilbert Collins, the can,
didate of the citizens association, new
and strong political factor in local affairs
= Their candidate received tho republican in
= dorsement. Tho republicans were left tc
/ attend to the six aldermanic districts, and
the result is that they will have majority
3 in all the Ave city boards which they will
mold for three or four years, at least.
HoBoKEN, n. j., April S.--The democrats
elected their entire ticket in this city to-day
ALBANY, n. Y, April s.--The charter
a election to-day was the closest ever held il
, this city. The great struggle was on th'
Q mayor, tho opposing candidates being A
Blocker Banks, democrat, and DIR. JohT
D swinburne, republican aud citizens, Tht
returns indicate the election of Banks b,
! 237 majority. II is stated Mr.. Swinburn'
3 will contest the election, Tho whole demo
. cratic ticket is elected,