Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-10
The Elections.
Local Elections Throughout
this State Favorable to the
Democrats.
Milwaukee, Madison, Janesyille
and Chippewa Falls go DEM
ocratic.
Republicans Hold BelOit, Co
lumbus and Eau Claire.
Other Election Matters in other
States.
Wisconsin,
OREGON.

Wisconsin.
OREGON.
Special TO the Democrat
OREGON, April Hon. A. S. SAM
born has 4jority of 20 in Oregon.
LAzoMANIE
Special to the Democrat
MAzoMANIE, April Perkins, re
publican, for county judge has a
majority of Is in Mazomanie.
BLACK EARTH.
Special to the DEMOCRAT.
BLACK EARTH, April 7.-The fol-
lowin towE officers were elected:
Supervisors, John Mckenzie, Geo.
Thatcher, James Blake; Town Clerk,
Justin Holden; Treasurer, H. Fesen-
field; Assessor, w. L. Baker; Justices
Of the Peace, NJ. G. Burnett and ].
A. Dodge; Constables, S. Amos Mills,
A. johnson and Frank Tiff; Pound
Master, Mat Hanevald.
David TAYLOR received 149 votes,
Philip Fl. Perkins 119 and Alden S.
SaRborn 80
MILWAUKEE
Special to the DEMoCRAT.
MILWAUKEE, March THE cleo
ton today passed off quietly, the
democrats making gains on aldermen
so that they now have majority of
Eve in the common council, which
was formerly republican. The coun-
Gil will stand, 81 democrats, 16 repub-
licans and 2 independent democrats.
EVANSVILLE
Special to the DEMOCRAT
EVANSVILLE, April THE result of
the municipal election in this city was
as follows: Total vote, 210e; Hon.
John Winans, democrat, elected may
or by 144 majority; j. A. Blount,
democrat, for treasurer, by 473 major
ity; Doctors Whiting and st. John,
democrats, elected school commission
ers at large; also democratic sealer.
The republicans elected the city clerk,
two aldermen out of FIVE, and the
democrats three. The result was al!
most complete democratic sweep, as
the democrats retain the city goveen~
ment and gain control of the board OF
education,
BELoIT.
Special to the Democrat.
BELoIT, Wis, April NO demo
cratic ticket in the field; three repub-
lican candidates for mayor G. II.
Parker is elected by about 275 over
L. w. Kendall and Prof. Whitney.
E. +. Hanson is elected treasurer; f.
E. Race, alderman for Third ward !;
John Thompson, for Fourth E. P.
Wheeler, for second; E. S. Green, for
First ward. Supervisors elected, @.
G. Kesler, VIM. T. Hall, R. ]. Burge,
John Cunningham.
OSHKOSH
Special to the DEMOCRAT.
OSHKOSH, April THE democrats
elect the mayor, city clerk and treas
urer. The council stands: democrats
s, republicans 10. Col. Cieveland's
majority over Hamilton in the city
for county judge is 2, 751. There was
no contest for circuit judge.
LA CROSSE.
Special to Democrat.
LA CROSSE, April Sat midnight
the canvas of votes cast at the city
election is not completed in the fifth
ward and exact figures cannot be
given. 1t is known that DR.. D. f.
Powell, independent, is elected mayor
by two or three hundred plurality
Smith, democrat. clerk by very large
majority; Carl, democrat, treasurer
by snail majority, and Webb assessor.
OF six aldermen four are republicans.
Nearly 4, 900 votes were cast.
COLUMBUS
Special to the Democrat.
COLUMBUS, Wis, April "A. O.,
Cook. independent candidate for
county judge, has liz majority in this
city. The republicans elected A. o.
Sexton mayor, by II majority, and
electad two out of the three aldermen.
a. G. Parkinson (dem). was reelected
The question of bonding the city was
defeated by five majority.
CHIPPEWA FALLS.
Special Dispatch to the Democrat:
| CHIPPEWA FALLS, April AFTER
ene of the hottest campaigns ever
fought in this city the democrats made
nearly an entire sweep of the city eff
ces, in spite of the gerrymandering of
the revision of the charter. T. j.
Cunningham defeated Hon. H G.
McRae for mayor, the strongest re-
publican in the city, and who has
never before been beaten, by Alb ma
jsrity. c. l. Ragep, democrat, city
clerk by 500 majority W. 7. Dalton,
republican, 5 majority. N. Hogan.
democrat, 400 majority. The council
stands z democrats, republicans and
2 independents
Eau CLAIRE
| Special to the DExocRAT.
EAU CLAIRE. April I'D. w. Day,
republican, defeated Bailey, Inde-
pendent- for u1ayor. by 400 majority.
Bailey, the so-called peoples man,
was cleaned out by coalition of the
democrats and republicans. Churchill
and Phillips, the clerk and treasurer,
are republicans The council has
ten democrats and six republicans
Larsen, democrat, for county judge,
beats Neggett 200 Tayloris vote in
fhe city il 800 The prok Ibifiou