Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-15
SPRING ELECTIONS.
Chicago and Cincinnati Go Republican
The Knights Of Labor Cause
Several Surprises.

Iuttbta AT tho municipal ana town eiections
ih Chicago C6.OOO votes, out OF a total reeistrd-
tion OF 81 900, were cast. OF tho eighteen Alder
men elected, twelve arc Republicans and six
arc Democrats: The new Council will stand
twenty-threo Republicans to thirteen Demo
Gratis Tho present Council is Democratic by
small majority, THO Republican town-tickets
w'fs successful in Wost and south Chicasd
number of candidates for Aldermen OF Doth
parties, whose characters wero not above sus-
picion, were elected TO stay at home, tnroagn .
George ID. add, Democrat, wos elected Mayor
of Peru. William ID. Mathers, Republican, was
chosen Mayor q Jacksonville by ~ mai NAL, % New
ocrats. At Salem tho hnti-litenso party elected
bvory Alderman and thb City Marshal, AT Cam
ton tho anti.licenso raftY ciectea tne mayor
was 1885, Mount Carroll elected Mayor and AL
dermen pledged to Iiconse. Tho town election
OF Joliet was n one. sided affair. There was no
opposition to the Democratic ticket, aud II swept
the board from tho Supervisor down. Both par
ties made q hot Dght at Carlinville The Demo
pey, aYd one Alderman; tho REPUBLICANS the
City Clerk hnd Marshal, and three Aldermeh'
The next Council will be Republican by ma
jority of 6 to q The township election at
OF the candidates elected are Republicans.
At Kankakee tho entire Republican ticket was
elected by n majority Of 200. Republicans elect
a Supervisor for the first time in seventeen
years The town elections in Logan County re-
suited in d substantial Republican, victory. Ten
Uf the eighteen members OF the Board OF Super:
visors are Republicans. BY the election in
Springfield the Democrats gain one Aldermani
reducing the Republican majority in the City
Democratic ticket and voted in favor
Of license, At Decatur the Repu6li'
can ticket whs opposed by tts La:
Dor ticket, and the former was successful
with one exception. Chenoa. Clinton, Monti.
cello, Elgin, Rock Island, Moline, Hilsboro,
Mattoon, Champaign, Illiopois, Toloro, and III
N .k.1N IgnNg
nepin, Gibson City, Woodstock, and Pekin the
Democrats carried the day. At Minonk and
Cerro Gordo the honors were about equally di.
yided. The Democrats made a clean sweep at
East st, Louis, and also at Freeport The Re
pubicans swept tho platter at Waukegan and
Peotone. The election ut Maroa resulted in an
Michigul.-Dr. Daniel Todd, the Democratic
candidate, was chosen Mayor OF Adrian by 326
mejority. Battle Creek elected the entire % b Ro
hibitionists polled their issues at Benton Harbor
and carried the day. The Union ticket tri-
umphed at Big Rapids. The Democrats OF Hills
dale elected the Mayor and three OF the hve
Aldermen. The Republicans secured the JUS
tice, School Inspectors, Treasurer ana ConA
ocrats elected their entire city ticket. and every
Alderman but one There was large Prohibi-
tion vote, The Republicans we're triumphant ut
Kalamazoo, electiDg the Mayor and nearly oil
the Aldermen. The Democratic ticket was
chosen at st. Joseph. The Prohibition vote was
the largest ever cast there Youmans, Democrats,
was chosen Mayor OF East bag1naW Dy plu-
rality Of $50 The new Common Council stands
eight Republicans, eight Democrats, and one
knight of Labor. There was n drawn battle at
Grand Haven, the Offices being about evenly
divided between Democrats and Republicans.
The Peoples liquor-license ticket defeated
the Law-and- Order or anti-license ticket at East
Tawas. The Citizens ticket was elected at
Cadillac by large majority. Clarence II. Ben
The Democrat secured majority OF rne City
Council. Iapeer elected a Democratic Mayor,
|. Treasurer Collector, Supervisor, and three
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knights OF Labor elected the Mayor ana
entire city ticket by big majorities. AT lshpem-
ing also the knights made clean sweep, eieGs
! elected q Democratic Mayor and kecoruer' tne
| Rublicans securing d majority OF the council
| Holland elected the Republican ticket Az
| Niles the bonors were divided between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. At Mason there was
| tie vote for Mayor. The balance OF the ofhces
| were about evenly divided between the kepuD-
| ncans and fusionists There were six tickets IN
| the field at Manistee, The Democrats elected
the Mayor and a majority OF the other oIheers,
| The Knights of Labor secured two supervisors
and one Alderman. At Muskegon i! u.
| Mason DemocratD was elected Mayor
by majority OF 9OO The Democrats
| At Grand Rapids the Fusion ticket was elected
with tho exception Of the Police gusticeshlp'
which was secured by an Independent Demo.
crat, while Republican was elected Dlrector oi
| the Poor. At Saginaw City the Democrats ana
Republicans fused to oppose the Labor party
and the Fusion candidate was elected by ma,
the Aldermen At Bay City the contest re-
suited in the election Of Greenback ne
corder, Democratic Justice and three super
yisors and one Republican Supervisor. The new
Board OF Supervisors elected in Denawee Coun
ty stands thirteen Republicans, twelve Demo
Gratis, and one Prohibitionist, Last year tne I've
publicans had the Board by small majority.
The Republicans Of Coldwater electeu tnt
Mayor and all the local officers: A
saugatuok the Republican h t,GkeS was S eisct
ed Mayor OF Hammond by 3il majority. INT
Democrats OF La Porte elected their entire
ticket Greenfield elected the whole Democratic
ticket In Fort Wayne there was a complete
turning over in municipal politics. the entire he
publican ticket being successful by maloritle
| Of about 400 The city usually gives Democrat
majority Of 600 Huntington elected the Demo
cratic ticket The Knights OF Labor carried
, the day at Michigan City, The Republicans Q
Evansville elect their candidate for Mayor D.
400 majority At Elkhait the Democrats wer
successful. At Logansport the whole hepuDhca
: ticket was successful. The township election
indianapolis resulted in the choice OF the entir
Renubiican ticket by about 700 majority
The Republicans in Knox County won an ur
precedented victory in the township electloi
9 eIectinR seven out OF the ten trustees by gooo
Q | substantial maiorities- something that has nc
been done in twenty five years. The Democrat
y carried South Bend by 500 majority, gain {
J nearly 700 over the vote OF two years ago. l
}, | Tippecanoe County the Republicans elected te
out of thirteen Township Trustees.
Wisconsin,; Madison Mr.. Reyes tno EePgI ~
q | lican candidate, is elected Mayor by nearly ~
!. | majority The Milwaukee elect ON resulted
Il the choice of Emil Walber (Republicanl, Mayo
e tre-electedl George w. Porth lDemocratl, Conn
q troIler; William Mayworm, (Dem.l treasurer
Eugene S. Elliot (Rep.l city Attorney CLERK
Municipal Court, Julius Meiswinkel Dem
q At Fond du Lac DIR. Mayham, who was removs
~ from the position of Pension Examiner, throug
:. Gen. Bragg's influence, is ele ted mayor !
- Democratic votes, and Gen. Bragg is thus r
buked. At Lacrosse DR.. Powell rs re-electt
II Mayor, and the rest Of the labor ticket Is su
IN cessfni n result which is reported 70 De vel
= surprising to many Lacrosse people. Az AM
go the no-license issue won the cay,
Stoughton license board was electeu,
e, Sparta the Prohibition ticket was ue'eu
~ ed, as Baraboo, Delavan, Fort Atkinso
~ | Kenosha and GAINESVILLE the RepuDlcnn tlcke
y were successful, while Mt Watertown, Plymou
D and Delavan the Democrats swept the neI1.
Eau Claire the Democrats and knights OF LAD
1e made n clean victory. At Beloit the hepuD
m cans elected the Mayor, and the Democrats 10
~ :, out Of five Aldermen. Beaver Dam. Osht os
II, Racine, Elkhorn and Whitewater diVAed g
le Offices about equally between the two-por'it
no Waupaca elected the whole Republican tick.
At Hudson the Peoples ticket, backed by 9
Knights Of Labor, was triumpnant ~ r. 10
OF ell, who was supported by the hhl6hts, W
to chosen Mayor Of La Crosse.
al Ohfo.-Complete returns from the election
aS Cincinnati give Eshelby. Republican candida
ey FOR Comptroller, majority OF 6,7S6. Charl
Hess. for infrmary director, has 2675 maiori'
MT | the lowest majority on the Republican tick
Ia | Frank Tucker, Republican candidate for {
nc Board of Public Works, has 5,752 majority.
on the eighteen Aldermen 20 be elected the
,or publicsns elected seventeen, making the m
no Board stand 20 Republicans to 10 Den
SO Gratis o. tho .sctan twen1y-hwe 1r, vOunciI m,
inc the new Board contain 30 Republica
lid 10 - Democrats and Independe
m The municipal election at Toledo shows
we yyear' now has a Republican majority Of
g" ioint ballot Findlay elected the entire Rep
IN iioan ticket YOUNGSTOWN elected pemocra
os Mayor The candidate ctnS Ia tnS