Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-13
MUETCTPAL FLEcTIoNs.
Brief Reports Of Tuesdays Contest In Mum
Der Of Nebraska Towns.
Ar THE CAPITAL

cred, the party leaders say they are satlsned /
with the victory. The voting was active, /
and not much of special interest occurred
The striking engineers were generally on
hand to exert their political influence The
prOhibitiOnists made grand rally early,
and up TO 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon
seemed to be putting two tickets in the box
to every straight republican ballot. The
tide afternoon turned in the other direction,
and at 4 o'clock it was impossible to tell
which party had the upper hand At both
claimed the victory, but at z the result was
settled
There were few incidents worthy Of men
ton during the day. 1t was long ana
steady pull with no disorder and few WOrdy
quarrels. A number of ladies were on hand
TO influence voters, and q prOnlDlClOn luncn
was spread under some trees near by. Inc
student vote was freely challenged, and
number OF the young men preferred TO
withhold the rights of a freeman rather
than to 60 to the trouble or swearing IN
their votes. There were few arrests Tor
repeating. The total vote cast was 4, 100
The propositions 70 vote paving ana wafer
works bonds and to build new school houses
and to buy public grounds, were all carried
by large maJOr1ues-
A CLOSE CONTEST.
BEATRICE, April AT the city election
nearly fourteen hundred votes We're pOlled
It was the closest contest IN a long Ilme
The chief interest centered on mayor. Party
lines were not drawn, and no issue was
made except on personal preference. There
was one arrest for repeating, but the day
was quiet otherwise.
ABOUT EQUALLY DIVIDED.
PIATTsAIOUTH April 4-FOr the last twelve
years Portsmouth has been alternately
democratic and republican, the democrats
capturing one election and the republicans
the next The late election was warmly
contested Twelve hundred and i've votes
We're cast The republican candidate for
mayor has 2S6 majority, and the democrat
treasurer G3 majority.
HIGH LICENSE
SUTTON. April THE issue in the present
municipal election was high license against
prohibition, which brought out large vote
resulting in the election of the high license
candidate for mayor by a majority Of Isl
The balance of the ticketwen high license.
A WORKING MAJORITY
Fremont, April THE election passed OF
quietly here, the only general fight being
which resulted in the election OF one from
each ticket OF the five cOuncilmen elected
the republicans elected four, giving them a
majority in the council
LICENSE OR No LICENSE
BANCROFT, April AT the municipal cleo
ton some candidates We're elected from the
peoples or license ticket and some from the
temperance ticket, and one whose name az
peared on both tickets. Out OF the sixty
eight votes pOlled, twenty-tOur We're TEN
perance and forty -four peoples License or
no license was the only issue.
HONoRs DIVIDED.
FRIEND, April 4.-The village election was
the most hOtly contested in the history OF
the town. Good men were placed on the
tickets by both parties. The result was the
election OF five nO-hcense men
REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS.
RoCA. April 4-The spring election here
was one of unusual interest, the interest
centering in the election of village board
The prohibitiOnists and republicans both
had tickets in the field The republican
ticket was victorious majority.
REIGN OF GOOD GOVERNMENT.
NEBRASKA CITY, April 4-The election was
quiet, but a full vote was polled The en-
tire citizens ticket was elected Party line
were not CraWn IN any instance. A relgl
of good city government is predicted a
the result
A HIGH LICENSE MAYOR
HASTINGS, April 4-The city election wa
very hotly contested The high hcens
candidate was elected mayor by majOr1t
of fifty votes. His opponent ran on the cit
liens ticket, backed by the temperance an
law and order people.
HIGH LICENSE BOARD.
hInyDEN April 4-Ihe election here re
suited in the choice OF a high license boar
of cOuncilmen-
WON BY LICENSE MEN
UTICA, April 4-The village election her
was a night between the license and II
license factions. The license men Won tn
gay ~ q e-Jo-Aug u ~
IN FAVOR OF TEMPERANCE.
IBERTY, April Liberty pOlled eighty
seven votes, with nine majOrities In fave
of temperance; no license and no dru
store permits.
HIGH LICENSE DEFEATED.
ORLEANS, April An the city electiO
here the prohibition candidate for mayo
was elected by a majority OF twenty eigl
over the license candidate The maiOrit
OF the council are for prohibition.
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES AND SENTIMENT.
Harvard. April 4-The election went hig
license by a large majority The entire hlg
license ticket was elected by majOr1u'
ranging from seven to twenty-five. Bus
ness principles prevail over mere sent
ment
ANTI-LICENsE AHEAD.
PAwNEE City. April At the city electiC
the issue was made squarelY between VIII
key and anUi-license. The latter carried q
day by "a handsome majority.
LICENSE TOWN FOR A YEAR.
FAmBURY. April 4-The license ticket W
elected. with the exception Of anti-hcen
councilman, in one ward The election W
very quiet. This makes the city a hcen
town for the next year.
PROHIBITION SHOWED UNDER
URADuIA, April 4'-The prohibition
ticket was completely showed under. u
citizens tickes was elected by large N
lOrity.
AFTER TWO YEARS TRIAL
EXETER. April 4-Exeter has given tN
years' trial OF prohibition The city ele
ton resulted IN a majority for license.
TEE ISSUE CLOSED.
DE WITT April The election closed t
issue of high license VS.. prohibition II
prOhibitiOnists have twenty majority.
ENTIRELY ASyTI-LICENsE
FAIRFIELD, April An entire anti-hceI