The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-09
INDIANA CITY ELECTIONS.
TERRE HAuTe GOES DEMOCRATIC.
Columbus, Huntington, Mount Vernon,
BlufftOn and other Cities Tired of
Republicanism-Rush Elects
a Citizens Ticket.

TERRE HAUTE, May Especial 1.-The DEM
ocracy carry the city by 800 majority and elect
democratic coupcilmen in every ward, for the
first time in our history.
BLUFFToN, May 1.--[Special. THE demo-
Gratis made clean sweep to-day in Blufft0n,
gaining two councilmen and making the coun-
Gil and city officers sOlidly democratic.
JEFFERsONvILLE, May Especial. THE
council remains unchanged, eight democrats
and two republicans The bridge appropria-
ton carried by an overwhelming majority.
LAFAYETTE May Especial. 1-At the inu-
the water works trustee and three out of FIVE.
councilmen. There is no change in the cOun-
ell.
LEBANON, May 1.-[Special. Entire re-
publican ticket elected by a greatly reduced
majority. Little interest was taken by the
democrats, the odds being so greatly against
them.
SOUTH BEND, May 1.-[Special. lat the
city election to-day the democratic candidate
for mayor langley was elected by 500 majority
over Buffalo" Miller. The remainder of the
republican ticket was elected.
FRANKLIN, May Especial. l-Great reioic-
ing over the city election herd tonight. The
democrats elect one councilman and the mar
shall. The republicans elect the mayor by
twenty-seven majority, republican loss of
over 100.
MADISON, May 1.-[Special. ELECTIONS here
to-day resulted in the election of Joseph +.
Brashear democrat mayor Republicans elect
four and the democrats two councilmen. Re-
publicans gain one water-works trustee and one
councilman.
COLUMBUS, May. Especial. The demo-
Gratis sweep the city, carrying every ward by
largely increased majoritieS gain of one
councilman and water-works trustee. Column
bus is now solidly democratic from street COM
missioner to mayor
MONnN MavE= -TSneciaI AT tho ola cfion
held here to-day the union ticket was success
full with one exception. Charles Newbold
knight of labor candidate for clerk, was success
ful. 1t was hoty contested election, but
there was no politics in it.
LOGANsPoRT. May Especial. THE demo-
Gratis elected one water works trustee and one
councilman for the First, Second, Third and
Fifth wards the republicans elect one council
man for the Fourth ward. Council viii stand
eight democrats TO two republicans.
SHELBYvILLE, May Especial. 1.-The re-
publicans elected two councilman here to-day,
George w. Kennedy and +. ID. Blanchard. The
democrats elected Joseph Mcbride and Henry
Friday. The council stands six democrats and
two republicans, the same as before.
MT.sVERNON May1.- Special. AT the cleo
ton to-day f. E. Thomas, democrat, was elected
mayor by large plurality, receiving nearly as
many votes as both Of his opponents. Many col
ored men voted for the democratic candidate.
The city has heretofore been strongly republic
can.
HUNTINGTON, May 1-[Special. The re
suit of the election to-day was a democratic
victory. The democrats carried the Second
ward, which has been represented by repUb-
liean the past two years. The council stands
five democrats to one republican. The entire
city ticket was elected.
WABASH, May Especial. This is a re-
publican stronghold, but the democrats made q
courageous fight in all the wards. In the First
ward Hiph was only defeated by Grain, repub-
hcan, by q, in total vote OF nearly 800 Petit,
the republican mayor-elect, is only twenty-three
years old. His majority is 2S6.
ANDERSON, May Especial. lin the city
election held here to-day the republicans elected
the entire city ticket except clerk and two
cOuncilmen by maiOritieS varying from 90 10
125. The council stands half and half as before,
with q republican mayor. The republican vic
tory is due TO q shameless and open handed use
Of money.
PLYMOUTH, May 1.-TSpecial. 1.-The spring
election to-day was entirely divorced from pol
iticS. The issue was one of sustaining or re-
fusing to sustain the present city council in
their action with reference TO the establishment
of system of water works. The present indi-
cations are that an overwhelming defeat awaits
the members of the present council seeking re-
election.
GREENCAsTLE, May 1.-[Special. THE re-
publicans elect Cowgirl mayor, Jackson treas
ureT, Lewis clerk, Starr marshal, Shelton as
SCISSOR, Hanna councilman, First ward, and
Blake in the Second. Most of the candidates
had no opposition. The democrats gained one
councilman, Hanley beating Brewing in the
Third ward, and they think that there is con-
siderable glory in it, asst was done only after
a very hot contest.
RUsHvILLE, May 1.-[Speeial. THE result
of the city election here to-day is a sweeping VIC
tory for the citizens against the regular repub-
lican ticket. T. Il. Morgan, democrat, was
elected marshal by majority of 49, John
Kelly, democrat, elected city clerk by so ma
jority; Wilson T. Jackson, mayor, elected by
%; Prof. David Graham, citizens ticket for
city treasurer, by an overwhelming majority;
a. T. Malone, democrat, was elected in the
Second ward for councilman by a large major
ity. In fact, the whole citizens ticket was
elected, and the result is considered a large
straw in the plumes of the Cleveland and Gray
hats for the COMING national eampaign.