Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-08
VOTED In AND OUT.
Work of the Ballots in Several
of the States.
THE CITIZENS EXPRESS THEIR WILL

Returns from City and Township Elec-
tions In Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio, Iowa, Kansas and Elsewhere
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Carried by
the Democracy-The License Question
Uppermost In Some Illinois Towns
Gains and Losses of the Parties.
CHICAGO, April S-City and township
elections were held in several states yester-
day. Below are given the results so far as
they may be of general interest
KALAMAZOO, April S.-The Republican
candidate for mayor, W. E. Hill, had S74
plurality over Fred Hotop, Dem.); Rose
man, (Rep), for treasurer, rs over Hays,
DEM; and Harris, CRep). for justice, e62
over Vine, Dem.) The Republicans elect
three out of four constables, four out of five
supervisors and the Democrats elect three
| out of five aldermen.
lsHPEMING, April s-John W. Stone, of
Houghton, for circuit judge, had no opposi-
ton yesterday The election was not on
party lines, except that the Prohbitionists
ran a straight ticket without electing cam
didate
CoLDwATER, April S.-The entire Repub-
| lican city ticket. with possibly the exception
ward tickets except one alderman and one
member of the board of education.
BAY CITY, April S-The election gave q
Democratic gain of two aldermen, making
the council stand eleven Democrats. eight
Republicans and three Union Labor In
West Bay City the Democrats elected the
mayor, recorder, justice of the peace and
five out of six aldermen, giving a Demo
cratic ma jority of two in the council
DowAGIAC, April S-The city of Dowagiac
elects the entire Republican ticket, except
recorder The townships of Silver Greek,
Wayne, and Pokagon elect Democratic su-
pervisors
FLINT, April S.-The vote resulted in the
election of W. A. Patterson (Rep) for mayor,
and Frank E. Willett (Repl for treasurer. 4 4
DECATUR, April S-The Democrats carried
this township for the first time, electing a
full ticket with the exception of supervisor
and treasurer.
MUsKEGoN, April s-The Democrats
elected Martin Woolkes may or BY $50 ma
jority; also two justices and four of the eight
aldermen. The council will be a tie. The
Republicans elected the city treasurer and
recorder
SOUTH HAVEN, April S-'Che first town
ship election since the adoption of county
prohibition occurred yesterday. Two tick
cts were in the field. Republican and Prohi-
bition, the former of which was elected By a
majority of about IS2, except commissioner
of highways.
LANSING, April S-The Democrats elect
the entire city ticket by pluralities ranging
from % to 400, and also all but one of the
aldermen. Returns from the townships
show large Democratic gains
have made a clean sweep of the city ticket,
electing their seven candidates by ma ori-
ties ranging from l04 TO over 1900 They
also elect out of IL councilmen Returns
so far as received show Democratic gains
all over the western part of the state, the
Patrons of Industry having cut down the
Republican vote materially in many of the
townships
ANN ARBOR, April S-The Democrats
won a sweeping victory in the election here.
Capt c. H. Manly is elected mayor and
Fred A. Hewlett for president of the coun-
ell The Democrats elect four out of six SUI
pervisors and aldermen in the First, Sec
ond, and Fourth wards
NILES, April SO. W. Coolidge (Rep),
was elected mayor over Oliver Horn; Writ
Stevens Dem }, treasurer. Three Repub-
llcan and two Democratic aldermen are
elected Niles township elected every DEM
ocrat on the ticket.
FRANKFORT, April s.-The Peoples Pro
gressive ticket won over the Republicans by
big majority. The fight was over the is
suing OF public Improvement bonds, voted
last winter They will be issued.
TRAVERSE CRY, April S Traverse elected
a Democratic supervisor by 81 majority, for
the first time in its history The rest OF the
ticket Is Republican by greatly reduced ma
Jorities. A large vote was polled