Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-09
AT THE POLLS.
Municipal Elections Held in Several
States.
Michigan Thought TO Have Elected a
Republican Supreme Judge and
University Regents.
MICHIGAN VOTES.

election for justice of the supreme court
and two regents of the State univel sity
/ by from 5000 TO 1000 majority. The
vote was remarkably light and the re-
turns are slow in coming in. Judge II.
NJ. Montgomery, of Grand Rapids, was
elected to the supreme bench over Judge
Champlin, who was candidate for re-
election after serving ten years
In the municipal elections in the larger
cities the democracy held its own and
made large gains. Grand Rapids,
Saginaw, Bay City, Lansing. Marshall,
Adrian, Monroe, Pontiac, Eaton Rap
ids, Mason, Hastings. St Clair, Sault
Ste. Marie, Marine City, Muskegon, st.
Ignace, Manistee, Cheboygan, Ionia and
Menominee elect democratic mayors,
while the republican candidates were
successful in Battle Creek, Hillsdale.
Charlotte, Grand Haven, Lapeer, Ypsi-
lanti, Flint Big Rapids, Port Huron,
Albion, jackson, Kalamazoo and Co
runna.
IN OHIO.
CINCINNATI. April S-The count of
the entire city was completed at 1880
O'Clock and showed that the whole re
publican ticket was elected without a
single exception. The contest between
Mosby and Tafelfor mayor was close, the
republican candidate having only 139
plurality. The other majorities were
Smith. rep, superior court judge,
1,9l6; police Judge, Gregg (rep.),
1900; city auditor, Brown (rep),
2,612; city treasurer, Ziegler
lrep.), 2,744: corporation counsel,
Hortsmann rep, 1887; magistrate,
Tyrren lrep), 3,40G The board of
Legislation will stand 81 republicans
and 9ldemocrats. and the school board
will CONTAIN a large republican major
ity. The total vote of the city is a few
shortof $1,000.
CoIFMBUs, O., April s.-The citizens
league developed unexpected strength,
but ds.w principally from the repub-
leans, so that in effect the movement
helped the democrats to an almost
complete victory. Returns so far
point Enthusiastically to the election
of Karb (dem.) for mayor by about
1000, and all the rest of the city ticket
except Burns, for the board of public
works, who is defeated by Lorine,
rep. The council and board of edu-
cation will be controlled by the repuh-
licans and the board of public works
by the democrats.
CLEVELAND, O.. April S.-Ofiicial re-
turns from twenty-five out of seventy
three precincts in the city show repub-
hcan gains for the whole ticket, except
treasurer over the vote al the municipal
election two years ago, when Gardner,
1 (rep., was elected by l,02S major
| ity. The indications are that William
G. Rose (rep.l, is elected mayor over
| John II. Farley (deml, by over 1000
majority, and that the remainder of the
| ticket except treasurer will equal or
| exceed those figures. w. W. Arm
strong, ex-postmaster (dem.), is I'M
doubtedly elected treasurer by not less
than 1000 majority, owing to the fact
that the workingmen cut his opponent
in all parts of the city. Under the new
municipal reform law the whole patron
age of the city IS placed in the hands of
the mayor
CINCINNATI April S-Beports from
the municipal elections in Ohio show
/ that the democrats carried the follow
4 ing-named places; Dayton, except
! city commissioner and six of the
/ fifteen councilmen: Springfield, mayor
elected by 500 majority; Circle
| vile, Gallon, except mayor and mar
shall Ashland, Marion, except mayor;
| Kennon, Steubenville, except MAYOR
and four councilmen; GAINESVILLE, ex-
cept mayor: Wooster, except mayor
and street commissioner; Chillicothe,
Lancaster, MiIlersburg and Jackson.
Republicans carried the following
named places: Coshocton, Bellefoun-
tame, London, Logan, Carrollton, Ere
mont one half Of the Offices; Fostoria,
| Urbana, Urchinsvi!le, Dennison, Leb-
anon, Hillsboro, Elyria, Canton,
except mayor and marshal:
Youngstown, Mansfield. elected
/ republican mayor and street commits
sioner; Warren, Akron, except mayor;
Hamilton, elected republican mayor by
P23s majority; Schwab, democratic can
didate for councilman at large, ma
jority.
S tISoIs
CHICAGO, Apr Q Returns from the
municipal elections held III this state
| Monday are summarized as follows:
The license ticket was successful in
Canton, Mount Carroll, Salem, Har-
ward and Geneseo. The temperance
people won in Bridgeport
IN OTHER STATES.
The democratic ticket was successful
in Keokuk and Dubuque, la.
Republicans Of Yankton, 5. D., elect
ed their city ticket
The municipal elections held all over
Minnesota resulted in sweeping demo-
cratic victories wherever party lines
were drawn. St Cloud, Fergus Falls
and Henderson were the largest cities
voting, and all went democratic.
In Evansville, Ind, the democrats
elected three councilmen, treasurer,