Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-07
GOOD MEN
Voters in Many Cities and
Towns Select Officers
REPUBLICANS GENERALLY WIN
Result Of Municipal Elections in Wiscon
sin, Illinois. Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska.

tions were held Tuesday through
out the state. Where politics entered
into the contest gains were about
equally divided between the two par
ties In most places the issues were
only of local significance.
Complete returns from the city had
not been received up To a. m, seven
precincts being still missing. Esti-
mating on the basis OF the rsturns re-
ceived from eighty-two precincts the
democrats carry the city by 5000. show
ing republican gain Of 5000 As CON-
pared with the election of two years ago.
At this hour the indications are that
the common council viii be tie. al
though q contest, which il to be made
in the Fourth ward, may result In the
council being republican
Returns from the state outside OF
Milwaukee also show heavy republican
gains As compared with the vote of two
years ago. The general election through
the state was only on an associate just
ice of the supreme court and Judge
Wins ow had no opposition, but in near
" all cities and villages and towns
there were local officers chosen. In
most instances with party lines strong
" drawn.
The republicans carried Hayward.
Delavan, Waupaca Whitewater. Bay
field, Waupun, Columbus. Mineral
Point, Chippewa Falls, Whitehall. Ash
land, Cedarb burg, Merrill, Clintonville,
Kenosha, Black River Falls, Baraboo,
Waukesha, GAINESVILLE, Beloit and Ra<
, cine.
The democrats carried the towns Of
Appleton, Beaver Dam. Menasha, Ber-
lin. Marinette, ManitowOc, Amigo.
Stevens Point, Fond du Lac, Oconto>
Madison. Monroe, Prairie do Chen.
Eau Claire. Neenah, Marshfield. Water
town and Green Bay.
In Illinois.
CHICAGO, April o.-The aldermanic
and town elections passed OF quietly
| Tuesday under the Australian ballot
law. The vote was the heaviest ever
cast at a municipal election. At q.
m. the returns are practically all in.
| The latest returns indicate that the
| new city council will stand; Republic
ans, So; democrats, 50; Independent
democrats. 8.
A number Of aldermen whose names
have been unpleasantly connected with
the DOODLE charges recently investi-
gated by the grand jury were retired,
among them being Alderman Cullerton,
who for twenty years has been the
leader of the council. Alderman
Powers was the only member Of the
alleged DOODLE gang who secured re-
election.
The north and south towns went dem
ocratic, while the republicans retain
control of the west town Offices.
| Municipal elections were held through
out the state. the Australian ballot sys-
tenn being successfully introduced in
many places. The issues were purely
local.
At Galva, Elgin, Monmouth, Evans
ton, Hillsboro, Aurora and Vandalia a
number of women presented themselves
at the polls and cast their ballots for
school trustees.
| Republicans were successful in Elgin,
Monmouth, Champaign, Aurora, Mat
toon, Clinton, Waukegan, Warren, Bel
vedere, Cerro Gordo. Monticello. Casey.
| Quincy, Macomb, Tuscola, Newman,
Springfield. Rockford, Decatur, YAH
dalia, Paris, Rock Island, Woodstock,
Mansfield. Kirkwood, Macon, Fair
bury, Geneseo, Pontiac, Moline,
Chatham, Illiopolis, Princeton, Mowea-
qua, Olncy, Danviile and Knoxville.
The democrats had the best of the
election in Ottawa, Rochelle, Dwight,
Freeport, Pitts6eld. Mount Vernon.
Hillsboro. Napierville. Arcola. Bour-
bon. Boudre, Salem, Joliet. Watseka,
Mendoza, Taylorville, Mount Pulaski,
Odell, Efingham, Nashville, Rumscy,
Marshall, Charleston, Kewanee, Brace
vile. Carlinville, Alton, Murphysbo
and Shelbyville.
Light Vote in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, April ELECTIONS
were held in cities of the first and
second class in Kansas for alderman
and members Of tho school board.
Party lines were drawn in very few in
stances and little interest was
manifested Many women who for
years demanded the right to vote
In municipal elections have lost all
interest and were not at the polls.
There was little to cause them to
turn out, AZ there was no mayor
atty contest in the larger cities
In none Of the wards in the city
did the ladies' stand at or near
the polls. Those who voted were
married women. and they came to the
polling places with their husbands. At
each polling place were two stalwart
policemen. who kept the crowd so feet
from the polls. A few of the aristocratic
ladies came in their csrriageA Out of
registration Of over 500 women in
Topeka, less than 200 voted. The
novelty Of the thing Ia wearing OF. and
many women who heretofore demand
ed the ballot viii not now use IL Re-
ports from thu other cities in the state
show q very light female vote.
Women Nay Vote In New Ysrk.
AIHAyY NJ " Apr,r A -Q,~ r.