Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-15
RETURNS.
SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS IN
SEVERAL STATES.
Illinois, low. and Michigan Try the New
Australian System and Like It-Bood-
lsrs Lot but In Chicago-some strsws
to Figure On.

AatO xOW1 anu mkCuuRau 1IY INC NOW
Australian System and Like It-Bood-
lers Let Out In Chicago-some straws
to Figure On.
Illinois Likes the Law.
The first experience Of Illinois with
the Australian ballot system was emf
nently satisfactory. It resulted in q
complete transformation Of the polling
places. The old familiar scenes were
lacking. Ticket peddlers found their
occupation gone, the crowds were abb
sent, and the whole proceedings were
most prosaic. Party lines we're not
strongly drawn, local considerations
prevailing.
At no places were very heavy votes
polled. and from nearly all places came
reports Of defective ballots. There is
need Of further study, by voters, of the
provisions Of the law.
At Chicago there appeared to be
pearances were deceptive, for the cleo
ton was a struggle by the best element
to rid the Council of the gang of
boodlers that have been plunderinR the
public right and left. The attempt was
successful, to a degree, at least; for
those who had learned the ropes and
could steal with facility were retired,
and their places fillea by men who must
learn the art before any crooked opera
lions can work very great mischief.
In Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Democrats elected p, j.
Somers Mayor, and the Council is q tie.
The Labor ticket received a very light
vote.
At Sheboygan Falls the Citizens can
dfdates for Mayor and Treasurer were
successful, and the Democrats captured
ell the rest.
Eau Claire has a new Democratic set
of officers, except Clerk and four Alder
men.
Medford has a new lot about evenly
divided.
At Ashland William r. Eurfee, Re.
publican, was elected Mayor, and A. A.
Mcdonnell, Democrat, City Treasurer.
The Republicans secured four out of the
six Ccuncilmen.
large vote was polled at Appleton.
The Democratic ticket was elected as
follows: Rush Winslow, Mayor; Charles
Hillfert, City Treasurer; Henry Ryan,
City Attorney; George Schuldes, As
SCISSOR.
At West Superior, j. w. Scott, Repub-
lican, was elected Mayor over William
Noonan, Democrat. The entire Repub-
lican ticket is elected.
John NJ. Kohler, Republican, was
elected Mayor of %Sheboygan. All Re-
publican aldermen were elected. Gov
ernor Peck's majority there in 1880 was
LOO.
At Black River Falls no special effort
has been made by the. license people.
The Republicans have carried every
thing except Treasurer and one Alder
man. Chippewa Falls Republicans elect
their city ticket by about $50 majority.
The Council will stand eleven Demo-
Gratis to nine Republicans, a Republican
gain of three. At Marinette the straight
Democratic ticket was elected.
With the Wolverines.
At Iron Mountain, in the new County
OF Dickinson, local issues stirred up
much strife, bitter feeling, and a big
vote. Party lines were not drawn. The
Citizens ticket defeated the City's and
Peoples nominees.
At Port Huron the Republicans elect
ed six out of ten aldermen, and five out
of eight supervisors. John NJ, Gleason.
Democrat. is elected Assistant Police
Justice, having had no opposition.
Lansing cast the largest vote in her
history, and chose A. o. Bement, Re-
publican, Mayor. The Common Council
is a tie, and the township offices evenly
divided.
Alpena's election resulted in q com
plete victory for the Democratic ticket.
The Common Council will be Demo-
cratic.
Bay City Democrats secure their
Mayor, and the Council is a tie. In
West Bay City the Republicans took
everything.
Saginaw has a new set of Republican
officials throughout.
C%heboygan also returned the entire
~hRepublican ticket.
At ST. Ignace, also, the Democrats
were completely successful.
Benzonnia Republicans cast 70 votes
of a total Of III.
Pentwater Democrats get everything
but clerk.
In Crawford County, Grayling elects
a Republican supervisor by 5 majority.
Blaine elects the entire Democratic
ticket for the first time.
Grove elects a Republican supervise.
by a majority of 2.
Every township in %Schoolcraft County
went Republican except seney.
In the Hawkeye State.
At Des Moines the majority for G. G.
Lane, Republican Mayor, is 1874: for
Brennan, City Collector, 1,1O7; for Egg
gleston, police judge, LAY. The Dem
ocrats elected city engineer and market
master. The Republicans elected their
alderman at large and their candidates
for aldermen in every ward, thus secur-
ing a majority of eight in tho City Coun-
Gil. The Republican park commission
ers have majorities ranging from 587
to 941.
At Davenport the election resulted in
q Democratic victory at all points with
The exception that the Republicans
elected one Alderman out of six and his
election is rather doubtful and may be
contested. John G. Bills, a well-known
lawyer, headed the democratic ticket as
candidate for Mayor and the entire.
ticket, went, thnonph. -