The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-05
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
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Special Dispatch to the Daily Eagle

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STERLING, Kan, April 4-There is great
rejoicing here this evening over the re-
suit of the city election. DIR. Van Patten
is elected mayor over j. Hanna, candidate
for reelection, and the entire Citizens or
| Liberal ticket is elected by majorities
ranging from seventy-five to 130. There
| were S35 votes polled, of which number
$40 were by women. The new mayor and
councilmen are all good business men and
are among our heaviest taxpayers.
SCOTT CITY, Kan, April 4-Colonel D.
w. Mattock was unanimously elected
mayor today on the woman's ticket.
CLEVELAND, O., April 4-The election
today was for seven members of the school
board, two justices OF the peace and ten
members of the council At midnight,
with twenty-five precincts to hear from,
the Republican plurality has reached l, 100.
and it will probably go higher than that.
This is a big Republican gain over last
fall, when Governor Mckinley lost the
city, but loss from last spring, when the
Republicans had nearly 5000 plurality
Returns from northern Ohio towns show
Republican gains. At Akron and Findlay
the Republicans elect tha mayor and a
majority of the council and board of edu-
catlor.
", ADTll 81 ne 068I oil the
Republican city ticket had the support of
the Democrats in the municipal election
and received majority of about 2, 700
The balance of the ticket is elected by the
Democrats By the usual majority The
sacrifice of the head of the ticket is at
tributed to dissatisfaction with local
bosses.
DETROIT, April 4-The new election
law, which was adopted by the last lepis-
la nd nSnH ha
seems to meet with universal approval.
The regular spring municipal and toa n
ship elections were held. Returns received
by she Tribune indicate that out of twenty
eight cities thus far reported seventeen
went Republican. OF these Grand Rapids.
Lansing. Saginaw and Port Huron were
Democratic, but today went Republican
DEs MONIES, Ia, April 4.-The regular
biennial city election resulted today in a
complete Republican victory. Lane, the
Republican candidate for mayor. being
ahead of Hill, the Democratic candidate.
fully GOO votes.
DUBUQUE, la, April 4.-The Democrats
elected their candidates for mayor and
auditor, and four out of five aldermen to-
day.
HELENA. Mont, April 4-The Demo
Gratis elected Curren, their candidate for
mayor, and six out of eight aldermen The
Republicans elected treasurer and police
magistrate. Last year the Republicans
elected their candidate for mayor
CINCINNATI, April 4-The only candi-
dates voted for by the whole city today
was for the Office of judge of the superior
court of Cincinnati. The total vote was
1890. Moore, Republican, was elected
Judge by 4S5o majority over Jackson.
Democrat, The Republicans elected ten of
the hiteen members of the board of regis
tration and eleven out of fifteen 10 the
board of education. The Sixth, for the
hrst time In its history, elected Republi-
cans Tor both of its ward Offices
CHICAGO, April 4-The city election to
be held tomorrow, at which will be chosen
large number of aldermen, is attracting
national attention. This interest is 0wak-
ened on account OF the recent investigation
by the grand jury OF certain alleged Doodle
transactions, whereby, il Is stated an
aggregate of million dollars worth of
franchises were disposed of by the mercen-
airy members, aud the subsequent indict-
ment of nine aldermen, several of whom
are candidates Tor re election. The
Australian ballot law will be used for the
first time in a city election. Another issue
of tomorrow's election Is proposition TO
annex to the city greater portion OF the
suburban town OF Cicero.
NEW YORK, April A certificate of
the incorporation of the City club of this
city was tiled today in the office of the
county clerk. Il is stated in the articles
OF incorporation that the purpose of the
organization Is TO secure an honest aud
efficient administration of city affairs. to
sever municipal from national politics and
TO secure the election Of Tit persons 10 city
Offices
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