Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-06
WON AT THE POLLS
Municipal Elections Held in
Several States
REPUBLICANS ARE VICTORIOUS
New Ofscess Chosen IN Indiana, Ohio xn5
Iowa Towns-Wouaen Voc -
Bloomington. -


hundred enthusiastic women east votes
az the school board election held here
nondaY. the nfst election ia this city ia
which women ever participated. The
total vote east was $500 or twice As
large as any previous vote at similar
election
The turnout Of the women was .
gigantic surprise. Rain was falling IN
torrents whsn the polls opened al 8.
but soon thereafter the women be-
gan TO arrive. Miss Mary Ward.
popular teacher, WAS the
Arst woman TO cast . ballot. Dur
ing the afternoon. In the long lines
of voters reaching from the polls half
way around the block. there were ten
women 70 one man. The ladies were
treated with the utmost courtesy, re-
spect aud condescension. and not .
cross or offensive word was heard.
Al this hour 10 IL generally believed
that Messrs- Quaekenbush and Heath
are elected. defeating Messrs- Thomas
and Green. The former two are under
stood to favor the d.scontinuance of fe-
male rule in the public schools and the
choice Of . man for superintendent in
place of Miss Sarah Z. Raymond, who
has been superintendent for eighteen
years. and the selection of men for
principals Of some Of the ward schools
The women voted largely against the
continuance Of woman's rule in tho
schools
Gsneseo for License.
GESEsKo. H., April 5.-At the city
election here Monday H. L. Kiner was
elected mayor on the license ticket, re-
ceiving Q majority Of 81 votes over the
prohibition candidate. II. r. OFT. The
entire license ticket was elected.
In iowa
Dxs MoiNEs. Ia. April 1.-The city
election occurred Monday and every
thing passed on quietly. The indics-
tions at this writing are that Lane
(rep.) will be elected mayor by about
800 over Hill (dem-) Lane Is an ardent
prohibitionist and will enforce the law.
The entire republican ticket Is proba-
bly, elected
Democrats elected their candidates
In Davenport, Dubuque and Keokuk.
keQuont8oe W IN u Ev8nSvuIe.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April SIN the
fity election the republicans elected
pvery officer on the ticket.
In Ohio.
CLKvELANp. o., April s. The cleo
hon here Monday was for director OF
sducations seven members of the school
souncil, two justices Of the peace and
Zen members of the city council. At
midnight with but Is of the 100 pre-
1incts to hear from. the republican
plurality has reached LOO. and it will
probably 20 higher than that. This is .
big republican gain over last fall. when
Mckinley lost the city. but . loss from
}ast spring, when the republicans had
hearty 5000 plurality.
Al Akron tho republicans elect the
mayor and . majority OF tho council
Ind board Of education By the larges.
majority in six years
At Findlay the republicans elect the
mayor and make clean sweep Of the
youncil.
AZ gainesville the republican ticket
was defeated by citizens ticket com.
posed of two republicans and ono dem.
pcrat.
CINCINNATI. April 5.-F. w. Moore
freq. was elected judge Of the superior
sourt by 4,s9o majority over Lowry
Jackson(dem.). The republicans elected
ten out Of 6fteen members to the board
,f legislation and eleven out of fifteen
70 the board of education. The Sixth
ward. for the first time in its history
elected republicans for both of its ward
Sflices
Kansas.
ToPExA. Kan, April 5-Meager re-
ports have been received here from the
sarious municipalities but the return;
phow that the woman vote Is very light
The novelty Of voting seems To have
worn of In the city OF Potwin, sub
arb OF Topeka, less than twenty votes
we're polled by women. Reports from
Alma, Wamego, Burlingame. Osags
rity, Council Grove. Lacrosse. Hay,
City. ouenemo and other points show ,
pery light woman vote.
Elected . Democrasic Mayor.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 5.-After I
lively contest Monday William Waldo
hyde. democrat. was elected MAJOR BIZ
6o7 to $500 for Henry c. Dwight, re
publican. The total vote Is about i,sc'
greater than two years ago At tha
lime Mr.. Dwight was elected by 10