The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-04-13
ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE.
Hooker Elected to the supreme Bench in
Michigan.

hlfu1-ln
A Detroit dispatch says that there is
no doubt of the election of Hooker
tRep.l to the Supreme b. nch hy a
plurality of lo,ot0 or over, and the Re-
publican candidates for regents have
won a still greater victory. In the Cd
Democratic stIonSkoldS, such as
Wayne and Saginaw Counties. the Re-
publicans have made great gains. They
have captured Grand Rapids. Ann Ar
Dor. Manistec. Lansing and other cities
formerly Democratic. Th. Democrats
elert Mayors at VI si.anti and Port
Huron, ovcrturniny Republican ua
jor.tics. All the proposed eonstitu
tional amendments hay" undoubtedly
carried, the opposition being inron-
siderable. \ Light vote was lollcd
throughout the State.
Iicens; Issue ia Minnesota.
Party lines We're not closely drawn in
Minnesota cities, the contests generally
hinging on the question of license. At
Anoka the democrats and Populists
united against the Republicans and
elected George McCau ey Mayor by &
majority of ia The comhinat on alsn
elected all the Aldermen except one
and all the other city officers except
Treasurer. Donald Grant Rep was
chosen Mayor of Farihault. At Ada ".
II. Bangs was elected. No license won
by Il majority of 2. At Wabasha the
Citizens ticket, headed by {. {.
Hirschey Dem for Mayor. was elect
ed by majority of Ill. At Albert Lea
T. W. knatvo,d Eep.) was chosen
Mayor over w. G. ke!lar by q ma .ority
, of 143.
The hottest fight in South Dakota
was at Watertown, where evcryth nS
hinged en- the question Q; whisky or no
! whisky. According to dispatches the
,, cold water people Were defeated, the
opposition candidate for Mayor. w. 4.
Davis, being elected 10y majority of
$50. All of the Aldermen and other
city officials on the Davis ticket were
also elected.
Republicans Carry st. Louis.
The election in st. Louis resulted in
victory for the Republicans. They
| secured Mayor. Collecto-, Council. ana
most of the minor Offices, if not all.
atty plum from James Banner man by a
ma ;ority of about 3,G0a. Henry /eleg
enheim, for Collector, and Charles
| Mage, for President OF the Council
| (Rcpublicans> defeat their Democratic
! opponents by still larger ma ;olit
! The Republicans, it is thought, also
! secure every one of the six councilmcn
=. and majority Of the house of dele
gates.
The Democrats carried Milwaukee,
electing all their judicial candidates and
! sending Mayor Peter J. Somers to
Congress to fill the vacancy caused hy
| the election of John l.. Mitchell TO the
United States Senate. 1he vote as,
was surprisingly large. considering the
quiet manner in which the campaign
was conducted. and shows that both
sides planned a surprise for each other.
| The Republicans did some hard and
quiet work and got out n large vote, but
the Democrats were equally active.
| At Springfield. III.
| At Springfield returns from over hall
the city show that the entire Democrat
| ic city and township ticket is elected 10y
decisive maioritcs. The probability is
that the Republicans have elected foul
out of seven aldermen.
| Little Interest in Nebraska.
The result of the municipal elections
in Nebraska as shown by returns from
! towns Iel resenting all portions of tE,
State are without special political sig
nificance. In many places the issue
was license or no license or high license
or low license. The contest appears tt
have been about equally waged, will
the advantage somewhat in favor O
license. Excepting places where this
question was up. no particular jntcres
was manifested anu light vote is re-
ported. In South Omaha o f. Walker
the candidate of the American Protcc
tive Association, was elected over Wal
tcrs', Democrat. by sixty-five majority
He carried the rest of the ticket will
him by smaller majoritieS.
Quiet Day in Kansa-.
The elections in Kansas were th'
most quiet and orderly ever held in th'
cities Of the State. owing to the opera
tion of the election law assed by tn
Legislature Tain2 it fine and i'm
prisonment TO give away whisky o
cigars or TO az money for votes or t
influence votes. Elections we're held il
all III. first and sec, ad class cities 10
Mayor. Aldermen. and memters OF tn
School Board. At these elections WON