Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-05
Latest Returns From the Elections
in the West.
HRS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Forest Fires Threaten New Jersey
Villages.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Yesterdays WESTERN ELECTIONS
--latest Estimates Of the Re.uIts Obtained m
the Polls.


ST. IouIs. No, April 5.--A review this morn
ing OF yesterdays election show that the repub-
hcans made clean sweep with single sHcep-
uon-the election of democratic auditor. The
republican ticket. beaded by e. z. walhridse.
carried The day by pluralities ranging from
l.lSO to s4lS-Auditor Brown. dem boxavs-
being chosen by l.5S> plurality. The citv eoun-
ca l. republican. but tho house OF delegato.
which holds over. l. democratic
~ SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
Reports from surrounding towns in rninois
southern half. show tnSt out of for,y-four
towns heard from thirteen went republican.
twentv-three democratic. seven mixed the re
suits and one lEsst 81 Louls) elected a com
ple;e citizens ticket
In Missouri. out OF twensy-nine towns 40 fa-
heard from. eight went republican fifteen dem
ocrailc. nye divided allegiance aud one tst
Joseph) tied ITS council
RFPUBLIcsNs SWEEP KANSAS.
hANsAs CITY. NAN, April 5.-Eeturns from
the elections throughout Kansas indicate a most
sweeping victory for the republicans. ard indi-
cate strongly the change Of sentiment against
the popul.s;s.
Ut Leavenworth. where the republicans hay.
not had victory for thirteen YEAR. before.
'hey have elected their entire ticket by .
ma ajoritv of 1000.
At Topeks the entire republican ticket was
elected by a vote Of 20 I. Dr. Jones vas the
candidate for mavor
In Topeka. with a triangular fight ON and
REGISTRATION enormously increased. the vote
poi,ed was very light A larger per cent was
cast by the women than ever before
Here the republican. Barnes. received 600
majority and the Remainder of the ticket got "a
Mrs Potter received but FORTY votes an all The
repuolcans elected the entire ticket at Law
renee, Kan, with the exception of one council
man. Dr. y. simmons br mavor had about
700 majority and the Other candidates about the
same
At OTTAWA the entire republican ticket was
elected by decisive majority. The women
vote was quite factor.
roPULIsTs CARRY LEApvrIIE.
LE.DvrLLE. Col, April 5.-In the city cleo
tion yesterday Leadyille elected q populist
mayor and five out of twelve aldermen.
MILWAUKEE ELECTS CONGRESSMAN.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. April 5.-P. J. somers.
democrat. is elected to Congress in this rourth)
district over Theobald Often. republican. by
about 200 majority. The election was 20 an
the vacancy made by the election Of Col John
l.. Mitchell TO the Senate.
Judge Newman. democrat, Is probably elected
10 the supreme iudgeship by 1900 over Judge
Webb, republican. A majority of cities elected
republican mayors. Ash.And's populists elected
y heefe by small majority.
PARTY LINES NOT DRAWN N MINNESOTA.
ST. Paul. MrSN., April 5.-Many Of the
cities OF Minnesota held municipal elections
Yesterday. Party lines were not closely drawn,
the contests generally hinging on the question
OF license.
At onoka the democrats and populists elected
George McAuley mayor. Donald Grant repub-
hcan. was chosen MAYOR CT FAribault AtAda
W. III. Bangs, republican, was elected mayor
No license won by majority OF three. At
Wabash the citizens ticket was elected The
hottest fight in South Dakota was at Matertown.
where everything hinged on the question OF
whisky or no whisky. Ihe cold waterites were
defeated.