The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
bee LINE" BLEE ELECTED
An Ex- Railway superintendent and
Democrat Chosen Mayor OF Cleveland.
Council and School Board of Columbus Repub-
Iican-Democralic Judge Elected at Gin.
cinnati-Light Vote at Evansville.

CLEVELAND, o.. April IA very light
vote was polled at to-day's city election.
Biee Dem is undoubtedly elected Mayor
over Akcrs tRep.) by 100 10 1900. Gen. L.
5. Meyer. present corporation counsel. and
q Republican, who ran as the nouine OK
the Peoples party. received noarly 5.oVO
votes. cest mainly by Republicans. Arm
strong tDera.) is reelected city treasurer
by a safe plurality. while Logue. police
judge. and Fiedler. police prosecutor. both
Republicans, are reelected. The Demo-
Gratis eject the justice of the peace. The
Council will remain Republican. The city
voted heavily in favor Of annexing Brook
Ign and West Cleveland. villages which
Will add about ten thousand to the present
population.
Canton elects o Republican Mayor for the
first time since 1850. The Democrats get
the council. At Youngstown the Demo
Gratis won a sweeping victory. AT flndlay
there was q Republican victory. AT
Massillon the Democrats won. At Akron
the Democrats elected every officer Dut
marshal. their candidate for Mayor having
ii plurality.
CINCINNATI, April Sin addition to Off
GERS chosen by the various wards, there
were elected, to-day, by the city at large
Court. clerk OF Police Conrt and q magis-
trate. Hon. Samuel +. Hunt. Democrat.
the present O bent. was elected oy 1OO
majority over John G. Schwartz. Repub-
Police Court, received $500 majority. and
and Veterinarian. for magistrate. got
nearly 5000 majority. The Republicans
elected a majority OF the ward officers.
TOLEDO. o.. April 3.-After one of tho
bitterest campaigns that has been fought
~ h.. -.e- To- manu- unra RhA
Republicans succeeded In eiecting every
man on their ticket with one exception,
and captured both branches OF the Council
Board. Major, Republican. was elected
Mayor by a narrow majority OF $50. and
Hone, Democrat, pollce Judge, by about
three hundred majority.
COLUMBUS. o., April3-The Republicans
of Columbus carry the Council and School
Board. with the indications that the Demo-
Gratis Will elect the Mayor and city ticket
by malorities ranging from one TO three
hundred. The Democrats make o slight
gain over the vote of last fail. Reports
from Ohio towns show mixed reeult0 and
a division of honors.
Slow Count IN Michigan.
DETROIT. Mich, April 3.-An election was
held throughout the State for q judge of
the Supreme Court and two regents of the
State University. There were four tickets
In the tield-Republican. Democrat. Prohi-
bition and Populist. Ever Shoe the tick
cts were nominated an active and agrees
i've campaign was carried on. In addition
candidates for judges of the ciroult courts
and school commissioners were voted for in
the different counties throughout the
State. Rain fell during the greater part
of the day. and as a consequence tho
vote was considerably lighter than
that cast last fall. Although the
tickets were SINAI and comparatively
easy 60 count nothing of a definite nature
is known of the result at ~ O'Clock. In
registered. and almost that number cast
their votes for County School Commits
siouer aud member of the School Board.
Returns received by the Tribune tRepub b.
licanl from the State. up to l A. NJ. were in
~coinvlete. but indicated the election of the
entire Republican tIcketby decisive plural.
ities. According TO that paper the Repub-
licans have also carried Wayne county and
the city OF Detroit, electlng their judicial
and school candidates, with possibly one
or two exceptions.
With the exception of Detroit. most of
the cities of Michigan voted for city OIL
Gals. The Republicans elected their cam
didates for Mayor in the following places,
with the Democrats: Lansing. Charlotte.
Manlstee, Lspere, Howell. Iron Noun
tain, Coldwater, st. IRnace. Midland. Hills
dale. st. Clair. Eaton Rapids and Glare:
Clemens. jackson. L%udIngton, G~reenville
and Pontiac Democratic Mayors were
elected. Marquette elected q nOnpartisan
ticket. In Saginaw the Republicans and
nonpsFtisans elected both circuit judges,
and the Republicans elected nine out of
fifteen aldermen. giving nineteen out of
thirty Republican mem bers OF tho Council.
Republican City Ticket for Champaign.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CHAMPAIGN. H., April 3-The Republic
ans have nominsted the following munich
pal ticket. TO be voted ON April Is: Mayor,
DIR. II. e.. Howard; clerk, A. M. Lewis;
treasurer, G. II. Russell: city attorney. IL.
+. Kendall The subject of a union high
school for Urbane and Champaign has been
thoroughly discussed by the citizens OF the
two towns since the West-nde High school
was burned in Champaign. A proposition
for such a school will be voted on at this
election.
First Election Under Evan ,vilie's Charter.
Special to tho Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 3.-The first city
election under the new charter occurred
to-day, and there was less interest shown
than at any other city election in many
years. The vote of the city is more han
nine thousand, hut to-day less than three
thousand votes were pOlled. The Repub-
licnns elect tive councilmen and the Demo-
Gratis five. One Republican and one Demo-
crat pOlled u tie vote for councilman at
large.
Losses by Fire.
COLUMBIA, S. c., April 3.-The city Of
Florence. this State. was the scene this
morning of q quarter million fire. which
was started In the grocery store of ID. f.