The evening world., 1894-04-04
ELECTIONS IN THE west.
Republican Gains in Most of the
Local Contests.
Women Electioneer with Buttonhole
Bouquets in Colorado.

DENVER, April i-Iketurns from the
greater part OF the State showed a
pretty general Republican sweep. Occa-
s%iOnally n town returns a slight Populist
majority, but In very few places. In Las
AnimHs the Democrats ar" ahead. Lead
viii" Republicans pulled over 400 plurality
and have more votes than populists and
Democrats combined. Pueblo goes Re
publican by 500. AT La Junta, where the
issue was law and order versus the gam
blcrs, the latter were buried, thanks to
the ladies', out of sight. Returns AS they
come IN only increase the Republican
maiori'Ics. Cri' pie Greek elects Ci,iz ms
ticket. Colorado Springs elects the en-
tire Republican ticket.
Yesterday was ladies' day at the town
elections throughout the state, and
flowers and smilaX %abounded. Pretty
young women could bee seen pinning vio-
lets or carnations or tn" cont lapels
of big bearded men with winning smiles
that said: You Will vote my ticket,
wont YOU" At the polls in Highlands,
II Denver suburb, the women told the
men plainly what they thought Of taxa
tion principles and cast 80 per cent. Of
tn" vote. Most of the candidates on
the Republican ticket, including Carrie
q. West, as city Clerk of Highlands,
We're elected.
At Greeley, Littleton. Fletcher. Globe
N'ai't - ~ A'Al i'All lpl llhAA slllt 'All'
Denver suburbs, women were active,
and their presence prevented disurdcrly
scenes at the polls: OF 527 votes cast at
Sterling. Isl were from women. George
town women did not turn out as eX-
peCtod.
a big vote was polled at Leadville,
whore the women have for some time
been studying up on the Australian bal
lot system.
MILWAUKEE,, April 4-Mayor Koch
ana the entire Republican city ticket is
| ,l.pfai Ia a. NM l'tttE I',tttni Dattlli.n .,
by ten majority, gain of eleven. At Nir-
oquaX the Republicans cleaned up every
thing. In Fond III Lac the Democrats
elect their candidate for Mayor, but the
Republicans secure most of the other
Offices, their majorities being greater
than eyer known before. A despatch
from Marinette. Mich, says the entire
Republican ticket was elected there.
Portage has gone Republican for the
first time since 1885. Stroud, for Mayor,
Is the only Democrat elected on the city
ticket, and his majority is only eight.
ST. LOUIS. April An all the cities OF
Missouri. with the exception Of ST. Louis,
municipal elections were held for the Sc
lection of Mayors and other officers.
Party lines were not closely drawn, eX-
cept in the larger cities.
Tho Republicans carried Cameron.
Springs. Gallatin.. JefFa"son city, Slater,
Warrenshurg and Sam. In Carroll
ton. Mexico, Golden city, R~ocheport and
ltdin Democratic victories, were noted.
Returns from Illinois show that the
Republicans carried their point in almost
every instance. Clinton, Champagne,
Dixon. 1lliopolis. Litchfeld. Assumption,
trbana, Olney, I,awrenCeville, Clay city,
Charleston. Monmouth. Hillsboro. Green
vile, stanton. Cerro Gordo. Nandalia
ana Paris elected Republican officials,
while Auburn. Carrollton, Carlinsvillc.
Taylorville, Ramsey and Salem went
Democratic.
In Galeshurg the a. 7. A. carried
every Office The city and township
elections in East st. Louis resulted in n
sweeping victory for the citizens or
Administration party. which elected every
candidate on its ticket but one Alder
man.