The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-04-10
WON AT The POLLS.
Their Presence Felt in Colorado City
Elections in Other States.

Elections In OCnef SGSteS.
DENVER, April A-Yesterday was
ladies' day at the town elections
throughout the State. and flowers and
smilax abOunded. Pretty young wo.
men could be seen pinning violets or
carnations on the Kat lapels of the
big, bearded men, with winning smiles
that said: You will vote my ticket,
won't your
At the polls in Highlands, q Denver
suburb, the women told the men plainly
what they thoughto of the taxation prin-
ciples, and a fifty per cent of the
vote. Most of the candidates on the
Republican ticket, including Carrie q.
West, as City Clerk, we're elected.
At Greeley, Littleton, Fletcher,
Globeville, FL Rio, Barnum, Hartman,
and other Denver suburbs, women
vented disorderly scenes at the polls.
OF 527 votes cast at Sterling, 181 were
from women.
Georgetown women did not turn out
as expected.
A big vote was polled at Leadville,
where the women have for some time
been studying up on the Australian
ballot system. Returns from the greater
part of the State show q pretty general
Republican sweep Occasionally g
slight Populist majority, but in very
few places.
Leadville Republicans polled over
400 plurality and have more votes than
Populists and Democrats combined.
Pueblo goes Republican by 500.
At La Junta, where the issue was
law and order versus the gamblers, the
latter were buried, thanks to the
ladies, out of sight. Returns as they
come in only increase the Republican
m~ajorities.
Cripple Creek elects the Citizens
ticket.
Colorado Springs elects the entire
Republican ticket.
CIT ELECTIONS IN OTHER STATES.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April4 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, Mo-, April 4-Late re-
turns show that Bowling Green, Cliff.
ton, Cuba and Milan were carried by
the Democra' 8, and Sedalia and La
Plata by the Republicans.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 4,-AtPeoris
the Peoria township Republicans
elected their entire ticket by ma
j~orities reaching nearly 1000 in some
cases
OMAHA, Neb., April 4-In South
Omaha the entire Democratic ticket
was elected, the A. p. A. combine be-
ing beaten completely
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April AT Gales
burg the election vas a landslide for
the citizens or temperance ticket.
TN1~S~ ooVThtTnar o1o0AnA AhoIW %nTvwN
ticket.
Freeport Democrats held their
on town and city tickets.
At Palmer there was much excite
ment when thirty women were refused
admission to the voting booths. They
wished to vote for a school trustee.
The Democratic judges refused to re-
ceive their ballots. The Republican
chairman procured a ballot box and
ordered the Republican clerk of the
election to receive their votes on the
outside of the polling places. which he
did, and recorded their ballots. The
Republicans say they will contest the
election of school trustee.
Danville, Bloomington, Joliet, Deca-
tur, Champaign, Vandalia, Monticello,
MattoOn, Streator, Rockford, and
many other places report sweeping Re
publican victories.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April AT
Viroqua the Republicans cleaned up
everything. In Fond du Lac the
Democrats elected their candidate for
Mayor, but the Republicans secured
most of the other Offices, their majori-
ties being greater than ever known be-
fore.
A dispatch from Marinet, Mich,
says the entire Republican ticket was
elected there.
PARDoNED BY THE PRESIDENT.