Evening star., 1894-04-03
SWEPT BY REPUBLICAN S
Results of Municipal Elections in Various
States.
Gains In Ohio Over McKinley's Vote
Voting in Michigan, Iowa
and COnnecticut.

Returns from Ohio municipal election
show republican gains in many instances
over McKinley's last vote, notably in small
er places. At Columbus last April the DEM
ocratic mayor was reelected by 2OO The
republicans elect Bigger. republican. police
judge by over 5000 and two-thirds coun-
cilmen.
Youngstown elects Miller, republican, by
1000. Normal republican plurality. 200.
Gov. Mckinley took part in person at
Canton, where the republicans elected
their ticket over the democratic incumbent
by 500. necessitating a change of over
1000. the city being democratic by 6OO The
republicans elect four Of the seven council
men.
The republicans elect everything at ALI
ance by pluralities averaging over 700.
At Massillon Coxey's candidate was de-
feated and a mixed ticket elected.
At Dayton the democrats elect their ticket
by over 500 on an issue for less restriction.
The republicans carried everything at
Lima, Hamilton, Wapakonetta and other
places for the first time. Lima is the home
of Senator Brice and Hamilton of eX-Gov.
Campbell, both big democratic strongholds,
and Wapakonetta, the strongest demo-
cratic place in the state. elects J. G. Wise
ner, republican, mayor by Is and two
publican councilmen. The republicans never
before had a councilman at Wapakonetta.
The Count at Cincinnati.
The count of the election from the l96
Cincinnati precincts was complete at 10
o'clock last night. The whole number of
votes polled was $500 out of registra-
ton of T1,O00. Five tickets were in the
field. The head of the ticket the candidates
for mayor received votes as follows: John
A. Caldwell, republican, 2S,664; Theodore
Horstman, citizens, 1892: Isaac j. Miller,
democrat. lila Caldwelrs plurality, 6.7o2.
yntaS OF for hA nIasS
party candidate and about IS for the pro-
hibitionists' ticket.
Caldwell, the republican candidate drew
most strongly from the Irish democratic
wards. Republicans who voted the citizens
ticket had no hostility to John A. Caldwell,
for whose seat In Congress there will now
be a contest No count has been made Of
subordinate offices. but every republican
is elected.
The Result at Cleveland.
Official returns from about one-half the
city of Cleveland show that the republi-
cans have won by pluralities ranging from
$500 to 5000. In the presidential election
Of 1892 the city went democratic by about
1000. and last spring the democratic cam
didate for mayor had nearly 1,500 plurality.
The vote was very light yesterday, the cleo
ton being only for a school director and
members Of the school council and city
council
Returns from northern Ohio towns show
and by increased majorities. The vote at
nearly all places is heavy.
At Crestline the usual democratic ma
5ority of 25O is wiped out and the republi-
cans win by $50.
At Bellevue and Bucyrus, usually demo-
cratic, the republicans elect part Of the
officers.
Republicans Win at Toledo.
The entire republican city ticket was
elected at Toledo, although many Of the
candidates suffered reduced pluralities. The
republicans have thirteen of the eighteen
councilmen and seven of the nine aldermen
Interest centered in the third ward con-
test, where w. I. Squire. ex-president of
the Ohio Republican League of clubs and
a candidate for president of the National
League at the Louisville convention last
summer, was defeated by a plurality Of
5O2.
Dayton democrats reelected Mayor Nc
MILAN by $50, and carried all their city
ticket. With the holdovers the democrats
also have city council and school board.
Two years ago Mcmillan had only pu-
rality. Mckinley for governor, carried the
city by 500
The republican. won a notable victory at
Mansfield. electing their entire township
ticket for the first time in the history Of
the city, and making surprising gains in
the council and board of education.
The Commercial Gazettes specials show
the following results: Hamilton. normal
democratic majority, 1,400; republicans
elected Henry Lotz city commissioner by
LOO majority. All minor ward offices were
carried by republicans, except those Of the
first ward.
Wooster-Republicans mace nearly
clean sweep. Usually democratic
Piqua-Democrats elect only one officer
and he Is a councilman. -
DenniSon-Republicans clean sweep.
Crichsville-A clean republican landslide.
London-For the first time in ten years
the republicans elect a mayor-plurality,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. elected first mayor
ever elected here.
Washington Court House-U.G Crevemer,
independent republican, elected by 300 plu-
raltty over the regular republican and popu-
list, and carried all minor Offices
Fostoria-Republicans sweep everything
except one ward office.
Michigan, Connecticut and Iowa.
The city election at Grand Rapids, Mich,
yesterday resulted in an overwhelming de-
feat for the democrats and the republicans
have elected their entire city ticket by ma
jorities from 600 to 1,4OO and will have
fifteen out of twenty-four members of the
souncil. Ernest r. Fisher until recently
editor of the Daily Eagle, is now mayor.
At the city election at Stamford, Conn,
the entire republican ticket was elected
except three ward councilmen.
The spring election for municipal officers
at Bridgeport, resulted in the election of
q democratic council. Over 100 women
took advantage of the new law and cast
tn cir ballots.
The elections at Hartford resulted in a
republican sweep of such proportions as
Hartford has not seen for many years.
The republican city ticket is elected with
the exception of Collector Browne and
both boards Of city government are repub-
can. A heavy vote for city election was
polled, the republicans especially getting
out nearly all their voters.
The republicans elected their city ticket
at Des Moines, Iowa, by majorities from
1000 to 1,400. They also elected eight of
the nine aldermen.
The republicans elected their entire NUM-
cipal ticket at Wahpeton, n. d. The first
republican victory here in ten years.
For the Children.
The will of the late Alice A. Stewart was