River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-04
THE VOTE ON MONDAY.
Municipal Elections Held in Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa and Michigan.

The VOTE ON MONDAY.
Municipal Elections Held in Ohio, Illinois,
Iowa and Michigan.
CINCINNATI, April ohio women
were partially emancipated Monday
They voted for school board members
in the cities. In Columbus it is esti-
mated that 1000 women voted. They
turned out in great numbers in
Gallipolis At Toledo three-fourths o.
the women's votes were polled by {
o'clock. At Dayton 1000 women voted
before noon. largely on the republican
side. At Youngstown 1900 voted dur
ing the Gay.
CINCINNATI, April B r Mondays cleo
ton brought out large vote in Co
lumbus. Cleveland, Toledo and Hamil-
ton, and in a few smaller cities. In
the majority of places however, the
vote was light. McKisson (rep.1 was
elected mayor of Cleveland and Z. T.
Mast (rep.) mayor of Springfield. The
| democrats elected Tanzy mayor at
Middletown. Hamilton was swept by
the democrats. the republicans elect
ing only the assessor. At Toledo the
republicans elected tho mayor and most
VI hAN wy tANRtt+ tdA Ath
Cadiz. and the new council is pledged
to abolish saloons. Republican mayors
were elected in Niles. Zauesville, ALI
ance, Warren, Bellaire and Ioungs-
town.
Cotton II. Allen, democratic candi-
date for mayor, was elected in Column
bus by 1000 plurality, receiving almost
as man. votes as his competitors COM
bined. The entire democratic ticket
was elected.
Pomeroy elected a democratic mayor.
Lima elected republican municipal
officers At Bellefontaine Mrs. Mar
garet Chalfant was elected to the
school board by So majority, the larg-
est ever given in that city. The city
went republican. The democrats made
big gains at Marysville. The women
fought each other savagely at Bowling
Green Mrs. Eliza Haskell and Mrs.
Kate Reider. republicans, defeated the
two democratic women candidates
Urbana went republican. Middletown
democrats made a clean sweep. Find
lay republicans elected their entire
| ticket. The democrats swept Millers-
burg.
CALEsBURG. Ill. April 3-Henry
Crane, people candidate for mayor,
was elected in Oneida. In Yates City
c. H. Witmeyer and II. J. Truitt were
tied for mayor. They drew cuts and
| Witneyer won.
| BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,. April j.-The citi-
zens' or A. =. A. ticket was elected by
majority of from 300 10 400 a large
ajority of women voted the 4. T.. A.
ticket. The proposition to issue $4,000
of bonds for new high school build
ing carried. The result gives the A. 7.
| A. control of the school board pv one
majority.
DUBUQUE, Ia, April 3.-olinger.
democratic and citizens candidate, is
ticket is about evenly divided between
democrats and citizens.
| KEoKUK, Ia. April Sin the city
election the republicans elected mayor,
judge of the superior court, assessor
and four of six aldermen. Democrats
elected city marshal and two aldermen.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April after the
bitterest struggle in the history of
politics in Evansville, Mayor Hsw
kins, republican, was elected for a
second term of two years Monday.
| His plurality is $50. The republicans
also elect the four councilmen at large
and four of the seven ward council
men.
DETROIT. Mich. April with one
precinct in the city missing, Whelan
rep is elected police justice by
/ about $500 plurality The republican
| IL Il
| have run some COO or zoo behind
| Whelan. McGrath has run ahead of
| his ticket in the state, but Moore. for
justice of the supreme court. will have
plurality of about IS, 900. The returns
continue to show an extremely light
vote
The regents of the state university
elected are Roger Butterield, of Grand
Rapids. and Charles Ii. Hackley, the
millionaire lumberman from Musle-
gon.
Mauistec went democratic and Lud-
ington republican. j. NJ. Turner. re-
publican and silver candidate for mayer
of Lansing. is elected by 906 majority.
Traverse City gave a republican ma
| ioritv of 500.
mayor defeated Watkins rep by ., 900.
A year ago Fisher (rep.) carried the
city by 1000. All the free silver repub-
| licans voted for Stebbins.
Lansing republicans made a clean
sweep. eecting every man on their
ticket, gaining city clerk, city treas
urer and four aldermen. James VI.
Turner. who was dcfea ed for governor
in $50. was elected mayor ON a free
silver platform by 800 plurality.
Republicans were victorious IN hol-
land. Benton Harbor, ST. Joseph Niles
and Jackson. while the democrats won
in Bay City and Muskegon.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. April B.. Lieut..
Gov. Mines (rep.) is elected to congress
to succeed Sena tor j. {. Burrows from
the Third district by about 1000 ma
iority over A. NJ. Todd, prohibition,
democrat and free silver.