Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
ELECTED MAYOR OF CHICAGO
ny 10000,
ClNU. SERVICE RULE SCllEME
WINS OFT.
The Republicans Elect sixteen Out of
Thirty four Aldermen and Maybe
Morr Franz l.awler Gets 4 Good
Majority The Municipal Results in
other States,

CMcago. April S.-~At = o'clock this
| morning the returns from the municipal
election Indicate that the republicans
have obtained n complete victory,
electing George L. Swift, their eau
dttatr tor mayor, by a plurality close
to 10000. Eight hundred and twenty
precincts ont of n total OF NS giving
Swift l26,GlA and Wenter SS,NN. In
addition to the mayor, the republicans
have returns to indicate that they have
elected their candidates for assessor,
collector, supervisor, and town clHrk, /
In all the towns, making 4 clean sweep
of all the town Offices. ht the alder
men the republicans have certainly
elected sixteen out of Il total of thirty
four aud claim that they have fully
thirty aldermen, but this is very doubt
full. the democrats claimiug at least
ten of them. Frank LAWYER rNron.
GrrSSMan. who ran ms an independent
! in the nineteenth ward, Is elected 10y n
good majority.
} The proposition to put tn" police and
vice rdlcS. and CNtend the MAJ MORALITY
term to four wears has undoubtedly
been carried by Il majority very close
to that obtained by Swift
! The returns on this vote arc coming
in very slowly, but the vote rs far ms
II has been seen. is of the same pro
portion rs that OF the party vote for
-. ~. I ii.
when Mayor Hopkins WAS elected to
I'LL the unrNnirrd term of Mayor llarr
riSon. tn" democratic plurality was
loo At the last state election In
the same wards the plurality ot Multi
tn" republican candidate for state
treasurer, over Cnggctt democrat
was HOGS.
Chicago, April 3. During the polit
zeal row ~ Il north side polling place
Patrick Dalton was fatally shot lay his
cousin Jack Dalton, The murdered
man attempted to stab his slayer hr
fore lie shot,
Chicago. April = At midnight no
figures had been received 10 change In
amy way the general estimate Of the
r. suit
Later returns show that
George Trndc, the democratic
candidate for city attorney il
running far ahead Of his ticket
and ne has IN excellent chance for
election against West, republican, who
has been scratched mmerrirullN. Al,
dclman Holm NcGillcn, Of the DIST
ward credited with being the father
Of the noodle" ordinances WAS buried
deeply. The civil service rule has hcrn
carried 10y \ heavy majority probably
oNnOO
81. Louis. April >, The returns up
To midnight Indicate the election Of
six republican members of the city
council who We're voted for AT large.
by majority from eight 10 ten thous-
and. Two thirds Of the members Of
the house delegates who were voted
for hy wards, will probably he rcpuh-
lican The vote was very light Moses
Craven was elected in the fifteenth
i ward He will he The first colorcd
man to sit in the municipal govern
ment
81 Louis, April 3 outside Of 81,
! Louis the democrats have about held
their own in Missouri municipal cleo
tions. The returns from nineteen
! Tif ipS aud Uiyn Ia 1nInnnpnt q
nine. republicans four. and The non.
partisan or divided vote six. Little
interest was taken In the election
+, throughout the state.
El Reno, O. r., April 3. Closing the
polls ended the bitterest campaign in
the history Of the city. Although the
returns will not be In till today. II
Is generally conceded TINT the rcpnb-
lican ticket entire IL elected
| Omaha, Nh, April 3. Specials from
all parts Of the state on municipal
elections show that party lines have
not been drawn In the municipal cleo.
| tions I'm Nebraska In many cases, but
when they were the republicans
gained except In Hastings aud platts.
mouth where the democrats carried
the day. The question OF granting
saloon licenses was the leading issue
| md was favored In four.6fths Of
the towns. Frank Graham, repnbli
can was elected mayor Of Lincoln
Ivy large majority The vote was
heavy with no striking features The
populsts showed no strength where