Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-02
DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES.
The Ohio Elections Show Gratifying Gains
-Yesserday's Political Contest.

The Ohio Elections Show Gratifying Gains
-Yesterday's Political Contest.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, April Cotton
II. Allen. democratic candidate for
mayor, was elected by 1000 plural
Eity, receiving almost as many votes
as his competitors combined. The
vote reached $4,000. Oliver NJ.
Evans was the republican candidate.
The result is looked upon as a vic
tory for reform and much enthusiasm
is manifested tonight. Pomeroy
elected democratic mayor. The
democrats made big gains at Marys-
vile. The women fought each other
savagely at Bowling Green Mrs.
Eliza Haskell and Mrs. Kate Reider,
repu blicans, defeated the two demo-
cratic women candidates.
Democrats Have = Sweep at Hamilton.
HAMILTON, O., April 2.-Mayor
Bosch and the entire democratic city
ticket were elected with the excep-
tion of one assessor. This is the first
time the democrats have won such a
victory in IL years.
Democrats Capture Defiance.
DEFIANCE, o., April 2.-The DEM
ocrats elected the full ticket, coun-
cilmen and members of the board of
education in each ward. The city
has been republican for several years.
The populists had a fair vote.
At Toledo.
TOLEDO, o., April 2.-The returns
are very slow coming in, owing to
the fact that there were four ballot
boxes, but the indications are that
Parks Hone (dem.) has defeated Guy
&. Major (rep.) for mayor by a small
majority. Charles Stager (dem.) has
defeated John S. Martin (rep.) for
police commissioner has from 500 to
1000.
Other Election Echoes.
NILES. Mich, April 2-The Republi.
cans elected Edward Woodcock mayor;
treasurer, Brown; recorder. Cooper; two
supervisors and two aldermen. The
Democrats elected two supervisors and
two aldermen. The council will be Re-
publican. Bcrr;en county goes largely
Republican.
MARQUETTE. Mich, April 2-J. H.
Jacobs was elected mayor of Marquette
by $50 majority. He is non-partisan. w.
H. Johnston, Republican, was elected
mayor OF Ishpeming by $50 majority.
IsHPEMING. Mich, April 2.-Rcturns
from nine out of ten wards are in with re-
sults for state ticket rs follows: Justice
of the supreme court, James B. Moore
(Rep) sci; j. w. McGrath Dem J. 123;
Robbins b. Taylor tPop), 2op; Myron IL.
Walker PRO }, 81 For regents Of the
university-Roger w. Butterfield (Rep },
S03; Charles Il. Haskley (Rep), S05;
Stratton ID. Brooks (Dem J. 1873; Varnum
J. Bowers pop }, 257; Delavan B. Reed
(Pro }. lla.
lAI2ESA, Mich, April 5--The Repub.
ncan state ticket was elected by s15 ma
jority. Republicans elect the entire city
| ticket by aOo to 800 mojority and have an
easy working majority in the board of
supervisors, board of aldermen, and board
of education.
MANIsTEE, Mich, April The Demo-
| Gratis elected Robert X. Blackcr mayor by
l23 majority over Aaron V. McAivay,
Republican They also elected city clerk,
treasurer, justice, seven aldermen and
four supervisors.
FINDLAT, o, April The Republicans
elect their municipal ticket, the council
| remaining unchanged.
PORT HURON, Mich. April 2.-Porl
Huron complete gives Moore (Rep.). foI
supreme court justice, 90i; McGratt
Dem), &C.; Taylor Pop }, So; Walker
| (Pro.) Il. The Republican candidates
| for regents of the university ran con
| slider, by ahead Of Moore.
LANSING. Mich, April 2.-The Repub
licans made n clean sweep of the city with
| the exception of one justice of the peace.
Turney (Rep and free silver) received
9Oi plurality against a Republican plur
| ality of lib last year. Other pluralitie:
| ranged from 100 to 80.
DAYTON. O., April The Republicans
| carried the majority of the ticket by al
least 100 plurality. The school board i:
| Republican and city council Democratic
The rest OF the ticket is Republican. The
unusual feature of the election was the
| women's vote which un4uesrionably
made the school board Republican
KEoKUK, Ia, April > In the city elec
ton the Republicans elected the mayor
judge of the superior court. assessor AMI
| four Of the six aldermen; the Democrat:
| the city marsha land two aldermen.
| GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, April 2-Charle:
W. Watkins. Republican nominee 70.
mayor, opposed Senator Patton, of thi-
city, and helped to elect julius Cesai
Burrows, for which many Republicans op
posed his election for mayor He is de
featci by Charles ID. Stebbius (Dem-) by
| 1900 plurality, while the rest of the Re
| publican city ticket is elected.