St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-04
LITTLE RHODY ELECTS.
REPUBLICAN SUCCESS WAS A
FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
CLOSE VOTE IN WISCONSIN.
1T May Require Official Ballot to
Determine Result on Judge
of Supreme Court.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 81
The election in Rhode Island for
state officers today was very quiet,
little or no interest being taken. 1t
rained during the forenoon but
cleared in the afternoon. The DEM
ocrats generally were slow in get
ting to the polls, and even the clear
ing weather in the afternoon failed
to bring out anything like the nor
NAL Democratic strength. East
Providence was an exception to the
general rule. There the license
question was live issue and Great
ed considerable interest. The cleo
tion of a highway commissioner in
the town of Johnston created some
excitement. Charles Warren LIP
pitt (Rep.) was elected governor
over George L. LittIefeld Oem) by
10000 plurality. The remainder Of
the Republican state ticket are all
elected by pluralities of about 10, 0ee
The next assembly will include go
Republican senators, So Republican
representatives; Democratic, sena-
tors and 8 Democratic representa-
tives. This is gain of one senator
for the Democrats.
CLOSE VOTE ON JUDGE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3.-The
vote between the candidates for the
supreme court ,judgeship-Cl -Clementson
and Winslow-will probably be very
close, and it may require the official
ballot to determine the result.
Estimates of the state made at 1880
O'Clock give majorities for Winslow
amounting to A,471, and for Clement
son of 22,404, or a net majority for
Winslow of 2,O67
RESULTS IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Complete returns
give George B. Swift, the Republican
candidate for mayor a plurality of Al
1lO, the largest ever known here in. a
similar contest. The civil service law
was carried by a majority of 45.570.
me other candidates on the Republican n
cIty ticket were elected, although
Irude, the Democratic candidate for
city attorney, ran nearly 10000 ahead of
MS ticket. The Republicans also made
clean sweep of the town Offices. south
noftn and west, and in the annexed dis
tflcus' Inc election gives the Renub-
means complete control of the ci,v
COUNCIL, which will now contain fif4v
f'epuphcan aldermen and only eigh-
teeil democrats. DR. Holmes, the Peo-
PIE party candidate for mayor. re
celVed I4,OO0 votes. few less than half
as many votes as We're polled bv the
third party last fall.
MT. Wenter declined to discuss tba
result, except to say: "Evidentlv the
people did not want another Demo-
cratlc mayor at this time" Mayor
Hopkins Oem.) was apparently NOT
surprised over the result. I'VE have
carried civil service he said. with a
twinkle in his eye, when asked what
he thought.
Chairman Peabody, of the Demo
cratic campaign committee. said. an
stead of coming to Mr.. Wenter,s SIM
port L think the foreign-born citizens
want 1t understood that .they are
Americans, and for that reason they
rather resented the claims set up ss
to their prejudices'
Mayor-elect Swift said: "It is
source of great satisfaction to know
that the people of Chicago have out
grown a campaign of vilifieation and
appeals to race prejudice
AT OTHER POINTS.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Of the fortv-
four municipalities heard from the
Democrats We're successful in twenty
five, the Republicans in nine, Citizens
in five, while in five other cities. there
was mixed result. Among the larger
cities in which Democratic tickets.
were elected are: Springfield, Mexico.
Independence, Nevada, Moberly. Jop-.
lin, Centralia, Paris, Poplar Bluff,
Salem, Monett, Carrollton. Fayette,
Neosho, Gallatin, Richland and Bow
ling Green.
PERRY. Okla. Ter, April 3.-The en-
tire Democratic and Populist fusion
ticket, headed by A. C. Holland Detn9 )
for mayor, was elected. The city colIn-
Gil will be Democratic.
DENVER, April 9.-The Republicans
made clean sweep in the Denver city
election, every man OH their ticket be-
ing elected by majorities of from 5000
to- 6,00O
LARAMIE, Wyo., April 3.-The entire
Republican ticket was elected in this
city by majorities ranging from 100 TO
500.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, April s.
The Republicans carried every ward
in this city, electing their entire ticket
by large majority.