The herald., 1895-04-03
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Il WIS A REPUBLICAN, UHI
Result of the Elections in Many
Eastern Cities
A BIG VOTE IN CHICAGO
Swift Wins by ia Majority Of Over
Fifty thousand
Returns Received From Various Towns IN
Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, missouri
aud Other Points


Wanter the Democratic for the mayoralty.
Both claimed the election today. Addl-
tionaE interest is given to the election by
a fight over the establishment OF civil
service commission, to take the police
and fire departments and other public
works out of politics. The proposition,
which app ears on the ballots, is sup
ported by the party leaders on both sides,
but is violently opposed by many poll
ticians.
The day was a lively one n the lodging
house districts. In the Eighteenth ward,
lust west of the river, there were several
street brawls. No serious trouble was re-
ported, however. AS the polls closed the
impression was general among the poll
ticians that Swift, Republican, has been
elected mayor by small plurality. Both
sides however, claim the victory.
With two-thirds of the total precincts
in. estimated figures for mayor: Swift,
139, 434; Wenter, 80, 800; Swift's majority,
40, $40.
Ats O'Clock the election of Swift was
generally conceded, A. S. Trude, leading
Democrat allowing him 90 600 plurality,
while the Republicans considered that
sc, 600 was none too small. Five hundred
and ten precincts give Swift Is, sos ma
jority.
At 10 o'clock the returns from the mu-
nicipal election indicate that the Republl-
cans obtained complete victory, electing
George B. Swift, their candidate fo1 may
or by plurality close to 900; $40 pre-
cincts out of a total of 93S give Swift 126,
l65 and Wenter SS,0O
In addition to the mayor the Republi-
cans have, as indicated by the returns
elected their candidates for assessor col
lector, supervisors, town clerk in all the
towns, making clean sweep OF all the
town offices.
Of the aldermen the Republicans have
certainly elected sixteen out of a total of
thirty -four and clai N that they have fully
thirty aldermen, but this is doubtful, the
Democrats claiming at least ten of them.
Ex-Congressman Frank Lawler, who ran
as an independent in the Nineteenth
ward, is elected by good majority. The
proposition to put the police and all
other city officers under civil service
rules and extend the mayoralty term to
four years has undoubtedly carried by a
majority very close to that obtained by
Swift. The returns on this vote are COM
ing in very slowly, but the vote so far as
it has been shown is about the same pro-
portion as that OF the party vote for
mayor.
At the last mayoralty election, when
Mayor Hopkins was elected to fill the un-
expired term of Mayor Harrison, the
Democratic plurality was 1l91. At the
last state election from the same wards
the plurality OF Wolf, Republican candi-
date for state treasurenb over Claggett,
Democrat, was A. 900.
AT midnight no figures have been re-
ceived to change the estimate of the re-
suit made at 10 o'clock. The later re Gurns
show that George Trude, Democratic
candidate for city, attorney, IS running
far ahead of his ticket and has an excel
lent chance for election. against West,
Republican, who is being Largely scratched.
Democratic aldermen have been elected in
the Sixth, Ninth, Eighteenth and Twen-
ty-ninth wards, while the Republicans
have certainly secured twenty aldermen.
Returns from other wards are not suffi-
GENTLY definite to deterpnine the result
with accuracy. Alderman John McGillen
of the Twenty-irst ward credited with
being the father of the "boodle" ordi-
nance, was buried deeply.
The civil service rule has been carried
by heavy majority, probably 10000.
Democrats were elected at Mineral
Point, Plymouth. Durand, Prairie du
Chen, Alma, Madison, Chiffon, Kenosha,
Berlin, Ripon, Fox Lake, Shawnee and
Beaver Dam.
OF the balloting. All persons concerned
say that the election was the most orderly
ever known in the city. The policemen
detailed to guard the polling places had
rather an easy day of it.
In the state so far as heard from the
In Moline the Peoples party gets may
or, six out of eight aldermen and the re-
mainder of the ticket.
In Rock Island the Republicans secure
all but county clerk and two aldermen
In Peoria the Republicans elect all but
the collector.
In Springfield the Democrats swept
everything but two aldermen.
80 a. m.-Complete returns on the
mayoralty ticket show: Swift, 143, l16;
Wenter, l02, 1s7; Holmes, Populist, 12
140; Swift,s plurality, 28, 52O. The civil
measure has been adopted by majority
OF 81, 504.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 2-Wiscon-
sin elected;a justice of the supreme court
to succeed Justice Winslow, who was the
candidate of the bar. His opponent was
Judge Clementson also a candidate of
general ticket no party nominations
were made. While the contest was nomi-
nally non-partisan, party lines were to
some extent drawn, as Winslow was a
Democrat and Clementson Republican.
The vote throughout the state, with the
slight returns at hand indicate the cleo
tion of Clementson. Wallber, Republican,
is reelected judge of the municipal court
by 5000 to 10, 000 The Republicans have
elected mayors in the following cities:
Ashland. River Falls Delaven, Colum bus,
Marshtield, Mauston. Sparta, Waupaca,
Black River Falls, Manitowoc, Hudson
Whitewater, Lake Geneva, Hartford
Centralia and Watertown.
From returns5receved up to midnight
the election of a supreme court Justice
appears to be a matter of considerable
uoubt. Few of the smaller towns have
reported.
CINCINNATI, April 2.-The women
Ohio, who yesterday for the first time
took part in an election, being permitted
to vote for members for the school board
manifested the usual interest in most
places. Here and there the privilege was
neglected. Their influence was largely in
favor of the Republican candidates. In
London the women handsomely defeated
both the Republican and Democratic
tickets. Many women were elected
through the state. Mistakes in casting
ballots defeated some OF their candidates.
CLEVELAND, o.. April 2.-The Re-
publicans' made clean sweep in yester-
days municipal election, electing every
candidate on their ticket by pluraliies Of
700 TO 5000. Mckisson. Republican can
ddate for mayor, received a plurality OF
723l. Catherine II. r. Avery, the only
woman on the Republican schcool board
ticket. is elected. Although nearly 5000
women registered, less than 5000 voted.
This was probably due to the incIement
weather AS rule large Republican
gains are reported.
DETROIT. April 2.-Today's report of
yesterdays election shows a steady
increase OF the Republican majority for
justice ,of the supreme court. For regent