The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-09
ELECTIONS IN OHIO.
THE DEMOCRATS MADE GAINS AT
MANY POINTS.
Few Women Went 20 the PolIs-A
Small Percentage Took Advantage
of the Privilege of Voting for
Members of School Boards.

Small Percentage Took Advantage
of the Privilege of Voting for
Members of School Boards.
CINCINNATI. April Exceptionally
pleasant weather prevailed over South
ern Ohio for the municipal and town
ship elections Many women voted foi
members of school boards, and some oi
that sex were cloctod, but the percent
age of women voting was small The
returns show on the average Democratic
gains over last fall when the state gave
its largest Republican plurality No
political issues were at stake anywhere
outside Of the political control of local
affairs Some towns and townships
have gone Democratic for the first time
since the presidential election of 1899
At Lima, the Democrats elected DIR.
s A Baxter, the neighbor and friend
of Senator Brice, mayor, by 300, and
the Republicans elected the rest OF the
city ticket and council
At Greenville the Democrats made
gains. There was no election in Cincin.
natl, but the suburban returns show
Democratic gains over last November
At Hamilton. the home of ex- Govern
or Campbell, the vote was 1000 short.
the Democrats electipg everything ex.
cept one assessor by average pluralities
of 500.
At Urbana the Republicans carried all
by 400
At Warren. Elyria and Marysvllle the
Republicans elected their entire ticket.
At Millcrsburg the Democrats elected
their ticket on a very light vote
At Caldwell,a Republican stronghold,
the Democrats elected the mayor and
city clerk the Republicans getting the
rest of the ticket
At Van Vert, for the second time in
the history of that city. Democratic
mayor was elected by 100, The rest of
the Republican ticket had an average
plurality of 400.
The election in Cleveland was for a
school director, three members of the
school council and IL members of the
city council But little interest was
manifested in the contest and the vote
was about one-t third short of the usual
poll at municipal election The Re.
publicans elected all their candidates,
with the exception of one member Of
the city council by pluralities of 1000
and upwards The Democrats will now
have but three members of the city
council out of ~, two of them being
holdovers. The school council is solidly
Republican.
Tho Republicans carried the city Of
Akron by plurality 300 greater than a
year ago, eleoting six members of the
city council and five out of six members
Of the board of education
The Democrats carried Sandusky.
making gains over last spring
At Fremont the Democrats made
gains
The Republicans won at Oberlin and
Media, as usual.
At East Liverpool woman suffrage
won Recently the school board dis
charged teachers reading the Bible OH
opening school. The women employed
carriages and 2,400 votes were cast by
women in the town, defeating all mem.
bers of the school board who voted for
the discharge of teachers who read the
Bible
At Massillon the Democrats elected
the mayor by l72, the remainder of the
ticket being divided.
At Alliance the Democrats reduced
the usual Republican plurality of about
700 to less than 100 on all offices except
mayor The Republican candidate for
mayor won by the usual margin.
combination ticket was elected ut
Ashtabula party lines being disre.
gaTded.
The Republicans won at Fostoria
RAt Youngstown the Republican can
didate for mayor was defeated by 225
because of the charge that he was affili.
ated with the A. p. A. The remainder
Of the Republican ticket was elected
At Delaware the Republicans elected
all their candidates with the exception
nf township clerk.
At Findlay the Republicans made a
clean sweep their candidate for mayor
making gain of 100 over the plurality
last fall
At Wapaonetn the Democrats elected
j ConDaughton, mayor, and Adam
Schatfer, treasurer. by 200 votes At
South Charleston, the old home of
Whitelaw Reid, the Democrats elected
their first mayor and marshal The
place has been Incorporated go years
At Dayton Jacob Linkweiler, Democrat.
was elected mayor by 8 votes, de
feating General Sam b. Smith. Repub
lican The Republicans elected the
rest Of their ticket. except waterworks'
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and school board
At ChillicOthe and Madisonville the
Republicans and Democrats divided the
tickets equally. At Circlevilie the Re.
publicans made gains. electing Q out of
the officers, At Troy, Piqua, Spring
field. Findlay and London the Repuh
licans elected their entire tickets At
Wooster the Republicans elected most
~ itf.En "a rufc
cured control of council At GAINESVILLE
the Republicans suffered losses. but
elected their city ticket by pluralities of
less than 100 votes
AT Tillin the DrmOcruts elected their
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