Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-08

one OF the most Interesting and exciting held
for many years. There were FIVE candidates
for mayor In the field and It was a catch as
catch can scrap from first to last. Party
lines were not drawn, as every candidate was
out on petition. but nearly every vote In the
city was polled and the vote cast was heavier
than last fall. Mayor, George Hurlbert;
clerk, G. A. Prescott; treasurer, william
Schramm; police Judge, John Hoge; coun-
cllmen, A. w. Olinger, w. T.. Jakeway. w
J.. Keller. John @. Lowe; school board, f.
M. Hallowell and l.. p. Maine.
LEXINGTON-The entire citizens ticket,
anti-prohibiton. wen here today. II. o.
Smith, for mayor. received a majority OF
fifty. w. Doughty was elected councilman in
the Second and G, ID. Kohler in the First.
c. NJ. Adams. city clerk, and G. +. Spen-
Ger, treasurer.
LTNCOLN-The republicans carried every
thing today at the municipal election by ma
~jorities on the city ticket from 300 to 1900.
There was a sharp fight made on Frank r..
Waters, candidate for reelection as police
Judge, and he won out by only 325 majority
over William +. Schwind (demo-pop). l.. j.
Dyer defeated w. Hargreaves for wa
ter commissioners by about 1000.
Republicans we're successful in all
the wards and in the contest for
members Of the school board. The ticket
elected is as follows: Police Judge, Frank
Il. Waters; water commissioners, L. ]. Dyer;
city attorney. N. G. Abbott; city engineer,
Ferdinand Bonstedt; cemetery trustee,
Charles b. Gregory; councilmen, Robert NJ.
Finley, william Lawler, Charles w. Spiers,
o. w. Webster, Barr Parker, w. A. Wood
ward, w. b. Comstock; school board, ii. A.
Babcock, ]. b. Ferguson, George w. Bon
nell. The proposition for refunding 5000
In bonds Is in doubt.
M'COOK-The entire republican city ticket
was elected here today, N some instances
without opposition, but in every case by good
pluralities. The successful ones are: II. II.
Troth, mayor; e. e. Lowman, clerk; A.
c.. Ebert, treasurer; e. Il. Rowell, police
Judge; c. N. Whitaker, engineer; e. G. Nc
Kay, ]. ]. Garrad, council; A. Campbell,
w. f. Lawson, A. Barnett, Board OF Educa-
ticn.
NORFOLK-This has been an exceedingly
lively election day, an unusually heavy vote
being polled, resulting in the election of DR..
A. Bear (dem.) for mayer; j. c. Stitt (dem.),
city clerk: J. A. Reid (dem.), city treasurer;
U. Gregory Gep.), police Judge; A. Brun-
mond (dem.), First ward; J. Degner (dem),
Second; w. H.. Bucholz (rep), Third; o. l..
Hice (rep), Fourth. The result was some
thing Of a surprise, as the city has been re-
publican heretofore, while in today's election
only three republicans were elected. Local
sentiment, due largely to last years very
unsatisfactory handling of the water works,
Is mainly responsible for the landslide, ma
tional politics being almost entirely disre-
garded.
NoIk1f1 - h--D. w. BdhtT WIS
elected mayor, Scott Keith city clerk, John
Sorenson treasurer Paul Meyer surveyor and
C.. G.. Hall, David Scott and Joseph Schalz
councllmen as the result of the election to-
day.
oAKDALE-The village election today re-
Quilted in electing George Bangs, w. r.
Launt and A. II. Norwood, high license
trustees, and w. S. Nicholas and f. E.
Palmer, no license trustees.
OGALLALA-The election passed off
quietly here, the license ticket being elected
by a large majority.
O'NEILL~The populist candidate for
mayor, II. e. Murphy, defeated Neil Brennan
by seven votes. The balance of the repub-
lican ticket was elected, with the excep-
ton of city clerk, to which office N. Martin,
(pop) defeated G. L. Bright Gep)
elected: II. e. Murphy pop), mayor;
N. Martin (pop), city clerk; city treasurer,
John McHugh; city engineer, b. S. Gillespie;
alderman, First ward, C. w. Hagensick; Sec
ond, A. T. Evans; Third. E. ]. Mack.
ORLEANS-The city election today was
the hardest fight in the history of the town.
The license ticket was defeated. Hon. S. D.
Lane. temperance mayer, was elected by FIVE
majority. s,-3t
PENDER-T. Guy, T. Graves, Charles
Daily, A. r. Frat, II. C. McHirron and
E. A.. Wiltse were elected members of the
town board today on the nonpartisan ticket
by large majorities.
PIERCE-Only 1870 votes were polled at
the municipal election today. The weather
being damp and disagreeable, many did not
vote. The election resulted in the selection
of the following trustees: w. b. Chilvers, II.
H. Mohr, A. Steinkraus, w. A. Spencer, w.
u. Bishop. This board will be for high Ii
cense.
PLAINVIEW-The village election at this /
place today resulted in a victory for the pro-
hibition ticket, the following trustees being
elected for the ensuing year: e. o. Parker, |
+. Boyens, S. Packard, George r. Hill
and M. III. Leamy. The board stands two
for high license and three for prohibition.
RAVENNA-The village election in Ra-
VIENNA resulted in the reelection of Messrs.
Croneau. Wyatt, Hyer and Lancaster, on the
license ticket, and A. t. Shellen-
barger, prohibitionist, was elected by the
bare majority of five. One hundred and
votes were cast.
RUSHVILLE-Today's b~slloting resulted
In the election OF four license and one anti
license trustees.
SCHUYLER-Election day was unusually
quiet for Schuyler, except keeping alive
contests for positions on the school board,
which caused the usual securing of the city
by candidates and their friends for female
voters. The democratic and republican can
didates had carriages out all day taking
women to the polls: Mayor, w. S. Jenkins,
(rep): city clerk. C.. S. f. Payne (rep.);
treasurer, b. Mick (rep.): engineer, e. E..
(rep); councilmen, G.. j. Little,
C. Wright, ]. II. Nieman and G. H..
Durham; school board, NJ. d. Cameron and
John Proxies.
SEWARD-The city election held today
was one of the most hotly contested elections
In Seward for many years, but the result
very disastrous to the citizens ticket.
The entire republican city ticket was elected
by the following majorlties: Hon. John
mayor, "a; T. H.. Wake, city clerk,
l.. f. Schultz, city treasurer, $40; J..
W. Gladwish, police judge, rs; w. d. Bowers,
engineer, 1873; j. p. Durham, councilman,
John Slonecker. councilman. So: r. e.
Dunphy and G. A. Merriam were elected on
the school board.
SHELTON-Llcense was the issue today in
The village election, and license carried by a
OF 81 to 2S. The town has been without
saloons the past year. The new board of
Will be as follows: Joseph Dawson,
ii. Genge, j. c. Henlan, II. ID. Reed and
g. Wenzell, the first three being elected
on the citizens, and the latter two on the
republican ticket.
SPRINGFIELD-License and anti-license
was the issue here today and a license board
elected.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS went dry In the
election today. This Is the first
time In ten years license has been de-
Feated. Although the issue was not voted upon
direct, opposing tickets were In the field,
lwo tickets having bean put up by petition.
The following are the successful candidates.:
=. ii. Hopkins; clerk, c. M. Wilson;
l.. NJ. Davis; police Judge, j.