Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-03
IOWA MUNICIPAD CONTESTS
Party Lines Ignored in Many of the City
Elections.
VOTE or THE WOMEN A SLIGHT FACTOR
All Those Who Registered Did Not
Appear ut the Poiis-Exciting
Times in some Lo-
cnlities.

the citizens and democratic, J. w. Roland,
editor of the Reporter, headed the citizens
for mayor and secured majority Of so out Of
a total number Of 200 votes cast, over C. M.
Crppen, on the other ticket, an old resident
and well known. Charles McLyman was on
the ticket for recorder and was elected by a
vote of 140 to 81 against E. f. Collier (dem)
]. C. Watts for treasurer secured the nomi-
nation on both tickets this year again. Bu-
chanan for constable had victory over
johnson by forty-six majority. Shaffer
and Hunter fer councilmen secured walk
away over Howard and Sexton. Every man
on the citizens ticket was elected. G. C..
Sexton. the candidate for the council, who
made no talk and solicited no votes, secured
more than any man on the democratic ticket.
Numerous bets were made at even money.
Riley Clark, the head rustler for Crippen,
said this morning that If Crippen was not
elected his residence property en- Pearl street
was for sale at half price, but no one has
taken advantage of this offer as yet.
WATERLOO, Ia, March Especial Tele-
gram THE city election was hotly con-
tested Three hundred and forty-fve women
registered and voted on the library tax,
which carried by 266 majority. The PROPOSE
tion to grant a franchise to an electric light
and street railway company carried by LULA
Three republicans and one democrat were
elected aldermen. The council now stands,
five republicans and three democrats.
Cedar Falls elected three democrats and
one republican to the city council.
MASON CITY, Ia, March 2.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The city election today passed OF
quietly. The only contest was in the Third
ward The issues were principally local. In
the Third ward 296 votes were cast for John
Stanton (dem), seventyfour majority over
o. ID. Bennett (rep). In the Second ward
only forty-eight votes were cast. Henry M.
Baker (rep) was elected. In the First
ward sixty-seven votes were cast, George
W. Sanborn (dem.) and George p. Smith
Tep.) being elected.
BURLINGTON, Ia, March Especial
Telegram city went republican by
large majorites at the election today. The
republicans made heavy gains in every ward.
They elected mayor, police judge and three
out of four aldermen, with the fourth in
doubt.
SIOUX CITY, March Especial Tele-
gram.)-At the municipal election today j.
NJ Clelland, republican candidate for mayor
of Sioux City was elected, by a probable
democrat. The balance of the ticket was
much cut and several democrats are doubt
less elected.
CRESTON, Ia, March Especial Tele-
gram.)-The city election was quiet, five
aldermen being voted for, Three republicans
were elected and two democrats. The coun-
Gil will stand six republicans, three demo-
Gratis and one populist.
DUNLAP, Ia, March Especial Tele-
gram.) .)-Henry Jennings, for mayor, and the
entire citizens ticket, with the exception of
street commissioner, was elected today. 1t
was a landslide and great surprise to
those elected. " t
SLOAN, Ia, March 2-(special Telegram
Citizens ticket was elected in Sloan to-
day: w. D.. Buckley, mayor; George B.
Nnn md HHon,, oil,
Oliver. recorder; NJ B. Zilts. assessor.
WEBSTER CITY, a.,iMarch Especial
Telegram.)-Not half of the 205 ladies who
registered Saturday voted on the propo-
sition to bond the city for a public library
today at the municipal election. The prop
osltion was lost by an overwhelming major
ty. Results: For aldermen, Joe Riste
First ward; H. L. Ltchfield. Second; Cyrus
Smith and George Daniels, Third, and ]. w.
Arlington, Fourth.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, March Especial
Telegram. NEARLY $500 votes were cast at
the election here today. Excitement ran
high, and returns are being received with
great anxiety. There was much scratching
and full returns will not be in before mid
night. At 10 o'clock it looks as though
George A. Lincoln rep.) had been elected
mayor; Thomas Dependorf rep), treasurer;
John d. Blaine (dem.). recorder; Thomas
Farmer (dem), marshal, and William Nc
Gowsn (rep.), fire chief. The democrats are
believed to have elected three out of the
eight aldermen. John r. Baker, good gov
ornment candidate for mayor. will crowd
Lincoln close.
The proposition to bond the city for a
pubic library has carried
OTTUMWA, Ia, March 2.-(Special Tele
gram.)-The feature of today's municioa
election was the light vote polled. Aldermen
were voted for in the Second, Third ant
Sixth wards, and one aderman-at-arge
| II. II
Baker by a majority Of sixty-three. Claude
Myers, democrat and prominent business
man. was elected in the Third ward. Sanford
Withrow, republican, was elected in th'
Sixth ward by plurality of thirty-six. Tht
city gave DR.. l.. e. Rogers, republican. 6Oi
votes and II. T. Baker, democrat and popu
list, 1,476 votes for alderman at-large.