The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-04-17
CHOSEN BY BALLOT
MORE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN A
NUMBER OF STATES.


ont In one Way or Another, hut
No one IL Fatally Injurel-Result
OF the Elections In Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Other states.
Chicago, April 9.-Out of 35 alder
men tile Republicans elected 20, the
Democrats ID and two independents
were chosen. There are thirty-four
wards in the city, but two aldermen
We're chosen in the Tenth. there being
a vacancy in that ward. The principal
feature of tho election was the effort
of the reform element to down Il num-
Der OF the gang aldermen. The re-
formers were successful with a ma
jorlty Of the men they were after, but
they failed to secure the three or four
bright particular stars they desired.
Party lines were not strong in num-
Der of the wards, and the reform
movement had much weight. The
fight on the town officers was in all of
the towns straight party issue, and
the Republicans were uniformly sue
cessful, carrying all the town offices
by majOrities ranging from 1900 to
1000.
Full returns from the First and Nine
teenth wards. in which most of the
fighting occurred. show that twenty
six men were laid out in one way or
another during the day. The great
majority Of these were not injured
badly, and none of them fatally. The
man hurt the worst was Joseph
Grigan, who was shot in the ankle.
James Dawson had his skull fractured
with a crutch. Olaf HansOns nose
was smashed fiat with a paving stone
0nd John Wilson's eur was torn off by
another missile of the same kind Will
lam Hickey was shot in the wrist and
John McGrath was shot in the back,
both slightly injured. There was no
fighting outside these two wards.
Returns from thirty-five towns
throughout the state show the Repub-
leans successful in thirty, the Demo-
Gratis IN three and split tickets elected
In two. The vote was entirely on city
and town officers and there was no
special issue in any part of the state
TO Gull out q strict party vote. All of
the voting was on the local matters.
WiscOnsin.
Milwaukee, April 9.-The Republic
ans again carried Milwaukee by an av-
crage plurality for the entire city
ticket of probably 5000. The Demo-
Gratis have made substantial gains in
the council and board of supervisors,
and it looks as If the council might be
Democratic, but this the Republicans
are not willing to coBcede. In the
state at large r. ID. Marshall is re-
elected associate Justice of the ST.
prelne court. In the Eighth judicial
circuit r. w. Helms. Republican, is
probably elected judge. and in the
Thirteenth, Warham Parks, Republic
an. probably defeats j. j.. Dick. In
the four other districts the incumbents
are reelected without opposition.
The results Of municipal elections
show the following cities to have gone
Republican,: Elkhorn. Peshtigo, Platt-
vile, Mauston, Ripon, Monroe Plynl-
outll. Edgerton. Brandon. Sparta.
Washburn. Shell Lake. Tomal. Black
River Falls. River Falls. Waukesla,
Baraboo. Whitewater. Delavan. Foun-
tain City, Dodgeville. Neillsville. Chip.
pewa Falls, Marinette. Beloit and
Manitowoc.
Democratic majorities are reported
from Aewaunee. Mineral Point, May.
Vile, Durand. Chiffon, Fort Atkinson
Fox Lake, Oconto. cfferson. Amigo
Watertown. Fond du Lac. Prairie dll
Chen. Ashland. Merrill. Beaver Dam
West Bend, Eagle and KenOsla.
Minnesota
st. Paul, April 9.-rhe elections were
for the most part on strictly local is.
sues, and in many places citizens
tickets, in which both Republicans and
Democrats combined, were in the field
The absence of any special feature
in the election makes it difficult mat.
ter to- judge of the comparative
strength of the two parties. In Fart.
bault the Democrats elect all OIL tllei,
ticket but three. In CrookstOn the
election resulted in victory for the
Republicans.
st. Louis, April 9.-Elcctions were
held in many municipalities through
out Missouri. Party lines were not
closely drawn, but in majority OF
cases the Democrats elected whole
or greater part of their tickets In
Kansas city the issue was strictly a
+. A. and anita. r. A. and the two
tickets in the field were made up of
Republicans and Democrats indiscrim
inately. Henry Kumpf. ex-Republic
an mayor and a prominent banker led
the independent Democratic ticket and
was supported by faction strongly
opposed to the A. p. A.. and james nj
Jones, a police judge and we'll known
young lawyer, headed the Republican
ticket and received the solid support
of the A. p. A. John s. Crosby ran fol
mayor on the Peoples ticket, and had
but two others OIL the ticket with hin
running for small offices. The Repub
lican ticket was elected.
Kansas
Topeka. April 3.-Returns from cities
of the second class where there was
any opposition to the Republican tick
ct show Republican victories in some
places over fusion tickets. In man,
places the issue was the "Joint" uues
ton. and SO. fnr, the temperance sen
tlment' is victorious. irrespective Of
party.
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