The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-19
NO REFORM"
Philadelphia'sM 'sMunicipalLeague
Gets a Bad Fall.
1t was Aligned With the Demo-
Gratis,
And the Name Crushed the Life
Out of 1t.
A MAJORITY OF $4,000
For the Republican City Ticket
in Philadelphia.
People Not Up to Non-Partisan
Municipal Reform.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 10. Municipal
elections were held throughout the state
yesterday. In this city there were bitter
contests in many of the wards, due par
ticularly to a split in the Republican
ranks caused by the efforts of the Mu-
niciFsI league to select reform" coun-
Gil The vote was so badly split up that
the count could not be completed until
late in the morning. The Munich
cipal league failed in its efforts to elect a
council of reformers. Weucel Hartman,
president of the council, against whom
the league made a bitter fight in the
eighth ward, is reelected by nearly
1000 majority. James B. Anderson,
whose course In the council for years has
displeased the reformers, is also re- e-elect-
ed by big majority.
The followers of Senator Quay who
had been expected to help the municipal
league, appear to have voted and worked
for the regular Republican ticket, with
the result that the reformers were showed
under.
The municipal ticket was headed by
John L. Kinsley and Arthur Biddle.
respectively Republican and Democratic
candidates for city solicitors.
When the count was completed this
morning. it was shown that a plurality
OF s0,903 had been given for John l.
kinsley, the Republican candidate for
city solicitor. This has only been ex-
ceeded once. In 1894 Gov. Hastings
got "tidal wave" plurality of 50, 1872.
In the select council the Democrats have
only three out of 81 members, loss of
four
All of the morning papers agree that
reform was showed under" In many
instances in the council, candidates op-
posed vigorously by thsM1nicipal league
were reelected by larger majorities than
ever before, Notwithstanding the appeals
issued by the league to citizens "to
elect better class of men to councils
who will give the people better water,
better gas, municipal ownership of cleo
trio lights and cheaper street car fares"
and incidentally overthrow the bosses"
For the first time since its organization
the league ran q candidate on the gene
raj ticket in the person of John A. Nc
Carthy for magistrate. Out of 1876, ,491
votes cast, 7,O72 were for Mccarthy.
This is regarded by many as the strength
of the league in this city, although the
vote was SO cut up by ward fights that
it is difficult to estimate the actual num-
ber of league ballots cast.
Altoona elected II. 9. Barr, Republican,
mayor and George Harpham, Republi-
can, controller by about 200 maj jority.
Last night the election of their Demo
cratic opponents wa sconceded the rest
of the Republican ticket got 800 ma
jority. The Democrats gained three
common counciimen. The unexpected
happened at Williamsport, where in a
hot three cornered fight. the Prohibition
lists elected James Mansel mayor by
about 800 plurality.
PITTsBURG. Pa, Feb. ia bitter
political fight was waged yesterday be-
tween the Re epublicans on one side and
the Fusion Democrats Municipal league
reformers on the other. A very large
vote was brought out and ballots were SO
badly scratched that the count is slow
and the result very much in doubt at
late hour At o'clock 103 districts out
of a total of 203 gave the head of the Re-
publican ticket 1887 plurality. At this
rate the Republicans will have about
5000 plurality. The fusionists claim to
have elected several councilmen.