The Indianapolis journal., 1896-02-19
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
HEAVY VOTE POLLED BY REPUB-
LICANS IN THE QUAKER CITY.
Reformers Beaten I'm Their Effort to
Capture COunciIs-Deeision of In
terest to Republican Delegates.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1S.-Local elec-
tions were held in this State to-day. Sew
eral interesting contests were waged in
the larger cities which elected Mayors In
this city the ticket was hea led by John L.
kinsey and Arthur Biddle. respectively
Republican and Democratic candidates for
city solicitor. Kensey -'ss elected By
majority that will bly, excel the
Democratic vote The a'ss was note
worthy for the especia bitter fights in
many OF the wards, due 10 the facti)nal
split in the Republican ranks. the efforts OF
the Municipal League, and here and there
to the activity of the democrats. y mEhi-
cipal election, when a Mayor is not 10 be
chosen is usually marked by light vote.
In seventeen out of thirty-seven wards,
owing TO the heated contests between rival
candidates for Select and Common Council.
an unusually heavy spring vote was re-
corded. and the voting was so varied and
Independent that the work of counting the
ballots lasted far into the morning.
At midnight the returns from the con-
tested wards in this city indicated that the
Municipal League had failed in its efforts
to secure the election TO councils OF re-
formers In the Eighth ward, where a hard
fight was made against Wencel Hartman.
that gentlemen was elected by nearly one
thousand majority. In the Fifth ward
bitter fight was waged against James b.
Anderson, whose course in Select Council
for years past has displeased the reformers.
Nevertheless, ne was returned by over one
thousand majority. In other wards the re-
suit was equally discouraging to the NUM-
cipal Leaguers. The followers of Senator
Quay, who are known as "anti-combinerS,
were expected to help the Municipal League
in It's efforts to defeat the combine
candidates, but they appear to have voted
and worked for the regular Republican
ticket. with the result that the reformers
were "snowed UNDER Edward A. Devlin
(Republicar) and Maurice +. Wither Demo
craft were reelected magistrates, the latter
under the law relating TO minority repre-
sentation.
At Altoona the vote was heavy and no
Barr. Barr Republican. and Murray. Democrat.
for Mayor, will be very close.
At Williamsport James Mansel. Prohibi-
zionist, was elected Mayor by plurality
of about three hundred over s. n. Williams,
At Harrisburg semi-official returns indi-
cate the election of John ID. Patterson,
Republican, Mayer BY one thousand plural bs
fight there was three cornered one.
At Chambersburg the Democrats elected
eerge me nominal nj 0F Repabican majority is $50.
Three Democratic Councilmen and one
school director were also elected This is
the first time a Democrat has been elected
in that town in six years.
At Lancaster the election resulted in the
reelection of Mayor Edwin s. Sn.eltz.
Republican, by a majority Of 49o over Ben
jamin L. Davis, Democrat. The Council
IS heavily Republican In both branches,
although the Democrats make slight gain.
or the twelve members OF the school board
elected six are of each party, the body re-
nairing nonpartsan
At Pittsburg a decidedly hot political bat
tie fought IN the contest for city Of
fees. The principals were the straight Re-
publicans on one side, with the fusion DEM
ocrat-Municipal League (reformers) on the
other. Such large vote was brought out,
and SO many surprises sprung, that, up 10
midnight. nothing definite could be learned:
At 1 O'Clock 103 districts, out of a total Of
2OS were heard from. giving the head of the
Republican ticket 1.9s7 majority. The rest
of the ticket will follow closely to this. At
this ratio the Republicans will have about
1900 majority. The league people console
themselves with the fact that good fight
was made and several councilmen pulled
cut.
At Erie the vote very heavy. The
ticket was so badly cut that the count Is
not complete at midnight, but IL indicates
the election of Isadore Sobel, the Repub-
lican nominee, over Robert SALESMAN, by
small majority. The rest Of the Republican
ticket 9 elected