Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-16
THE LOCAL ELECTIONS
TOWNS AND CITIES IN SEVERAL
STATES ELECT OFFICERS.
Lines Drawn on Local Issres-Re.
publicans Carry Milwaukee by Re-
duced Majority-License Men Win
In Many Wisconsin Towns.
Battle of Little Ballots.

Municipal elections were held Tuesday
in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri. In the
city of Chicago about so per cent of the
total vote was polled. In the aldermanic
elections party lines were generally dis
regarded. A bitter fight was waged to
prevent the reelection of Doodle ,alder-
men, and regardless of party the Civic
Federation and the Municipal Voters
League indorsed thirty-three men, candi-
dates in twenty-seven wards. OF these,
twenty-five were elected. There now re-
main in the Council of men who are
known to be thieves and boodlers, only
twenty-seven, of whom all but five are
hold-overs. The entire Council numbers
sixty eight, so for the first time in many
years Chicago has a Board of Aldermen
the majority of whom are believed TO be
honest. Springfield Republicans elected
six out of seven aldermen, and in the
township elections throughout Sangamon
County the Republicans retained their
majority in County Boards of Supervis-
ots.
In Milwaukee all Of the candidates on
the Republican city ticket were elected,
but the Democrats made large gains: The
most noticeable feature of the election,
which passed off quietly, was the heavy
Populist vote which was cast. Eighty
seven precincts show 6,010 votes for
Henry Smith, the Populist candidate for
Mayor This is double the total vote east
by the party two years ago. In the State
at large II. ID. Marshal is reelected asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court.
Contests in Minnesota towns in most
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In them. However, there were in some
cases other interests. Fairbault elected
p. +. Ruge, Democrat, Mayor, and near
ly the entire Democratic ticket, being the
first time they have done so for many
years. At Anoka, G. II. Woodbury., with
out his own knowledge or consent, was
put up to run independently against the
regular Republican nominee and Wood
bury was elected.
In the Long Island town elections there
was great interest in the liquor question,
as all of the towns voted on the optional
clause in the Raines law. The party re-
suit was even up. Queens County was
carried by the Democrats; Suffolk County
by Republicans. There are no longer
town elections in Kings, all being merged
in Brooklyn. License carried the day ev-
erywhere The new Board of Supervisors
In Queens County will be five Democrats
to two Republicans. The Democratic
ticket was successful at Newtown, the
vote completely reversing the order of
things of the election last year.
Returns from the elections in cities Of
the first and second class in Kansas show
little Of general political interest. Repub-
lican tickets were put up generally and
carried with little opposition, but citizens
tickets, based solely on municipal ques-
tions, were ably supported and won in a
dozen cases
In most of the cities and towns of Colo
RADIO, aside from Denver and Pueblo, cleo
tons were held. The contests were en-
tirely ON local issues. In many of the
smaller towns the liquor question was
the one at issue, and almost invariably the
temperance element won. The women
were well represented at the polls every
where.
Throughout Missouri party lines were
not closely drawn, but in n majority of
cities where such was the case the Demo-
Gratis elected tine whole or the greater
part of their tickets. The Democrats car
ried Cuba, Bismarck, Marshfield, Hig-
ginsvile, Monroe City and Nevada. The
result was mixed at Wellsville, Golden
City and Clinton. Non-partisan tickets
| were in the field at Slater and Holden
In Fayette the citizens ticket was victori-.
Gus. Carthage was carried by the Re
publicans
The Democrats were successful in all
townships in Arkansas save Newport and.
Jonesboro, where the Republicans elected
their tickets.