The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-16
1LL,NoIs AND WISCONSIN roo.

In the elections on Monday Ohio and
Michigan show by the returns that they
will be debatable ground for the presi-
dental struggle. States that only re-
Gently gave ninety and hundred thous-
and Republican majority now wheel
around, the Democrats capturing nearly
all of the municipal offices in alarge ma
jority of the cities. And now comes
Illinois and Wisconsin, which held their
spring elections on Tuesday Of this
week, and the Democratic victories there
are as pronounced as in Michigan. The
Democrats are waking up all over the
country. mo doubt that local causes were
partially responsiblefo the Republican
defeats in the spring elections, but the
course of the "do-nothing congress" had
as much to do with it as anything. The
people want parties to either govern or
get out" when they get to Washington
They want business done there on bust
ness principles and by business methods
and they stand ever ready to smite the
party that indulges in "boy's play" and
mockery of legislation. The Democratic
party is sure to profit in the presidential
election by the "do-nothing" policy Of
the present Republican Congress.
In the state of Illinois the Democrats
make substantial gains all over the state.
The vote in Chicago shows Democratic
gain of 49, 900 over last year. The cleo
ton in Joliet resulted in substantial
gains for the Democrats. Where every4
thing the past two years has been over
whemingly Republican, the Dem
ocrats carried the head of the ticket by
443 majority, and captured one or two
other offices on the ticket, besides cut.
ting down the Republican majorities in
every precinct The result in Vandalia
has been very gratifying to the Demo
Gratis. The returns indicate a heavy
vote, and large Democratic gain. Al
Warsaw, the Democrats gained a sweep
ing victory, carrying every office fo
which they contended and gaining tive
aldermen and town clerk. At the elec
ton in Salem for township officers, th'
entire Democratic ticket, with the excep
ton of commissioner of highways, wa
elected Last spring the entire Republi
can ticket was elected. At Rock Islant
the city election resulted in an over
whelming victory for the Democrats
contrasted with the contest last spring
when the Republicans swept the city b.
| 800 majority. Tuesday the Democrat
elected aldermen in four of the seve
wards, by comfortable majorities. A
Galena, the home of Grant, the Demo
Gratis scored brilliant victory. At Free
port. ILL.,, the Democrats elected thei
whole ticket, from top to bottom,
In Wisconsin the Democrats max
great gains all over the state, althoug
not as substantial as in Illinois. Th
greatest surprise to the Republicans wa
in Milwaukee, where the Republican
candidate for mayor gets through by
scratch. Milwaukee has not had
Democratic mayor for over six years
x.Governor Peck being the last one. Th
fact that the Democratic gain in Nil
waukee is over 10000 has demoralize,
the Republicans. The election of tn
Republican ticket, however, is almos
tantamount to Democratic victory
and the managers of the Democrat
campaign are very jubilant A
Kewaunee, Mineral Point, Mayville
Chiffon, Fond du Lac, Jefferson an
many other places the Democrats elect
ed their city tickets.
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