Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-11

TOWNS AND CITIES IN SEVERAL
STATES ELECT OFFICERS.
Lines Drawn on Local Iss~es-Ec-
publicans Carry Milwaukee by Re-
duccd Majority License Men Win
in Many Wisconsin Towns.
Battle of Little Ballots.

battle Oh Little BallOtS.
Municipal elections were held Tuesday
in Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin. Ohio.
Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri. In the
city of Chicago about 10 per cent of the
total vote was pollcd In the aldermanic
elections party lines were generally dis
regarded. \ bitter figh; WAS waged TO
prevent the recollection of Doodle alder
! men. and regardless OF party the Civic
| Federation and the Municipal Voters
League indorScd thriy-fhree men. candi-
| dates in twenty-scven wards. OF these,
| twenty-five were elected. There now re-
main in the Council. of men who are
known 10 be thieves and boodlerS. only
twenty of whom all hut five are
hold-oycrs. The entire Council numbers
/ sixty-cight. ~ for the first time in many
years Chicago has Il Board of Aldermen
the majority OF w-iom are believed 10 be
/ honest Springfield Republicans elected
six ont of seven aldermen. and in the
| township elections throughout Sangamon
| County the Republicans retained their
majority in County Boards of Superyis-
! ors.
| In milwaukee, all of the candidates on
the Republican city ticket We're 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 6010 votes for
Henry Smith. the Populst candidate for
Mayor. This is double the total vote cast
by the party two years ago In the State
at large r. ID. Marshal is reelected asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court.
cases were purely local. with little politics
in them However. here We're in some
cases other interests. Fairbault elected
i. +. Ruge. Democrat. Mayor. and near
~ the entire Democratic ticket. being the
first time they have done 50 for many
years At Anoka. {. 7. Woodbury.. with
out his own knowledge ar consent. was
put up 70 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 OH the optional
clause III the RaincS law. The party re-
sult was even up. Queens County was
carried by the Democrats: Suffolk County
by Republicans. There are 10 longer
town elections in Kings. al being merged
in Brooklyn License carried the day ev-
crywherc. The new Hoard OF Supervisors
in Queens County viii be five Democrats
t. TWO Republicans. The Democratic
ticket was successful al NcWtown. 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. Ref'ub-
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 i
dozen eases.
In most Of the cities and towns OF Colo
RADIO. aside from Denver ami Pueblo. clec
tionS were held The contests We're en-
tircly on local issues. IN many of tho
smaller towns the liquor question was
the one III issue. and almost invariably the
temperance element won. The womeI
were we'll represented 1T the polls every
where.
Throughout Missouri party lines were
not closely drawn. but III majority o
: cities where such was the case the Demo
Gratis elected rlle whole or the create
part OF their tickets. The Democrats c'r
r;ed Cuba. Bismarck. Marsbiicld. Zig
: ginsvillc. Monroe City and Nevada. TIL
, result WAS mixed ut Wellsyillc. Colder
; City and Clinton. Non-partsan ticket
: were in The field 1T Slater and liolGen
5 In Fayet,c the citizens ticket was ylctori
: Gus Carthage was carried ny the Re
puhlicans.
" The Democrats were successful in al
townships in Arkansas save Newport an
Jonesboro. where the Republicans clecte
their tickets.