St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-07
DEMOCRATS SWEEP MANY TOWNS
HERETOFORE STRONGLY RE-
PUBLICAN.
ELECTIONS IN MANY STATES
IPAL CONTESTS IN MINNIE
sofa.
Convention SquabbIes Fought Out I'm
the North State-ResuIts In Iowa
and Michigan.

CINCINNATI, O., April 6.-Exceptionally
| pleasant weather prevailed over Southern
Ohio today for the municipal and township
elections. Many women voted for members
of school boards and some of that sex were
elected, but the percentage of women voting
was small. The returns show Democratic
gains last fall, when the state gave its
largest Republican plurality. No political is
sues were at stake anywhere outside of the
political control of local affairs Some towns
and some townships have gone Democratic
for the first time since the presidential cleo
tion of 1892. At Lima the Democrats elected
DR.. s. A. Baxter, the friend of Senator Brice
mayor by 300, and the Republicans elected
the rest Of the city ticket and council. At
Greenville the Democrats made gains, the
ticket being divided There was no election
in Cincinnati, but the suburban returns show
Democratic gains over last November At
Hamilton, the home of ex-Gov. Campbell, the
vote was 1900 short the Democrats electing
everything except one assessor, by pluralities
of 800 At Urbana the Republicans elected
all by 400. At Warren, Elyra and Marysvile
the Republicans elected their entire ticket
At Millersburg the Democrats elected their
entire ticket on very light vote. At Cald-
WELL Republican stronghold, the Democrats
elected the mayor and city clerk the Repub-
licans getting the rest of the ticket. At Van
Vert, for the second time in the history of
that city, Democratic mayor was elected by
$50. The rest of the Republican ticket had an
average plurality of 4OO
CLEVELAND, O., April 6.-The election in
4A1o
members of the school council and eleven
members of the city council. The Republic
ans elected all their candidates. with the ex-
ception of one member of the city council,
by pluralities of 1000 and upwards.
The Republicans carried the city of Akron
by plurality 800 greater than one year ago.
The Democrats carried Sandusky, making
small gains over last spring. At Fremont the
Democrats made small gains. At Oberlin and
Medina the Republicans won as usual. At
Massillon the Democrats elected the mayor
by 172, the remainder of the ticket being di-
vided. At Alliance the Democrats reduced
the usual Republican plurality of about 700
TO less than 100 on all offices except mayor
ComDlnatlon ticket elected at Ashta-
pula, party lines being disregarded. The Re-
publcans won at Fostoria.- At YOUNGSTOWN
the Republican candidate for mayor was de-
ioeISu NY 80, because OF the charge that he
was affiliated with the A. P. A. AT Della
ware the Republicans elected all their can
didates. AT Findlay the Republicans made
O clean sweep.
AT Wapekoneta the Democrats elected T 7
Connaughton mayor. At South Charleston
the old home of Whitelaw Reid, the Democrats
elected their first mayor. At Dayton. Jacob
LlnKewiler, Democrat was elected mayor by
hVe votes. At Chillicothe and MadisonviIIe
the Republicans and Democrats divided the
tickets equally At Circ!evile the Republicans
made gains. At Troy, Piqua, Springfield
Findlay and London the Republicans elected
their entire tickets. At Wooster the Repub-
llcans elected most of their ticket. AT zanes-
vile the Republicans suffered LOSSES
AT COLUMBUS.
CoLUBBUS, O., April 6.-There was little
interest in the city elections and light vote
5. N. Cook Rep., for clerk of police COURT
was defeated for reelection by w. S. Trus
sing Oem.) by 1,619 votes. L. E. Andrews
(Rep) was elected justice of the peace over