Evening star., 1897-04-06
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Der, Baker, Booze, McIntire Mudd and
Mcdonald.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Issues in Michigan and Ohio Were
Almost Exclusively Local.
State and municipal elections were held
yesterday in Michigan and municipal cleo
tions in Ohio. The issues involved were al
most exclusively local.
Returns from throughout Michigan last
night indicated the reelection of Judge
Charles D. Long, republican, as justice of
the supreme court and the defeat of Geo.
L. Yaple, fusion candidate. Longs plural
ity is about 10000. Charles d. Lawton and
VIM. J. Cocker, republican candidates for
regents of the University of Michigan. are
also elected.
Detroit Democratic.
William C. Maybury, democrat, was elect
ed mayor of Detroit by about 900 plurality
over Capt. Albert E. Stewart, republican.
Judge John Miner, democratic candidate
for police justice, was defeated by Judge
Albert F. Sellers, republican. Mayburys
election is locked upon as decided defeat
for Governor Pingree, who practically
named Captain Stewart as his successor as
mayor after the courts had overruled the
governors contention that he could hold
At Lansing Davis. republican, was elect
ed mayor by q majority, loss of 80 from
1896. The democrats gain three aldermen
and q clerk. The republican state ticket
has a plurality of 11a there.
At Niles F. w. Richter democrat, is re-
elected mayor. The republicans elect clerk,
treasurer and one alderman. The demo-
Gratis elect three aldermen Yaple has a
big majority In that city for supreme court
Justice
At Manistee, Smurthwaite democrat, is
elected mayor. The council will be republi-
can. Manistee county went democratic on
the state ticket.
Muskegon elects A. F. Temple, republi-
can, mayor, by 24S; Eyke. democrat
treasurer, and Sternberg, republican. JUS
tice, by 275 The city was republican last
fall by 100.
At Menominee the republicans elect the
mayer, four of seven aldermen and five of
seven supervisors. The democrats elect
treasurer and justice.
At Sault Ste. Marie the republicans elect
mayor, treasurer, police justice and three
aldermen. The democrats elect one alder
man and make gains of over 300 votes.
At Battle Creek the democrats elect DR..
Metcalf mayor by 500 majority and carry
the city ticket. Yaple has 400 majority.
Last fall Mckinley carried the city by 335
majority.
At Petoskey the republicans elect NJ. F.
QUaintenance mayor and most of the city
offices. The net republican loss is 100 since
November.
u.
with the exception of the treasurer. is
elected by 81 plurality. The state republi-
can ticket leads by 800.
Democrats Win at Cincinnati.
The election in Cincinnati was for mayor
and other city officers and members of the
board of legislation. The republican ticket
was headed by Levi C. Goodale for mayor.
and the democratic ticket by Gustav Tafel
Tafel is elected by a plurality Of 1890.
The city gave Mckinley a plurality Of
about 10000 last November, and Caldwell,
republican, for mayor three years ago, got
plurality of 6,755.
The democratic ticket this year had three
| republicans on 1t. These were the caadi-
dates for city auditor, treasurer and cor
poration counsel but under the recently
enacted Dana law 1T could not be called a
fusion or Independent ticket. This ticket Is
victorious throughout, the lowest plurality
being for one Of the republicans, E. o.
Eshelby, for city treasurer, who received
| Only 800 plurality, and against whom a
fight was made on account Of the construc-
ticn of new water works and for ether
local reasons.
There was total vote of over 65,OOO as
compared with $4,000 last November, an
unusually large vote for local or spring
| election. The issue was on George b. Cox.
who has been recognized as boss In city
and county politics for years and a con-
| trolling factor in state politics. The ticket
| headed by Goodale was named by Cox and
! the issue was made against 1t as Cox
| ticket. The democratic gains are made in
| the republican wards.
Throughout Ohio.
| Canton went democratic, Mayor Rice for
| reelection carrying it by over four hum
dred votes. The remainder of the ticket is
divided, the democrats winning most Of the
offices. The republicans elect the city mar
| shall, street commissioners and market
| master. The vote was lighter than last
| fall, but nearly up to the average spring
| vote.
| At Columbus Samuel L. Black, democrat.
| Is elected mayor over Emmett Tompkins
republican, by 487 plurality. The total vote
is 24,607, about 5000 less than the registra-
| ton. - {.
At GAINESVILLE tn. entire city ticket is
| elected by about 500. Democrats will con-
| troll every branch Of the city government
except the water works and, cemetery
| boards.
At Akron Young. democrat, is elected
| mayor.
At Ironton Enoch F. Tyler. republican, is
bert M. Collett, democrat. The republican
city ticket is elected by greatly decreased
majorities. The normal republican majori-
| ty there is 100. -
At Springfield the democrats elected John
| M. Good mayor by about 600 majority
The remainder OF the republican ticket IL
| elected.
| At Hamilton Bosch, democrat is chosen
tire democratic city ticket is elected.
At Dayton the democrats elected water
| works trustees by 5000 plurality. The re-
publicans elect infirmary directors. council
and school board.
At Logan. republican ticket elected, ex.
Cept one minor office.
At jackson, republicans made q clear
sweep Of the city ticket.
At Circleville, democrats elected entire
city and township ticket.
At Millersville. democrats made a clear
sweep OF the city ttcketa
At Posneroy, democratic mayor was
elected by q small MATURITY. Republicans
carried Ill the rest of the ticket.
At RAtenna, republicans elected their en-
tire ticket by large maJorities.
At Bucyus, entire demScratic ticket elect
1 ed. -ss
| At New Bremen. entire. city and towhshi,
ticket elected by democr4Aa
At Alliance, republicans carried every
thing, except two minor sohiceES.
At Kent. democrats elected everything
At st. Mary's. democrats elGeted entir,
Il city and township ticket
L At Warren, republicans Te-elected Mayo
George Predm0ra