The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-07
OHIO FOR FREE liver
Mondays Victory Indicates a Wonderful
Change In Sentiment Of the Voters.
M'KlNlEY'S HOME WENT DEMOCRATIC

ana II sInioriIy OF Council lmcn- Dis
nrpointtncnt Of Voters ut the Non.
Appearance OF tho Deffer Times
Chicago. April 6.--A special to the
Record from Cincinnati says: The re-
suit of the municipal elections in Ohio
yesterday shows Democratic gains. The
large city which gave Mckinley such
enormous Dluialities last November
have gone Democratic. Mckinley had
only $4,000 in the State, and ull of this
plurality came from The cities which
to-day went Democratic. Outside OF
these cities The State was carried BY
Bryan last November on the free sill
yer issue and the friends of John r.
Mclean, who is the Democratic canui-
date for Senator have made nucl, com
ment Oh this fact. They claimfthat Nc
Lean will carry the Legislature and pos
sibly the State ticket next November
on the free silver issue
IN FoRAKER'S HOME.
In Cincinnati The home OF Senator
Foraker, n Republican plurality last
year of 10000 IS displaced by a Demo
cratic plurality OF over 1000 In Clevc-
land, the home OF Senator Hanna. the
Democrats made large gains. and even
the. home of President Mckinley at
Canton went Democratic. The home of
Governor. bushnell at Springfield is
strongly Republican. and that city elect
Cd Democratic Mayor by over 400.
| The mctrorolis and the capital OF the
state went Democratic while tho result
! IN the smaller places was still more de-
cisivc. ~
While the result in Cincinnati l. due
| largely to the opposition to George B.
Con, who had become offensive as q
| boss, the result in the State generally
| is accredited TO disafrection, which Is
largely based on the continuance OF the
| hard times
u DEMOCRACY. GROWING.
! There are many who are suffering in
business ana many more who are out of
| Work, who expected relief the first
| month under the new adlninis.r .ra ton,
ana some express the opinion that the
| free silver sentiment Is growing amnn.r
| these people. The Democratic gains,
were general and about the same along
| the lake Shore as along the liver coun
/ try ana the interior
Ihe'e was no special lcgisla ton of
me nst Republican Legislature on
which any issues We're made Thn M ~
who headed the Democratic ticket in
CINCINNATI, Gustav Tarci was formerly
RepuDiicln, hut became q free silver
Democrat three or four years ago. ana
| Is pronounced in his views on 1ha,
question. He secuted the vote OF bot
gold Democrats and gold Republcan ns
because he represented the anti-rox
sentiment in this city. and the SILVER
question did no, enter in;o the elements :
| that caused the result here IT is stated
| .? me Republicans that they have. al
ways lost the municipal election artni,
me inauguration OF 4 Republican Pres
! idcni.
DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES.
! At Hamilton the entire Democra lie
city ticket is elected by 200 majority.
while CHARLES $. Bosch. for Mayor, Sc
cures q. minority OF 1,4OO
~ GAINESVILLE the Democrats simr,v
swept ,lc city, clccting their entire
ticket by maiori;ies ranging from 45O to
200. and eiecting eight out of ten Coun-
cilmen. givenG the Democrats in the
next Council sixteen ont Of tWenly.
members. The Democrats will also con-
troll the Board OF I,Iucation
THIS city gave Mckinley plurality Of
AT Springfield the Democrats carried
the home OF Governor BUSHNELL, elect
ing John NJ. Good Mayor by 600 ma ajority.
The rest OF the Republican ticket was
elected.
At Akron contest FOR Mayor indicates
the election Of Young Dem). Mckinley
| carried the city by ia
The rest Of The Republican ticket is
elected by %C0.
At Fostoria, for the first time In
twenty years. the Democrats elected a
Mopar, although the Republicans have
a normal majority of 200. G.. ". Hughes
defeated Mayor Ro!ey by 175 The Demo-
| missioner and one Councilman