Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-07
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
SIGNIFICANT RESULT OF MUNICH
PAL ELECTIONS.
A REVOLUTION In OHIO.
PUDIATE REPJ BLICANISM
HARRISON CARRIES CHICAGO
REVOLUTION IN OHIO.
HARRISON CARRIES CHlC
Very Remarkable Change i'm senti-
mcnt There since the November
Contest-Gold and silver Democrats
Vote Together.
Vote Together.

CHICAGO. April Ga special to the
Record from Cincinnati says: The result
OF the municipal elections in Ohio yester-
day shows Democratic gains. The large
cities. which gave Mckinley such enor-
nous puraliues last November. have
gone Democratic. Mckinley had only
$4,000 in the state. ana all of this plurality
came from the cities which to-day went
Democratic. Outside of these cities the
state was carried by Bryan last Novem-
Der on the free-slVer issue. and the
friends OF John h. Mclean. who is the
Democratic candidate for senator. have
made much comment on this fact. They
claim that Mclean Will carry the Legls-
laturc. and possibly the State ticket next
November on the free-silver issue.
In Cincinnati. the home OF Senator
Foraker the Republican plurality last
YEAR Of 2o0o IS displaced by a Demo
cratic plurality of over 1000 In Clcve-
land the home Of Senator Hanna the
Democrats made large gains. and even
th. home Of President Mckinley. Canton.
went Democratic. The home Of Governor
Bushnell. Springfield. is ordinarily strong
ly Republican. and yet that city elected
"a Democratic Mayor by over 400 majority.
The metropolis and the capital Of the
state went Democratic. while the result
in the smaller places was still more deci-
s.ve
so REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY"
While the result i'm Cincinnati is due
largely TO the opposition to George b.
COX. who had become offensive as
boss. the result I'm the State generally
is accredited TO disaGcction. which is
largely based ON the continuation Of the
hard times There are many who are
suffering in business. and many more
who are out OF work. who expected re-
lief the first month under the new adj
ministrauon. ana some express the opin-
ion that tha free-silyer sentiment is
growing among these people. The De
mocratic gains were general and about
the same along the lake shore as i'm
the river country and in the interior.
There was no special legislation of the
last Republican Legislature on which any
issues were made.
The man who headed the Democratic
ticket in Cincinnati. Gustav Tafel, was
formerly a Republican but became
free-silver Democrat three or four years
ago, and is pronounced in his views on
hat question He secured the vote Of
9th gold Democrats and gold Republi-
ans. because ne represented the anti
OK sentiment in this city, and the sill
yer question did not enter into the ele-
ments that caused the result here. 1t
is stated by the Republicans that they
have always lost the municipal election
after the Inauguration Of Republican
President
AT Hamilton the entire Democratic
city ticket is elected by 300 majority,
while Charles 5. Bosch. for Mayor. Sc
cured majority Of HOO
DEMOCRATS SWEEP EVERYTHING.
At GAINESVILLE the Democrats simply
swept the city. elecung their entire ticket
by majOrities ranging from $50 TO ZOO
and electing eight out OF The ten coun-
cilmen. giving the Democrats In the next
Council sixteen out of twenty membeGs
The Democrats Will also control the
Board of Education. This city gave Nc
Klnley "a plurality last November of 250
Al Springfield the Democrats carried
the home of Governor Bushnell electing
John ~ Goode Mayor by 600 majority
Tho rest Of the Republican ticket was
elccte-.
At Akron the contest for Mayor in
dicates the election of Young Democrat
Mckinley carried the city by ia The
rest OF the Republican ticket is elected
by 800.
Al Fostoria for the first time I'm
twenty years the Democrats elected
Mayor. although the Republicans have
"a normal majority of 800. o. ". Hughes
defeated Mayor Boley by l7J. The Demo-
Gratis also elected Marshall street COM
missioner. and one councilman.
HOT FIGHT AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. o.. April 6.-One of the
hottest political battles that has ever
been fought in Cleveland ended yester-
day with the election of an the candi-
dates on the Republican city ticket.
Mayor Robert MckissOn was reelected
bv "a plurality of 2.5f5 over John Farley
CDemocraU. Last fan. Mckinley carried
the city by $500 votes and two years
ago AlcKisson won 10y a plurality OF
1000. At yesterdays election he ran
from 5000 10 900 votes behind his assoc
Ciates on the ticket
There was "a total vote of about $1,000.
The silver Democrats refused to vote
for Farley and the Hanna Republicans
were lukewarm toward McKisson, the
local Foraker leader. hence the light vote.
Thomas FltzsimmOns P0pulisD polled
316l votes.
Ia addition 10 clecting the general city
candidates. school councilmen. and con-
stables. the Republicans elected eight Of
Tho .I4gau members al the t'lfV Council.