Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-15
SHOWN BY BALLOTS.
HOW ELECTORS OF WISCONSIN
VOTED.
Judge Marshall Chosen to Succeed
Himself = Every County Names "a
Probate Jud ge-Starkwcather Makes
Unique Canvass at Superior.
Throughout the State.

Wisconsin voters have reelected with.
out opposition Roujet ID. Marshall an as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court to
succeed himself The term for which he
was chosen will begin in January, 1898,
and continue until January, 1908.
Judge Goodland, of the Tenth Circuit,
and Judge Bardeen, of the Sixteenth Cir
cult, were reelected without opposition.
In the Seventeenth Circuit, however,
ne fight was as hot as could be asked for
by the most ardent partisan. Judge Bail
ely, who launched several sultry sensa-
tons during the campaign, had q doughty
opponent in James O'Neill. who carried
all three counties in the district, Bailey
losing his own city and county of Eau
Claire In Jackson County O'Neil has
about loo plurality, in Clark 1000 and
in Eau Claire. it is estimated, 900.
Everyone Of the seventy counties of the
State elected probate judge. In sever
al counties spirited contests took place.
There were the usual number of inter
csting municipal fights throughout the
State, but in most cases party lines were
not drawn.
The vote on the constitutional amend
ment permitting the establishment of an
other Circuit Court in Milwaukee County
was light throughout the State. In some
places there was Il heavy vote against it,
the object of the amendment apparently
not being understood while in other places
it was supported The amendment is
probably carried in the State by 4 small
majority.
One of the greatest surprises was at
IL
weather, the preacher Mayor. who was
impeached two years ago after holding
office for only 100 days. was reelected
Mayor, receiving 4 majority of votes over
l.. II. lIxtrand, the Republican nominee
and William Munroe, the Popuist and
Democratic nominee.
The result is Il great surprise. Stark,
weather sought the nomination for the
office from each of the conventions, and
was turned down by them all. In the face
of great opposition by the entire press OF
the city, he came out rs an Independent
candidate. No person could be found who
would go on the stump for him. and he
conducted the campaign single-handed
and alone, making some of the most
unique stump speeches ever uttered by a
candidate for office. lie admitted that he
was guilty of the charges preferred
against him of cXtorting money from the
police and fire department employees, and
from the sporting fraternity. but avow-
ed that others were more guilty than he
He quoted Scripture SO freely that he
was accused of being sacrileyous, and
after each meeting distributed little bags
OF candy with the remark that he was "a
minister of good, and believed in dstrib.
uting the sweets rather than the sorrows
of life" The peculiar tactics and his
earnest plea for exoneration won the
masses of the people. Next morning the
preachcrMayor, astride broncho and
wearing a silk tile, was a familiar figure
on the streets of the city.
Already an attempt is on foot to re-
strain him from taking the office, on the
ground that he was never properly tried
on the charges preferred against him. The
result is the greatest surprise in politics
ever recorded.