Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-08
DEMOCRATSCARRY 1T
Mckinley HOME CITY GOES
AGAINST REPUBLICANS.
SOME EARLY ELECTIONS
Judge Long, Republican, Candidate
for Supreme Court Justice, Wins in
Michigan-Republican Apparently
Hold Their Own in Wolverine State,
but Lose in Buckeye.

Canton. O., April 6.-The home Of
Mckinley yesterday went democratic,
Mayor Rice for reelection carrying 1t
by over 400. The remainder OF the
ticket was divided, the democrats Win
ming a majority Of the offices. The
vote was lighter than last fall, but
nearly up to the average spring vote.
Cincinnati, April 6.-Although local
issues controlled most of the munich
pal elections, yet the general results
throughout Ohio show democratic gains
along the lake shore, the river counties
and in some Of the interior counties.
This gives the democrats control of
most of the machinery in the election
next November for state officers and
members of the legislature. Follow
ing is a summary of the results: At
Logan, republican ticket elected ex-
cept one minor officer; Jackson, re-
publicans made a clean sweep on the
city ticket; Circleville, democrats elect
ed their entire city and township tick
ct; Millersburg, democrats made clean
sweep on the city ticket; Ravenna, re-
publicanS elected their entire ticket;
Buoy, entire democratic ticket elected:
New Bremen, entire city and township
ticket elected by democrats; Alliance,
republicans carried everything except
two minor offices; Kent, democrats
elected everything except minor Off1ci-
ais; Dayton, democrats elected water
works trustees, and republicans the
infrmary directors; Warren, republic
ans reelected Mayor BredmOre; Tole-
do, Samuel L. Jones as mayor and en-
tire city republican ticket elected;
Cleveland, Mayor McKisson, republic
an, reelected by a majority of 1900,
this being a democratic gain Of about
1000 over the vote of last fall. The
republicans elected nine out of eleven
members of the city council
Cincinnati, April 6.-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, the latter being elected by a
plurality of 1920. The city gave Nc
Kinley a plurality of almost 10000 last
November, and Caldwell, republican
for mayor three years ago, plurality
of 6,755.
Detroit, April civilian C. May
bury, democrat, was elected mayor.
Detroit, April 6.-Estimates based
on election returns this far received
from the state, give Long upwards OF
20 900 plurality for supreme court JUS
tice. Republican candidates for re-
gents of the university were elected by
probably a somewhat lesser plurality,
as Judge Long ran ahead of his ticket
generally McKinlex's majority in
Michigan was about $4,000 and Pin
gree's for governor 10000 greater.
Saginaw, Mich, April 6.-Fourteen
out of fifteen Of the city wards and nine
out of twenty-seven townships give the
republican state ticket 1850; demo-
cratic-silver ticket 1906. The fusion
majority in the county will not exceed
400. Kerr, democrat, whose seat in the
legislature was declared vacant, was
elected.
Bay City, Mich, April Ga repub-
Lean for mayor was elected with the
entire city ticket.
Jackson, Mich, April 6-This city
and county went heavily for silver.
Fushionists get six out of eight alder
men.
Marquette, Mich, April fisherman.
the nominee for mayor Of Marquette on
the citizens ticket was elected by 175
votes over Desjardins on the peoples
ticket. In Ishpeming Tribilicok, re-
publican, was elected mayor by plur-
atty Of 10S. In Negaunee, Kirkwood,
running on the citizens ticket, de-
feated the labor candidate by 65 votes
In all three cities the republican state
ticket was victorious by a handsome
majority.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich, April g.
The republicans elected mayor.
treasurer, police justice and three alder
men; the democrats one alderman.
The democrats made gain of over 300
from last fall on the state ticket.
Battle Creek, Mich, April 6.-The
silver men elected their mayor by 500
and carried the city ticket.
Menominee, Mich, April 6.-In the
election in this city the republicans
elected mayor, four out Of seven alder
men and five out of seven supervisors.
The democrats elected treasurer and
justice of the peace.
Petoskey. Mich, April 6.-The re-
publicans elected the mayor and A ma
jority of the city officers There was
a net republican loss of 100 since No
vember.
Niles, Mich, April 6.-The demo-
Gratis reelected their mayor and the re-
publicans elected their clerk, treasurer
and one alderman. The democrats
elected three aldermen.
Lansing Mich, April 6.-The renuh-