The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-04-10

was elected mayor After occupying the
Office for four months he was inpeached
by the common council, being charged
with extorting money from firemen and
policemen. and was removed from office
by a vote OF seventeen TO one. This Judg-
ment was affirmed by the supreme court OF
Wisconsin. In the present campaign Stark
weather ran as an independent candidate
against Perry j. Ekstrand, the republican
nominee. and William Munroe. who had
the democratic and populistic nomlna-
lions No newspaper supported him. and he
had few helpers 10 make speeches for
him. He carried on the campaign single
handed, and has majority over the COM
bined vote OF his two competitors.
Republican mayors were elected In these
cities: Merrill. Ripon. River Falls. Viro-
qua, Mineral Point, Sturgeon Bay. Black
River Falls. Lake Geneva, Sparta, Tomah.
Menominee, Plymouth. Chippewa Falls.
New Lisbon, Sheboygan, La Crosse, APP
pleton. The democrats secured mayors In
the following cities: WATERFOWL. Hudson.
Medford. Prairie du CHEN. Beaver Dam
Chiffon, Fountain City, Racine. Madison.
Oshkosh. Eau Claire. Waukesha. Fond du
Lac.
License or no license was the chief issue
in many places. The following towns went
dry" Viroqua. Evansville. Fennimore.
Bayfield, Elroy, Grantsburg flor the first
time In It's history, Black River Falls,
Wyocena.. ST. croix Falls. Phillips and
Lodi.
License was voted In River Falls, Hud-
son. Brodhead. Prairie du Sac. Sparta.
Waupun, Beloit and Galesville
In Missouri.
ST. Louis, April THE republicans car
ried the city. their mayoralty candidate.
Henry Ziegenhein. being elected by plu-
rality which VIII probably be 1900. With
the exception OF four members OF the
house OF delegates the entire republican
ticket went through. Ziegenheln polled
about the normal republican vote. The
democrats were badly split and lost votes
TO the republicans. Incomplete returns
from the state show democratic victories.
The silver question has entered largely
into the contest
Kansas.
Topeka, Kan. April THE women OF
Kansas were an important factor IN Tues
days municipal elections, and large per-
centage OF the vote everywhere was polle,l
by them. In four OF the six first-class
cities OF the state the republicans were
victorious. Topeka. the republican strong
hold. went republican by about 1900. which
shows a material gain for the fusionists.
In Wichita and Atchison the republican
tickets were elected by small maJoritles.
and In Kansas City. Kan. Robert S. Marsh
man (rep) is elected mayor by probably
500 majority. and the republicans elect
a majority OF their candidates. Leaven-
worth elected democratic mayor, owing TO
a republican split, and at Fort Scott the
fusionists elected a majority OF their cam
didates. The returns however, are not
altogether hattering 10 the women. At
Seneca the prohibtionists secured a decided
victory, but at Girard, Stockton and
Larned the wet" element was victorious.
The town OF Galena went democratic, but
In n majority OF the small cities the fusion
lists combined against the republicans un-
der the head OF citizens ticket" and as
such were successful I'm Coffeyville, En-
poria. Marysvile. Great Bend. Newton and
Sterling. Republican victories are reported
from Hutchinson, Kingman, Wellington.
Eldorado, Burlington. Eureka, Columbus,
Belleville and Hiawatha.
Minnesota.
St. Paul, Mimi. April Fifty villages
OF Minnesota elected mayors Tuesday.
Party lines were not closely drawn The
republicans carried Albert Lea, Anoka,
Blooming Prairie and Hokah. The demo-
Gratis won at Fergus Falls and Wabasha.
The populists carried Willmar and the re-
form party took nearly all the Offices at
Tracy. Prolicense candidates were usually
successful. though Albert Lea declared for
prohibition.
Denver Elects silver Mayor.
Denver. Col. April 1.-THE mayoral con-
test was a warm one There were 10 tick
cts in the field and three candidates were
a victory for the present incumbent.
Thomas McMurray, a silver republican,
who was running as an independent against
n democrat and straight republican. His
plurality was 1000 10 5000. The rest OF the
city officers are in doubt.