Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-08
MISSOURI ELECTIONS.
In Most Places the Democrats Scored VIC
t0rles-Surprise at 1t. Joseph.


torlss-SurprIse at st. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, April THE resnl
Of tho election here was complet
surprise to most people. There wer'
eight aldermen TO be elected, and !
came near being sweeping victor.
for the democrats. II Is known tina
six democratic aldermen hav'
been chosen. The total vote wa
8,514; about the same as at the las
election. There were no local issues
and the free silver democrats are at
tributing the victory to opposition u
the cause of sound money.
At Joplin, the free silver fusion ticke'
carried the election except one alder
man in the Third ward, where J. II
Spencer (rep) was elected by seven
majority. 7. W. Cunningham. who
headed the fusion ticket, was elected
by 81 majority over DR.. r. II. Ty'
Ter rep. The total vote was 2,755, the
largest ever cast here. The silver
question was the main issue, the silver
republicans, democrats and populists
uniting on fusion ticket, dividing up
the offices.
At Warrensburg C. E. Clark rep
was elected mayor, and the other city
offices are about equally divided be-
tween the republicans and fusionists.
The democrats and populists fused and
the returns show substantial fusion
gains. The city Is usually republican
by decisive majority.
At Carthage the republicans elected
all of the five councilmen. The propo-
sition for municipal ownership OF the
lighting plant, involving an issue OF
$50, 900 bonds, although receiving a ma
jority, did not carry, as it requires two
thirds. All taxes for educational pur-
poses were carried, also for nine
months school,
At Columbia the election resulted in
democratic victory. city officials and
council being elected by an average
majority Of so. l.. G. Norvell was
elected mayor.
AT Trenton there was unusual inter-
est manifested. Thomas A. Murphy
(rep.) was elected mayor. All the
councilmen chosen were republicans
except one.
At Sedalia the election passed of
quietly, a small vote being polled. The
republicans elected W. B. Martin,
alderman, aud the democrats the other
three, J. J. Kelley, Enoch Ethrldge
and Rudolph Dean. George Lamm,
democratic candidate for county school
commissioner, was badly defeated by
G. W. Driskell, independent.
At Mexico the democrats won by in
creased majorities.
Az Nevada the republicans elected
two councilmen and the democrats
two
At jefferson City the democrats
elected the mayor and marshal, the re-
publicans the remainder of the officers.
The contest was close and the repub-
lican majorities were greatly reduced.
At Boonville the republicans carried
all four Of the wards for councilmen
and elected two school directors.
Bond issue for addition school build
ing carried by more than two-thirds
At Carrollton the republicans elect
ed three councilmen. The democrats
elected Queen mayor and one council
man. This gives republicans control
of the town.
AT Hamilton the republicans made q
clean sweep in the city election, elect
ing the entire ticket by largely in
creased majorities.
At Webb City the election resulted
in the election as councilmen Of two
silver democrats and two silver repub-
leans.
At Carterville the entire free silver
ticket was elected by. large majorities.