The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-06
REFORM TICKET WINS.
In Chicago Demo-Pop Land
slide in Milwaukee.
BRYANS TOWN FOOLS HIM
Missouri is Democratic and
Kansas Largely Republican.

Chicago. April SIN the aldermanic
elections today. the reform element won.
didates. These twenty-five have pledged
themselves to demand for the city COM
pensation for all public franchises. With
thirteen hoid-overs. the reform element
Will have thirty-eight votes in the city
council. or majority of three. The poll
tics of the aldermen elected are: Demo
Gratis. Il; Republicans. Il; Independent. l.
The returns for town officers show that
the Democrats were successful in elect
ing the town tickets in the three great
divisions OF the city. north. south and
west The Democrats also elected the
town officers in die town OF Lake The
Republican elected their candidates for
town officers in Hyde Park, Lakeview and
Jefferson. In Cicero. the entire RepubIi
can ticket was elected.
With the exception of the Nineteenth
ward, where the reform element was de-
featsd in its opposition to Alderman John
Powers. the election passed off quietly
About So per cent of last springs mayor
ality vote was cast,
Politically. the new council will stand:
Democrats, 40; Republicans, %; Independ-
ents. g.
JONES IN KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. April 5.-At a. m, returns
had been received from but forty-two of
the LBS election precincts in Kansas City.
but the indications are that James NJ.
Jones' Republican, has been reelected
mayor over Frank P. Sebree. Democrat.
by sonnet thing over 1000 majority. and that
Jones will run about l. 900 behind the other
candidates on the Republican ticket. The
council is wholly in doubt. but both sides
are claiming a majority OF members
elected.
Returns from other points in Missouri
indicate the usual Democratic MAORI
ties.
At st. Joseph, the Democrats elected
DR.. John P. Kirschner mayor, six out
of nine aldermen. and lost only the audi
tor. which the Republicans elected.
At Springfield. the fusionists elected
their full ticket. save tax collector, which
went to the Republicans.
Democratic or fusionist tickets were
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Joplin. Columbia and Excelsior Springs
Republican victories are reported at
Bonneville and Hamilton
At a. m returns from IS out of the
13S precincts give Jones 1,5Os majority.
KANSAS ELECTIONS.
Topeka, Kan. April 5.-Very little in
terest was manifested today in the NUM-
cipal elections held today in the first and
second class cities. Throughout the state
a light vote was polled. and the woman
vote was generally light.
In Topeka, the Republicans elected all
their candidates save. two councimen.
In Leavenworth. the Repu blicans elect
ed four out of six councilmen.
Fort Scott. Hutchinson, Lawrence. In
dependence. Abilene. Hiawatha. McPher-
son, Garnett. Yates Center. El Dorado and
Girard also elected Republican officials.
In Galena, the fusionists were victor
ious.
DEMO-POP LANDSLIDE.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 5.-The munic-
ipal election which was held in this city
today resulted in a landslide for the Dem
ocrauc-Populist ticket, which elected the
entire city ticket by plurality Of about
5000. David S. Rose will be the next
mayor. II was a victory for municipal
ownership of public utilities. The conven-
ton which nominated the successful can
didates also endorsed the platform OF the
Chicago convention which nominated Will
lam j. Bryan. The complexion of the
new city council Will also be decidedly
Democratic being composed of twenty
eight Democrats and fourteen Rcpubii-
cans.
BRYAN'S TOWN REPUBLICAN.
Lincoln, Neb.. April 5.-Republicans
elected their entire city ticket otday By
slightly reduced majorities in a few in
stances. a factional fight in the party
growing out Of the impeachment trial OF
Mayor Graham being responsible. The /
fusionists elect three Of seven councilmen- |
Politics cut little figure over the state, /
where licensing Of saloons was the main /
issue
ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE.
Tacoma, Wash, April 5.-Repubiicans /
elected all candidates on the general ticket I
Dv thousand majority and viii control /
the council.
Denver, Col, April 5.-A special to the 4
News from Santa Fe v. NJ. says: The !
straight Republican ticket was erected to- I
iay over the fusion ticket b. decisive /
majority.
Las Vegas, y. NJ. April s.-The Re /
publican city ticket was today defeated /
By the combined opposition. Las Vegas /
s the home Of Governor Otero.
Lea6yille. Col. April 5.-The city cleo /
ion here today vas carried by the silver
The straight Republicans (
PopuHsts and Democrats. had tickets in /