The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04

The election was orderly IN most rs-
speetz
MekTSSON ISSUES A STATEMENT.
Cleveland April Mayor McEissan
has made the foIIuEEInEr signed statazuenE
concerning his Gefear-
The E3uuA bai-zrs and corporation
Influences through lavish use Of money
aleerad Farley and defeated the heat
OF the Republican ticket vesrar1aY.
That Is al I cara 20 say AZ present
-ROBERT z MckESSON NJ
Ma,7ur-sIecr Farley IN Al interview
said Ny election simply meaus that
the people OF Cleveland want honest
government thar they ara tired OF Nc
kissunisTu. and ara opposed 70 piIIaga
and hIaeHr1alI-
CGrgrassT1aH Burton wf1o SUPPORTED
AEe&Isson said The DEFEAT Of NIr Nc
kIsson can be attributed u 4 facrionaT
hGnC n our party or course the
with it- but altar al facUunaIisru did
the work.
-Whar Is the cause Of f4ctianaIis1n -
was asked
and that IS the Columbus episode CT 4
year aga. Mr. ALeEiss0u made the mis-
TAXA ar his Life IN trying 70 thwart the
POLITICS BEATS BLACK
Columbus. o. April 4-SamueI L
Black Democrat mayor Of Column bus
was defeated t1r re-slectiou by Samuel
J SvarrZ, Republican. formerly police
I4-=-s 0N 4 1t-t-l1lN= ma EoEtEy- MAYOR
Black Is president OF the League Of
American Municipalities and this fact
vas used an argument N SUPPORT
OF MS canciddcy by the party mana
Zars- The election vas faugflC On
strictly party lines. however and vas
one OF the most bitterly contested IN
the history of the ciLT, the total vote
cast IT 80 being heavier than at rf1e.
gJIoEr1a EnrIaI election OF last faIL Judge
SwaE-z IS the drst Republican elected
mayor OF the cry n twelve years The
etrv Il normally Republican By about
Lutd- though II mas given uIa1ortL1eS 0f
upwards OF 8. 900 Hererafara local IS
sues and f4cEGnaI fights have operated
against the EapuaIicaus but united 1c-
rlou vas seeiIced oE an agreement
which gave Judge Nash VINO Is Il eau-
GIuaECa tGr CIe Republican nomination
for governor the solid delegation from
Franklin county N the coming stara
convention The vote Is as Follows
SwaruZ. Republican, Il III Black Dem
Gcr4t L. T5S- Swarrz's plurality. L393.
There Were three minor party eaudi-
dares- but they 1olled an insignificant
vote Al the other candidates On the
R-eE5UbIicau ticket were elected
LIGHT VOTE At CINCINNATI
Cincinnati O. April w Gather con-
GiElGuS Were favorable To a f1ll vote At
the Cincinnati municipal election yet
only A-5u0 votes ware east There WaE-e
only three officials To De eIecrad-iI1s1sEe
Of the superior court and Cyvg members
OF the board af city affairs The official
Ru1us 3 smith GEep1. Judge Of s1I-
per-0r court 80. AZ Judge smith had
no opposition Gu the DeuOcraEIe tIckeE
The official voCa On members OF t1e
5oacd CT city affairs Is
william AfcAIIisrer CEZap.). 95.64L
Albert Fischer eEap.9 26.2
II 7 Ezn1ekiug GDeH-l. Is. -T2.
7 c Sherlock 6Eefu-). Ta ~
Average Republican maturity 69T6.
4 vote laxs-1I en- authorizing the city
u purchase the geological garden for
i park resuIta1
For the purchase. 2G.I8G-- against IT.
u.520
The two other tickets IN the feId
poled almost nothing
DAYTON DEMOCRATIC
Dayton. o.. April 4-LoeaI issues
purely controlled IN the election here
Many women vutad for members Of the
board Of education The vote vas He-t1E
and the Democrats wUn 4 nominal vic
tory eieCriug ChiIGs. the nominee for
7vs4ler7vurizs trustee, over Cole, RepUbIi-
Gan, BY about saa-
FNDLAY
FTiudIaE. o. april 4-The RapubIi-
cans elected their entire eitv ticket BY
about esd majority They also eIeeresI
SIX out OF eigHE CoUuciIruen with 4 tie
n one ward being L Republican gain
OF tWo-
5TEU BEN LILLE
Steubeuvf1Ie, o. april 4-To1n ?.
Means. Republican. for mayor has zoo
LLIstICElL0 me 0-fnDt-c1L5 eject Joseph
k1EIdrd- Justice at the peace REpubIi-
cans elect four OUT or SIX eo1uciITnen-
riVe- cut Of seven for board Of education
and i've Out OF six assessors-
ERONTON
Truurun. o. April 4-Th= Democrats
elected Major C0lletr mayor by 4 ma-
IorICy Of two votes Crrfn1snav. marshal
BY 2a0. The RepUblicIns aIeerad al
other ciCy and township officers by de-
creased MA IorIEles The normal Rs
publican MA IGrICy ls 500
r"CAEn