Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06


Harrison was elected by a vote OF las
900 against 50, 342 for Sears the regus
republican nominee, and 69,637 ft
Harlan, the independent republican
The democrats have elected their car
didates for the town offices in TIL
north and west towns, the republican
carrying the south town. Of the 3
aldermen elected, the republicans sc
cured 70 and the democrats l5 Tn
next city council will consist of
republicans and 40 democrats, a gai
of five for the republicans.
Returns from many cities in Illinoi
indicate republican victories. At Gales
burg, Bloomington, Peoria, Rocl
Island, Joliet and Springfield repuh
Leans were generally successful. A
Pana, the scene Of the mining disturb
ances, the democrats won.
ST LOUIS IS REPUBLICAN.
St. Louis, April 5.-The republican
council ticket was elected by abou
10000 majority and that body will con
tinue to be soldlv republican. Ir
the house of delegates nine democrats
were elected, making a democratic
gain of five members Two democratic
and two republican school directors
were elected.
The elections in most Missouri cities
and towns yesterday were on local Is
sues largely At Marshall the canvass
for city Offices was lost sight of in the
bitter contest over aaproposition to is
sue 100000 bonds for new school
building The proposition was de.
feated, $40 votes being cast for IL and
49S against
At Jefferson City the republicans
elected A. ?. Grimshaw mayor and the
other officers. The council is demo-
cratic At Joplin republicans elected
mayor, police Judge, marshal, assessor
and three councilmen. Fusionists
elected city attorney, COLLECTOR, treas
urer and two councilmen. At War;
rensburg republicans elected John H.
Wilson mayor. At Columbia the dem.
ocratic ticket was successful At
Springfield republicans elected five
aldermen and democrats four. At
Maryville one democrat and three re.
publicans were elected aldermen. At
st. Joseph five democrats and three
republicans were elected aldermen.
At Sedaia the democrats and repub.
licans each elected two aldermen. At
Trenton the entire democratic and in
neutrality-suspicious. ticket was sue.
cessful. At Mexico the democrats had
no opposition.
THE RESULT IN KANSAS.
Topeka, Kan, April 5.-Topeka went
republican at the municipal election
by about 200 majority. The ticket
elected follows: Mayor, c. j. Drew;
city clerk, ]. II. Squires; city attor-
ney, W. A, s Bird; treasurer, M. M.
Hale; city Judge, Arthur McCabe;
marshal city court, Fred Stonestreet;
clerk city court, Il. l.. Good. Repub.
lican councilmen were elected in every
ward and all members of the school
board chosen are republicans David
0vermyer and John Martin, two old.
time democrats, were the democratic
for members of the board
OF education.
Mayor Marshman was reelected in
Kansas City, Kan, by about 600 ma.
jority The remainder of the republic
can ticket was elected by maiorities
from 400 to ZOO
In Leavenworth Dr. s +. Nicely (dem)
was reelected mayor by about 400
majority.
In Atchison the republicans were
generally successful.
At Fort Scott the fusionsts elected
Goodlander mayor but republicans got
most of the city offices
AT Pittsburg the republicans de.
feated ex.Auditor Morris (fusion) for
mayor on a close vote.
At Wichita Ross (repl was elected
over Tapp (fusion) by about $50 in
total vote of 5000.
In Ottawa, Hutchinson, Lawrence,
Eldorado, Newton, Eureka, Abilene,
iarnett, Yates Center, Arkansas City
and Emporia the republicans were sue
,essful
At Mcpherson, Sedgwick, Independ-
,uee, Dodge City, Council Grove and
sterling independent tickets were
elected. AT Washington the issue was
strictly temperance and anti-temper-
,nce and the former won.
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