The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-07
GENERAL ELECTIONS
Throughout the Country Denote
Republican Gains Gen
go orally.
HARRISON REELECTED
MaVOr OF Characterization McKin-
ley's Home Town Changes to
the Republican Side.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 3.--John H.
Farley. democrat, was elected mayor
over Robert e. McKisson, republican,
the present incumbent, today by a
plurality of about $500. The first re-
turns indicated a much greater victory
for Farley, but his plurality was cut
down by later returns. The remainder
of the republican ticket, including city
treasurer, police judge, police prose-
cutor. justice and four members Of the
school council elected at large, will
have substantial pluralities. The re-
publicans will control the city coun-
Gil The decisive victory for the head
of the ticket was not due alone to the
local opposition to Mayor McKisson
for third term. McKisson last year
was the candidate of the bolting 1erub-
licans and the democrats in the legis
lature against Senator Hanna.
At Columbus republican mayor was
elected for the fist time in twelve
years. At Cincinnati the republicans
have pluarlity Of 1000, though the
p1CSCuU NCIAoCIot4o AIoy ~ "to SACOCSu
two years ago by almost as large a
plurality. At Toledo an independent
republican was elected on Ping1ee is
sues. assisted by factional complica-
tions. At Dayton the democrats made
municipal gains, but the republicans
gained in the township, which seems to
be the case throughout the state. While
tine greatest change was at Cleveland.
where the republicans have controlled
the city for years with Robert McKis
son as mayor, yet what is known as the
western reserve maintains it's usual re-
publican majorities with some gains
over those of former April elections,
notably at Youngstown, Warren, Cadiz,
Delaware and other cities in northeast.
ern Ohio.
In the smaller cities, as we'll as in
the rural districts, the republicans
claim gains, notably at Chillicothe,
where there was a change, Mayor
Brown being defeated for reelection
by James Woods by 800. At Defiance
the democrats lost two councilmen and
member of the board Of education.
At Hamilton, the democrats maintained
their majorities, also at Lima. New
ark, Circleville, Upper Sandusky,
Wapakoneta, Millersburg and Van
Vert. At GAINESVILLE and Marysville,
the republicans were successful, and
they made gains at Napoleon. At Can
ton, the home of Mckinley, James
Robertson, republican, was elected
mayor by 13 plurality, a change from
the present democratic administration.
Chicago, April 5.-The official count
of yesterdays election for mayor is as
follows: Harrison, 149, 1853; Carter,
1O7.225; Altgeld. 45, 53S; scattering,
2, 1856. Harrisons plurality is Al, 933
but he has $500 less than a majority.
Harrison carried twenty-nine out OF
thirty-four wards, including his own
ward, which is nominally republican;
also the tenth, a strong republican
ward, and the home of his opponent,
Carter
Thomas Gahan, the democratic ma
tional committeeman for Illinois, said:
Il see, as member of the national
committee, the end of Altgeld's iDfiu-
ence in national politics. Comparing
his vote for governor in 1896 with the
vote of yesterday it will be seen that
Altgeld's influence is a thing Of the
past.
St. Louis, April 5.-Returns from
municipal and school elections held in
most of the towns. cities and counties
throughout Missouri yesterday show
the democrats carried the majority OF
their tickets, while in several cities,
notably Boonville and Sedalia, honors
were divided with the republicans.
Party lines were closely drawn. Kinks
Vile. St. Joseph, Carrolton. Columbia,
Brookfield, Cape Girardeau, Holden,
Richmond and Moberly report demo-
cratic majorities, with Jefferson City,
Joplin, Springfield. Warrensburg. Cart.
hage and Mountain Grove republican.
Omaha, Neb.. April 8. = Returns
from elections in smaller towns are
coming in. The issue was almost uni
versally license or no license. The
larger places have almost without ex-
ception elected the license ticket. while
in smaller villages probably half have
decided against issuing saloon licenses.
Wichita, Kan, April 5.-Ross. re-
publican, defeated Tapp, democrat, by
1877 majority in tho election for mayor.
Dewey, a cousin of Admiral Dewey,
was elected to the city council on the
republican ticket.
st. Louis, April Six members of
the city council, which is the upper
house of the municipal assembly;