The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
DEMOCRATS MAKE SWEEPING
GAINS IN VARIOUS MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS HELD TUESDAY
WISCONSIN DOES HER SHARE
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS ARE OFFSET
BY THE RESULTS AS SHOWN
IN THE RETURNS
BIG SURPRISE AT LAPoRTE

Conceded to be q Great Triumph
for Democracy-Denv Col, Sc
lects a Democrat for It's Chief Ex-
ecutive-Some of the Gains.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 4.-Munici-
towns and villages in Wisconsin outside
of Milwaukee today. The Republicans
claim a number of victories, but In sew
eral towns the mayor and council ire
Democrats. The Republicans carried Elk
Mills, Elkhorn, Baraboo, Black River
Falls, Delavan, Berlin, Marinette. Mon
roe. Grantsburg, Barron, Hortonville.
Tomahawk, Edgerton, Fox Lake, Prairie
du Chen, Sturgeon Bay, Cumberland,
Columbus, Fountain City, Fort Atkinson,
Glenwood, New Richmond, Viroqua,
Waupun, Appleton and GAINESVILLE.
The Democrats carried Oshkosh, Ra-
cine, Sheboygan Falls, Elroy. Clymar,
Chippewa Falls, Manitowoc, Plymouth.
Tomah, Portage, Jefferson. Arcadia.
West Bend, Waukesha, Watertown,
Hartford, Madison and Beaver Dam.
Non-partisan tickets were elected at
Durand, East Troy, Fennimore, Hudson,
Merrill. Ripon, Rhinelander, and Ke-
Waunee
Elkhorn, Sparta and New Lisbon elect
ed Democratic mayors and Republican
councils, and Wausau and Horican Demo-
cratic mayors and councils a tie.
Outside Of Milwaukee there was only
one contest for circuit judge-the FIJI
teenth circuit. Judge Parrish Is run
ming for reelection against Mr.. Thomp-
son, an Ashland attorney. Returns are
incomplete, but Parrish Is probably re-
elected.
DEMOCRATS MAKE A STRIDE.
LA. CROSSE, Wis, April 4.-Dr Wen
dell A. Anderson, consul general to Mon
treal under Cleveland, and former chair
| man Of the Democratic state committee,
| was elected mayor today over J. o.
Storey. The Republicans made a straight
| political fight. r. Anderson's majority is
about fifty, which is Democratic gain.
The Democrats gain the city council and
the probability is that the Republican
ticket, except mayor, is elected.
DELOIT. Wis, April 4.-Simon Smith.
Republican, was elected mayor today
without opposition. Two Republicans and
three Independent aldermen were elected.
License carried by a large majority.
GLENWOOD. Wis, April l-(Special.) }
DIR. H. C. Fickes, Republican, was elect
ed mayor, and Peter Schuster. treasurer
No party lines drawn. License carried by
1'sVe maJority-a complete reversal over
last year.
GRANTsBURG, Wis, April Especial
j. A. Hickerson. Democrat, was elected
over Simon Thoreson, Republican, for
president License and the license ticket
wins from top to bottom.
BALDWIN, Wis, April 4.-(Special
The following village officers were elected
here today at the annual spring election
President John 0. Wilford; trustees 1
M. Melgood, T. c. Thompson, NJ M. Brill.
Adolph johnson, Ed Neevil, George Hee-
bin; clerk, George Heebin; treasurer. Ed
Peterson; assessor, John Moe License
carried by sixteen majority.
THORPE. Wis, April 4-(Special.} J.
The following citizens ticket was elect
ed: President, William Wagner: trus-.
tees. William Walsdorf, James Heagle,
c. H. Sheldon. P. McPharland, George
Peterson, George B. Parkhill; clerk, J.
B. Bachman; treasurer. Charles Tiede-
man; assessor, Max Weber; supervisor,
E.. R. Wiley.
APPLETON, Wis, April 4.-This city
gives majority of three hundred for
Erb, Republican, and the complete Re-
publican ticket. The Republicans elect
two out of six aldermen.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 4-Richard-
son, Republican, is elected mayor by 225
majority, together with the full Repub-
dcan city ticket. The Democrats gained
one alderman.
OSHKOSH, Wis, April 4.-The Demo-
cratic ticket headed by J. H Merrill for
mayor, is elected by 1000 majority The
council is Democratic.
ALMA, Wis, April 4-(SpeciaD-At the
municipal election held in this city today
Dr. s. j. Tenney, Democrat, was elected
mayor by 131 majority the largest ever
given a candidate for that office. Chris
tian Fuoter was elected city clerk, Louis
Phunner, treasurer.
MADISON, Wis, April "A Democratic
mayor is elected by LOO majority succeed
ing Republican. The council remains
Democratic
RACINE, Wis, April 4-The Demo-
Gratis elect M. Higgins, mayor, by small
majority. They also elect a justice and
five aldermen The Republicans elect city
clerk and assessor and two aldermen.
WAUSAU, Wis.,, April 4.-Republicans
elect city clerk and nine councilmen.
Democrats elect mayor, treasurer and
nine councilmen. The latter gain the
mayor.
WATERTOWN, Wis. April 4-Grube
Dem.) has S1e majority of CITY councfl
making the municipal offices the same as
last year.
sHEBOYGAN, Wis, April 4-Demo-
Gratis elect their city ticket with the ex-