Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-04-13
ELECTION RESULTS.
SPIRITED MUNICIPAL CONTESTS
IN VARIOUS STATES.
Local Issues Seem to Have Determined
Nearly very Contest, and Results
Are Not Thought to Have Amy Par
tic,r1ar National Significance.

Nearly very Contest, and Results
Are Not Thought to Have Amy Par
ticu1ar National Significance.
The elections in Michigan have not
shown any marked change in the general
political complexion of the State, but the
result shows quite heavy Democratic
gains in some of the larger cities, notably
SO in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw,
Jackson and Kalamazoo. On generally
light vote the Republicans hold their own
in the smaller cities and throughout the
rural districts. Circuit judges were elect
ed in thirty-six judicial districts. OF these
about two-thirds of the new judges who
are elected for six-year terms are Repub-
leans. The Republicans re-elect Judge
Claudius B. Grant as justice of the SEE
preme Court by majority of at least 90,
900. They also elect Henry S. Dean and
Eli r. Sutton regents of Michigan Uni
versity by somewhat greater majorities.
Thomas e. Barkworth, Democratic can
ddate for justice, ran nearly 5000 ahead
of Judge Grant in Wayne County de
troit), and Grant received only thousand
plurality in Kent County (Grand Rapids,
which in recent years has shown much
heavier Republican majorities. Local and
personal issues played the usual conspicu-
GUS part in the spring elections through
out the State. At Jackson Mayor Loen-
necker, DEM, was reelected by about
1000 majority, Democratic gain Of 75O
The Republicans carried Battle Creek
electing all officers excepting one alder
man. At Bay City the entire Republican
city ticket was elected by about 800 ma
jority. In West Bay City the Republi-
cans elected controller and three alder
men, the Democrats the other officers. The
Democrats elected Mayor and three al
dermen at Kalamazoo and the Republi-
cans City Treasurer and two aldermen.
Ohio.
The elections in Ohio Monday were gen.
eral for municipal and township officers.
While local issues usually control these
spring elections, yet there were other in
| fuences in some places. At Cleveland
| there was a decisive Democratic victory
| on the head of the ticket. At Columbus a
Republican Mayor was elected for the
| first time in twelve years. at Cincinnati
| the Republicans have q plurality of
| 1000, and the present Democratic Mayor
! was elected two years ago by almost as
large plurality. AT Toledo an indepen-
| dent Republican was elected on Pingree
| issues, assisted by fractional complications.
| At Dayton the Democrats made municipal
| gains, but the Republicans gained in the
! township. In the smaller cities, as we'll
| as in the rural districts, the Republicans
claim gains. At Hamilton the Democrats
| maintained their majorities; also at Lima,
| Newark, Circleville, Upper Sandusky,
| Wapakoneta, Millersburg and Vanwert.
| At GAINESVILLE and Marysville the Repub-
| licans were successful. AS a rule, the
| vote was light. At Canton, the home of
Mckinley, James Robertson, Republican,
was elected Mayor by q plurality, a
| change from the present Democratic ad
| ministration.
Illinois.
After the most holly contested munich
pal campaign that Springfield has expert
| enced for many years the Republicans
elected both their city and township tick
| cts. The Republicans lose one alderman,
| but will still have control of the Council.
They also claim the County Board by a
majority Of one. The Democrats have
controlled by majority of one during the
! last year. In the township election at
Peoria the entire Republican ticket was
elected. Joliet township Republicans
elected every man on their ticket. At
| Galesburg the Republican municipal
| ticket was elected by the largest plurality
| in the history Of the city. Nearly presi-
Dental vote was polled at Quincy. John
| A. Steinbach, Dem, was reelected May
or by a majority of nearly 1000. The
entire Democratic ticket is elected, with
the exception of three aldermen.
Missouri.
| Returns from the municipal and school
elections held in most of the towns, cities
and counties throughout Missouri show
! that the Democrats carried a majority OF
their tickets, while in several cities, nota-
bly, Boonville and Sedalia, honors were di-
vided with the Republicans. Party lines
were closely drawn. Kirksville, st. Jo-
| seph, Carrollton, Clinton, Paris, Column
bia, Brooktield, Cape Girardeau, Wind
| sor, Holden, Richmond, Monroe City and
| Moberly report Democratic majorities,
with Jefferson City, Joplin, Springfield,
Poplar Bluff, Hamilton, Warrensburg,
| Carthage and Mountain Grove Republi-
| can.
Wisconsin.
In Wisconsin two justices of the SUI
| preme Court were elected. Less than half
| the usual vote was polled in Milwaukee,
| and reports from the State indicate that
| there was very little interest in any of the
| contests. In the municipal elections in
| the cities of the second and third class,
| party lines were drawn in but few cases,
| and the results have no national signif-
canoe. Local issues determined nearly ev-
cry contest.
| Nebraska.
City elections were held all over Ne
braska except in Omaha. The heaviest
vote in years was polled. The issue was
almost universally license or no license.
The larger places almost without excep-
ton elected license tickets, while in the