Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-04-08
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
McI<isson Defeated for Mayor in
Cleveland Returns from
Michigan.

Cincinnati, April 4-The elections in Ohio
Monday were general for municipal and
township officers While local issues usu-
ally control these spring elections yet
there were other influences in some places
Monday. AT Cleveland there was a de-
clslve democratic victory on the head of
the ticket only, but II was not due alone
to the local opposition to Mayor Mckisson
Tor third term. McKisson last year was
the candidate of the bolting republicans,
and the democrats in the legislature
against Senator Hanna At Columbus,
republican mayor was elected for the first
tpne In IL years. AT Cincinnati the repub-
fcans have plurality of 1000, and the
present democratic mayor was elected two
years ago by almost as large q plurality.
At Dayton the democrats made municipal
gains but the republicans gained in the
township, which seems to be the case
throughout the state. While the greatest
change was at Cleveland, where the repub-
licans have controlled the city for years
with Robert McKisson as mayor, yet what
is known as the Western Reserve maintains
Its usual republican majorities, with some
gains over those of former April elections,
notably at Youngstown, Warren, Cadiz,
Delaware and other cities in northeastern
Ohio. In the smaller cities, as well as In the
rural districts, the republicans claim gains,
notably at Chillicothe, where there was
change, Mayor Brown being defeated for
reelection by James Wood, by 300. At De-
fiance the democrats lost two councilmen
and member of the board of education.
AT Hamilton the democrats maintained
their majorities, also at Lima, Newark, Cir
cleville Upper Sandusky, Wapakoneta,
Millersburg and Van Vert At GAINESVILLE
and Marysvile the republicans were sue
cessful, and they made gains at Napoleon.
AS rule the vote was light. At Canton,
the home of Mckinley, James Robertson,
republican, was elected mayor by 13 plu-
rality, change from the present demo-
cratic administration
At Toledo the big fight of the day was
won by the independents, with Samuel NJ.
Jones as the candidate for mayor. His plu-
rality is not less than 5000, and II may be
higher. Corp. Patrick Henehan, the dem
ocratic candidate for city attorney, has
probably been elected He is with the Sixth
Ohio, in Cuba, and his returned soldier
friends of the Tenth Ohio turned out ire
spective of party and pushed him through.
With the exception of police commissioner,
tbs remainder of the regular republican
ticket has been elected. With the return
of Mayor Jones to his place, the question OF
the city purchasing an electric lighting
plant and other public utilities will come
before the council, and the people will be
given an opportunity of voting on the same,
and they will no doubt sanction the pur-
chase. The city council. while republican,
is in favor of the municipal ownership idea,
many candidates being forced to adopt the
idea in order to get the Jones support
Detroit, Mich, April 4.-Monday's cleo
tions in Michigan did not show any marked
change in the general political complexion
of the state. which is nominally republican,
but the result shows quite heavy demo-
cratic gains in some of the larger cities,
notably so in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Sag
inaw, Jackson and Kalamazoo. On gen.
orally light vote, the republicans hold their
own in the smaller cities and throughout
the rural districts. Circuit judges were
elected in sc judicial districts OF these
about two-thirds of the new judges, who
are elected for six-year terms, are repub-
licans. The republicans reflect Judge
Claudius B. Grant, as justice of the SUI
preme court by a 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 f. Borkworth, democratic candi-
date for justice, ran nearly 5000 ahead of
Judge Grant in Wayne county (DetroiD,
and Grant received only thousand plu-
rality in Kent county (Grand Rapids),
which, in recent years, has shown much
heavier republican majorities. Local and
personal issues played the usual conspic-
uous part in the spring elections through
out the state. but the republicans were gen.
orally successful in the townships and
smaller cities in several cases by in
creased majorities on a light vote
At Grand Rapids the democrats elected
but the remainder of the ticket is still in
doubt at midnight The democrats elected
seven out of twelve aldermen, making the
new council stand: Democrats, II; repub-
Mcans, 7.
At Ludington full city returns give Car
tier (rep) 1877 majority for mayor. The
democrats elect majority of the city coun-
Gill; making the municipal offices stand the
same politically as last year.
Clearwater elects the entire republican
ticket, excepting marshal. Clayton John
son is elected mayor by $40 majority. The
state ticket receives republican majority.
No change in the city politically from last
year except in increased majorities.
At Jackson Mayor Loennecker (dem.) is
reelected by about 1,0O0 majority. Last
| year he had 254
The republicans carried Battle Creek by
| the election of all officers excepting one
alderman. Supreme Judge Grant and Cir
| cult Judge Smith received large ma
| jorities Every constitutional amendment
| was carried
| At Bay City the entire republican city
| ticket is elected by about 300 majority.
| Meager returns from the county indicate
republican successes, although the circuit
| judgeship is still in doubt. In West Bay
| City the republicans elected controller and
| three aldermen, the democrats the other
officers.
At Kalamazoo the democrats elected
mayor and three aldermen, the republicans
| city treasurer and two aldermen. The en-
| tire democratic state ticket is elected by
over 300 majority.