The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-04-07
SPRING ELECTIONS HELD
I'm Various Cities OF Michigan, Ohio ant
MOntRna.

I'm Various Cities OF Michigan, Ohio and
Montana.
A special from Detroit says: Mon
days elections in Michigan have not
shown auy marked change in the gen.
eral political compile xion of the state,
which is normally republican, but the
result shows quite heavy democratic
gains in some of the larger cities, no.
tably SO in Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Saginaw, Jackson and Kalamazoo.
On a generally light vote the repub-
licans hold their own = smaller cities
and throughout the f6rai districts.
OF these about two-thirds of the new
judges are republicans.
The republicans re.elect Judge
Claudius b. Grant as justice of the su-
preme court, by majority of at least
10000.
Thomas E. Borkworth, democratic
candidate for justice, ran nearly 5000
ahead of Judge Grant in Wayne
county DetroiD, and Grant received
only thousand plurality in Kent
county (Grand Rapids), which, in re-
cent years, has shown much heavier
republican majorities.
The contest over circuit Judges in
Detroit was extensively split up and
resulted in the election of three demo-
Gratis and two republicans reelected
Democratic candidates for judges of
the Detroit recorders court won easily.
Mayor Loennecker, democrat, was
reelected by a majority of 1000 at
Jackson-a democratic gain of 75O.
The democrats carried Battle Creek,
electing all officers excepting one al
derman. The democrats elected mayor
and three aldermen at Kalamazoo, and
the republicans city treasurer and two
aldermen.
The elections in Ohio were general
ly for municipal and township officers
While local issues usually control
these spring elections, yet there were
other influences in some places.
John II. Farley, democrat, was
elected mayor of Cleveland over Rob
ert E. McKisson, republican, the in
cumbent, by plurality of about g.
500.
McKisson's defeat was due to the
detection of republicans who voted
against him because of his bolt from
Senator Hanna and his party during
the contest before the legislature a
year ago last winter. The whole
ticket suffered somewhn on account
Of the orpositie@ to ycKisson, but
not enough to defeat any of the other
candidates. The vote was very heavy.
At Columbus republican mayor
was elected for the first time in twelve
years.
At Cincinnati the republicans have
plurality of 1000 and the present
democratic mayor was elected two
years ago by almost as large plur-
ality.
At Toledo an Independent republi-
can was elected on Pingree issues,
assisted by financial complication.
At Dayton the democrats made mu-
nicipal gains, but TIE republicans
gained i'll the township, which seems
to be the case throughout the state.
In the smaller cities rs well as in
the rural districts the republicans
claim gains. AS n rule, the vote was
light.
At Canton, the home of President
Mckinley, James Robertson, republi-
can, was elected mayor by thirteen
plurality, a change from the present
democratic administration.
The result of the Butte, Mont, cleo
tion is a majority of about 500 for Nc
Carthy, democratic candidate for
mayor. The republicans elected the
city treasurer, police magistrate and
four or five of the eight aldermen.
In Missoula, Webster, republican,
was elected mayor and republican
majority in the council is elected
Collins, republican, is elected may
or of Great Falls; the council is demo-
cratic.
Anaconda elects the entire demo
cratic city ticket except police magis-
trate.
In Livingston, Smith, democrat, is
elected mayor, with practically the ell
tire democratic ticket.