Evening star., 1900-04-04
ELECTIONS IN MANY CITIES
RESULTS AS A RULE WE'RE FAVOR
ABLE TO THE REPUBLICANS.
The Issues, However, Were in Mos,
Cases Purely of a Local
Character.

Municipal elections were held throughout
several of the western states yesterday. In
most instances the issues We're purely local.
The results taken as whole were favOra-
BILE to the republicans.
City and village elections were held
throughout Nebraska, with the exception of
Omaha The main issue in most Of the
smaller places was license, and the results
are mixed the greater number of towns ap-
parently being favorable to licensing the
traffic for another year While party poll
tics cut little figure in the smaller towns,
yet republican gains noticed all over the
state especially In the cities, several demo-
cratic strongholds going republican.
South Omaha for the first time in it's his
tory. elected a republican. mayor A. r.
Kelly being the successful candidate by
800 plurality. The republicans also elect
treasurer, all fotlr counclmen and two out
of three members of the school board.
There We're three tickets in the field. Last
year Ensor democrat, was elected mayor
by 100 majority.
Crete for years democratic, gave a re-
publican majority. O'Neil and Ashland are
also republican.
At Lincoln the republicans elected their
entire city ticket by a large majority, all
members of the school board and five of the
seven aldermen, republican gain of one
alderman. The new city council will stand:
Eleven republicans, three fusionists.
L1Eht vote III Sh1caSO.
very light vote was cast at the city
election in Chicago, Ill. The contests were
chiefly aldermanic, although in each of the
various townships an assessor, collector,
supervisor and clerk We're chosen. The
chief interest centered in the aldermanic
vote. Thirty-fve of these officials were
chosen, the republicans securing nineteen
and the democrats sixteen. The old city
council contained thirty-two democrats,
thirty-fve republicans and one independent.
The new council will contain forty repub
licans and twenty-nine democrats, making
an additional member of the council. In
the elections for town officers, the republi-
cans carried the South Town. the town Of
Hyde Park and the town of Lake while the
democrats carried the north and west
towns. The majorities in these cases were
all small. running from 1,OOO to 5000. In
the townships outside of the city limits the
republicans, as usual, made a clean sweep,
electng their entire ticket.
The republicans elected their entire town.
ship ticket in Springfield, ILL.,, by pluralities
of 500 or over, and six out of seven alder
men. The board Of supervisors of Sanga-
mon county remains republican by an In
creased majority.
At Galesburg, Ill, the republicans Carried
the city by majority Of 1900, electing the
entire city ticket excepting one alderman
At Rock Island the republicans elected
every candidate on their ticket.
At Joliet the republicans elected the entire
ticket by substantial majorties.
Results in Wisconsin Towns
Mayor David S. Rose, democrat triumph
ed at the municipal election in Milwaukee,
Wis, and carried the rest Of the city ticket
with him. He will have a plurality Of at
least 5000. William Bollow and John R.
Wolf were reelected treasurer and con-
troller, respectively. Mayor Rose stood on
a platform setting forth the recent Accent
fare ordinance and cheaper water rates,
which legislation was enacted during his
past administration. Henry ]. Baumgartner,
the republican candidate, campaigned
against the manner in which the street
railway ordinance was alleged to have been
railroaded through the common council.
Judge Emil Wallber, republican, was elect
At West Superior, Wis, Municipal Judge
Parker was elected mayor on the repubh-
can ticket against the combined opposition
OF the democrats and prohibitionists by
nearly 800 majority. The straight republi-
can ticket was victorious in most wards
and the city and county governments will
be republican. ST
At Racine, the municipal election resulted
in a democratic, victory. Treasurer was the
highest office voted for.
At Fond du Lac the democrats elected
their entire ticket by about 500 majority,
At Madison the democratic mayor was re-
elected by a 30 per cent reduced majority.
The republfcansl gained three members of
the council.
Democrats Successful in Missouri.
Municipal elections were held in many
towns in Missouri. The results where party
lines were drawn were, on the whole, ia
vorable to the democrats. There were some
surprises on both sides, but the democratic
vote showed the greater gains. The repub-
licans made their gains chiefly at Sedalia
and ST. Joseph. In the latter place local is
sues led to the defeat Of the democrats. At
sedaia the slight plurality Of the demo-
Gratis at the last election was overcome,
and the city again went republican. The
democrats elected "a straight ticket in
Springfield for the first time. At Marysville
they turned republican majority into
democratic majority of 800. Fulton, Joplin
and other places were swept by the demo-
Gratis. Party lines, however, were not strict
ly drawn in many places. Citizens tickets
and non-partisan movements were numer-
Gus and almost invariably successful.
School boards were chosen on a bipartisan
plan. No election was held in ST. Louis.
In Kansas City the democrats elected
James A. Reed mayor by majority of at
least LOGO over P. Sherrie Brown, republi-
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