The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-05
Elections Held in Cities and Small
Towns of Many of the
States.
RESULTS OF CONTEST AT BALLOT BOX.
Robert NJ, montgomery Reelected
Justice of Supreme Court of Mich
dgan-"GOldcn Rule" Jones Elected
Mayor of Toledo, o., for Third
Term.

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lican. has been reelected justice of the
supreme court by about 10000 major
ity, and Frank w. Fletcher. of Alpena,
and Henry w. Carey, of Manistee, re-
publican candidates for regents OF THE
state university, have also been elect
ed by majority almost as large. The
vote cast was light, excepting in those
cities where there was fight on some
local issue. There were two constitu-
tional amendments voted on, both of
which were defeated. One fixed the
compensation of state legislators at
$1,000 per term and mileage, instead
of three dollars per day when the leg
islature is in session, as ate present,
and the other provided for an increase
m the salary of circuit judge in Bay
county.
The democrats made a marked gain
in jackson. where their entire city
ticket was elected. The city went re-
publican last year.
In Owosso, S. ID. Emery, prohibition
ist, was. elected mayor, overcoming
republican majority last year of $50.
He was the only member of that ticket,
however, who was successful.
In Detroit John B. Whelan, repub-
lean, was reelected police justice, the
only municipal officer voted for, by
1885 majority. Judge Montgomery
carried Detroit by over $500 majority
Of the II school inspectors elected IL
were republicans and six democrats.
In Lansing. the election resulted in
n split Democrats elected large
number of officers. The republicans
carried the city for justice of supreme
court and regents of university.
In Grand Rapids the republicans car
ried the city by 1900, rejecting the
city ticket. headed by Clerk, except
comptroller, which the democrats
probably reelected. Republicans gain
two aldermen and the council.
Probably the most fierce fight in the
state was over the removal of the
county seat from Paw Paw to South
Haven. Both towns had bills rushed
through the legislat ure giving permits
sion to vote $4,000 for new buildings.
Both had the bonds ready, but Mon
days vote gives Paw Paw 497 majority
from IS out of 20 townships. The vote
in the county was equal to that at a
presidential election.
Jackson decided to issue $4,000
in bonds for park. st. Louis will rs
sue $1,000 bonds for waterworks. At
Gladwin the proposition to vote $780,
600 for Jail was lost Mount Clemens
elected DIR. w. f. Berry (rep.) mayor
for the second time in the history of
he city.
Republican mayors were elected in
the following towns:
Ann Arbor. Traverse City. Saut Ste
Marie, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Luding-
ton, Marquette. Grand Haven. Pontiac,
E.ount Clemens, Adrian. Big Rapids. Glad
win, Gladstone. Bay City.
Democrats elected mayors in the fol-
lowing towns:
Petoskey, Ionia. Cadillac, Marshall, Man
istee, Menominee, Jackson, Albion, Niles.
Hudson. Eaton Rapids.
In Ohio.
Cincinnati, April 3. The vote of
Ohio Monday was unusually large for
the local elections of April. There
were local option contests in some
villages. THE drys" won at Lebanon,
the county seat of Warren county, and
in many smaller places, but"the vets
claim that they came out better than
expected. The democrats won in the
large cities, making their most nota-
BILE gains in Columbus, where Hunkle
t(dem.) defeated Taylor (rep) for
mayor. Tom l.. johnson (dem.) sue
,ceeds John Farley (dem.) as mayor of
Cleveland and Sam NJ Jones was elect
ed for third term at Toledo.
At Cincinnati there was no election.
The republicans won for minor offices
at Dayton and elected NJ. l.. MiIligan
mayor of Springfield the first repub-
lean mayor Springfield has had for
eight years. Mayor-elect Milligan is
"A brother-in-law of Senator Fairbanks,
of Indiana. With the exception of
Cincinnati and Springfield, the demo-
Gratis now control all the large cities,
but the republicans made gains in
almost all the smaller cities and in the
townships.
Cleveland, o., April 3.-The remark
able feature of Mondays municipal
election is the overwhe lining defeat
of William j. Akers (rep.) by Tom l..
johnson (dem.), by what later re-
turns show to be about 5000 plural
ity. The city council will have a re-
publican majority of two. Kurtz
;(rep). for city treasurer, was elect
ed: Fielder (rep.), for police judge,
and SCHNEIDER (rep.D, for police prose
cutor, were elected. The school coun-
ell is also republican. Akers' defeat
is generally believed to be due to the
charge that he represented what is
known as the McKisson faction in To-
cal republieanism.
Returns show democratic victories
in the following towns:
Delta. North Baltimore Lima. ST. Mary's.
Ottawa. Continental. Upper Sandusky.
Tiff1n, Gibsonburg, McComb, Sandusky,
Bellevue. Milton Center. Deshler, Mcclure.
Eustar. Bryan. Wapakoneta, Elmore,
GAINESVILLE. Norwalk Mingo Junction.
Piqua. Fremont, Mansfield, Clyde, Mari
eta, Hamilton.
Republican victories are reported in
The following:
Swanton. Kenton. Columbus Grove
Bellefontaine. Payne Port Clinton. Prai
rie Depot. Weston. Springfield. Findlay,
Portsmouth. Youngstown. Ironton, Akron,