Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-02
JOHNSON ELECTED.
Single Taxer Chosen Mayor of
Cleveland.
JONES WAS REELECTED MAYOR.
Again Victorious at Toledo-Demo-
Gratis Carried Larger Cities of Ohio
and Some Smaller Places-Repabli
cans Made Slight Gains In State.

Cincinnati, April Municipal and
township elections occurred in this
state A large vote was cast. A full
state ticket is to be elected next NO
vember, as well as members OF the
legislature, who will choose a success
sor to Senator Foraker. In few To-
calities legislative nominations were
made by popular vote None showed
any opposition to Foraker among the
Republicans. and there was not
enough action to indicate any prefer
ence for John r. Mclean, Tom l..
johnson or any one else as the Dem
ocratic favorite for the senatorship.
There was no election in Cincinnati.
Mayor Fleischmann and the other
Republican city officers were elected
one year ago for a period Of three
years. There will be no election at
Dayton for mayor until next April,
the contest in that city being for pc
lice Judge only. Special interest was
taken in the contest at Columbus,
where the Republicans for the past
two years have had all the city of
fees. Governor Nash and former Con
gresham Lentz reside at Columbus,
and both took great interest in the
contest there. Democratic admins
trations were in control at Cleveland
and Springfield, where the Republi-
cans made hard fights to control the
political machinery of as many cities
as possible at the state election n
November. Sam Jones made his race
for the third term for mayor of To
ledo, independent of all parties and
on his Golden Rule platform.
Democrats Carried Larger Cities.
While the Democrats carried the
larger cities and some of the smaller
places, yet the Republicans show
slight gains in the state as whole
In the three larger cities, Cleveland
Columbus and Toledo, the Democrats
show gains which are offset by Re-
publican gains in the smaller cities
throughout the state
At Columbus, where the Republi-
cans. have had the city government
close margins, while at Cleveland, ex-
Congressman Tom l.. Johnson, DEM
ocrat, was elected mayor by about
5000 plurality
Golden Rule (non-partisan) Samuel
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time at Toledo.
field and Clyde went Democratic
Fostoria, VanWert, Findlay and Penn
berviIle went Republican.
Toledo, April Liberty Center.
Perrysburg and Bowling Green elect
ed majorities of the Republican tick
cts. Holgate, Delphos, Leipsic AMI
Bucyrus went Democratic.
Columbus, April John N. Hinkle,
Democrat, was elected mayor over
Henry G. Taylor, Republican, by
about 200 plurality. The present adj
ministration is Republican.
Cleveland, April 2.-The remarka-
bic feature of the municipal election
is the overwhelming defeat of Mr..
William j. Akers Republican, By
what later returns show to be about
5000 plurality The city council will
have a Republican majority of two.
Kurtz, Republican, for city treasurer,
was elected; Fielder, Republican, for
police judge, and SCHNEIDER, Republic
can, for police prosecutor, were elect
ed. The school council is also Re-
publican Mr.. Akers' defeat is gen.
orally believed to be due TO the charge
that he represented what is known
as the McKisson faction in local Re-
publicanism.
Canton, o., April flames H. Rob-
inson, Republican, elected mayor two
years ago by IS, was reelected by
about 600. The council is Demo
cratic.
Jones Made Unique Campaign.
Toledo, O., April samuel M.
Jones was elected to succeed himself
as mayor of Toledo. His majority
over McMakin will be about 5000
Jones announced himself as a non
partisan candidate and his nomination
was secured by petition, the papers
being widely circulated and signed by
the majority of the workingmen. He
was endorsed by the Democratic con-
vention and was, in fact, the Demo
cratic candidate. His campaign was
unique. His forces were not mar
shaled and he had no campaign com
mittee to take charge of the fight.