Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-03
RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

81. Louis, April S--Complete returns
show the election by a plurality Of S..
1876 of Rolla Wells. the Democratic
candidate for mayor. The remainder
Of the Democratic ticket was also elect
ed by about the same puralltles and
that party viii control the house Of
delegates. The vote for mayor on the
four principal tickets was as follows
Wells, 43,0l2; Parker 1856; Merl.
wether 30 SOS, Filley, 2,la.
The returns indicate that the house
Of delegates will be made up as fol.
lows: Thirteen Democrats. 70 Re.
publicans, and public ownership
members.
Yesterdays total vote was ilO.i2
about 10000 below that cast at the ma.
tional election in 1900. There were six
tickets In the field, and the independent
movement drew votes from both the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Compared with the vote cast for presi-
Dental candidates in 1900 yesterdays
vote shows a loss OF fully q per cent
for the Republicans and 20 per cent for
the Democrats.
CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL REPUB-
LICAN.
Chicago. April S.--The new Chicago
city council. which probably viii be
called upon to decide the question VI the
extension OF the street railway fran.
chises and other public grants worth
many millions, is Republican by a ma
jority OF ten votes. As a result OF
yesterdays election, the council VIII be
made up Of 80 Republicans, g Demo-
crats,2 Independents and Independent
Democrats This makes q total Of II,
or more than are provided FOR by the
law, the tangle being caused by the
recent ward re.districting and the con-
sequent shifting OF two hodoyer alder
men in the Second and Twenty-first
wards. The new council and the courts
will be called upon TO decide the prob
lem.
According TO leaders Of both parties
the council probably will be organized
on, no-partisan lines This will be in
accordance with the policy Of Mayor
Harrison, and OF the Municipal Vot-
ers league. a non-partisan organza-
ton, which has been prominent in re-
cent local campaigns.
PROHIBITION LEADING ISSUE.
Topeka. Kan, April S-Resulis Of the
municipal elections over the state yes.
terday We TO show that the prohibi-
tory sentiment is still In the ascend
In Ayphfg.n aud tauNlftrIrfh
tho temperance issue was not brought
forward, city Improvements and other
questions taking the precedence. In
wichita the temperance people made a
hight for supremacy but p0lled only
about 10 per cent OF the vote. Numer-
Gus cities went straight Republican.
In nearly every case the Republican
candidates were law enforcement pe0-
pie, and their election can therefore
be counted a victory for that element,
DENVER Is REPUBLICAN,
Denver. Anril 3-Nearly complete re-
turns show that r. r. Wright, (Rep),
was elected mayor OF this city yester-
day by Loo plurality over +. T. Wells.
tDem) The remainder OF the Republi-
can ticket had puralites averaging
over 5000. Mayor johnson, who ran FOR
Reelection as an Independent Demo-
erat, polled about 5000 votes The
board OF supervisors IS solidly Republ-
can ana tie board u aldermen con-
sists OF ten Republicans ana six Demo-
Gratis.
The Democrats win In Pueblo. Cripple
creek ana Victor In Leadvlle !. r. Nc