The Grit-advocate., 1901-04-05
ELECTION RETURNS
IN DIFFERENT STATES

li'iI, has btrtl erected Justice bl Illt
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
stat" University. have also been elect
ed by a majority almost as large.
The vote cast yesterday was light.
except in those cities where there was
Il fight on some local issue. There
Were Two constitutional amendments
voted on. both of which We're defeated.
One fixed the compensation of state
legislators at 81 900 per term and mile
age instead of $3 per day when the
Legislature is in session. as at present.
and the other provided for an increase
in the salary of Circuit Court Judges
in Bay county.
Grand Rapids. Mich, April 1.-The
Republicans carried the city by LOO.
re-electing the city ticket with the eX-
ception of the comptroller. whom the
Democrats probably reelected. Re
publicanS gain two aldermen and the
council. Kent county gives the Repub
lican state ticket 300 majority.
Cincinnati. o.. April 2.-Fair weather
prevailed in Ohio yesterday for the
municipal and township elections. The
unusually large vote for April indicat-
ed more interest than usual in these
local contests This was due to the fact
that Il full state ticket is to be elected
next November. together with mem
herS of the Legislature who will choose
Il successor to Senator Foraker. III
some few localities legislative nomina-
tions We're made by popular vote. None
show any opposition to Foraker among
the Republicans and there was not
enough action of this kind to indicate
any preference for John X. Mclean,
Tom l.. JohnSon or anyone else, as the
Democratic candidate for the senator
ship.
While the Democrats carried the
larger cities and some of the smaller
places, yet the Republicans show
slight gains in the state as a whole. In
the three larger cities, Cleveland, Col
umbus and Toledo, the Democrats
show gains, which are offset by Repub
lican gains in the smaller cities
throughout the state.
At Columbus. where the Republicans
have had the city government. the
democrats elect their candidate by Il
close margin, while at Cleveland eX-
Congressman Tom l.. Johnson Demo
c,an is elected mayor by about 5000
plurality.
Golden Rule Samuel NJ Jones mon
partiSanl was reelected mayor of To-
ledo.
At Springfield the Republicans elect
ed mayor for the first time III eight
years
Bismarck. y. d.. April 2.-Aftcr one
of the most bitter city elections ever
held here, the Republican ticket was
defeated yesterday by the Citizens
ticket. Frank Donnclly. Republican
candidate" for mayor. was defeated by
ID. NJ Register. Citizens candidate. by
three majority. out of Il total Of 800
votes
Butte, Mont. April 2.-Thc Demo-
Gratis elected w. II. Davitt mayor and
Thomas NJ. Doyle police magistrate,
and four on, of eight aldermen. The
Republicans elected two aldermen and
the Labor party two. The contest over
tn" city treasurer Will be very close.
hctwcen Marcc Medim- Democrat. and
Ben T.. CalkinS Republican. with the
result not known until the count is
complete.
Anaconda Mont. April DIR. H. w.
Stevens for mayor and the entire Re
publican municipal ticket was elected
here yesterday after Il brief b,It warm
ly contested campaign. stevens ma
jurty is nearly 800.
Helena. Mont. April 2.-The election
yesterday was for aldermen only. The
Democrats elected two. tho Republl-
cans five. There will probably be Il
contest over one Democrat, as his ma
jorty was one.
MisSoula. Mont. April lin Il strict
party contest the Republicans made Il