The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-04-12
flR TIE elections.
8. LOUIS CAPTURED sY DEMOCRATS.
-~r HARRISON. ros the Thtre
Ttsne. CbOsen Mayos %
~ city Council. hoever' has
nepubiicau Majority % Ten-1
Contests Elsewhere.

A1mes &OOw@0
The city Council, hoever' 49,
ne,ublican Majority Of Ten-Tss
Cuutests Elsewhere.
Sc. Louis. April SELECTIONS were
hesd Tuesday in many states inciua-
lu~ Missouri, Illinois. Arkansas NAN
Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota
Texas and Colorado.
MISSOURI.
In ST. Louis with n precinct MISS
- the count gives Wells (dem.), o
1901; Parker (rep.). ss'sso'
Mesiwethcr (public ownership ~
ees; Filley tgood governmenp, ..ooo'
~. entire democratic city ticket is re-
tsrned by approximately the same
~luraiity. The president and SIX new
wembers Of the city counctl are re-
eurned by similar democratic piurai-
~i~s, and the house OF delegates WI
xfand: Democrats, %; repupi'cahs'
r. public ownership. 3. b PROPOSE
Nm 70 increase the library tax from
er~-6fth to two-ffths of a mill, neces-
eary TO comply with the terms OF the
Carnegie gift Of S1.0o0,oO was carried
b. : vote of 70,s42 for to 9.7os against
In Missouri. outside of St. LOUIS not
much interest was manifested III the
municipal elections, the vote was
1ieht and relative showing OF the two
sartics little changed from the no
Sember election.
ILLINOIS.
Chicago. April 4.-Carter II. Harri-
con has been elected mayor OF Ihica-
10 for the third time and will next
W~ck commence his third term as the
chief executive of tho city. His onh-
eial plurality over Judge Elbridge
Banecy, the republican nominee. is y
sAhe ncighborhood of 2s.5o0 votes.
The total vote of the city. with .
Tcw precincts TO hear from, IS: Harri'
son. l55,a75. Hanecy. 127.sO2; Harri-
son's plurality. 2s,O7S.
Out Of the IS wards OF the city,
Harrison carried SO aud Hanecy nine.
The vote was badly split, some Of the
strongest republican parts of the city
Irving only a small plurality for the
narty nominee. and some of them 60
ne for Harrison. who. however. SUI
fered in some Of the democratic
strongho!ds.
The new city council, which prob
ably will lie called upon to decide the
question of the extension Of the street
rnjlway franchises and other public
grants worth many millions, is repub'
aican by a majority Of ten votes. Al
g result of Tuesdays election the
. council will be made up of 80 repub
sl5cans. 20 democrats. : independent re
,uublicaps and 2 Independent demo
Gratis. This makes a total of ~. o.
two more than are provided for o.
NV. the tanglc being caused by thu
eccrnt ward redistricting and the con
oeouent shifting of two holdover al
Arrmcu in the Second and Twenty
6rst wards. The new council and IN
courts will be called upon to decid
tho problem.
According to leaders of both pal
tics, the council probably will be o
Ranized on non-partisan lines. III
will be in accordance with the polio
of Mayor Harrison ana of the Nun
riSsl Voters league, q n~on-partisa
organization which has been prom
tnent In recent local compaigns.
KANSAS.
Topeka, Kas., April 4.-The nun
eipal elections in Kansas this We;
have been of much more than II
usual interest. Mira. Nations crusas
and the subsequent widespread r
~ival Of interest in the enforcemel
Of prohibition combined to make Il
city elections the battleticlds up'
which. in a large measure. would d
pend the ultimate fate of the prohi
itory law. The results of the vario
elections over the state, Tuesda
serve to show that the prohibito
sentiment Is still in the ascendans
In Atchison and ieavenworth the te
prrancc issue was not brought
city improvements and other gu
&ions taking the precedence. In WIZ
tia the temperance people made
fight for supremacy, but polled OF
about 70 per rent. cf the vote. !
merous cities went straight repul
can. In nearly every case the repul
car candidates were law-enforcems
pcopic, and their election can the
fore be counted c victory for Il
element.
Albert Parker. democrat. was Gle
ed mayor Of Topeka over Hughes.
publican. by the small majority Of
Sotcs. The vote was so close on IN
or that the result was in doubt III
the final count was received Wedn
day morning. The republican cleo
the balance OF the ticket with
exception Of one council man.
At Kansas City. Kas., VIM. II. CT
dock. democrat. was elected ma
BY a plurality Of 1853 over u. L. Sh'
republican. This il the first time
democrats have elected the head
thc ticket in Kansas City. Kas.. 81