Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-04-07
CAPITAL! PUBLICAN
FOR FIRST TIME IN MANY
YEARS.
ROSE IN CREAM CITY
Democratic Mayor Chosen Again by
a Greatly Increased Majority
Superior Also Democratic-Resuits
Elsewhere in the State-Chicago'
Election.

Madison, April 2.-Republican
swept Madison, overturning a demo
cratic majority of over 700 by a re-
publican majority of nearly 600
John w. Groves was chosen mayor
defeating Storm Bull, a university
professor, for reelection. The council
is republican for the first time in a
quarter of century. The county
Inegatived a proposition for $4,000
tax for a soldiers monument Deer
field village went dry and Windsor
township wet. The county board
continues republican.
In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, April Mayor David
S. Rose, democratic candidate for re
election as mayor, carried the city
by plurality estimated at from 1000
to 10000 over Charles H. Arson, re
publican. Rose carried the balance
CT the democratic ticket with him, in
surfing the election of William H.
Gaebner for treasurer; Peter Paw
inski for comptroller, ana Carl Runge
for city attorney. While the returns
are far from being complete the in
| dicatiOns are that the democrats will
also control the common council
Roses plurality for mayor two years
ago was 2,401 and four years ago
over 1000. Judge Warren D. Tar
rant, La Toilette republican who ran
a., an individual candidate for circuit
| judge, was elected by large plural
lily over Lyman G. Wheeler, the regu-
lar republican nominee. The politi-
cal complexion of the city remains
unchanged.
| The democrats swept ManitoWoc,
Marinette, Neenah, Menasha, Wau-
Ipaca, Ripon, Muscoda, Portage, Darl-
| ington, Hudson, Beaver Dam,
Trempealeau, Plymouth, Sparta,
Columbus, Eagle, Waukesha, Elroy
and Jefferson.
| The republicans won at Beloit, Eau
Claire, Black River Falls, Fox Lake,
Fond du Lac, Grafton, Mazomanie,
Mineral Point, Osceo1a, Monroe, Mer-
rill, Medford, Durand, Chiffon, West
Salem, Darien, Mansion, Berlin, Prai-
RE du Sac, Palmyra, Bayfield,, Har-
land, Tomah. Peshtigo. Elkhorn
Madison, Trempealeau, Racine, Edger-
ton, Stoughton and Seymour
Citizens tickets were elected at
IFennimore, Walworth, Grantsburg,
Lancaster, Plainfeld, Brodhead, Kill
bCurn, DePere, Necedah, River Falls,
Hartford, Brillion, Viroqua, New Lis
bon, Richland Center, East Troy,
Lake Mills, Mosinee, Thorp, Cedar
burg.
-Four circuit judges We're elected
outside of Milwaukee,-in the third
circuit George w. Burnell of
Oshkosh; in the seventh Charles M.
Webb of Grand Rapids; in the eighth,
Eugene w. Helms of Hudson; in the
ninth, Robert G. Siebecker of Madi-
son. In Milwaukee Warran D. Tar.
rant was chosen.
The most bitter municipal cam
jpaign ever waged here resulted in the
election of G. N. O'Hare, democrat,
as mayor, and democratic council.
Bathhouse John Wins.
Chicago, April 2.-Republicans and
democrats each made a net gain of
one alderman. The new council will
consist of SO republicans, 80 demo
Gratis and one independent The hot
test fight was in the first ward where
q determined effort was made by the
opponents of John Coughlin, known
as "Bathhouse," to defeat him, but
Coughlin won easily, however, secur-
ing majority of 2,605. Questions
Of public policy, involving municipal
ownership of street car systems, gas
works and similar utilities were
voted on, the vote in every instance
icing strongly in favor of municipal
ownership