Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-04-05
SPRING ELECTIONS.
The Referer dunn Wins Remarkable
Victory In Chicago-ResuIt of
Voting Elsewhere.

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dunn. Three propositions were sub
mitted to the voters. The result is
as follows: For municipal ownership
of street railways, 9S,607 majority !;
for city ownership of gas and electric
light plants, 1o4, TAB majority; for ON
ination of officers by direct vote, 1O9,-
221 majority. Complete returns show
the election of 10 republican and II
democratic aldermen. John Coughlin
(dem.), against whom a bitter fight
was made, is reelected alderman from
the First ward by plurality of 2,5O6.
Township elections were held
throughout Illinois Tuesday. Repub-
licans scored victories in the follow
ing towns: Bement, Charleston, Cen
tralia, Clinton, Danville, Delevan, Fair
bury, Gibson, Greenup, Harvard, Kan
kakee, Moline, Monmouth, Mount Pu-
laski, Nashville, Paris, Pawpaw,
Princeton, Quincy, Rockford, Rock Is
land, Sycamore, Tuscola, Warren, We
mona.
The democrats elected their tick
cts or made gains in the following
towns: Benton, Chenoa, Eureka,
Freeport, Havana, Pana, Ramsey,
Salem, Taylorville, Toledo.
Honors were about evenly distrib-
uted in the following places: AS
sumption, Hillsboro, Litchfield, Men
dota, Naperville, Olney, Pontiac, East
ST. Louis, Sycamore, Wheaton.
Milwaukee, April 2.-Mayor David
S. Rose (dem.), candidate for reelec-
ton, carried the city by & plurality
estimated at from 1000 to 10000 over
Charles H. Arson (rep.). Rose carried
the balance of the democratic ticket
with him, thus insuring the election of
William H. Gaebner for treasurer, Pc
ter Pawinski for comptroller and Carl
Runge for city attorney. While the re-
turns are far from being complete, the
indications are that the republicans
will control the common council by a
slight majority. Roses plurality for
mayor two years ago was 2,401 and
four years ago over 1000. Judge War
rem d. Tarrant (rep.), who ran as an
individual candidate for circuit judge,
was elected by large plurality over
Lyman G. Wheeler, the regular repub-
lican nominee. The democrats did not
nominate candidate for circuit Judge.
The results of municipal elections
in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee
show that the republican tickets were
successful in the greatest number of
instances. Among the larger cities the
n & ir1f han toc
at Madison, where Mayor Storm Bull
(dem.) was unseated by his republican
opponent, John W. Groves, who had a
plurality of about 500. Democrats
swept Manitowoc, Marinette, Neenah,
Menasha, Waupaca and Ripon. In
many places citizens tickets were sue
cessful. The republican ticket was
elected at the following places: Graf
ton, Mazomanie, Mineral Point, Osce-
ola, Monroe, Merrill. Medford. Durand,
Black River Falls, Chiffon, Eau Claire,
West Salem, Daven, Mauston, Berlin,
Prairie du Sac, Fox Lake, Palmyra,
Bayfield,, Hartland, Tomah, Peshtigo,
Beloit, Elkhorn, Madison, Trem-
pealeau, Fond du Lac, Racine, Edger-
ton, Stoughton and Seymour.
Omaha, Neb., April City elections
were held in every town in Nebraska
Tuesday with the exception of Omaha.
Generally local issues predominated
and the matter of national politics en-
tered but slightly into the campaigns.
Nebraska has a local option law and
the question of license or no license
was the slogan in a number of the
larger towns, including Lincoln. In
many other towns there was but one
ticket elected. Among the towns IN
which, the vote resulted in favor of
license was Tobias, Elm Creek, David
City, Ainsley and Indianola. Those
favoring the temperance cause were
Fullerton, Elgin, Rising City, Frank
lin, Shelton, Fender and Stella.
Republican mayors were elected in
South Omaha, Columbus, Pawnee City
reported from Fremont, Norfolk,
Plattsmouth and Crete.
ST. Louis, Mo-, April City cleo
lions were held in all the third-class
cities of Missouri Tuesday. In the
more important cities where political
lines were closely drawn the demo-
Gratis made gains. In Springfield the
republicans made gains of impor-
lance. The fercest fight was made
at Joplin. Out of II councilmen the
democrats elected nine. At Jefferson
City and Lebanon the republicans
lost control of the council.
Little Rock. Ark, April with ten
counties yet to report, official and I'M
official returns give the following re-
suits on the United States senator
ship: Clarke, 60; Jones, so; necessary
to elect on joint ballot, 81. These fig
ures are deemed reliable and conclu-
sive. Elections for municipal offices
were held throughout Arkansas Tues
day. In Little Rock, Hot Springs, Fort
Smith, Helena and Pine Bluff the dem
ocratic nominees were elected with
out opposition and a comparatively
light vote was polled.
Dallas, Tex, April 2.-Municipal
elections were held throughout Texas
Tuesday and the democratic tickets
had but little opposition anywhere.