Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-09
LOCAL CONTESTS IN STATE
Politics Figure in Several of the Cities and
Republicans Show We'll.
LOCAL ISSUES PREDOMINANT, HOWEVER

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LOCAL ISSUES PREDOMINANT, HOWEVER
As Usual, License or No License il the
Ugh in Majority Of Instances
and some Surprises are
Noted.
YORK, Neb., April ESPECIAL THE en-
tire republican ticket in the city Of York
was elected by pluralities Of from AS to $50.
Both sides worked hard to get out the
vote. Hon. George w. Post was elected
mayor by 16S plurality. The republican
councilmen we're elected and the only real
contest en- councilman was supposed to be
in the Third ward. Captain II. p. Lundeen
the only fusionist officer in the court house,
accepted the nomination by the republicans
for councilman of the Third ward. The OPP
position issued circulars against him and
made a house to house canvas. Lundeen
surprised all. as he won by over SO votes.
A great many issues was sprung and
worked against the republican ticket. The
opposition urged that the republicans were
going to pave and run the city in debt
and brick was to be furnished by Mayor
Post. Considering the fight put up the re-
publicans feel elated over the returns.
DAVID CITY, Neb., April s.-(Special.)-
The city election passed off quietly yester-
day. Considerable work was done but in
a manner that caused no excitement what
ever. Party politics were laid aside at the
primaries and a citizens ticket nominated
that was favorable to license. A full ticket
was nominated that was supposed to be
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nounced through a local paper that they
were for high license, so the contest was
purely a personal one. The citizens ticket
was elected by majorities ranging from so
to "a. The following are the officers
elected: Mayor, John F.. ZellingeT; city
clerk, w. S. Mccoy; city treasurer, G.. A.
Becker; police judge, E. S. Jones; council
men, First ward, A. E. Etting; Second
ward, F. w. Sleeper; to I'LL vacancy Charles
Stops, Third ward, M. J. Bcuse. The vote
for members of Board Of Education Is very
close and it will take the official count to
decide this. 1t is believed, however, that
Arthur Wyatt and Matt Miller are elected.
Republicans Win at Fremont.
FREMONT, Neb., April s,-(special.)-
An unusually large vote for a city election
was cast yesterday and as a result the
republican ticket was generally successful.
WOLF, republican, was elected mayor over
Morse, democrat, by 30 majority. The other
successful candidates are: Treasurer,
Frank Hollenbeck, democrat; clerk, S. +.
Stiles; police judge, J. c. Cook, republican
water and electric light commissioner, ]. II.
Matthews, democrat; councilmen, F. NJ.
Smith, J. H. c. Slobb, David Franklin, A.
W.. Murphy and J. b.. Brooks, all repub,
licans. For the school board, George L.
Loomis, democrat, and c. c. McNish, re-
publican, had no opposition. Mathews,
democrat, had the largest majority over his
opponent of any one on the ticket, 1862. The
one lone democrat.
women Work for Bonds.
HASTINGS, Neb., April S.-(Special)-
The principal interest in the city election
here yesterday centered around the PROPOSE.
3 ton to vote $40, 900 in bonds for the cree
A ton of a new high school building. The
d, bonds were voted by a majority of seventy
nine. This result was largely due to the
r fact that the women of the city took a deer
interest in the question and worked wifi
E tireless zeal. The vote for councilmen re.
suited in the election OF two republicans
and two democrats. as follows: First ward
Sven Johnson, republican, Second ward
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Snyder, democrat; Fourth ward. R. V
. shockey, republican. Republicans wer,
elected to the school board, namely: NJ. A
Hartigan, E. N. Hamen and d. NJ. Ball.
SEWARD, Neb., April .S.-(Special .)-Tht
city election went off with a rush yester,
day, the issue being license or no license
J, License only carried by 10 majority. Fol
r lowing is the majorities received, the sue
t ~cessful candidates all being on the repub
a lican ticket. Mulhnger, mayor, 1888: HUI
shizer. clerk, 1886; Graf, treasurer, 1913
Walker, engineer. 16S; Hitler, councilman
d 43; Miller, councilman, 81; for license, 23S
o against, 223.
g NORFOLK, Neb., A2ril S.-(Special)-
n The republicans elected Hazen mayor owe
y Koenigstein for reelection by So; re-electe
Mcfarland city clerk; elected Utter treas
Il urer, and in First ward elected DR.. vii
kinson councilman over Uhle, present in
cumbent; Second ward. Pasewalk over Blu
cholz; Third ward. Kiesan over GereckC
" making a clean sweep.
" PoNCA, Neb., April s.-(Special.)-Th
election of city officers resulted as follows
N. p. Heydon, republican, mayor; Jane
n Pomeroy. republican, city clerk; W. +
n Mikesell, republican, treasurer; F.. A. Nc
Master. democrat. police Judge; N.
Dixon, republican, city engineer; Sheri
dan Beller, republican, councilman Firs
ward; F. S. Payne, democrat, councilma
Second ward; Ed Berry, republican, council
man Third ward.
TECUMSEH. Neb., April .s.-(Special.) J.
Tecumseh went dry by 9 majority. 1t we1
dry last year by II. L. s. Chittenden wa
elected mayor over Washington Robb; {
NJ. Wilson defeated c. B. Woolsey for CLERK
~ L. NJ. Davis is elected treasurer over \
NJ. Davidson; e. NJ. Tracy is elected Ell
" gineer, w. L. Dunlap withdrawing frol
the race on account Of poor health; ]. !
~ Lawrence was elected police Judge ov,
e. b. Perkins, for council OF the Fin
ward Harry Phelps defeated Jacc
Keim; in the Second ward ].
IN Jacob Keim; in the Second ward ].
ee Souders was elected over Walter Ross. ar
n in the Third ward Frank Ds;oe defeated
rs H.. Sesver.
SSS Republicans Win at Schuyler.
@ SCHUYLER, Neb., April S.-CspeoiaI.)
y The republicans took everything in sig
in the city and school election yesterda
= excepting the councilman of the Thi
"a ward, joseph II. Otradovsky being elect
IN instead Of Allan Cameron. Those elect