The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-07
Democrats Ousted at Columbus and
Mansfield and Republicans Given
the Mayoralty.
JoNEs's HOLD NOT SHAKEN
WILL CONTINUE To APPLY THE
GOLDEN RULE AT TOLEDO.
Michigan Republican by Thirty-Ffve
or Forty Thousand-Results I'm
Other states.

CINCINNATI, April 6.-Whie the Repub-
licans had material gains in the municipal
elections in Ohio to-day. they did not Sc
cure many changes in the administration
OF the cities. The most notable exception
was at Columbus. where Mayor Hinkie,
Democrat, is succeeded by Jeffreys, Repub-
lican. The mayors of all the leading cities
except Columbus were reelected. The Re-
publicans retained control of Cincinnati,
and Democrats of Cleveland and Samuel NJ.
Jones was elected as an independent for
the fourth time mayor of Toledo. The
Democrats reelected their tickets at Day.
ton, Sandusky, Chillicothe. Hamilton and
other cities normally Democratic and the
Republicans at Steubenville, Youngstown.
Warren, Ironton, Portsmouth and other
towns that they have heretofore controlled.
The winning tickets were OF either OF the
dominant parties. The fusion tickets. a
rule, were defeated in dozen or more
cities where they were in the field. One
of the most noted gains Of the Republicans
was at Mansfield and of the Democrats at
Springfield, where local issues controlled re-
suits, as was the case In most of the
changes. There is much diversity OF opin-
ion as TO the effect of these municipal
elections upon the next Republican nominal
tion for Governor. but IL is conceded that
Mayor Tom L. Johnson. of Cleveland. will
now become formidable candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor q few
months hence and that the ingalls, organi-
zation will be continued with a view to
making him the Democratic opponent OF
Hanna for the senatorship. There is con-
siderable gossip here tonight about the
inn Of fox
the Republican nomination for Governor II
is considered that the Endorsement OF
Mayor Fleischmann's administration main
ly produced the result I'm Cincinnati. the
largest plurality on the largest total vote
in the history of the city. His liberality In
public-spirited matters has been phenom-
email. Owing TO his large business inter-
ests he had declined denomination, but
after the fusionists nominated Melville E
ingalls,. the nomination was forced upon
Fleischmann. The Republican gains in
Cincinnati were not maintained in the
numerous suburbs, where about the usual
party results were reported. The elections
to-day were the first under the new Ohio
municipal code. which reorganizes all cities
with a different system of officers and
none are holding over from previous elcc-
tions.
Complete returns from the 22S precincts
In Cincinnati give Fleischmann, Republican.
42.907; Ingalls,. fusion. 26.2s7; Swing. Social
ist. 3.774: Martin. Prohibitionist, S45: total,
1888; Fleischmann's plurality. 1880 ma
jority, 12,0Ol. The Council and School Board
each stand twenty Republicans 10 four
Democrats. The entire Republican eily
ticket, including all the boards, was elec-
ted by about the same vote as that OF
Fleischmann. The villages OF Bond Hill,
Evanston, Hyde Park and winton Place
were annexed to Cincinnati by a decisive
vote.
Melville Z. Ingalls,. the Fusion candidate
for mayor, heard the returns tonight az
the Queen City Club. and refused to make
a formal statement, but his colleagues on
the Fusion ticket stated that the result
was due TO the superior organization or the
Republicans in a city normally a Repub-
lican stronghold. fraudulent registration,
repeating and corruption. They insisted
that the Fusion organization would be con-
tinued and perfected.
Mayor Julius Fleischmann said: THE
election OF the entire Republican ticket is
a victory Of the people OF Cincinnati. They
have filed their protest against the defama-
tion of their citys fair name. This tri-
gmph means not only that Cincinnati will
continue TO progress she has progressed
during the past three years. but IL means
that the next Governor will be n Repub-
lican. that Marcus A. Hanna will be re-
turned 10 the Senate. and that Theodore
Roosevelt will be the next President OF the
United States"