Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-04-09
IN CHICAGO
HARD TO ESTIMATE
MUNICIPAL ELECTION CLAIMS
ARE 81 900 VOTES APART.
CONTEST Is MOST BITTER
More So Than at Any Time in the
History of the Windy city-Harri-
son, Stewart and Cruice Labor
Candicate) All Claim Victory
Elections at Other Points.

Chicago, April 7.-Estimates by the
republican and democratic campaign
managers on the result of today's city
election are $4,000 votes apart.
Chairman Carey of the democratic
committee declares that Harrison IS
certain of reelection by $4,000, and
Chairman Revell, republican, asserts
Stewart will have a plurality of AZ 900
Daniel J. Cruice, Independent labor
candidate, also expects to see himself
elected by 10000 plurality. No may
orally campaign in recent years has
been more bitterly contested, and in
tense local interest is felt in the re-
suit. The other officers to be elected
are treasurer, attorney, clerk and one
alderman in each of the 35 wards.
Republicans Win in Michigan.
Detroit, April 1.-The republicans Of
Michigan yesterday elected the state
ticket by a majority of between
$4,000 and 10000. The vote through
out the state, excepting where local
issues lent interest to the fight, was
light.
Detroit, April THE republicans
elected their ticket. In Wayne county
the republicans reelected Auditor
Burt and Circuit Judge Mandill. Judge
Hooker the republican candidate for
supreme Judge, probably carried the
county.
Local issues determined the results
in most Of the smaller cities. S. E.
Dikeman was elected mayor of South
Haven on the citizens ticket.
In La Peer, the republicans elected
Dr.. Blake mayor, as we'll as all the
other officers except one alderman.
The citizens elected J. R. Santos
mayor Of Traverse City, and took all
the other offices.
The democrats elected F. M. Motto
mayor of Marshall
For the first time in ten years the
democrats swept Muskegon. Local
option was defeated in Cass county
Sam FOlZ, citiZen-democrat candidate,
was elected mayor of Kalamazoo
The proposition to consolidate Bay
City and West Bay City was defeated
At Battle Creek Mayor Webb, the
republican, was elected. At Escana-
ba the Independent labor party's can
didate, j. J. S0urweine, was elected
mayor.
Jackson, Mich, April THE repub-
lican state ticket carried the city by
100 to $50 plurality.
TI
republicans elected the entire city
ticket by 1000 to 1000 plurality.
Kent county went $500 to 5000 re-
publican.
Saginaw, Mich, April Tn this
county the republican state ticket was
elected by 800 to 500 plurality.
Marquette, Mich, April THE
county is republican by 1000. Greene,
the peoples candidate, was elected
mayor of the city.
Sault st. Marie, Mich, April THE
democrats yesterday made enormous
gains over previous years, electing
mayor, treasurer and two aldermen.
The republicans elect two aldermen.
The republican state ticket received
majority Of 300 votes in Sault st. Ma
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In Ohio.
Cincinnati, April 7.-While the re-
publicans had material gains in the
municipal elections in Ohio yesterday
they did not secure many changes in
the administration of cities. The
most notable exception was at Column
bus, where Mayor Hinkle, democrat, Is
succeeded by Jeffreys, republican.
The mayors in all leading cities eX-
cept Columbus were reelected. The
republicans retained control of Gin
cinnati and the democrats of Cleve-
land and Samuel NJ Jones was elected
as an Independent for the fourth time
as mayor of Toledo. me democrats
won at Dayton, Sandusky, Chilli
cothe, Hamilton and other cities noI-
mally democratic and the republican
at Steubenville, Youngstown, Warren,
Ironton, Portsmouth and other towns
they have heretofore controlled. The
fusion tickets as a rule were defeated.
One of the most noted gains of the re-
publicans was at Mansfield and Of the
democrats at Springfield. There is
much diversity of opinion as to the Ell
feet of these elections upon the next
republican nomination for governor.
1t is conceded that Mayor Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland will become a
formidable candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for governor and
there is considerable gossip about
Fleischmann as republican candi-
date. Fleischmann was reelected by
$4,000 plurality.
Tom johnson Reelected.
Cleveland, April Mayor Tom L.
Johnson was reelected by 5000 to
5000 plurality.
Another Shutdown.