Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-08

In the last mayoralty election the total
vote was Harrison (de1 }, 156.756; Hanecy
Crep.), 12s,413 Hoyt (pro.). 1928; Collins
(soc), 1894.
The early returns we're in favor Of Stew
art and at one time he was 1000 ahead,
but the later returns cut down his plu-
rality steadily and the republican leaders
in private conversation admitted Stewards
defeat by about 5000.
In the First precinct Of the Twenty-flrst
ward, in which both Harrison and Stewart
reside. the vote was: Harrison, IL; Stew
art. 1O1. In the last mayoralty election the
vote was: Harrison. So; Hanecy. "a.
The republicans elected John f. smulsui
for city attorney by $500 plurality and Fred
c. Bender for city clerk by s.7OO. The DEM
ocrats elected Ernest Hummel for city
treasurer by 21,7OO,
The new city council will be thirty Ave
republicans. thlrty-three democrats and one
independent democrat. The result in one
ward is still in doubt. The old council was
thirty-nine republicans, thirty democrats
and one independent.
other Illinois Results.
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,. April six Of the
seven republican candidates for aldermen
are elected
QUINCY. ILL.,, April THE entire demo-
cratic ticket Is reelected.
GALESBURG, ILL.,, April THE citizens
organization elected mayor, treasurer. as
SCISSOR and one alderman. The liberals
elected clerk, attorney, three supervisors
and six aldermen.
PEORIA, April THE entire republican
township ticket was elected today by ma
jorities ranging from 500 to 1000 The re-
publicans also made large gains in Caswell
county. which is usually strongly demo-
cratic.
Dry Ticket Wins in Topeka.
KANSAS CITY. NO., April 7.-Elections
were held in all the large cities OF Kansas
today. The liquor question was an Issue
In number Of cities. notably Topeka, and
in other places various local matters were
In controversy. The result as a whole
shows large republican gains. Kansas
City, Kas., turned a democratic plurality
OF 1000 into a republican plurality Of more
than 2.50e. Thomas B. Gilbert. republican.
was elected mayor over NJ j. Mannipg,
democratic. and the republicans SsVrsed
every ward.
In Topeka w. s. Bergundthal republican.
was chosen for mayor by more than SOC
plurality. He was the ''dry" candidate
and received a large majority of the
women's vote. One year ago a democrat
was elected mayor by a small plurality.
In Wichita B. F. Mclean, republican
was elected mayor by 800.
! D. r. Anthony, Jr., was elected mayor OF
| Leavenworth by a majority Of more than
1000 overturning a democratic majority
| Of 500. LawreDce elected A. r. Selig. re-
publican, mayor and Pittsburg chose Clar-
ence N. Price. republican. In Hutchinson
]. p Harsha defeated Frank L. Martin the
present mayor on liquor issues. Emporis
elected its first democratic mayor. John E
! Martin. Atchison elected the non-partisar
ticket headed by James N. Orr.
Minnesota Contests CoIOrIess.
| ST. PAUL, April 7-Elections were helt
in villages and cities OF the third clas,
throughout Minnesota today. They wer,
| without political significance. most of tn,
tickets being unopposed. Mayors elected
were as follows: wiimar, b. Quale; Saul
! Center. DIR. J. A. Dabois: Wabasha. DR..
II. Milligan :; Lesuer. ]. II. Termatch; Mar
shall, M e. Matthews; Fergus Falls e. J
Weber. At Mankato Charles T. Taylor
democrat, was elected mayor.
PUEBLO, Colo, April 7-Benjamil
Brown was today reelected mayor o
Pueblo.
BUTTE, Mont. April 7-PracticaIl,
complete returns indicate the election o
Mullins (Heinze democrap for mayor by sc
The citizens party REPUBLICAN and anti
Heinze democrats) elected hve aldermen
city treasurer and police judge. Numer
Gus charges OF miscounts and irregular
titles have been made, and the oficial coun
will he necessary to decida aome coutest g