The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-04-16
ELECTIONS IN MANY CITIES
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS CHOSEN
AT THE POLLS.
Mayor Rose Reelected in Milwaukee
Chicago Voters Indorse Munich
pal Ownership.

Milwaukee, Wis, April 6.-Mayor
David 8. Rose, democrat. carried the
city In the municipal election Tuesday,
having a plurality q SCI: over Guy
D. Goff. republican. Victor L. Berger,
social democrat. ran over 1000 votes
behind con. The vote for mayor Is
as follows: Rose. 23,515: Con, 17,6O3;
Berger. 1888. The democrats also con-
troll the common council. electing "a
members: republicans 10. and social
democrats 8.
Returns from municipal elections IN
the state outside of Milwaukee. from
which returns had been received up 10
midnight. showed republican and dem
ocratic victories to be about evenly
divided In the contests. There were
few local fights of general interest
Waukesha elected q republican ticket
and Madison went democratic without
opposition. The head Of the repubii-
can ticket was defeated at the follow
ing places: Delavan. Brillion. Sparta.
Mineral Point, Plainheld. whitewater.
Palmyra, Fox Lake, Berlin, Edgerton.
Waukesha. Cedarburg. Democrats elect
ed the heads of theiR tickets at Madi-
son, Mazomanie. Marshfeld, 1Elroy.
Waupaca, Tomah. Medford. Monroe.
Mayville, Stevenspoint. Hudson.
Madison, Wis. April 2-The managers
of the Luse campaign announce that
they have given Up hope Of electing their
candidate to the supreme court Justice
ship and acknowledge the election of
James c. Kerwin, Of Neenah. Almost
complete returns give Kerwin's majority
| as $3.50.
In Illinois.
Chicago, April S.-The election Tues
day proved to be one of the quietest
in the history of Chicago not serious
clash taking place In any ward. A to-
tai of 230.711 votes was cast In reg
istry list of 359,737. Eighteen republi-
can, sixteen democratic and one indie
pendent alderman were elected. The
new council will stand: Republicans,
SO; democrats. 81; independents, 2; So
cialists. /. All four of the propositions
submitted to the popular vote, dealing
with the adoption of the Mueller law.
the settlement of the traction question
and the transformation of the board OF
education into an elective body, were
carried with large majorities. Immedi-
ate municipal ownership was Endorsed
by 1904 votes to 50.S93 against.
The elections in Illinois resulted in
few noteworthy gains for either demo-
Gratis or republicans. The democratic
vote in Franklin county was increased
and the republicans note gains in
few townships throughout the state.
Springfield elected four democratic al
dermen and the republicans three.
while the democrats had decided vic
tory in the election of supervisors.
Republican victories are noted in Be-
ment, Dixon, Gibson City, Joliet, Ke-
vance, Monmouth. Macomb, Paxton,
Pontiac. Rock Island, vandalia, Wau-
kegan and Peoria. Democrats won in
Altamont, Charleston, Arcola, Ramsey,
Pana Split tickets were successful in
Carmi, Eldorado. Galesburg, Moline,
Toledo and Quincy.
In Missouri.
st. Louis, April Z. - Party victories
as follows are reported from towns
throughout Missouri: Democrat-Mar-
shall. Lamar, Mexico, Monroe City.
Butler, Macon. st. Joseph. Springfield,
Clarence, Troy, Houston. Washington,
Aurora. epublican-Clinton, Leba-
non, Windsor, Carthage, Boonville.
Brookfield. Bethany, Kansas City, Hig-
ginsville, Joplir. Nonpartisan-Slater
Pacific. Citizens'-Sedalia, Webster
Grove, Warrenton, Gran Anti-saloon
Sumner.
Kansas, City, Mo-, April Late re-
turns show that Jay II. Neff ((rep., for
mayor, was elected by a plurality OF
close to $500. All the republican tick
ct, with the exception of William
Bucholz for police judge, was elected.
and the republicans will have a major
ity in the council. Hugh Brady, candi-
date of both democratic factions and the
labor party for police Judge, won Ivy but
AZ votes. and a contest is likely.
Al nAiChiBhu
Detroit, April SIN the city and
township elections throughout the
state Monday interest conferred in the
contest at Grand Rapids between Ed
win F.. Sweet (dem.) and Sybrant Wes-
selius (rep) for mayor The republic
ans had been in power, but Sweet was
elected mayor by from 500 to 900 ma
jority. Republican mayors we're elected
in the following cities: Kalamazoo. J..
W. Osborn: Benton Harbor, r. B. Gil
lett: Big Rapids, ID. C. Morrill,; Trav-
erse City. E. J. Fulghum; wyandotte,
q. r. Nellis. Democratic mayors were
elected in the following cities: Mar
shall, James c! Beckwith; Monroe, DR..
Victor Lisung; Niles, L. H. Beeson;
Owosso, Stanley e. Parkhill; Menomi-
nee, George H. Gaggerson.
In Minnesota.
st. Paul. Mimi. April 6.-Municipal
elections were held Tuesday in cities of
the second class throughout Minnesota.