Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-04-14

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sensational canvass, issuing daily pa
per called Beckers Bulletin and making
speeches among the factory employees
| In his automobile. Just before election
day he distributed 5000 corncob pipes.
and packages of tobacco, and hence the,
remark that the majority for Rose
! event up in smoke"
Chicago Votes For Ownership.
| In the referendum held at Chicago
three questions of public policy were
submitted to the voters. The first
was, 'Shall the city proceed to operate
street railwaysT Although the vote
on this stood III, 574 for to 1O2, 1874
against, it was defeated for lack of the
necessary three-ifths of the total vote.
The second proposition was on the ap-
prevail of the municipal ownership or
dinance for the Issue of $75,OO0,OOO Of
certificates. This was carried by ma
jority of $500 votes. The third as to
the general policy of securing munich
pal ownership and operation Of street
railways instead of private franchises
was carried by 1880 majority. This
was only for the purpose Of testing
public sentiment and has NO legal
force. The rejection of immediate OPP
GRAFTON by the city is regarded as a de-
cisive defeat for the administration of
Mayor Dunno. Nevertheless the may
or issued a statement saying the fight
for municipal ownership had not been
lost and under the other two PROPOSE
tons the city would go ahead and ac-
quire the street railways, trusting to
the voters at some later date to au-
thorize the city to operate them. He
attributes the turn in the tide to the
ex-Mayor Harrison following and the
old Democratic machine. A majority
of the new city council stands commit
ted to the ST 900 saloon license.
Other Local Elections.
Mayor Henney Of Hartford, Conn,
was reelected as Republican by 1000
plurality, gain Of 1,4OO since the pre-
ceding election.
In a majority of the Michigan city
elections Democratic or Independent
tickets we're elected over the Repub-
lican, but in Detroit George e. Ellis,
the Republican candidate for mayor,
was elected by a plurality of 2,720.
Ohio inheritance Tax Repealed.
The Ohio legislature by a large ma
jority passed the bill repeating the in
heritance tax law, thus depriving the
state of an annual revenue amounting
to S400,50O. This, however, is expected
to be made good by the new liquor tax.
Cincinnati Grafters Freed.
The grand jury of Hamilton county,
o., has refused to indict county treas
urers whose graft of hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars from city banks for
depositing public funds was exposed
by the legislative committee on the
ground that the legislative resolution
granted immunity to those who should
testify. The treasurers have already
paid back over 100000.
Forgery OF Hearst Petition Charged.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York arrested Benjamin H. Goldberger,
an official OF the registrars Office, on
charge Of forgery in connection with
the fling of the petition Of voters which
resulted in the nomination of w r.
Hearst for mayor last year. Jerome
says that he has evidence to show that
from Is to 40 per cent of the names on
the Hearst list were forged Hearst's
papers call it an act Of revenge for
their opposition to Jerome.
Experts Approve Rate Bill.
The Association of State Railway
Commissioners while in session at
Washington set the seal Of its approval
upon the pending Hepburn rate bill
provided it has an adequate conrt re-