Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-04-05


Such are the results of Tuesdays
| election Timliu carried most pre-.
cincts throughout the state, running
strongly up and down the lakeshore
Captain A. II, Bushnell of Lancaster
exhibited unexpected popularity He
had more than 1000 plurality in his
home county OF Grant, and may prove
second In the race though the prob
ability is that James O'Neill OF Neills
vile viii follow next after the Mil
waukeean
In the GAINESVILLE circuit George
Grimm OF Jefferson probably defeats
Judge Dunwiddie for the circuit
bench, Judge Sale divided tho Rock
! county vote with uuuwiddie Beck
er of Monroe also figured in the con
test nunwiddie is the sitting Judge
Clements II defeats Cleary for Judge
in the Grant county circuit
After Il most sensational contest
David s. Rose was beaten for the
mayoralty in Milwaukee by s. NJ.
Becker, whose plurality is 1905
Arnold, socialist. polled 1900 votes
against 22,700 for Becker and about
81 900 for Rose
At Madison ]. G, Schubert demo
crat and pro-saloonist. won by l,046
over L. h. Rowley. who promised to
close the saloons on Sunday and to
get cheaper gas, Rowley was per.
sonally highly unpopular, and this
fact was the chief cause of Schu.
bert's victory The council is even.
ly bipartisan,
Stoughton went no license, thus
putting out of business II saloons,
The Hausmann Brewing company of
Madison owns $4,000 In saloon prop.
critics there Other no-license places
near are Lodi, Cambridge Barneveld,
Deeriield and Blue Mounds
The Dunn ballot law was buried
deeply everywhere,
Republicans carried Viroqua, Slough
Ripon, Portage, Marinette, Menomnee
and Baraboo,
Democrats were victorious IN Ken.
osha, Elroy, Columbus, Madison
Dodgeville, Fond du Lac, Beaver Dam
| Neenah, Appleton, Eau Claire and
Citizens tickets were elected NJ
Marshield Sturgeon Bay. Kewaskum
Algoma, Beloit, Oconto, Green Nay
and Grand Rapids
The proposition 10 issue $4,000 OF
bonds for the street railways in chi.
cago carried. but another proposition,
that the city proceed TO operate tho
lines, defeated
The result of the election leaves
the mayor and his immediate mu
nicipal ownership lieutenants in n
quandary, Only two of the three prop
ositions entail any legal effects The
defeat Of the first precludes the pos.
sibIlity Of municipal operation which
) Mayor Dunno frankly admitted was
necessary TO successful municipal
Ownership. The adoption Of the
second proposition means legal ap.
proyal by the electorate of Chicago
Of the mayors ordinances adopted
iby the council Jan Is This ordinance
authorizes the city Of Chicago to
construct, acquire, purchase own and
maintain street railways within its
corporate limits and providing the
means therefor" The ordinance
/ further makes provision for the is.
sue Of Mueller street railway certih-
Gates not to exceed in amount $75,
! 100000. The adoption OF the $4,000,
600 Mueller certificate proposition,
however, is a mere authorization and
action by the city council Will be
necessary TO effect the issuance Of
Mueller certificates. Whether the
new council will support the mayor In
his programme and how the defeat
Of the operation proposition will effect
the proposed sale Of certificates are
questions which none Of the Dunno
leaders was inclined to discuss.
TYPICAL WISCONSIN RETURNS.