The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
Results of Tuesday's Contest in the More Prominent Cities of
 The West.
MAYOR OUNSs DEFEATED IN cH.cAGO
ne People Also Indorscd the Fran. cn'se Ordinances Recently Passed over Mayor 0unne's veto-Demo, orats Elect Entire Ticket in St. louls-Results in Other Cities.

NN A. busSe, the republican Candi- nate Tor mayor. over Edward F. Dunne. his democratic rival and can didate for reelection by plursIity of about 13.000.
 me issues in the campaign have been largely based upon the improve ment of the local traction system Both parties were agreed that present conditions were iDtolerable. but oif- fered as to the best method to be em- pioyed in revising them. The demo cratic party headed by Mayor Dunue stood for municipal ownership through condemnation of the street car proper ties, if the result could not be obtain cd in any other way The republican party favored ordinances which were recently passed by democratic city council over the veto of Mayor Dunne These ordinances provided for twenty year franchises for the street car com panies, the city retaining the right to purchase the systems for s30.000 .0GO plus the amount to be spent for im- mediate rehabilitation Of the lines: six months notice being necessary e the city's intention to acquire the prop erty The ordinances also Lroyide for universal transfers lhropehout the city, a fiye-cont fare and 5 per .ceni Of the net revenues of the eomranies and against the adoption of these or dinances has been exceedingly bitter. They were carried by majority rf about 10000 votes.
 Guthrie. Ok, April 4--Returns from Oklahoma and Indian territory inii. cate sweeping gains for the republ- cans. The entire republican city tick ct was elected by small majoritics, ex- Gov c. M. Barnes being the mayoralt candidate. The democrats at Okla homa City claim the election of prac tically the entire ticket The republ can tickets were successful in Enid Shawnee, Kingf!sher. Tulsa, L T.. Chickasha. I. T., and Okmulgee, I. T. while Lawton, Hobart and Norman returned reduce democratic major ties In many towns sentiment to- ward the constitution was merged with local issues.
 Denver, April An the cities and towns of Colorado excepting Denve held municipal elections Tuesday. Local issues were fought out princi- pally and in a number of towns but one ticket was in the field The question of licensing saloons was voted upon in several towns, the most con sBicuous victory for the anti-saloon element being at Boulder The wip- ing out Of tho liquor traffic in that city places the whole CT the Northern Colorado agricultural district under dry rule.
 Milwaukee, Wis. April i.-The lat est retnrns from Tuesdays judicial c'cction show that Justice Roujet D. was reelected justice of the supreme court by good sized major ity over Henry T. Scudder. Demo- cratic mayors were elected at Trem- pealeau. Ashland. Sheboygan. Berlin, Lacrosse and Riron Republican mayors were elected at Racine Colum- bus. Fox ake, Jancs'i He and Osh- kosh.
 Oklahoma City, Ok, April 4.-Thc results of Tuesdays election shows narts of iha ticke'e of both political parties elected The 1emocra $ .,- the mayor, city attorney chic. police. police judge, three memle. the city council and two mem-ers the school board. The repubiica elect c.ty cierK, city asSc~sar, tM' members of the council and thre, members of the school Loard.
 Hot Springs, Ark Arril 4.-li Tuesdays municipal ec tion ih' ticket supported by the Civil Improve ment Union, reform ureani1aii was defeltcd by the fusion, or "Con servative" ticket, headed by Nj. fl IOOu, uS l1t uidNoi uiiy Nahhi i"NN' The aim of the Civil Impro enent Union was 10 suppress gambling.
 St. Louis, April f.-Complete re turns show that Tuesdays city elec- ton resulted in the election of the en- tire democratic city council ticket and l5 democrats of of the 2S mem bers of the house of delegates. Q the four members of the school board voted for. two democrats and two republicans were elected.
 East St. Louis, H.. April f.-for the third consecutive time Mayor Silas Cook, heading the lncependent party ticket, carried the city in the municipal election here Tuesday. Six out of seven aldermen were elected by the Independents, as also were all other candidates with the exception of the assessor.
 Kansas City, Kan. April Gen. ID. E Cornell. republican candidate, was elected mayor of Kansss City, Kan. Tuesday by majority Of i175 over w. W. Rose, democratic nomi- nee. The election was one of the most
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