The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-05
Republicans Win Council.

The new mayo will have the city
council with him.. u it is very close,
as the makeup Of this body shows
~lhirty-five republicans, thirty-four DEM
ocrats and one Independent democrat.
The ordinances settling the street
gar question arc carried by q good
majority. The total vote on this ques-
ton vas 165,s46 for and 1921 2o
against.
The only democrat outside of alder
ocratic candidate for city treasurer.
Traction Was Sole Issue.
Tho issues in the campaign have
been largely based upon the improve
ment of the local traction system.
Both parties were agreed that pres
ent conditions We're in~tolerable, but diff
fered as to the best method to be en-
ployed in revising them. The delno
cratic party, headed by Mayor Dunno,
stood for municipal ownership through
condemnation of the street car prop
critics if the result could not be OBJ
tanned in any other way.
The republican party favored ordi-
nances which We're recently passed by
q democratic city council yer the veto
provide for twenty-year franchises
for the street car companies, the city
retaining the right TO purchase tho
systems for $4,000, 900 plus tho
amount to be spent for immediate re-
Mobilization of the lines, six months
tention to acquire the property. The
ordinances also provide for universe!
transfers throughout the city. a Scent
fare and 55 per cent of the net rev.
enue of the companies to be paid to
the city.
Ownership Completely Routed.
The fight for and against the ador-
ton of these ordinances has been ex-
ceedingly bitter. They were carried
yesterday by q majority OF about 10000
votes. The vote showed a decided re-
versal of public opinion on the question
of municipal ownership compared with
the last ra~ayoralty campaign two years
ago. At that time Dunno received 163,-
1S9 votes, against 1851 for John NJ.
Harlan, the republican leader. Tho
prohibitionist ticket received 1894
votes and tho socialists 23.034. This
year the republican vote was lG4, S39,
and h a of the democrats 151,71S. The
prohibition vote runs slightly above
THAI of two ears ago while the So
cialist vote fell off heavily, being moro
than $1,000 less thar that of the last
city election.
Campaign Extremely Bitter.
The campaign has been the most
vicious the city has ever known.
Charges and ounter charges have
0SN'A VI = OtAN tA1Nt IL lin pSl-
sonal lives OF the candidates have been
held up to the public. and throughout
the entire campaign speakers on both
sides have INDUCED night after night
in TRADES filled with iavectives and
abuse. The disagrceable feature of
the campaign which became so pro-
.nounced ill its latter part commenced
when Mayor Dunno circulated a petit
ton for Il referendum vote on the
traction proposition at the present
election.
He and his followers that
they had secured Isl 900 signers to
this petition. $4,000 being necessary
TO place the matter before the voters.
Charges We're made by the republicans
that thousands of these names had
been forged and thai the list had been
padded In every conceivable fashion.
These assertions We're v~chemently de-
MED by the democrats and the follow
ers of Mayor Dunno who We're in favor
OF immediate municipal ownership.
From this tine 70 the end of the cam
paign the feeling became more bitter
and more intense.