Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-04
TRACTION ORDINANCES
ARE ALSO ADOPTED
Democratic Candidate For
City Treasurer Elected
Results Of Other
Elections

Cnlcago, April 3-Rev1sed unofi-
cial returns of yesterdays election
show that Busse, republican candi-
date for mayor, was elected by
plurality of 1905 over Dunno. The
entire republican city ticket was
elected with the exception Of Ed
ward G. Young, candidate for city
treasurer, who was beaten by John
p. Traeger, democrat, by 1883.
The city council will stand thirty
8 six democrats. and thirty-four re-
publicans
The traction ordinance recently
passed By the city council over the
veto of Mayor. Dunna, which pro-
vides for immediate rehabilitation
of the street car systems, carried
by vote Of 165,646 to 1872 2,72O. The
election also added to the extent
Of the city by bringing in the SUI
burb of Morgan Park, which will
add aoout 5000 to its population,
provided the citizens Of Morgan
Park approve of the annexation.
Chicago, April I. Fred A. Busse, The
repub blican candidate, was yesterday
elected mayor of Chicago for the nexi
four years. by a plurality of 13, ,016 ovsl
Mayor p. +. Dunno, his democratic op
ponent.
John R. McCabe, republican, was
elected city clerk by approximately the
same plurality.
John e. Traeger, the democratic can.
didate for city treasurer, was elected
by about 1888 plurality according tc
the police returns.
w. H. McSurely and Ben M. Smith
republican candidates for superior
court judges were elected by plurall
ties larger than that received by Mr.
Busse, because they were voted on IN
the whole county, the country towns
being largely republican.
Otto ]. Novak, the republican candi.
date for drainage trustee, was also
elected.
Council Republican, 81 to 80.
The republicans elected the majority
of their candidates for aldermen, and
the next council will stand thirty-seven
republicans to thirty-three democrats
The traction ordinances were ap
proved by majority of 33,126, accord
ing to the police returns. The traction
ordinances received majority in near
ly every ward in the city, the exceD
tions being few democratic wards
where the municipal ownership propo
sition was given a large vote on tbs
occasions in the past when the ques
tion has been submitted as matter o1
public policy.
The prohibition candidate for mayor
w. A. Brubaker. received larger VOC
than the party candidates have gener
ally received in the past, he having
polled nearly 10000 votes. The social
lists fell off almost so per cent from
their vote of two years ago, their can
didate for mayor receiving only 1915!
votes, as against 23,034 in 1895.
Results in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, April 3.-The latest re
turns from yesterdays judicial elec
ton show that Justice Roujet D. Mar
shall is reelected by good sized ma
iority over Henry T. Scudder. Martir
j.. Llick, of Juneau and Samuel D
Hastings, of Green Bay, were elected
Judges of the 18th and 14th circuits re
spectively by majorities estimated a
over 1000.
DelIlOSIdIlC uldSoIo WSTe SleCIeu d
Thempeleau, Ashland, Sheboygan
Berlin, Lacrosse and Ripon. Republi
can mayors were elected at Racine
Columbus, Fox Lake, GAINESVILLE ant
Oshkosh.
Kansas City Results.
Kansas City, April 3.-Oficial re
turns show the election of Cornell
(Rep.) as mayor of Kansas City (Kas.,
by a plurality of 1,21S over Rose
tDem.)
In Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City. April g. Late re
turns show the democrats elected th'
mayor and other city officials with ths
exception of city clerk, assessor ant
a. IL.