The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-03
Caynor Defeated Barnard Easily With Hearst
AS . Very Poor Third in the Big Race for
the Leadership Of the City
|RESUJL SIN OTHERP PLACES
Tom johnson Defeated in Cleveland Illinois Drys Gain
Ground Gary, Indiana, Has No Serious Trouble
Heney Defeated in San Francisco. ~ - i

X sss3s4 agL3 i
Railway company, all ii arnings ovs
that to go to a reducti5@ liz the
and improvement Of the sfrvices - .
company had accepted these ms
and Johnson tentatively had a. so.
| Returns indicate that the Demo
Gratis. who have long enjoyed control
of the city council, only elected sew
en- councilmen out of thirty-two. The
new council Is pledged to Immediate
| ly settle the street car question.
/ No Trouble at Gary.
| GARY, Ind, Nov. 3-The election
of Thomas E. Knots, Democrat. pres
ent president of the board Of trustees,
over his Republican opponent, was
conceded at midnight, by a plurality
/ of 1875 A Republican majority in the
council, however, was elected.
No pledge that he would enforce
the law against unlicensed liquor sell
/ ers was made by Knots. His oppo-
nent announced, if elected, he would
| enforce the law
This new steel city of $4,000 inhab-
| itants passed the throes Of the first
4 city election. More than 200 special
guards were sworn. The contest CEN
tered in the election of mayor. The
Democratic candidate was Thomas p.
KNOTS; the Republican, John A. Bren-
nan
The serenity OF the day was re-
markabie. considering Che height OF
i feeling and the number Of armed men
|. patrolling the streets. Regular po-
licemen, sixteen in number, was aug
mented by thirty additional. Nearly
q hundred deputy sheriffs, with great.
er authority than the police, were
J. sworn in, and three score constables
4 were on duty Only three arrests
were made, all under the tprovoca-
a ton act, which permits the arrest OF
persons casting aspersions an an
4 other. There were no arrests for lille.
gal voting.
Massachusetts Close.
BOSTON, Nov. 3.-It has been
many years since Massachusetts was
so evenly divided on state election
Governor Draper, Republican, will ap
: parently have margin over James H
!, yahey, Democrat, of about 10000
9 compared with 10000 a year ago
Lieutenant Governor rockingham
y Republican, appears to be reelected
e by about the same plurality, although
: last year he swept the state, defeat
; ing his opponent by over 10000.
e The Republicans were on the de
s fensiye, upholding Drape is admins
Y tration and supporting IS veto o
the eight-hour bill for public EN-
G. ployes. The vote on two plans for ;
$. new charter for Boston low the adop
it tion of plan 2. w 1000 majority. l
is provides for the omination of mayo
l. by petition wit sut party designation
d, four-year terms with right to recall
r at the end of two years and cit,
council. also nonpartisan, of min
q members. The Republicans have tn
!. customery heavy majority in the legis
N lature.
n In Indiana.
= = INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 81
- the municipal elections held in Ind
= ana the Republicans scored severs
victories, the most of which were !
( Indianapolis. Samuel Lewis Shanl
- the Republican candidate for mayo
~ and the entire Republican ticket wer
- elected by majorities ranging frol
a 1000 to 1900.
The Republicans also defeated tn
Democrats at Evansville, wher
Charles f. Heilman was elected ma
7 or over John ]. Nolan, the preser
mayor. At Fort Wayne, Jesse Gric
r the Republican candidate for mayo
: and all the other candidates on h
= ticket were elected by small major
" ties. Further victories were won
j the Republicans at Richmond. era,
Z fordsville and other smaller cite
i George T. Harper, Republican, VIZ
I. elected at Madison.
- The Democrats carried South Ben
- Muncie, Lafayette and probably TER
= Hante and some smaller cities.
"a Republican Gains.
RS PROVIDENCE, Nov. 3.--The R
publicans made marked gains all ov,
TO Rhode Island, especially for governo
lg Pothier's election over Arnold is inc
rs Gated by at least 5000. The majori
e In the assembly is favorable.
to-
nt In Nebraska.
id OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 3.--Almost t