River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-15
ELECTION RESULTS
FROM SEVEN STATES
Municipal Officers Chosen in Illinois.
Wisconsin, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
brasku, Colorado and Arkansas
Liquor the Issue at Many Places.

Chicago.-The Republicans seem to
have carried most of the cities and
towns in Illinois at the municipal elec-
lions Tuesday. Local option was an
issue in several places and the "drys"
won in majority.
In Chicago Isaac N. Powell (Rep.)
was elected city treasurer; Francis D.
Connery (Dem.) was elected city clerk
Eighteen Republicans and IS Demo-
Gratis were elected aldermen. Control
of the new council was safely vested in
the respectable element Of that body,
and the gray wolves were beaten badly
in their scheme to grab off the council
organization.
The proposal to levy a special tax
for the establishment of tuberculosis
sanitarium was carried by a tremen-
dous majority.
Springfield, ILL.,, l.. Y. Sherman
was defeated for mayor Of Springfield
by Attorney John S. Schnepp (Dem)
by plurality of 800 votes. The con-
test was one of the fiercest in the city's
history.
Harry Hofferkamp (Dem) defeated
former comptroller Joseph Zimmerman
for city treasurer by 1900 votes. City
Clerk ]. Emil Smith (Rep.) won over
st. John Campbell (Dem.) by a large
plurality. City Attorney Roy Seeley
was reelected over w. K. Zewadski
(Dem.).
Quincy, Ill. - John A. Steinbach
(Dem.), was elected mayor over the
present mayor, John H. Best (Rep.),
by plurality of 95S. The Democrats
elected their straight city and town
tickets, with the possible exception of
alderman in the Fourth ward.
Bement, HIN the township cleo
ton the full Republican ticket was
elected. The proposition for levying
tax to build hard roads was defeated,
276 to 1877.
Moline, I1l.-Andrew Olson, Peoples
candidate, was reelected mayor by a
majority of 800 votes over City Clerk
G. G. Carlson (Rep.). Republicans
elected five aldermen and the Peoples
party two.
Spirited Election at Kewanee.
Kewanee, HIN spirited township
election Hugh Hill was elected super
visor; Theodore Cronau, clerk; Law
renee Cavanaugh, assessor; Fred Rich
ards, collector; Edward Golden, high
way commissioner; Robert G. Moore,
school trustee; N. ]. Demerath and
S. D. Burge, library directors; all
winners are Republicans. A PROPOSE
ton for hard roads tax was defeated
Decatur, Ill.-The local optionists
lost their third straight bout in the
township election. They were beaten
in the township primary and in the
city primary and again yesterday. The
"wet" Republican township ticket won
by majorities ranging from 600 to 300.
The "dry" Republicans, having failed
to nominate their men in the primary,
bolted the ticket, but all they could do
was to cut down the majority.
Republicans Increase Majority.
Fairbury, Ill.-The Republican ticket
was elected in Indian Grove by an in
creased majority. The following were
chosen: Supervisor, J. w. Mcdowell;
clerk, G. B. Gordon; assessor, G. w.
Bennett; collector, Robert Roberts;
commissioner, George B. Crouch.
Marion, 1ll-Township elections in
Williamson county were held on par
tisan lines. The reports show Repub-
lican majorities with little change
from former results in the county.
Peoria, Ill.-The Republicans swept
Peoria in the municipal election and
with the exception Of city attorney,
elected their ticket. Former Mayor
e. N. Woodruff defeated Mayor O'Con-
nor by a majority of about 1900.
Jerseyville, Ill.-In the municipal
election Jerseyville voted dry" by 1856
majority.
Bloomington, Ill.-The township
elections throughout Mclean county,
showed Republican gains. Blooming
ton township going solidly Republican
by pluralities averaging 500, while the
Republicans retain control of the
board of supervisors. The local OPP
ton issue did not come up anywhere
in this county.
Macomb, Ill.-John M. Keefer, Re-
publican, defeated Thomas j. Dudman,
Citizen, for mayor by majorities of 173.
Two Indiana Counties "Wet."
Indianapolis, Ind.-The local option
wave which has been sweeping In
diana dashed up against the Blackford
and Cass county barriers Tuesday and
received a setback which breaks the
great string of victories for the anti
saloon cause.
Both Blackford and Cass counties
indicated preference for the regu-
larly licensed saloons, and go on rec
ord with Wayne county for the "wets."