The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-06
If the Returns as Received Last Even
ing Are Reliable, OFF is Elected
and the Council is
Democratic.
HEARING THE NEWS
The Gate City Gave Out the First and
Most Reliable News Last Even
ing to Hundreds of
People.

control of the city government on next
Monday evening will stand seven dem
ocratic aldermen, five republican al
dermen and democratic mayor, pro
viding the election returns as receiv-
ed last evening are proven to be cor
rect and honest.
Granting that Off has received the
three votes necessary to elect him as
mayor, he will therefore have the APP
pointment of the police force of the
city, which now consists of republi-
cans Henry Kesselring was elected
marshal by a large enough majority
to give him the place even though the
election should be contested.
In the first ward, John DeYong, re-
publican was elected. He will sue
coed o. A. Talbot and together with
]. l. Annable, republican, will repre-
sent the ward
In the second ward Patrick Tigue,
Jr.. has a majority of AZ over Tumelty
on the face Of the returns. He was
running to succeed himself. T. J.
| Hickey is the hold over alderman from
that ward
]. P. Christy in the third ward de-
feated Publisky by -oS votes yester-
day and will represent the ward to-
gether with j. p Johnson, both being
republicans.
In the fourth ward the returns show
A. J. McCormic. to have defeated
Mundy by 81 votes. Mccormick sue
ceeds himself. The hold over alder
man from that ward is Charles Off,
who did not resign while running for
mayor. In case he is seated as mayor,
he will resign and special election
will be called to fill the unexpired
term. In case he is not seated as mayor
he will hang on to the aldermanic job
In the fifth ward Emil G. Lindstrand
was elected to succeed himself defeat
ing Lundgren by SO votes. He is a
republican The holdover alderman is
Arthur Swanson, democrat.
In the sixth ward, Albert Kiefer
democrat has a majority of II on the
returns over j. R. Roberts, republican
H. G. Seeman is the retiring alderman
from this ward and DR.. Brown is the
:, holdover.
If the official count shows the same
! as the returns received last evening
the city council will be democratic
! and will have power over all city of
, fices. In case the official count puts Mr.
Sterne in the mayors chair, the coun
j, ell will still be Democratic, but with
a republican mayor and police force
r The Independent Ticket.
Quite a few voters threw away theil
votes on independent candidates, 27(
i of them voting for Henneman for
\ mayor and rs for Dunlap for marshal
y In the sixth ward Loewenstein receiv
ed 139 votes.
The independent vote for marsha
cuts no figure in the result, but fol
mayor and alderman in the sixt'
ward. 1t made vital showing and one
which cannot be estimated.
Had the independent vote for these
TWO OFFICIALS SoLS CilhSi III WV ~
y publican or democratic candidates, the
result would have shown grea
!, change.
: The old city council meets next Mon
day evening, at which time the clerl
will make his report of the election re
: suit. The new council will then b'
v sworn in.
/ Hearing the News.
4 There was considerable interest il
) the result of the election last even
: ing and The Gate City office, as usual
e was headquarters for the news, receiv
e ing the returns from the various wards
j. first, and giving them out correctly.
When the returns were all in bu