The Irish standard., 1909-04-10
votes. Women prayed IN the churches
all day for the dry" ticket.
Results In Wisconsin,, |

votes. Women prayed IN the churches
all day for the dry" ticket.
Results In Wisconsin,.
Milwaukee, Apr. S-Municipal cleo
lions were held in a large number OF
cities throughout Wisconsin Tuesday
the issue Of license" or mo license
being at stake. License carried in a
majority of the cities and towns. thus
far heard from. In Appleton and Be.
lott, where the struggle was holly
waged, the VETS were victorious
Sparta, which voted dry" last cleo.
ton, decided for license" while Stur.
geon. Bay went dry" for the first
time. New Lisbon's vote resulted in q
tie and will remain dry"
The following places carried for III
cense:"
Beloit. Baraboo. Appleton, Sparta,
Oshkosh, Plainfleld, Platteville. Ply
mouth. West Salem. Broadhead. Fenni.
more. Barron, Ashland. Onalaska,
Galesville, Rhinelander, Eagle River,
Stanley, Eau Claire, Marinette. Nee.
nah. Somers and charlottesville.
The towns voting dry" are:
Mondovia. Eleva, Gilmanton. New
Lisbon (tie), Sturgeon Bay, White
Hall, Grantsburg, Richmond, Slough.
ton, Albany, Decatur Lodi. Black
, Earth, Bloomington.
Democrats carried Oshkosh in the
mayorality, J. G. Voss defeating Mayor
John Branderob. Republican. by 500
majority; Democrats also carried She
boygan, Darlington. Kenosha and
Mauston: while the Republicans were
successful in GAINESVILLE. Most Of the
towns elected citizens tickets.
Returns from throughout the state
indicate that Charles P. Cary. the pres.
ent state superintendent of public in
struction leads his three opponents in
his race for reelection on a non-par.
tisan ticket.
John Barnes, state supreme court
Justice is reelected without opposition.
Democrats were successful in Fort
Atkinson and Portage
Republicans carried Elkhorn.
A. J. Horlick. Republican, was re-
elected mayor of Racine by safe plu.
rality. Three Democrats and two Re,
publicans we're elected to the Racine
/ council
Tive indiana Counties "Wet."
Indianapolis, Ind, Apr S-The local
option wave which has been sweeping
Indiana dashed up against the BLACK
ford and Cass county barriers yester-
day and received a setback which
breaks the great string of victories for
the anti.saloon cause. The margin of
victory In Blackford county was 1871.
Cass county goes wet" by 1874.
Returns from Missouri.
St. Louis, Mo-, Apr. S-The election
of the Republican city ticket by 5000
votes, was conceded by the Democrats
after 227 precincts out of 4O3 in the
city showed Frederick H. Kreismann,
Republican nominee for mayor. had re-.
ceived 31,466 votes and his Demo-
crotic opponent, William G. Woerner,
2b,709.
Jefferson City, the capital Of Mis-.
souri,, elected John F. Heinrichs, Dem
ocrat, mayor. At Columbia the Demo
! cratic ticket won over a Citizens
ticket favored by the Civic league
Most of the smaller cities and towns
in eastern Missouri reported Demo.
cratic victories.
Kansas City, Mo-, Apr. s.-1ncom.
plete returns indicated the election OF
w. S. Guyer, Republican, as mayor OF
Kansas City. Kan, by majority of
about 500.
Various elections in Kansas were
holly contested. Leavenworth elected
Omar Abernathy mayor and Wichita
chose Charles l.. Davidson. Both OF
these contests were under the com.
mission form Of government. and re.
suited in its continuance.
The dry ticket was successful In
Topeka but the liberals won in Atchi.
son and Lawrence. Topeka reelected
William Green as mayor. Lawrence
elected S. D. Bishop over Prof. w. H.
Carruth of the University of Kansas.
DR.. G. w. Alaman, Democrat, was
elected mayor of Atchison, largely on
the race issue. He had openely de.
clared he did not want the negro vote
He was the only Democrat elected.
Elections In Nebraska.
Lincoln. Neb., Apr. 8.-The question
of saloon license was the dominating
issue in the municipal elections held
in Nebraska towns and villages Tues
day and returns thus far received
while showing a few surprising
changes, do not indicate landslide
to either side. The gains. especially
in the smaller towns. are on the side
Of the "drys."
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