The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-04-01
IOWA CITIES ELECT
new CITY OFFICERS
EXCITING MUNICIPAL CONTESTS
IN MANY TOWNS.
PHILLIPS WINS oTTuMWA
Wide Open Policy Carries BY Mar
row Plurallty-Party Politics
Entered Into Few of
the Contests.

IhANiCh nav TO" VI
!. the Contests.
Ottumwa, March 30.--After the most
bitter and most demonstrative fight
. lever waged in Ottumwa, T. ]. Phil
,, Hips, the present incumbent, was re-
elected mayor by the narrow plural
,, ity OF 1874 over o. A. Emery, the re-
publican candidate The democrats
! also won all the city offices except city
assessor and two park commissioners.
The new council win have seven dem
Iocratic members to two republicans.
1.-The results mean a continuation of the
wide open town policy in Ottumwa.
When the results were known last
might big demonstration was made
lon the down town streets. Bands
were out and 5000 people raised Cain
lgenerally. @
The campaign has been on since the
billy Sunday revival and bitterly
fought, especially against Phillips, who
was scathingiy denounced in all the
lefty pulpits, and in public meetings of
women. Laurence Morrisey, fresh
IIiolI TIE OlolG was SlCIlCu
police judge by 7O6, heading the ticket.
The democrats began arguments this
AFTERNOON in court on the case! for OPP
eriing the saloons. al
lnsIedue Gets Third Term.
Marshalltown, Ia, March 30 o. L.
Ingledue was elected mayor for the
third time, over James Il. Stanton. He
had a majority of about $50 in 5000
votes. He was opposed by the radical
land church element.
Library Proposal Lost.
Creston, Ia, March 30.--The wom-
lens club lost in their effort to secure
la Carnegie library. The vote against
1.-THE necessary aid was about 400. The
democrats made clean sweep in the
lefty election, DR.. e. r. Reynolds being
detected mayor by about 800 majority.
Socialist Won at Boone.
Boone, Ia, March 30.--A hot fight
Tended in the defeat of the head Of the
citizens' ticket, T. J. Mahoney of the
citizens' ticket being defeated by G..
l.. Wilder, socialist, by so votes. The
rest of the citizens ticket was elected
lby good maJorities.
Kirschman Defeated Four. ~
1 . Mason City, Ia, March 3O.--The, city
detection, resulted in the choice of f.
A. Kirschman, Independent, for mayor
lover four opponents, by a plurality of
thirty-eight, his nearest competitor be-
ling A. r.. Shots, the republican, candi-
date, with 52S; A. Fl. Cummings, equal
taxation, with 511, and Nutting, sciti.
Izens, 1873. G. II. McNider was defeat
ed for treasurer by C. II. Barber by,
fifty votes.
Law Enforcement at Abba.
Abba, Ia, March 30.-A. C.. Pabst,
independent, was elected mayor over
Mayor Dave Clever by 80 votes. The
fines of the campaign were drawn on
law enforcement, the Independents
claiming there had been laxity on the
part of the present administration.
The citizens" elected one alderman
at large, one councilman, assessor and
surveyor, while the independents elect
ed the mayor, one alderman at large,
three couneilmen and treasurer.
Monroe County Towns. e.
Abba, Ia, March 30-Three incor-
porated towns in Monroe county out
Iside of Abba elected officials yester-
day. Mayor Oscar Conwell was de-
reated at Lovilia, ]. H. Sylvester hay-
ing l vote majority. The citizens
ticket from mayor down to assessor
was successful.
At Foster, w. H. Burdan was elect
led mayor by IL majority. The indie
Ipendents elected two members OF the
town council, while the citizens car
ried the rest of the ticket.
: At Melrose there was but one ticket
and Mayor Norton was reelected.
Boosters Win.
Colfax, Ia, March 30.-The citizens
ticket was elected over the peoples
ticket. M. q. Penquite was elected
, mayor, B. A. Brown, treasurer; w, B.
lWells, assessor; DR.. Weston, VIM.
,, boyd and G. Evans councilmen, and
Arthur Dales and Roy Lyons, council
linen at large. No radical reforms are
lexpected but an administration with
booster procliyities was chosen.
No City Gas Plant.
4 Newton, Ia, March 800. c. Mere.
dith was elected mayor over Henry
Held by seventy-two majority The
Held ticket stood for municipal owner
ship through the proposition to bond
! the city for $4,000 for gas plant.
! This proposition was defeated.
Billiard Halls Lose.
Washington. Ia, March 30 The
Question of granting licenses to the
. billiard and pool halls was the issue
, lin the municipal contest here. The
Ipool halls lost by SO votes, the people
voting directly on the question. The
J candidates were all pledged to carry
/, out the will OF the people. B. Dixon
Twas elected MAYOR over MayOr II A.