River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-15

The margin of victory in Blaekford
county was ISL. Cass county goes
wet" by 1874
Results in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee. - Muncipipal elections
were held in a large number of cities
throughout Wisconsin Tuesday, the is.
sue of license" or mo license" being
at stake. License carried in a major
ity of the cities and towns thus far
heard from. In Appleton and Beloit,
where the struggle was holly wagedr
the "wets" were victorious. Sparta
which voted dry" last election, de-
cided for license" while Sturgeon
Bay went "dry" for the first time
New Lisbon's vote resulted in a tie
and will remain dry"
The following places carried for eli
cense:"
Beloit, Baraboo, Appleton Sparta
Oshkosh, Plainfield, Platteville, Ply
mouth, West Salem, Broadhead, Fenni
more, Barron, Ashland, Onalas
Galesville, Rhinelander, Eagle River,
Stanley, Eau Claire, Marinette, Nee
nah, Somers and Blanchardsville.
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, ]. G. Voss defeating Mayor
John Branderob (Rep), by 500
majority; Democrats also carried She.
boygan, Darlington, Kenosha and
Mansion; while the Republicans were
successful in GAINESVILLE. Most of the
towns elected citizens tickets.
John Barnes, state supreme court
justice, is reelected without opposi,
ton.
Democrats were successful in Fort
Atkinson and Portage.
A. J. Horlick (Rep) was re,
elected mayor of Racine by safe plu.
rality. Three Democrats and two Re-
publicans were elected to the Racine
council.
Elections In Nebraska.
Lincoln, Neb.-The question OF sa-
loon license was the dominating Issue
in the municipal elections held in Ne
braska towns and villages Tuesllay
and returns thus far received, while
showing a few surprising changes, do
not indicate a landslide to either eide.
The gains, especially in the smaller
towns, are on the side of the "drys."
One OF the important victories OF
the no-license forces was at Kearney,
which voted out the saloons by ma
iority of 5S. AS an Offset to this,
Alliance, which for a year has been
without saloons, decided in favor of
their establishment by nearly a
hundred votes after the most strenu-
Gus campaign in the history of the
town. Beatrice increased its dry
vote by over a hundred, Hastings
rendered a verdict in favor of the
"wet" side.
"Dry" Win in Colorado.
Denver, Col-Prohibition was the
main issue in the municipal elections
held in Colorado outside of Denver.
The anti-saloon party generally was
victorious.
Returns from Missouri.
st. Louis, Mo.-The election of the
Republican city ticket by 5000 votes,
was conceded by the Democrats after
227 precincts out of 400 in the city
showed Frederick II. Kreismann, Re.
publican nominee for mayor, had re.
ceived 81, 466 votes and his Democratic
opponent, William G.. Woerner, 25,
7O9.
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.
Various elections in Kansas were
holly contested. Leavenworth elected
Omar Alternately mayor and Wichita
chose Charles L. Davidson. Both of
these contests were under the com
mission form Of government, and re-
suited in it's continuance.
Drys Victorious In Michigan.
Detroit, Mich-Of the 81 counties
which voted Monday on the question
of abolishing the sale and manufac-
ture of liquor within their borders.
20 went "dry" and seven wet" Fol.
lowing are the results:
"Dry"-Alcona, Allegan, Benzie.
Branch, Calhoun, Clare, Eaton, En-.
NETT, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ionia, Iosco,
Isabella, Jackson, Kalkaska, Living
stone, Newaygo, Sanilac, Tuscola
CharIevoix.
"Wet"-Berrien, Huron, Montcalm,
Mecosta, ottawa, Washtenaw and
Monroe.