The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-06
SOCIALISTS ELECT A MAYOR
P,RTI WINS FIRST AMERICAN
IHTORI N MILW lCKEE.
rn,cass Election shows Many surprises
NIdrrmrR % LSag LeaderuHaip
ucAtrn vets and Drys Raet IN Dan
,uIe-Mrts win Generally IN the state.

Aldermen % LSas Ieadernhip
ucatrn vets and Drys Rsot IN Dan
,nir-Weis win GENERALLY IN the state.
MILWAUKEE. April S.-Emil seidel. .
pa"e-n maker who works at his trade
regularly. at present Alderman at Large.
va -lectod Mayor to-day by q plurality
over tho strong Republican and DOmo-
c-atc candidates Of nearly 5000. He was
Nh. social Democratic candidate
Th,s d. the biggest plurality ever given
t. a candidate for Mayor of this city.
In other years a Slayoralty candidate
has reen glad to have 5000. bat this year
Of votes from both the old parties.
Bsnel. the Republican candidate. who
va expected TO make q strong run. was
o. far behiui both Of the opposition tickets
,ha, had the Democrats gwen him 10000
votes he would still have been defeated
Together with the Mayor comes .
Social Democratic Council. The Socialists.
/, .sems sire. have elected all six Alder
men at Large. with many in the various
yards Even the contest for Judges gave
all M, a Socialist victory
K.ist. the Socialist candidate for
,rcut Judge. led the two nOn-paFtisan
candidates in the city by fe~ hundre d.
bu, the suburbs are 30 strongly anti
Socialist that Franz Eschweitsr viii bs
lie choice
rHIcIuJ. April 5-Democrats carried
the day in the alderrnanic contests and
will have a majority Of partisRns In the
new Council
Complete returns show thirty-eight
democrats m the next Council. counting
Alderman Flick who won a. an indepen-
den, Democrat. This showing gives tire
Democrats two above a majority.
The Republicans will have thirty-ous
regulars and one independent Republican
In Alderman Charles NJ. Thoms on. who
was returned from the Twenty-nfth.
Democratic leaders said tonight that
the gains for Democracy would mean q
partisan organization OF the Council
This Is believed to be impossible. an many
Of the hold over Democrats. al well a.
several elected to-day. are pledged 10 the
non partisan plan. The result Ia taken a.
. reputation Of the Busss city admins
traiion. which has become involved in
many graft scandals.
The Aldermanio election worked little
short II a political revolution. Nine Al
dermen including veterans Of q decade
Of leadership. went down TO crushing de-
feat
The politicH lightning played strange
freaks Alderman Nicholas r. Finn.
reform leader and veteran Of ten years
Council experience. was routed IN the
twentieth ward
Across the line in the EiEhteenth ward
there wAs q bigger sensation. for Alder
nan Mickey Conlon. member Of the Coun-
cil for fourteen years. was beaten by a
thousand votes by William J. Healy. Re-
publican.
For the nrss time in hftcen years. or
Gnce the days Of Johnny Roeers. Re
publican will sit in the Council from this
old banner Democratic ward.
saloons or no saloons was the issue
In q number ~ Illinois cities to-day.
Springfield. Danyille. bloomington.
Il Jolist, Fresport. Rockford. Champaign.
p@catur and a number OF other places
either voted on the question Of abolish
ing the sale Of liquor or on the PROPOSE
ton to remain dry. Local option
elections were the order in 2S9 cities and
villages % the State.
The result was sweeping victory
ior the vets All Of the larger cities
i Snd a big ma iori;y % the smaller towns
j Voted wet The most notable places
4 where the vets won were Rockford.
Decatur. Danville Bloomington. Elgin.
inf Aurora In these cities hit'er cam
"a gfs were made.
n ~PEINGYIELD. H.. April S-SprinGield
4 voted to-day 10 retain saloons by l.2S7
ma rrity. Springfield voted wet two
EAR ago by I.sON. The drys polled ?
vote n ISOi and the wets total of S,7ss.
y there were few disturbances during the
CAV Every saloon in the city was closed.
~ ~. returns came In showing wet
4 Victories IN Decatur. Bloomington. Cham
"a ~ Pana. NATION and many other
C'i-s the vets were jubilant.
u NATION. III April s-The vets Gap
igred Nation township to-day by 10
majority Several bloody encounters and
aro' fe'wsen vets and drys took place
a. 80 POLLS Clinton Bowman. a dry adj
fs'sr' vas seriously wounded. Many
Gr-es's w~r. made The state Attorney
shf I'hsr- with cameras got evidence of
ihs r.rrhsseS Of votes end the drys will
81 to-'~s' he election.