Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-07
ELECTIONS in $50 CITIES ANn
TOWNS HELD YESTERDAY AMI
REVERSAL OF FORMER RE.
Suits Is SHOWN.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
WIN IN NH WAUKEH
EMIL sEIDEL ELECTED MAYOR ON
THAT TICKET BY RECORD
PLURALITY AND COUNCIL ls.
ALSO CONTROLLED.

Springfield. ILL.,. April Elections
in 260 cities and towns in Illinois yeS
terday on the saloon issue show q de
cided reversal of the vote OF two years
ago. Reports today show that thirty
nine dry towns went "wet" and that
nineteen wet" towns went dry
Seventy-two "wet" tow~s retained thu
saloons and ITO ''dry" towns remained
true to their colors.
Rockford was recaptured By the
liquor men by small majority Decas
tur, Dixon, Dekalb. Belvidere ars
among the places where "dry" VIC
tories OF two years ago were reversed
The "drys" failed to gain an entrance
into Danville. Aurora, Joliet and
Bloomington.
Galesburg went 'dry" by small
majority, while "wet" majorities were
reduced at Rock Island and Moline. Al
Bloomington the "wet" majority 0l
two years ago was doubled. Decatur,
which gave the "drys" 1920 majority
two years ago, Joined the saloon col
umn by 500 majority. Mattoon IL an
Iother city claimed by the swets," cleo
1 lltion day being married by riots and
charges OF fraud. IS .gs
Chicago Republicans Lose Majority
In the election Of one alderman from
each OF thirty-flve ward In Chicago
the Democrats elected Fl candidates
Republicans IL and Independents 2,
The new council will be composed Of
20 Demo Gratis, 20 Republicans and two
Independents, the Democrats thus
knocking out the Republican majority,
Alderman John Coughlin Of the First
ward was reelected by q large MAJ
jority.
Tho Result In Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 6.-The So
cial-D Democratic party, which swept
Milwaukee city and county yesterdaN
gave Emil Seidel. its candidate foi
mayor, 7,109 plurality, according ia
the complete returns. Seidel's plurality
is the largest in the history Of Milwa,ls
kees municipal elections, with the ex
ception of 1898, when David s.. Rose,
Democrat, had 7.849.
The new council consists OF 21 So
cial Democrats, ten Democrats and
four Republicans.
The new board of supervisors haa
eleven Social Democrats, three Repub
Hcans and two Democrats.
The Social Democrats elected twd
out of the seven civil judges.
Five other candidates were elected
on non-partisan tickets.
Topeka ls Swept by Wsts.
Topeka, Kas., April 6.-In the elec-
ton for mayor Of Topeka ]. B. Billards
so-called "wet" candidate, defeated
Mayor Green, the law and order can.
didate, by over 1000 majority. It was
a landslide for Billiard, who is Dem.
ocrat,and is considered rebuke ia
Governor Gtubbs, insurgent Republi-
can. who mixed in the campaign.
"Wets' Win In Nebraska.
Omaha, Neb., April 6.-Returns sres
ceived Tuesday from 120 cities and
towns in Nebraska which held mum.
cipal elections indicate that II went
"wet" and 81 dry" The changes wers
slightly favorable to the vets numer1-
cally, but Havelock, one of the most
important towns, on which Lincoln has
drawn for it's supply Of liquors since
the latter city voted out the saloon.
was one Of those changing to the dry
column. Beatrice, Ashland and Auburn
all Important cities, changed to the IL
cense side.
Kansas City Republican.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 6.-One hun
dred and sixty-f1ve precincts out Of a
total Of 1876 give the vote for mayor
as follows:
Darius A. Brown (Rep) 1868.
Andrew F. Evans (Dem.) 16,845.
The Republicans have made astrong
fight aginst certain Democratic alder
men because the latter worked at the
last special election for what the Re.
publicans term the Infamous" forty
two year franchise grant sought by
the Metropolitan Street Railway com.
pany.
Shoots Himself With Revolver.
Massena, April 6.-(Speciap Jake
De Wore, aged so. attempted suicide
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