The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-05

majority of 500, liquor selling in
limited way was endorsed. Clubs of
hve years existence, limited number
of drug stores and hotels having IS
or more rooms will be allowed to sell
intoxieants. There is a clause in all
the deeds to lots preventing the open
saloon.
Returns indicate that the "drys'' did
not gain any new territory, but in
stead, in addition to Colorado Springs,
lost Holly, in southeastern, and Bur-
lington, iE northern Colorado, the lat
The "wets' !" majority in the latter
place was two and the "drys'' threaten
to take the matter to the courts.
At Victor the entire Socialist ticket
jority. Joseph B. Bitterly being made
mayor. At Buena Vista. where the
Socialists made a hard fight. the tax
payers ticket won. This town voted
to continue wet.
LaSalle elected David Stewart, a
prize. fighter, mayor. He was unop
posed and went to Greeley for a six
round bout last night with Harry
smith of Omaha, in which he also was
victorious.
III Pueblo there was a bitterly
fought contest between the Republi
cans and Democrats, headed by DR.. A.
T. King and John T. West, respective
~ both of whom had served two
tNAAAAo nS may Vi. WEST ldNOIS an open
town and King had fought a successful
reform battle while in office. Returns
indicate that the result will be very
close.
Leadville elected H. C. Rose. Demo-
crat, mayor for the fourth time.
Telluride defeated the municipal
reform candidates. who wanted to
suppress gambling and restrict liquor
selling. nonpartisan ticket headed
by Charles Loebnitz was elected.
ST. Louis Goes Republican.
st. Louis, April 25.-The election of
Republican victory. though some gains
were shown for the Democrats in the
wards in which the party was dorni-
nant.
The Republican council ticket was
elected by plurality, estimated from
an incomplete count at $500 votes.
Eleven Republican and five Demo-
cratic candidates are known to have
been elected as members of the house
of delegates.
A tie vote for the Democratic and
Republican candidates Cor the house
resulted in the Nineteenth ward, each
man receiving 1924 % the remain
ing eleven wards the Republicans are
sure of six. The Socialists had a full
ticket in the field and the nearest any
candidate of this party came to cleo
tion was in the Tenth ward, where an
was defeated by 20 votes.
Socialists Lose in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 5.-The So
party in Milwaukee
city and county was defeated in the
judicial and school board election.
Incomplete returns from the city
show that Circuit Judge L. w. Halsey,
nom partisan, who was opposed by
John c. Kleist, Social Democrat, has
been elected by a plurality estimated
at 10000 votes.
The Socialist candidate for alderman
at large was also beaten by a Demo-
crat, there being but the two candi-
dates running for the place.
'Wide Open Town. Wins.
East st. Louis. Ill, April 5-"A
wide open town" won the day in the
election here for the Progressive Cfti-
zens-Independent party, headed by
Charles S. Lambert, who opposed
Maurice " Joyce for the mayoraIty.
Although the count is unfinished
the election of the entire P. c. l. ticket
including a city treasurer. attorney,
clerk, eight aldermen and seventeen
supervisors, won over the Greater
East st. Louis" candidates by an esti-
mated plurality of 500 votes.
About 1000 votes were pol1ed.
Woman Elected i'm Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, April 5.-Complete fig
u g OH SteIUdy Juneau ana ScnOol
board election show that in the main
contest, that for circuit !udgeship, the
Socialist candidate, ]. c Kleist, was
beaten by the sitting judge, L. w. Hal
sey, bipartisan, by majority of
14,011 votes. kleist's total vote was
1893. The Socialists were defeated
by near two to one in the contest for
places on the school board.
Mrs. S. NJ. Cantrovitz, the only wom-
an candidate elected to the school
board, ran about 10000 behind the
highest successful candidate.