Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-05
YESTERDAYS ElutTiUx=.

Both the democratic ana republican,
Organization" won decisive victories
at the municipal primaries i'll BaIii-
more III: republican primary Vas y
iOrtgone conclusion, and many repub-
licans changed llier recorded party al
iilialions The day before election 10 help
swell the vote for the democratic or
ean.zatiun ticket. All lnteresl centereI
ia the democratic tight, Which was the
most bitter ever Waged in Il patty pr
mary in the monumental city. }.
Harry Preston, The organization can
,lidate for mayor, vas without the sup
port Of any paper, some newspapers
iictceiy asSailing hin AS HE neIe tool
OF political tnum7iIale. who were
painted III anything bit agreeable
aolor5. lie fought back Just is liefoely
and Won Git By more than 5000 ma
lofity, the total vote being - aI5 for
Preston against 90, $50 fur j. Barry Al,
hool, the present mayer Preston car
lied with him James +, Thrift. or
ganizalioa candidate for comptroller,
anl John Hubert, organization can
llIate ior president Of the second
branch. The organization carried IS
OF the II wards Of the city on The may
orally ticket, and the anti" elected
only three conncilmanic candidates.
Carter H. Harrison has been elected
mayor Of Chicago for lhestifth time,
receiving plurality of17,0S2 He has
duplicated the record made by his il
iiistrious father, who vas elected i've
times, hut he will siirpass it in the
number OF years represented by those
terms, for the term fol- which the son
has just been chosen will be for four
years instead oftwo. making total OF
twelve years. The final figures give
Harrison DEM l11I355; sNIerriam,
lrep,J, 100, 37G Bruhaker ipro). 2,97G
Rodriguez tsocD, - 294. The next
city council sill co"si,t Of 4 demo
crafts and 90 republicans.
The social democratic party in MIl'
wausee city and county vas defeated
in Yesterdays judicial and school board
election. Incomplete return: from the
,,iIy show Circuit Judge l.. ". iialsry.
non partisan, defeated John c. lest,
(Snr. DEM by 10000 votes The five
nnnpartiSan candidates for till term
on the school hoard n.ho rccciYeh the
largest vote Al the primary election
were elected hy sat. piuraliles,
as were two other nonrartisans lor IN
expired terms. The socialist candidate
for alderman at-arge vas defeated By
a democrat.
Municipal elections held IL the yari
OTIS towns Of Montana developed some
surprises. u Butte. Tor the SECOND
time in the history al the stale,
socialist Nas elected mayor he ena
elected one socialist alderman. | q So,
eral towns the question at ISSUE turned
upon stricter regulations Of saloons,
tile liquor element winning 10 all but
one Republican mayors wore elected
ia Great Falls, Bozeman and LiVings-
ton, and democratic mayors 10 Billings
and N(ssoula. Citizens party candi-
dates Tor mayor we're elected ii Lewis
ton, Glasgow aud Glendive.
AS resiilt Ct yesterdays: election
the Hartford, Conn, government will
be democratic Tor The FIST time in
about 20 years. On joint ballot the
court Of Common Council stands -
democrats to % republicans. The
present mayor is democrat and has
year 10 serve.
Mrs. Ella Wilson is now mayor Of
Kan AT the election
Monday she and O. n. Akers were
tied for the Office At first it aas sug
eested that the two candidates q raw
lots for the Office. But that did not
appeal to the male voters. Ihsy aaid
Il Mrs. Wilson could r.ce man 70 .
tie she ought 70 ha=s ;lls cd;ce There
lore, the Judges OF election declared pe-
elected. Now she sa:s she IS so:os 70
clean up Huane=eil. Tre:e "e:e
1opea candidates Tor the ctr cocCc;l
and woman ,sa 70. police Judge 100,
n,u all Of them we're defeated. Tie
~o,nen ceItsred tneis efforts on the
election CT Mrs. Wilson.
Governor Mann has gone 10 Norfolk
and will watch the opening of the
jamestown race meeting. IN recent
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