Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-14
Leavenworth yer r. ". wilare by :

Leavenworth over r. w. wilare by =
majority of 1000. The city is under the
commission form of government.
To his refusal to permit dancing On
a newly paved street when a celebras
ton was planned here last summer is
attributed the defeat of w. J. New
bold for reelection as mayor of Well
ingtol, The campaign against New
bold was made on the ground that he
was narrow in his views.
st. Louis Is Republican.
st. Louis, Mo-, April 5.-Yesterday's
election Of a municipal assembly Ia q
conceded republican victory, though
some gains were shown for the demo-.
Gratis in the wards in which the party
was dominant.
Jefferson City, Mo-, April 5.-Colonef
Cecil Thomas, republican, and a mem-
Der of Governor Hadley's staff, was
elected mayor in yesterdays contests.
He heads a mixed ticket of successful
candidates. The democratic party elect
ed six of the 10 members of the city
council, while the republicans elected
besides the mayor a city marshal and
four councilmen.
Kansas City, Mo-, April 5.-For a
second time j. e. Porter defeated II.
s. Guyer as ia or Kansas City,
Kan. Porter's majority will probably
be 1900. With a third OF the scatter
ing precincts TO be hesfd from he
leads by 400 votes. Guyer was mayor
OF the city when the commission form
of government was adopted. With one
year of his term to serve he called a
special election TO vote on the change
in the form of government Portar do
feated him in a race for MAYOR In the
nlanftnr that Rnl1nrYnA fxfn a - a on
The election yesterday was holly COM
tested. Many women voted.
Joplin, Mo-, April 5.-WIth the ex-
ception of three councilman and the
police judge, the democrats made a
clean sweep in the city election here,
regaining the control OF the city gov
eminent, which they lost two years
ago. Jesse Osborn, former mayor, and
Joseph Myers, former marshal, both of
whom We're defeated two years ago,
were elected by heavy majorities. Guy
L. nunnes, seeking reelection as
mayor, led the defeated ticket.
Tacnrna Mayor Recalled
Tacoma, Wash, April SIN the spec
cial election for the recall OF Mayor
A. ". Faucet, AZ out Of 40 precincts
gave w. w. Seymour 5,663 votes;
Faucet, 4,S02, and A. T. BARTLETT, L.
GOA. To win one of the candidates must
have a majority of all votes cast,
otherwise a second election will be held
within 10 days. Women were very
active at the polls.
Colorado Springs "Wet."
Denver, Colo, April 5.-Municipai
elections throughout Colorado, except
ing Denver, We're quiet, the only real
contests occurring where local option
was the issue. The vets were VIC
%torious, the striking success being at
Colorado Springs, where by an esti-
mated majority of 500, liquor selling In
a limited way was Endorsed. Clubs of
hve years existence. a limited number
OF drug stores n hotels having rs or
more rooms will be allowed to sell in
toxicants. At Victor the entire social
list ticket was elected by 500 majority.
LaSalle elected David Stewart Stuart,
a prize fighter, mayor. He was UNI
opposed. In Pueblo there was a Bit
terly fought contest between the re-
publicans n democrats, with the re-
suit In doubt.
Telluride defeated the municipal re-
form candidate.
Oyster Bay Democratic.
New York, April 5.-Following up
their victory last fall when Martin w.
Littleton, democrat, defeated for con-
gress s. w. Cocks. republican, the
democrats In Nassau county New
York, the home OF Theodore Roosevelt.
were successful in two out of three
biennial township elections. In North
Hampstead the democratic ticket rolled
up a plurality of about 300, and In
Oyster Bay township the democratic
plurality was about 500.
In Hampstead the republicans appar-
emily have won by a narrow margin
OF about so, Nassau ~county's normal
republican plurality is about 1900.
Socialists Show Loss.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 5.-The social
democratic party In Milwaukee city
and county was defeated I'm yesterdays
judicial and school board election. In
complete returns from the county show
that Circuit Judge l.. w. Halsey, non
partisan, who was opposed by John G.
Kleist, social democrat, has been elect
ed by a plurality estimated at 10. 1000
votes. The socialist candidate for al
derman at large was also beaten by a
democrat. there being but the two can
didates running for the place. The
election vas the first test of the Soc
ialists' power in Milwaukee since thew
swept everything in the city a year
ago.
In the election held In various cities
and towns in Wisconsin outside OF Mil
yankee, the socialists made a fight for
the Offices and were successful In sew
eral instances. Socialists captured two
aldermanic positions and two count
supervisors In Superior, and one alder
man and a justice OF the peace In Pa
cine.