The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-06
Municipal Election 10 Los Angeles
Yesterday Resulted in Alex
exander Showing Hartman
Under.
WOMEN CAST BALLOTS
Father Watched the Baby While
Mother Cast Her Vote, But
Bread Was Not Me-
sIected.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6.--Although
returns from yesterdays election are
incomplete it seems certain that Alex
ander has defeated Job Hartman by
a vote of two to one
Despite the claim of Hartman and
his followers that the Mcnamara muir
der case had nothing to do with the
campaign, 1t evidently caused a large
number of persons to stay away from
the poles.
Partial returns from all but twelve
precincts give Alexander b1.706 and
Hartman 1899. At this rate the to.
tai vote will give Alexander majori-
ty of 10000, the most overwhelming
majority ever recorded in municipal
election in California
Known Last Night.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. g.
George Alexander, good government
candidate for mayor, was reelected
by an overwhelming majority ovel
Job Hartman, socialist.
out of total of $40 gave Alexandel
27,999 and Hartman 1854. Thii
shows gain for Alexander of abou
3 to compared with the primary vote
Alexander's campaign managers
claim the election of the entire goot
government ticket by a majority of a
least $4,000.
At 8:15 p. m. the socialists lef
their headquarters, practically admit
ting defeat, but refused to make ,
statement.
Prohibition, the other big issue il
the municipal campaign, received
scant attention from the vote count
ers and the fate of the drastic dry
/ ordinance remains uncertain, thougl
the probability is that it has been dc
feated.
| When Hartman gained pluralit
of 1000 over the mayor In the Octol
er primary the registration was al
proximately $4,000. Yesterday 1890
persons. including $4,000 women. wer
entitled to vote.
LIqht Vote In Hartman Wards.
Ninety per cent of the registratio
on the west side, where the vote wa
light in the primary was voted, Will
on the east size. Harriman's strong
hold, there was falling off in con
parison. The women on the west sid
4 true in the precincts where Harrima
was the stronger In the primary. Blu
the balance of power, which the won
en- were credited with having prior t
the astounding finale of the M
Namara case last Friday, did not flt
ure in the result.
Persons who would not vote fo
Alexander simply stayed away fror
the polls" said S. c. Graham, chai
man of the good government forces
who predicted majority Of at leas
, 80 900 for Alexander.
Hartman was In conference wit
his campaign manager, Alexande
,. Irvine of New York, early last ever
ing. He declared gross frauds ha
been perpetrated by the opposition
but refused to concede his defeat.
The victorious ticket consists {
!, Mayor Alexander and nine council
men. made up of bankers. lawyer
, storekeepers and realty brokers.
On the defeated socialist ticket, b
, side Hartman, the lawyer, there wei
one negro junk dealer, a former ed
tor of one OF the local morning p
pers. two iron molders and sever;
labor leaders.
One feature of the balloting We
the scratching, which was early a
: parent, of Joseph A. Scott, candidar
for reelection to the school boar
who also was one of the attorneys II
: the McNamaras.
: 1t became apparent early that Il
, trouble expected to develop on a
, count of the feeling engendered by Il
Mcnamara case would not occur du
! ing the balloting. "The peace insu
) ance' army of 1000 officers detail'
by Chief of Police Sebastian al
] Sheriff Hammel had little to do.
r Only three minor cases OF troub
. We're reported.