Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-05
SOCIALISTS LOSE
C|TY0F MILWAUKEE,
BADING DEFEATS SEiDEL FOR
MAYOR BY ABOUT 1900
MAJORITY.
SOCIALISTS SAVE SEVEN.
Defeat Partly Due to High Taxes and
Alleged Extravaganza
Minor Election
Returns,

"A.
ding, the non partisan candidate for
mayor, defeated Mayor Emil Seidel,
the socialist incuR bent. by a total of
43,177 to 10000. OF the 33 aldermen
elected 26 We're non bipartisan and Z
were socialists.
Among supposed causes for the de-
feat of the socialist administration
were high taxes, charges of extrava-
gance and allegations that several
leading officials had made blunders in
the administration of their Offices
Non.partisan leaders also charged that
Mayor Seidel had created numerous
positions for socialists. some of whom
were brought to Milwaukee from
other states.
Says City Stands Redeemed.
Dr. Bading, the mayor-elect, when
asked for statement said
Once more Milwaukee stands in the
eyes of the world redeemed as an
American city, believing in the Ameri.
can constitution and the American
government.
eve have thrown off the disgrace
under which we have suffered for the
last two years and have made it ap-
parent to the world that Milwaukee
people are loyal Americans and not
socialists or anarchists"
Congressman Victor Berger said:
However disappointing the result
of the election may be, consider the
vote piled up by the socialists for
their candidates victory for the par
ty. am proud of the fact that there
are more socialists in Milwaukee to-
night than in any other city in the
United States, and predict that two
years from today the number will
have doubled
Alderman z. T. Helms, socialist
leader, said defeat was due to lack of
Q German socialist newspaper.
For as a result of the non partisan VIC
tory in the city of Milwaukee, the state
legislature at a special session soon
to be convened is expected to pass a
distinctly nonpartisan city election
statute. The socialists defeated such
q measure at the last session of the
legislature, but the rout has prac-
tically killed the socialist strength in
the state general assembly.
The widespread interest in the fight
to unseat the socialist administration
was indicated by the heavy total vote
of nearly 10000. The highest previ.
Gus total vote cast in a municipal cleo.
ton was 59.4S4. at the time Mayor
Seidel was elected, two years ago.
La Toilette Defeats Taft.
Although far from complete, re.
turns from nearly all of the seventy.
one counties in the state show that
United States Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette defeated President Taft on
the republican ticket and Woodrow
Wilson won from Speaker Champ
Clark in the state presidential pref.
erence primary.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's name
did not figure to any extent in the
presidential preference primary, as his
supporters did not have his name
printed on the ballot. Although Col
onel Roosevelt's name was written on
the ballots by some voters, returns
from majority of counties show no
considerable vote for him.
Eau Claire.-Voters here elected w.
H. Barnes, socialist. as mayor, and
decided upon the commission form of
government.
Racine-In the city election, A. J.
Rusenhul, democrat, was elected treas
urer The republicans elected five al
dermen and the democrats four. This
insures a republican city council
Superior.-Joseph S. KOnke1 was
elected mayor OF Superior by a ma
jority of .432 over Fred Van Buren,,
the clean government candidate. This
was the first election under the new
form in Superior. and very heavy
vote was polled. the climax of one
of the most sensational and bitter
campaigns in the city's history.
La Crosse.-Judge e. c. Higbee was
reelected judge of the Sixth circuit
by an overwhelming vote. The ref
erendum proposition for county tu-
berculosis sanitarium and free
bridge over the Mississippi river were
defeated here.
New Richmond.-New Richmond
went wet by majority of seventy
nine. Henry NJ. Traiser was elected
mayor, defeating Henry Kane.