Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-03
MILWAUKEE, HITS
SOCIALISM HARD
Mayor Seidel Defeated by
Heavy Majority by Bading,
Fusion Candidate.
RULE AR0UsEs CITIZENS
New Regime Will Have Control of
Council, Present Executive Hay-
ing but II Votes.

Milwaukee, Wis, April S.-Ml-
waukee has repudiated socialism.
Mayor Seidel, after two years con-
troll, has been voted out of Office by
a majority of 5000. Practically all
the aldermen and other candidates on
the fusion ticket, headed by DR.. G.
A. Bading, republican, and ]. P. Car
ney and L. NJ. Kotecki, democrats,
have been elected by a majority new
er approached in the history of Mil
waukee
The city turned out to vote as 1t
never did before. Two years ago,
when Seidel was elected, $4,000
votes were cast. Yesterday $4,000
were cast. The new city officers are:
Mayor-Dr. G. A. Bading, repub-
lican.
Treasurer. P. Carney, democrat.
Controller-L. NJ. Kotecki, demo-
crat.
SOCIALISTS HOLD II ALDERMEN.
A summary of the city council un-
der the new regime indicates that
with four holdover aldermen, the So
cialists will have only IL of the 81
members.
]. P. Carney, nonpartisan candi-
date for city treasurer, against
whom the socialists waged their hot
test fight, ran ahead of his ticket
nearly 10000.
Six aldermen-at-large. elected for
the full term of four years, two Sc
lected to fill vacancies and the alder
] men from the wards, one from each
of the 25 wards, give a good working
majority to the fused republicans and
democrats.
Under the fusion plan, the victor
ious ticket is under the democratic
designation, but there is an even di-
vision of the candidates between the
old parties. Under the fusion plan
however, all Candidates are pledged
to abstain from party activities
while serving the city.
The socialists declare that they art
not through in Milwaukee, bat tina
the ,defeat~was onlx the logical eff
fort of capitalism to forget the ma
tional parties and combine to NEE
the advance of the people. The so
cialists declare they will continue to
fight until they carry the city ever
in the face of the enactment of thu
majority election law, which will
probably be the next development il
Wisconsin politics.
SOCIALISTS HAD HARD BATTLE.
Two years ago a bad city admins
tration and an old line two party con
flict gave the socialists their chanc
to secure control of Milwaukee, and
backed up by a large non-socialis
vote of protest, they elected Seide
mayor.
The administration by the socia
lists made one of its most importan
: contributions to community wellbe
ing in the creation of a bureau @
economy and efficiency, conductin
under municipal auspices work of
kind which has elsewhere been unde
e taken by private organizations.
Through a dozen or more meas
ures the socialists sought to exten
the functions of the municipality. Lii
tie progress was made in this diret
J ton, however, owing to Limitation
q involved in the charter of the cit
o and the statutes of the state.
The department of public work
was reorganized, one man being pla
ed in charge in the place of thre
c Efforts to secure a recognized expel
y for this post were persistently mad
+ but none was to be had at the avail
p able salary. The temporary al
pointee, socialist, has, in the opil
ion of many impartial men, done be
q ter than was to be expected.