Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-05
SURPRISES IN VOTE
OF MIDDLE WEST
In Toledo Republicans Sweep
Clty---Women Turn Many
Cities "Dry."

CHICAGO. Nov. 5.--Returns today
from the elections held yesterday in
cities In Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
show the following results:
Ohio-In Cincinnati Frederick T..
5piegel. Republican, was elected, may
or over Henry T. Hunt, Democratic
incumbent by about 3,112 plurality.
The Democrats appeared early today
toy have saved the three superior
judges and elseted one out of four
of the municipal judges.
CLEVELAND = Complete returns
from Clevelands first partisan
election preferential ballot show that
Mayor Newton d. Baker. Tom L..
Johnson's political successor. was re-
elected by majority of 3,255 on first
and second choice votes over Harry
L. Davis, Republican, and Joseph T..
Robb, Socialist.
Two years ago Baker had plu-
rality of $4,000. Bettors who backed
him to win by more than 5000 votes
this year lost heavily.
Under the preferential system the
winning candidate for mayor must
have a majority Of the total first
choice votes cast. The total first
choice votes cast were S3,24S Baker
fell 1929 votes short of majority.
The system then provides that the
majority shall be computed by the
addition of the leaders second choice
votes. This gave Baker majority
of 3,225.
TOLEDO. O-Returns this morning
ind Gated that the Republicans had
not only elected former State Senator
Carl II. Keller for mayor by prob
ably 5000 plurality, but that the en-
tire Republican city ticket. including
every member of the City Council,
had also been elected.
For eight years the city administra-
ton has been almost solidly indepen-
dent-ever since Brand Whitlock was
elected mayor to succeed .Golden
Rule" Jones. Never before in the his
tory of the city has there been such
complete revolution In municipal gov
eminent. The city voted by large
majority for an issue of Sl,000O0o
bonds for school purposes.
COLUMBUS, o.. Nov. 1.-THE
amendment providing for a smaller
Legislature. based on population, a
proposal conceived by the liberal
interests, and the initiated law. faith
cred by the anti-saloop forces, which
would prevent the shipment of liquor
lIllO QTy LcIIllOIS1 NGIC NOtSA INV "a.
| Both of these measures were opposed
by Governor Cox. In municipal cleo
lions, around which chief interest re-
volved. there were many surprises
which upset the predictions OF polit-
zeal leaders.
Mayor George j. Karbs Democrat,
was reelected In Columbus by plu-
raIity of approximately 1000 over for
mer Mayor George S. Marshall, Re-
publican. Karb. however, failed TO
pull his ticket through with him, and
the majority of the Republican can
didates were elected.
Four cities in Ohio elected Socialist
mayors They are Coshockton, Ham
i.ton. Martins Ferry (reelected) and
Shelby.
INDIANAPOLIS-C unoffi-
cial returns compiled from yester-
days city election, in which Joseph
E. Bell, Democrat, was chosen mayor
OF Indianapolis by q plurality of
| 5,53S. show Charles A. Bookwalter,
| Republican, ran 109 votes ahead OF
DIR. w. Fl. Johnson, the Progressive
| candidate. This is a gain for the Re-
| publicans, who ran third in the 1917
| election here, with the Progressives
second. There was little doubt of the
| election of Mr.. Bell, who had the ac-
tive support of United States Senator
John w. Kern and Thomas Taggart,
Democrat, National Committeeman
| for Indiana, from the first returns,
although he had strong newspaper
| opposition. Bookwalter and johnson