Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-04-15
Helm. present mayor. I

ment here, Fiorian Lampert won from
Henry F. Kitz, present councilman, by
a majority of 201. The victory was
due to detection in several wards gen.
orally conceded to Kitz by a wide
margin.
Dodgeyille-John A Campbell was
elected mayor of the village. The
"drys" scored another victory with
majority of III. the highest vote cast
against license in the five years in
which the village has been dry.
The following villages in Dane coun-
ty we're voted dry in the election:
Barleyville, Lancaster, Montfort. Rev.
ey Fennimore. Mazomanie, Black
Earth. Blanchardsyille and Argyle.
Those who voted wet we're Ridge
way, Cobt, Lindes and Rollandale.
Stoughton went dry" with majority
of 80 votes.
Antigc-In the first commission gov
eminent election here today DIR. l. d.
Steffen was chosen mayor, receiving
$50 votes. E. R. Gibbons was a close
second with 693.
Janesville- The city went wet by a
vote of SIS to 1861. Peter ]. Good
man was elected city commissioner
over c. X. Miltimore, who is at pres
ent in office. He received majority
Of $50.
The cities of Beloit and Edgerton
went wet by majorities OF over 100.
Plymouth and Milton Junction went
dry.
Stevens Point-Dr l.. p. Faster
nocki defeated DIR. F. A. Walters, the
present incumbent, for mayor today
by a plurality of so votes.
Racine-A. ]. Eisenhut was elected
city treasurer by majority of 1854
and Henry Kersten was reelected as.
SCISSOR by majority of 1888.
The village OF Union Grove voted
dry and the town of Norway is re-
ported to have voted wet Returns
from the county on the vote for hold
Ing special session of the legislature
are incomplete.
Evansville-In the election here c.
]. Purcell was elected mayor; F. w.
Gilman, clerk; George L. Pullen,
treasurer, and Charles Spencer, asses
sor For municipal Judge. Maxheld
received 205 votes. LANCE 129 and Car
penter So.
Manitowoc.-In the vote for alder.
man and supervisors here the Social
lists we're badly defeated. Only one man
had showing and he only tied his
opponent. The Socialists, who had
been in control for the last four years.
were strongly opposed. No mayor
was elected this year, the present one
being in Office for another year.
Washburn.--Wash which has
been wet for the past thirty years,
voted out the saloons by a majority
of 20, after one of the hottest political
battles in years.
Menomonie.--Me nOmonie went wet
by vote Of 513 to $50. Frank Rowe
was reelected councilman under the
commission government without oppo-
sition.
Trempeleau. - TTempeleau village
went wet by nine majority; Galesville.
wet by "a majority, Blair went dry
by two majority, Whitehall wet by so.
Alma Center wet by 90 w. A. Bright
was elected mayor with no opposition.
Reedsburg. -The vets carried the
city at tine election today by major
ity of a. Lavagle village went dry
by IL. and Lime Ridge village went
dry by Z.
Sparta.-Sparta remains wet by so
majority. C. E. Mcmillan was re-
elected mayor without opposition.
Darlington. - Darlington reelected
w. w. Peck, non-partiean, for mayor
over w. r. Norton. No license won
in the town Of Darlington by 65 ma
iority. The city went wet by "a ma
iority.
neutrality-suspicious. voters went ON
record as opposing municipal owner
ship Of the street railway lines.
Milwaukee. Mayor Gerhard A.
Baiins, who two years ago was the
candidate through whom a fusion Of
the old parties drove Socialism out OF
Office in Milwaukee, was reelected
yIot6Iddy Oll d ANOu-PdA tiSdu tlGhct W
a majority OF 5000 The entire Non
Partisan ticket was elected.
In this landslide against Socialism
the six hold-over Socialist aldermen
at-large, we're carried out of Office,
and also the follower city attorney
named in the Socialist election.
In some of the strong Socialist
wards aldermen were chosen by the
Socialists, but in six of the twenty
three Socialists, candidates were elm
mated at the primary. The new coun-
ell viii be composed of 81 Non-Parti-
sans and six Socialists.
Non-PartIsan Judge Chosen.
One OF the most dubious problems
Of the Non -Partisans was the election
OF circuit Judge. w. ]. Turner, the
sitting circuit Judge, being candidate
against a Socialist. The returns show
that Turner was elected, the heavy
Non-Partisan vote in the county out
side Milwaukee making up for a slight
falling of in the city vote as compared
with the vote for mayor.
The Non-partisans elected with
Mayor Bading were: City comptroller.
Louis p Kotecki; treasurer, Joseph
P. Carney; attorney, W. II. Tinlin. Jr.
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