The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-08
CANDIDATE Of PRESIDENT
|. WAS SHOWED UNDER DEEP.
sion Of legislature TO cut down the
tax levy. should be called
Drys Made Gain.

Drys Made Gain.
LINCOLN. Neb.. April S.-The drys
made slight gains in the town and
municipal elections held yesterday
throughout the state. In most OF the
contests the liquor question was the
pr sdominant issue, while most OF the
towns and villages voted to continue
their present policies of wet and dry.
the drys won nine former wet towns
to the dry column, and lost two 9th
ers to the wet column. Those chang
ing their policy Of last year and now
being in the dry column are: Gala
way, Emerson, Falls City, Hickman.
Lexington. Superior. Wahoo, Hum
ooldt and Alma
Those changing their policy OF last
year and now in the wet column are:
Sterling and st. Paul.
Commission Plan Rejected
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April S.--The
ment plan was completely showed
under in yesterdays election here.
Henry L. lost, democrat, was re-
elected mayor by about 5000 plural
ity over c. A. Burton. the non.parti-
san candidate The entire demo
cratic ticket was elected with Mr..
Jost except four lower house alder
men. The democratic victory is the
most complete they have ever won.
Revision Of Constitution.
NEW YORK, April s.---Woman suf-
frage and home rule for cities are ex-
pected to be two Of the important
questions brought before New York's
constitutional convention next year.
These and score OF other reforms
may be written in tbs new constitu-
tion following today's count OF yes
terday's balloting. The majority vot-
/; Ing for revision OF the constitution
| was given u over $1,000 early today.
Progressive Runs Thfrd.
| BOSTON, ..ass.. April S.---.Jas. A.
Gavigan, democratic street commits
sioner OF Boston, was elected to con.
gress to succeed Mayor James NJ.
Curley in the special election hold in
the twelfth Massachusetts district
yesterday. James b. Connolly, short
story writer, the progressive candi-
date, ran third where his party ran
second in the fall state election. The
district Is normally Overwhelmingly
democratic and although the vote of
yesterday was not much more than
half Of that of presidential year, Cav
igan was given a majority over re-
publican and progressive candidates
of 1,143
Alabama Complete Returns.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April s.-Prac.
tically complete returns in tho pri.
mary elections, today showed that the
states delegation will be materially
altered in the next congress. Under.
wood will move TO the senate. His
successor in the house has not been
determined and run Off election
will be necessary. George w. Taylor,
Of the first district. was retired, Oscar
l.. Gray obtaining the nomination.
Hugh Dent of the second district;
Henry D. Clayton. Of the third: Fred
L. Biackmon. OF the fourth: J. Thomas
Hefin. Of the fifth: and John l.. Bur.
nett. or the SlXta, were all returned
Contests were close in all districts
except Helms. In the sixth. VIM. 3
oliver defeated VIM. 3. Bankhead
son of the senator. In the eighth. h,
r. Almond. speaker Of the house, and
W. w. Callahan. will participate in
a second Urinary for the seat of the
late Representative Richardson. Aber.
crombie, present congressman at
large, was reelected.