The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-07

X. Blackmon, Sourth; John - Burnett
seventh. won easily. j. Thomas Ael
lin In the fifth had no oppositlon; =
w. Abercrombie had no opposition as
representative at large, while VIM.
Bankhead will succeed Representative
Hobson In the sixth and Nathan u
Miller OF Birmingham will succeed
Representative Underwood. The only
member of the delegation to bs de-
feated was Representative George w.
Taylor from the first who lost to
Oscar L Gray.
Orys Win In Michigan.
/ LANSING, Mich. April Dry
forces in Michigan we're jubilant to-
day as q result OF the voting Of yss-
terday in the local option contests
Returns today showed that the dry
cause was successful in seven of the
twelve counties where the issue was
submitted The most notable of the
victories OF the antis was that In Ing
ham county which contains Lansing,
the state capital, where the saloons
were abolished by majority OF more
than an even hundred.
! The liquor interests succeeded in
legalizing saloons in three counties
now dry-C1are, Oscoda and Wexford.
Socialists Away Behind.
DETROIT, Mich, April IA slight
falling of in the progressive vote, .
notable decrease In the strength OF
the socialists in cities where that par
ty formerly was q strong factor, adop-
ton Of the commission government in
Greenville and slight advantage for
th9 republican party over the demo-
crats-these were features Of yester-
days municipal election throughout
Michigan. In Flint. John r. McDon-
aid, progressive nominee for mayor.
was elected with q plurality OF 74S
ovsr Charles s. Mott, independent.
and John Mention. socialist The so
cialists who once were in power IN
Flint, polled only 4s2 vote
The socialists also suffered re-
verses in Kalamazoo where two So
cialist alderm IN were retired from
Office and democrats elected.
In the copper country where the
socialists and Western Federation of
Miners waged bittsr campaign they
were defeated by to vote. James |
McNaughton, general manager OF the
Calumet and Hecla Mining Co., was
reel scted supervisor at Calumet by a
10 to l vote.
Women outvote Men.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April RE
ports from the principal central Illi-
nois cities were that the rain had no
effect whatever on the vote and that
during the morning hours in many
precincts, women out voted men.
In Bloomington, at noon, SO heavy
had been the women's vote, admitted
ly dry, that the saloon forces were /
concedfng the election to the "drys."
Dry women were lined up ny scores
when the polls opened at six o'clock.
In hsnoa, in Mclean county, IN.
terest was equally keen.
The heavy poll at Decatur was re-
garded as favorable to the "drys" and
were numerous that by /
virtue Of this women's vote the town
would swing again into the dry"
where It stood four years
ago.
In Danvilie where township cleo
tons are being held. but where the
liquor issue 10 4 sferred until the city |,
elections April 81. the women's vote
was almost nothing.
At Georgetown. a village near DAN
vile, DRY" interest was inflamed by
the failure to ind Louis R. Patmont,
dry" lecturer, who disap-
peared week ago just before he was
to deliver an anti-saloon address.
II the rain had any effect on the
vote in Springfield. 1t was an advan-
tags to the "drys." The religious fer.
vor Of the women anti-saloon aSvo-
Gates urged them on, where friendb OF
the "wets" were less eager
At Champaign three hundred uni
versity OF Illinois co-eds Joined in the
fight to keep Urban township dry,
visiting sorority houses with automo-
biles to get out the vote. The cleo
ion Judges reported considerable
trouble getting goods to tell their
ages.
Expected to 90 Dry. Il
GALESBUhG, H., April THE &
thief issue in today's election in /.
Ialesburg is the wet and dry ques- II
ion. Both sides are getting out the
ull vote but 1t Is generally conceded ,
hat the dry forces will win. At dry |
headquarters IL was predicted that .
he city would go dry by 1000 votes. {
rhe vets, however, have not given up,
md at headquarters It was stated that |,
he drys would not have waik-away. K
The weather is good, which Is en- s
abling the women to get to the polls.
L was estimated that 5000 of the
500 registered women voters would