Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
Result OF ELECTION: ! !
CHICAGO sUFFRAGlsTs FAIL TO
ELECT MEMBERS OF OWN
SEX TO COUNCIL.
SPRINGFIELD REMAINS "WET'''
Non-Partisans Reflect Bading Mayor
Of Milwaukee by Majority Of 5000
y over sideI-Republican Wins In
New Jersey. s9.af .4s

was the candidate through whom q
fusion Of the old parties drove Social
ism out OF office in Milwaukee, was
reelected on Tuesday on a non-parti-
san ticket by majority Of 5000. This
majority assures the election OF the
entire non-partisan ticket.
Z. In this landslide against Socialism
the six hold.over Socialist aldermen-at-
large were carried out Of Office and
also the hold-over; city attorneySnamed
in the Socialist election. ssSI
Chicago, April 8. The thousands OF
newly enfranchised women who went
to the polls on Tuesday exploded all
theories on the woman in politics. They
voted on partisan lines, helping to de
7 feat eight out Of nine independent
candidates, falling to elect a single
one OF the nine candidates Of their
own sex, and returning a Democratic
majority to the city council.
The, tremendous interest which
Women had taken in the aldermanic
campaign failed to show a single final
result in=whfch women had turned the
4 tide Of sentiment expressed by the
vote OF the men. ii !: 4. 35
An estimate places the total vote
cast at 500 900 Bis 900 men and 1885,.
900 women. The number of persons
who voted on the "little' ballot propo-
sition is much smaller. t!;5
The failure Of women to support
women candidates was one OF the sur.
3prises Of the election. Marion H. Drake
was defeated BY Alderman John J.
Coughlin in the First ward by mar
gin OF four to one. q s
Mayor Harrison's comprehensive
subway proposition which had first
place on the little ballot. met with an
Overwhelming defeat. The "compre-
Shensiye subway scheme had been
made a campaign issue with that fac
I tion, and was lost by 100. 900 votes. 81
The women In particular voted
against the proposition three to one.
81 The vets, carried SPRING field, the
capital Of the state, " htch furnished
the hottest q hts The mai ority was
$500, and in this instance both men
and women voted the wet ticket.
Dixon, Aurora and Sterling are also
In the wet column: 81 Is; :iss
The election was a sweeping vic
tory for the Anti loon league. The
women's vote; has been the determtn-
ing factor in many istances. Over
and over again the returns showed
that where a majority Of the men vor-
ed for saloons, the women voted
against them. Bloomington voted
dry. a NJ s5.
All over, the state the fight was
keen and bitter. Intense interest was
shown everywhere. In Aurora the
contest brought out the biggest vote
ever cast in that city, and soutsof q to-
tai vote Of 1888 1850 women cast
their ballots. 5 st rs "a
) Paterson, N. T., April 9.--Dow H.
Drukker, Republican, was elected to
congress, from the Seventh New Jer-
sey district on Tuesday to succeed the
late Representative Bremner. q Dem.
ocrat. His plurality over James J.
5O'Byrne, who had the backing OF the
$udtAOudlEsE5 duululSLA6GAOA, 239 w Gao tsg ONCA
5000. O'Byrne ran only 1877 votes
ahead OF the Socialist candidate.
The complete returns follow: Dow
H. Drukker (Rep.) J. 10,62o; James J.
sO'Byrne (Dem.) !, 5,24O; Gordon DEM
crest (soc.) ), 6. O53;; Whitehead Prog.
661. VI y. 4, @ t,E
The total vote polled was remarka-
bly, large for 9. special election. Out
Of registration Of 10000, over 1000
votes were cast. s3,$ p. .r sa:35
Boston, April 8 James A Galliyan,
Democrat, was elected to congress on
Tuesday from the Twelfth district.
He is opposed to the repeal OF the
free tolls clause OF the Panama canal
act VI 5i " i. .ts; 6. x, 1S
Topeka, Kan, April 9.-Women cast
q heavy vote in the election through
out Kansas. In many places women
served as election officials. ID,
{ At Hutchinson, Dr.. F. w. Cook was
elected mayor. 81 Il Al III 4 81 IL (5S