Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-04-10
sUFFRAGIsTs FAIL TO ELECT
MEMBERS OF OWN SEX TO
CITY COUNCIL.
SUBWAY PLAN IS DEFEATED
$4,000 Men and $4,000 Women Cast
BalIots-"Drys" victors in Many
Illinois Cities-ResuIts Else
where.

to the polls on tuesday exploded all
theories on the woman in politics. They
voted on partisan lines, helping to de-
feat eight out of nine independent
candidates, failing to elect single
one of the nine candidates of their
own sex and returning Democratic
majority to the city council.
The tremendous interest which
women had taken in the aldermanlc
campaign, failed to show single final
result in which women had turned the
tide of sentiment expressed by the
vote of the men.
An estimate places the total vote
cast at 5O0,000-315,0 900 men and 1885,
900 women. The number of persons
who voted on the little" ballot propo-
sition is much smaller.
The failure of women to support
women candidates was one Of the
surprises of the election. Marion H.
Drake was defeated by Alderman
John j. Coughlin in the First ward by
a margin of four to one.
Mayor Harrison's comprehensive
subway proposition which had first
place on the little ballot, met with an
overwhelming defeat. The "compre-
hensive subway scheme had been
made a campaign issue with that fac
ton, and was lost by 100000 votes.
The women in particular voted
against the proposition three to one.
The "wets' carried Springfield, the
capital of the state, which furnished
the hottest fight. The majority was
$780, and in this instance both men
and women voted the wet" ticket.
Dixon, Aurora and Sterling are, also
in the "wet" column.
The election was sweeping vic
tory for the Anti-Saloon league. The
women's vote has been the determin-
ing factor in many instances. Over
and over again the returns showed
that where majority of the men vot-
ed for saloons, the women voted
against them. Bloomington voted
dry"
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 out of a to-
tai vote Of 1888 1850 women cast
their ballots.
Paterson, N. j., April 9.-Dow H.
Drukker, Republican, was elected to
congress from the Seventh New Jer-
sey district on Tuesday to succeed the
70 1fat
ocrat. His plurality over James j.
O'Byrne, who had the backing of the
national administration, was over five
thousand. O'Byrne ran only 1877 votes
ahead of the Socialist candidate.
The complete returns follow: Dow
H. Drukker (Rep.), 1O,62O; James J.
O'Byrne Dem.l, 5,24O; Gordon Tem-
rest (Soc.), 5,O53; Whitehead (Prog0,
661.
The total vote polled was remarka-
bly, large for a special election. Out
of a registration of $4,000, over TWEEN
ty-one thousand votes we're cast.
Boston, April 9.-James A. Gallivan,
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.
Milwaukee, April 9-Mayor Ger
hard A. Bading, who two years ago
was the candidate through whom a
fusion of the old parties drove Social
ism out of Office in Milwaukee, was
rejected on Tuesday on non-partisan
ticket by majority of $1,000 This
majority assures the election of the
entire non-partisan ticket.
In this landslide against Socialism
the six hold-over Socialist aldermen-at-
large, were carried out of Office, and
also the hold-over city attorney named
in the Socialist election.
Topeka, Kan, April 8.-Women cast
a heavy vote in the election through
out Kansas. In many places women
served as election officials.
At Hutchinson, Dr. F. w. Cook was
elected mayor. Recently a revival was
held in Hutchinson and more than four
thousand converts were made. The
churches then became active in poll
tics. Both Doctor Cook and Lincoln
S. Davis, his opponent, were pledged
to clean up the town.
In fight over Sunday closing of
stores at lola the open store adherents
won.
Montreal, April S.-Returns from
the 81 wards of the city, with only
IL polls to be heard from, indicate
that Mederic Martin, member of the
Canadian parliament, has been elected