The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-06

DlIno1s UryS make Great GalnS--
Bloomington slips Back to Vets by
Close MarsiR--Dixon in Dry Column.
EIgin increases Dry Lead-Stephen-
son County Wholly SaloenIess.
Chicago, April 5.--The tide ran
strongly against Mayor Thompsons
candidates in Tuesdays aldermanic
elections. In the three wards where
the administrations men should have
won ION form" one was beaten badly,
one had narrow escape in territory
overwhelmingly Republican and the
other landed safely.
All along the line in the remaining
wards where there was an actual con-
test the Thompson candidates were
bowled over ANONYMOUSLY.
Frederick w. Patterson, the admin
istration's entry in the Third strong
Republican ward, went down to defeat
before Ulysses S. Schwartz, the Dem
ocrat.
Democrats Elect Judge.
Leo.J. Doyle, Democrat, was elected
Judge of the municipal court over
John A. Swanson, Republican by a
plurality that may reach $4,000
The Democrats carried twenty-five
of the twenty-five wards.
Drys Gain in Illinois.
Moline, ILL.,, April 5.--Women voted
siXtythree saloons out of Moline
With the women's vote In one pre-
cinct missing the dry majority is 81.
The men voted wet by majority Of
1,229.
CoaI Valley, which has been wet,
voted dry by. "a majority.
Kewanee, ILL.,, April H.--Annawan
township. which has been wet, voted
dry by majority Of 81.
Waukegan, Ill.,, April 5.--Waukegan
has gone dry by majority of 1855,
the vote being dry, 1851; wet, 2,2o5.
Forty-six saloons are affected.
Bloomington Goes Wet.
Bloomington, I'LL, April 5.-Chenoa
township remained dry by majority
OF 40. Bloomington township remain
cd dry by 80 majority. The latter
township is separate from the city,
which changed to wet by 1876.
Dixon Switches to Dry.
Dixon, ILL.,, April 5.--Dixon switch
ed from the wet to the dry column by
260 majority. Twelve saloons were
voted out.
Lockport, Ill, April Stockport
voted back thirteen saloons by a ma
Jority of zoe. The town went dry in
d914.
Freeport, . III, April 5.-Freeport re-
mains dry by 200 majority Sterling
and Rock Falls also continue dry.
Amboy, I'll, April 5.--Amboy voted
to continue In the wet column.
Canton, I'LL. April 5.--The Canton
township vote on the saloon question
was 2,301 dry and 1900 wet.
Joliet, Ill, April 5.--Peotone, for
merly dry, remains anti-saloon terri
tory by majority of 62. Channahon
remains dry by 2OS put in dry column
In 1914 by 2 votes. Plainfeld, dry, re-
mains dry by 81 majority.
East Dubuque, ILL.,, April 5.--Dun-
leith township, 10 Davies county, I'LL
nois, in which East Dubuque Is To-
Gated, remained wet by a vote of 46s
to 1873. Women voted 1S4 wet and 40
dry.
Elgin, ILL.,, April 5.-Elgin will stay
In dry column by estimated majority
OF 500 to 1000. The women's vote is
responsible.
Dekalb, H., April 5.-Dekalb re-
mains dry by 1890 majority.
Mattoon, ILL.,, April 5.-Mattoon
went dry by more than 500 majority.
an increase over the dry majority
two years ago.
Kewanee, Ill. April 5.-Colona
township remains dry by a majority
Of about ESQ.
Rock island Stays Wet.
Rock Island, Ill, April 5.-Incom.
plete returns on local option here
show the vets leading by to l.
Peoria, ILL.,, April 5-ChiIlicothe
ILL.,, Peoria county, now wet, stays wet
by 500 votes.