El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-02
CHICAGO MAYOR
IS REELECTED
Thompson's Plurality Is
1900; Socialists Elimi-
mated: "Wets" Win.

Chicago. Ill. April Complete re-
turns today from yesterdays NUM-
cipaI election showed that Wm- bale
Thompson CRepubIican) was reflect
ed mayor for a term OF four years by
a plurality OF 1900 over Robert u
sweitzer CDemocrat), his nearest
competitor. and that the city voted
wet" by a majority OF 247.22s-
-Four other mayoralty candidates
we're IN the field-AIaelay Hoyne, In
dependent Democrat; John Fitzpat-
rick. Labor; John " Collins. Socialist.
and Adolph S. Carm, Soeialist-Labor-
The total vote for mayor was sSs,36l
out OF a registration OF ls--0Vv- Al lne
mayoralty election -FOUR years ago,
Thompson defeated Sweitzer by more
than AZ. 900 votes
Analysis OF Vote
Analysis Of the vote for mayor N
dicates that Hoyne drew heavily troI1
the normal Republican vote while
Fitzpatrick cut into the Democratic
Aithough other city officials were
on the ticket. the excitement over tne
mayoralty race overshadowed them
as well as the three financial PROPOSE
lions and the prohibition question
which appeared on the little ballot &C
companying the regular ticket
The Democrats elected city treas
urer and city clerk and the Eepu oil
cans elected superior court judge
and a municipal judge.
Socialists Defeated
The aldermanic returns indicate the
elimination OF socialists from the city
council, every candidate OF the party
in the 81 wards. in which that party
=
ly defeated.
The total Socialist vote was less
than $4,000. whereas last fan the So
cialist vote was 65,05S and two years
ago 102,6S6.
viii have a substantial majority over
the Republicans.
colorado C. o. p. Gains.
Denver. Colo, April although
most OF the municipal elections IN the
smaller Colorado cities and towns.
which voted Tuesday. were conducted
on nonpartisan lines. the three i'm
portaut towns where party issues
were drawn showed an advantage 1of
the Republicans
Trinidad and Cripple Creek elected
Republican mayors and although a
Democrat was chosen mayor OF Lead
vile. five OF the six aldermen elected
there are Republicans
form Of government was defeated
In Colorado Springs the effort 70
recall mayor Charles z Thomas
failed, mayor Thomas being returned
by 1000 majority
Baltimore Mayor Loses.
Baltimore. Nd. April George
Weems Williams defeated mayor
James H Preston for the nomination
for mayor In a contested Democratic
primary election Tuesday. The vote
was Williams 24.42Ss Preston 20.584.
Preston's running mate, J. Barry
Nahool. for president second branch
council, and James F. Thrift. for con-
ma5orities mainly because they re-
fused 20 declare their position on the
prohibition question
st. Louis Republicans Win
St Louis. No. April 2.-The entire
Republican ticket was victorious al
yesterdays municipal election, accord
ing TO complete unofficial returns A
president OF the board OF aldermen
and Il members Of the board were
voted for
wisconsin Cities Go Wet.
Milwaukee, Wis. April 2--Soclalists
In Milwaukee county were defeated IN
the judicial contests yesterday by ma
iorffies ranging from 2fO2 10 13.i00-
In the state a mum Der Of cities voted
from dry" TO wet" including Madl-
son. Beloit. Superior. Edgerton. Ash
land and Stoughton-
wounded Marine Elected
Topeka, Kans-, April 2.-SergL Rob
ert n Giffert. q marine who lost a
leg in the battle OF Chateau Thierry,
was elected park commissioner. &C
cording to complete returns OF yes
terdays eluctiOn-
Nebraska Women Vote
Lincoln, Neb- April 2.-Nebraska
women. voting in municipal elections
yesterday in cities u various parts OF
the state for the first time since they
were granted partial suffrage by the
legislature IN 1917. polled a heavy
vote. reports received here today
show. In some instances the vote Of
the women was almost as heavy as
that Of the men
Early Spring Brides
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