Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1886 — SPRING ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

SPRING ELECTIONS.

■Result of the Contests for Municipal and Township Officers at Various Points. ■Chicago and Cincinnati Go Republican— The Knights of Labor Cause Several Surprises. Illinois.—A.t the municipal and town elections in Chicago 66,000 votss, out of a total registration of 81.000, were cast. Of the eighteen Aidermen elected, twelve are Republicans and six are Democrats. The new Council wiU stand twentj'-three Republicans to thirteen Democrats.' The present Council is Democratic by a small majority. The Republican town-tickets wtri successful in West and South Chicago, the Democrats carrying the North Division. A number of candidates for Aidermen of both parties, whose characters were not above suspicion, were elected to stay at home, through the instrumentality of the independent voter. George D. I add, Democrat, was elected Mayor of Peru. William D. Mathers, Republican, was chosen Mayor of Jacksonville by 442 maj. New Council stands five Republicans and three Democrats. At,.Salem the anti-license party elected every Aiderman and the City Marshal- At Canton the anti-license party elected the Mayor and two Aldermen. The majority against license was 181. Mount Carroll electeil a Mayor and Al■dermen pledged to license. The town election of Joliet was a one-sided affair. There was no opposit on to the Democratic ticket, and it swept the beard from the Supervisor down. Both parties made a hot fight at Carlinville. The Democrats elected the Mayor, City Treasurer, Attorney, and one Aiderman ; the Republicans the City Clerk and Marshal, and three Aidermen. The next Council will be Republican by a majority of 6 to 2, The township election at -Centralia was very quiet. The majority of the candidates elected are Republicans. At Kankakee the entire Republican ticket was elected by a majority of 200. Republicans elect a Supervisor for the first time in seventeen years. The town elections in Logan County resulted in a substantial Republican victory. Ten -of the eighteen members of the Board of Supervisors are Republicans. By the election in Springfield the Democrats ga n one Aiderman, reducing the Republican majority in the City Council to one vote. Shelbyville elected the Democratic ticket and voted in favor »of license. At Decatur the Republican ticket was opposed by the LaB bor ticket, and the former was successful k with one exception. Chenoa, Clinton, Monti- ® cello, Elgin, Rock Island, Molino, Hillsboro, K Mattoon, Champaign, Illiopolis, Tolono, and El ST Paso elected the Republican tickets. At Hen--1 nepin, Gibson City. Woodstock, and Pekin the B Democrats carried the day. At Minonk and V Cerro Gordo the honors were about equally diB vided. The Democrats made a clean sweep at f- East St. Louis, and also at Freeport. The Re- ~ publicans swept the platter at Waukegan and E Peotone. The election at Maroa resulted in an anti-license victory. Michif/an. — Dr. Daniel Tcdd, the Democratic ; f -candidate, was chosen Mayor of Adrian by 326 a majority. Battle Creek elected the entire Rest publican ticket. The Republicans and Proft hibitionists polled their issues at Benton Harbor ' find carried the day. The Union ticket tri- > umphed at Big Rapids. The Democrats of Hillsf dale elected the Mayor and three of the five | Aidermen. The Republicans secured the Jusl 1 tice, School Inspectors, Treasurer, and Con- ' stable. At Lansing, the State c -pital, the Demt ocrats elected their entire city ticket, and every ji Aiderman but one. There was a large Prohibi- * tion vots. The Republicans were triumphant at Kalamazoo, electing the Mayer and nearly all . the Aidermen. The Democratic ticket was ; "Chosen at St. Joseph. The Prohibition vote was ; the largest ever cast there. Youmans, Democrat, 5 was chosen Mayor of East Saginaw by a plu- | rality of 550. The new Common Council stands ■ -eight Republicans, eight Democrats, and one Ij. Knight ot Labor. There was a drawn battle at I Grand Haven, the offices being about evenly f divided between Democrats and Republicans, j The People’s or liquor-licensa ticket defeated . the Law-and-Order or anti-license ticket at East ” Tawas. The Citizens’ ticket was elected at I Cadillac by a large majority. Clarence H. Bennett, Democrat, was chosen Mayor of Jackson. The Democrat! secured a majority of the City Council. Lapeer elected a Democratic Mayor, Treasurer, Collector, Supervisor, and three •out of four Aidermen. At Negaunee the Knights of Labor elected . the Mayor and • entire city ticke tby big majorities. At Ishpemi ing also the Knights made a clean sweep, elect--1 ing every man on their ticket. Dorvagiac , elected a Democratic Mayor and Recorder, the | Rublicans securing a majority of the council. V Holland elected the Republican ticket. At Niles the honors were divided between Demo- | -crats and Republicans. At Mason there was a • tie vote for Mayor. The balance of the offices ! were about evenly divided between the RepubI licans and fusionists. There were six tickets in I the field at Manistee. The Democrats elected : the Mayor and a majority of the other officers. S The Knights of Labor secured two Supervisors and one Alderman. At Muskegon, L. G. j " Mason (Democrat) was elected Mayor , by a majority of 300. The Democrats | also get three out ' of four Aidermen. At Grand Rapid's the Fusion ticket was elected with the exception of the Police Justiceship, | which was secured by an Independent Democrat, while a Republican was elected Director of . the Poor. At Saginaw City the Democrats and i Republicans fused to oppose the Labor party, j and the Fusion candidate was elected by a ma- ! jority of 311. Democrats elect a majority of the Aidermen. At Bay City the contest resulted in the election of a Greenback Recorder, a Democratic Justice and three Supervisors and one Republican Supervisor. The new Board of Supervisors elected in Lenawee County stands thirteen Republicans, twelve Democrats, and one Prohibitionist. Last year the Republicans had the Board bv a small majority. ‘The Republicans of Coldwater elected the Mayor and all the local officers. At Saugatuck the Republican ticket was elected. Indiana.—C. N. Towle. Republican, was elected Mayor of Hammond by 341 majority. The Democrats of La Porta elected their entire ticket. Greenfield elected the whole Democratic ticket. In Fort Wayne there was a complete turning over in municipal politics, the entire Republican ticket being 'successful by majorities 1 of about4oo. The city usually gives a Democratic ! majority of 2,000. Huntington elected the Deino--cratic ticket. The Knights of Labor carried the day at Michigan City. The Republicans of \ Evansville electi d their candidate for Mayor by / 400 majority. At Elkhart the Democrats were j "successful. At Logansport the whole Republican ticket was successful. The township election at Indianap.rtis resulted in the choice of the entire Republican ticket by about 700 majority. 1 The Republicans in Knox County won an unprecedented victory in the township election, electing seven out of the ten trustees by good, substantial majorities—something that has not teSn done in twenty-five years. The Democrats carried South Bend by 500 majority, a gain of nearly 700 over the vote of two years ago. In ■ Tippecanoe County the Republicans elected ten out of thirteen Township Trustees. Wisconsin. —AtMadison Mr. Keyes, the Republican candidate, is elected Mayor by nearly 500 majority. The Milwaukee election resulted irr I the choice of Emil Walker (Republican), Mayor I (re-elected); George W. Forth (Democrat)-, Coinp- ’’ troller; William Mayworm (Dem.) Treasurer: Eugene 8. Elliot (Rep.), City Attorney ; Clerk of Municipal Court, Julius Meiswinkel (Dem.). At Fond du Lac Dr. Mayham, who was removed from the position of Pension Examiner, through •Gen. Bragg’s influence, is ele ted Mayor by Democratic votes, and Gen. Brasg is thus rebuked. At LaCrosse Dr. Powell is re-elected Mayor, and the rest of the labor ticket is successful, a result which is reported to be very surprising to many LaCrosse people. At Antiigo the no-license issue won the day, at Stoughton a license board was elected, at Sparta the Prohibition ticket was defeated, at Baraboo, Delavan, Fcrt Atkinson, Kenosha and Janesville the Republican tickets were successful, while at Watertown, Plymouth and Delavan the Democrats swept the field. At Eau Claire the Democrats and Knights of Labor made a clean victory. At Beloit the Republicans elected the Mayor, and the Democrats four out of five Aidermen. Beaver Dam. Osh.-osh, Racine, Elkhorn and Whitewater divided the ■ offices about equally between the two parlies. Waupaca el< civil the whole Republican ticket. At Hudson the People’s ticket, backed by the Knights of Labor, was triumphant. D. F.’Powell, who was supported by the Knights, was chosen Mayor of La Crosse. Ohio.— Complete returns from the election in •Cincinnati give Esbelov. Republican candidate

for Comptroller, a majority of 6,786. Charlei Hess, for infirmary director, has 2,675 majority, the lowest majority on the Republican ticket. Frank Tucker, Republican candidate for the Board of Public Works, has 5,782 majority. Of the eighteen Aidermen to be elected the Republicans elected seventeen, making the new Board stand 20 Republicans to 10 Democrats. Of the twenty-five Councilmen the . Republicans elected twenty-one, making the new Board contain 36 Republicans to 13 Democrats and 1 Independent. The municipal election at Toledo shows Republican gains. The City Council, a tie last year, now has a Republican majority of 6 on joint ballot. Findlay elected the entire Republican ticket. Youngstown elected a Democratic Mayor. The candidate of the Republicans for M ayor of Newark was elected by 60 majority. The Knights of Labor, at Akron, caused the election of a striker named Andersen as Justice. At Columbus a very light vote was cast. The Democratic city ticket was elected by majorities ranging from 300 to 500. At Dayton, Ira Crawford, Republican, was elected Mayor; A. B. Ridgeway, Democrat, Police Commissioner ; and John Tessyman, Republican, Water-works Trustee. At Sandusky the Republicans gained one member of the Water-works Board and one member of the School Board. The Democrats elect the balance of the ticket and control the Council. The Democratic majorities range from 200 to 580. In Cincinnati the city election passed off quietly, save for a shooting affray in Precinct Aof the Fourth Ward, in which two men were shot, but neither seriously. There were very few attempts at illegal voting. Edwin E. Shelby, Republican, was elected Comptroller by 5,000, and all the Republican ticket was elected'except the members of the School Board. Minnesota. — At Winona the entire Knights of Labor ticket, headed by Henry J. Wilis for Mayor, and indorsed by the Republicans, was ejected. Winona is a strong Democratic city, but the 2,000 Knights there supported their ticket solidly. At Minneapolis Mayor Pillsbury (Republican) was defeated by Dr. A. Ames (Democrat) by 1,000 majority. The Democrats also elect the Comptroller and gain two A Jdermen. The license ticket swept the field by a large majority at Anoka. Missouri.— The city election at St. Joseph was the most hotly contested and closest in vears. Thomas H. Doyle, Democrat, was elected Mayor over George Englehart, Republican and citizens’ candidate, by fifty majority. The Democrats elect the City Auditor and foment of ten Councilmen. E. W. Stevens. Democrat, was elected Mayor of Sedalia over Anderson, who was supported by the Republicans and Knights of Labor. lowa.— At Keokuk the entire Republican ticket was elected. James C. Davis’ majority for Mayor is 5 )7. The Republicans carried four out of six Aidermen find gain control of all departments of the citv government. At Dubuque the whole Democratic ticket was chosen. Texas.— At the election in Fort Worth every Aiderman elected is a Knight of Labor, while the Mayor-elect is a sympathizer. Daniel C. Smith, Democrat, was elected Mayor of Houston. Nebraska.—At Omaha a very light vote was polled. The Republicans elected four out of six Councilmen and the entire School Board. The next Council will strfcd seven Republicans and five Democrats. Da/cota.—At .the city election in Mandan the entire Republic tn ticket was chosen, except Comptroller. * Montana.—The city election at Helena was carried by tho Republicans by 200 majority.