Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1887 — LATER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Michigan electors cast their ballots on Monday, April 4, on two Justices of the State Supreme Court, two Regents of the State University, and two amendments to the Constitution, besides county officers. The amendments were for the increase of the salaries of Btate officers and the prohibition of the liquor traffic. Both the liquor and the anti-liquor men worked hard, a lively campaign being the result Owing to the energetic working for and against the proh-bition amendment, a very full vote was polled, this being particularly true in the southern part of the State. ‘ In the Upper Peninsula snow fell to the depth of from two to four feet, and very materially interfered with the vote. Returns from onefourth of the State received at Detroit up to the morning of the sth indicated the election of the Republican State ticket by a safe plurality, and showed a vote of 30,000 against prohibition and 16,000 for it The counties reported as voting against the amendment were those which contain the large cities, the Lake Huron shore and Lake Superior counties, viz.: Sauiiac, St Ciair, Houghton, Kent, Wayne, and Saginaw. The interior counties, it was calculated by the friends of prohibition, would overcome the adverse majority and carry the prohibition amendment by 5,00). Municipal elections; The most interesting, uncertain and surpr.sing election held in Cincinnati for years was that of Monday, the 4th inst, says a dispatch from that city. The weather was fair and a large vote was polled. Many manufactories were closed to allow the men to vote. Democrats were generally apathetic. The uncertainty ail arose from the unexpectedly large vote .for the Libor party and from its distribution. The first footing of the returns made by tho Board of Elections showed the election of Stevenson, the Labor candidate for Mayor, by a slight plurality. The figures given were: Stevenson, 17,414; Smith (Rep.), 17,404; Matson (Dem.), 11,547. An error was then discovered, which showed the election of Amor Smith, the Republican Mayor, by from 200 to 40) plurality. The leaders of the Union Labor party had figured upon polling about 17,000 votes and electing a portion of their ticket The immense vote polled by the Labor party is exciting the utmost wonder. It was at first thought that the Labor party would draw its strength more from the Democrats than from the Republicans, but tho returns show heavy drafts in Republican districts, especially in tho German quarter. Tho election in Cleveland, Ohio, for municipal officers was a surprise to the Republicans. The entire Democratic ticket, headed by B. D. Babcock, candidate for M*ayor, was elected by about 3,r,00 majority. Hie Board of Aidermen is Democratic also. Tho election iu Toledo, Ohio, was a political revolution. The Republicans elected the city ticket,strongly Democratic last year, by majorities ranging from 500 to 1,0)0. The Democrats made astonishing gains in the City Council, which last year was Republican. The Board of Education, now Democratic, and the Police Board, now Republican, will undergo a change in political complexion. Oliver S. Kelly, Republican, was elected Mayor of Springfield, Ohio, by 3)3 majority. The Democrats elected their entire ticket in Columbus, Ohio. The Republicans carried Sandusky, Ohio, by 4)0. Keokuk, lowa, elected the Republican municipal ticket A. W. Edwards, Republican, was chosen Mayor of Fargo, Dak. Tho Republicans of Hartford, Ct, eleeted their entire ticket The Knights of Labor ticket made a fuil sweep at Dubuque, lowa. Every man on the city ticket and every labor candidate for Alderman was elected. Tho result is a complete revolution and a surprise. The vote stood: Voelker (Labor), 1,984; Preston (Dem.*), 1,238; and Gilliam (Rep.), I,OSS. Voolker’s plurality is 746. It is estimated that March fires cost the United States and Canada $10,500,0)0, or $3,000,000 above the average in that month for a dozen years past.