Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1894 — APRIL ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

APRIL ELECTIONS.

Result of the Contest in Various Municipalities. Returns collected, by. the Associated Press giving th'd results of the municipal elections throughout the country are as follows: 1 ; Cleveland, Ohio —Returns from Ohio towns show Republican gains. Wapakoneta elects the first Republican mayor in years. At Bellevue and Bucyrus, usually Democratic, the Republicans held their own fairly well. At Columbus the Republicans elect Bigger (Rep.) police' judge and two-thirds of the councilman. Youngstown elects Miller (Rep.) by 2,000 majority. The Canton Republicans elected their ticket by 500. The Republicans elect everything at Alliance by a plurality averaging over 700. At Dayton the Democrats elect the ticket by ov.er 800. The Republicans carried everything at Lima and Hamilton. At Cincinnati the vote on Mayor is: Caldwell (Rep.), 26,672; Miller (Dem.), 11,855; Horstman (Citizen), 19,912; People’s, 255; Prohibition, 79, On the reat of the ticket the vote averaged: Republicans, 28,000; Democrats, 14,000; Citizens, 15,000. Official returns from about one-half of Cleveland show that the Republicans have won. Returns from Northern Ohio towns show Re-

publican victories nearly everywhere. At Massillon Gen. Coxey’s candidate for Councilman in the Third Ward was only defeated I !^’the city vote. Thera has been a marked itunpase in the People's party vote. Chicago. lit Republicans made gains in Chicago's aldermanic election, and the body stxnds 4Republicans and 26 Democrats, instead of 38 to 30 as formerly. Political lines, however, were not closely drawn, and the positions of Assessor, Collector, Supervisor, and Clerk, in the various divisions, are filled by men in many instances who do not belong to the leading party. At Gale-burg the election was a landslide for the Citizens’ or Temperance ticket. Every aldermanic candidate on the citizens' ticket was elected. In Springfield the township and city election was a victory for the Repuolicans, who made a clean sweep, electing all their township officers ana every one of the eight Aldermen to be chosen. The town election in Aurora was non-partisan, as it has always been. The straight “citizens' ticket" was elected. In Quincy, Mayor John P. Mikesell is re-elected over Samuel Harrop, Democrat. The Democrats elect three Aidermen and other city officers. Das Moines —The Republicans elected their city ticket bv majorities of from 1,000 to 1,500. They also elected eight of the nine aidermen. At Keokuk the city election passed off quietly, the Republicans electing their candidate for assessor and three aidermen. The Democrats secured four aidermen. At Dubuque the Democrats elected their entire city ticket and all the aidermen. Milwaukee, Wis.—Reports indicate that the Republicans have gained all over the State. Of the four candidates for Circuit Judges, Clemenson of the Fifth and Marshall of the Sixth were returned without opposition. John C. Koch has been re-elected Mayor of Milwaukee and'the entire Republican city ticket goes in with him. The Republicans captured twenty-six out of the thirty-six Aidermen. Detroit—Returns from the municipal elections throughout Michigan show: In Saginaw the Democrats elected the Mayor by forty-six plurality. Republicans elect the other officers and all save one Aiderman. In Bay City Democrats elect Recorder ai.d two Aidermen. Republicans won in St Joseph, Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, Adrian, Ann Arbor. Battle Creek, Cadillac,Big Rapids, Jackson. At Holland Democrats elected the Mayor. Lansing Democrats elected city officers except Mayor and gained control of the Common Council. At Marshall the victory is narrowly divided. Grand Haven Republicans get the principal offices, except Marshal. At Muskegon the Republicans gained. St. Paul, Mjnn. —The Republicans carried the cities of Fergus Falls, Albert Lea, and St. Peter. The Democrats were successful at Wabasha. The liquor people carried nearly every city and village in which an election was held. The majorities for license were: Fergus Falls, 189; Albert Lea, 153; Blue Earth City, 32; Farmington. 53. Hastings, Neb.—Republicans made a clean sweep, electing every man on the municipal ticket by majorities rangin’’’ from 600 to 700. Spring Hill, Kan.—At the city election here women were elected to fill all of the municipal offices, including Mayor, Councilmen and Police Judges.