Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1906 — OWNERSHIP A WINNER [ARTICLE]

OWNERSHIP A WINNER

Chicago Vote* That the City May Own the Street Railways but Not Run Them. RESULT AS TO HIGH LICENSE All the Antis Running Are Elected Three Pros Defeated. Milwaukee and Kansas City, Kan., Roses Cease to Bloom—Wisconsin Supreme Court Elec- • tion—•‘Pocket’’ Ballot Buried. Chicago. April 4.—Under the result of the city election held yesterday, in which the question of municipal ownership of the street railways was the vital issue, the city of Chicago can proceed to acquire and control the railways, but cannot operate them. At the same time the voters, while declaring that the city shall not proceed to operate the railroads. declared that as a question of public policy it would be desirable for the city to do so. Vote on Proposition No. 1. Three propositions were submitted to the voters. The first of which was: “Shall the city of Chicago proceed to operate street railways.” This proposition required 60 per cent, of the total vote cast in order to become effective. The total vote Is declared to be 131,171. Of this numtier the proposition to proceed to Immediate operation of the street railways secured but 120,911 votes, 17,792 short of the necessary three-fifths. • Second and Third Carried. The second proposition involved the approval of au ordinance previously passed by the city council providing for the issue of street railway certificates in amount not to exceed $75,000,000, this was carried by a vote of 110,008 against 106,669. The question of public policy was carried by a vote of* 111,862 to 108,025. Of the thirtyfive aidermen who were elected Mayor Dunne claims that nineteen are avowed champions of municipal ownership, and that he will have much less difficulty in passing measures relating to that doctrine througn the city council than has been his fortune* heretofore. On the License Question. The issue was made in many of tne aldormanic contests of whether the saloon licenses of the city shall be SSOO or SI,OOO. The low figure was in existence up to March 5, when the city council by a close vote and after a hard fight passed an ordinance raising the amount to SI,OOO. The liquor interests made a strong fight against every alderman who was up for re-election who had voted for the license of sl,000. Of the fifteen men against whom they put their influence twelve were elected and three defeated. Of the nine aidermen up for re-election who voted for the continuance of the SSOO license all were returned to their stoats in the council. There is little danger, however, that the high license will be repealed. CITY ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE Two Roses That Bloom No More—Kansas City Republican. Milwaukee, April 4. —Sherburn M. Becker, the young Republican candidate for mayor of Milwaukee, was elected over David S. Rose, Democrat, who has for the past eight years been the city’s executive head. Latest figures give Becker's plurality 1.707. Becker also carried with him the balance of the Republican city ticket, except that Graebner (Dem.) for city treasurer was elected. Becker ran on a platform calling for a municipal electric light plant. The socialist candidate got 16,720 votes. Returns from all parts of the state, though necessarily incomplete, show that William 11. Timlin, of Milwaukee, has undoubtedly been eleetinl associate justice of the supreme court over Allen R. Bushnell, of I/uncaster; Harry H. Grace, of Superior, and James O'Neill, of Nelllville, all non-partisan. .Judge George C. Grimm, of Jefferson, was elected to succeed Judge B. F. Dinwiddle, of the Twelfth Judicial district. The Dunn pocket ballot law apparently has been defeated, not one precinct from the state as yet showing a majority for the law. There were several lively contests In the state municipal elections. Republicans carried Viroqua, Stoughton, Whitewater, Waukesha. Ripon. Portage, Marinette, Menomonie and Baraboo. Democrats were victorious In Kenosha. Elroy. Columbus, Madison. Dodgeville, Fond du Lac. Reaver Dam. Neenah, Appleton and Eau Claire. Citizens’ tickets were elected at Marshfield, Sturgeon Bay. Kewaskum, Algoma, Beloit, Oconto, Green Bay and Grand Rapids. Kansas City, April 4.—Four of the six wards in Kansas City, Kan., having declared at the election against Mayor W. W. Rose's policy of licensing liquor “joints," the mayor has sent his resignation to the city council. The registration was unanimously accepted. Mayor Roes, ever since his election on the Democratic ticket a year ago, has been at war with the Kansas state administration and the temperance people of his city over the enforcement of the prohiblton law. Springfield, 111, April 4.—Democrats made almost a clean sweep at the city election held here, electing the assessor, supervisor-at-large, five of the six assistant supervisors and six out of eight aldermen. The new city council will stand ten Democrats to four Re-

publicans, but the board of supervisors will remain overwhelmingly Republic an. The election was a victory for th* advocates of the municpal ownership of the electric light plant Kansas Qty, April 4.—The Republican city ticket, headed by Henry M. Beardsley for mayor, was elected, Beardsley’s majority over Gregory, Dem., lieing estimated at 1.200. The issue of the campaign was restriction of public service franchises, both platforms indorsing the princple of municipal ownership. Omaha, April 4. Elections were held in all tlie cities and towns of Nebraska except Omaha* and Lincoln. Which have special charters. In this city primary elections to choose tickets to be voted for next month .vere held by the Republican, Democratic and Socialist parties. Th eonly str tight partisan contest in tlie state was in South Omaha, where 1 iiomas Hoctor for mayor and the whole Democratic ticket was elected by majorities ranging from 104 to 1.146. The preseut city ad ministration is Republican. Local issues only were involved in most of the towns, tlie license question being most common. Tlie results are very much mixed. In tlie Omaha primaries E. A. Benson won the Republican nomination for maj or. Tlie Democrt tic nominee is J. C. Dahlman and the Socialist candidate C. F. F. Michelseu.