Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — THE CITY ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

THE CITY ELECTION.

The Republicans Take Only What Was In Sight. Rensselaer’s first election for city officers was held. Tuesday. Naturally the election attracted more than usual attention, and a pretty full vote was cast. As was to have been expected, the Republicans elected everything, Mayor, Treasurer, Clerk, Marshal and six Councilmen. The count in the various wards showed an unusual amount of scratching, but not enc ugh to seriously affect the result. The following is the vote, by wards: FIRST WARD. For Mayor, John Eger, Dem. «? .\. .54 T. J. McCoy, Rep 108 McCoy’s Majority 54 For Treasurer, J. W. Paxton, Dem. 47 C. C. Starr, Rep 113 Starr’s Majority... 66 For Clerk, •• « '* Frank Maloy, Dem 44 S. C. Irwin, Rep............ 415 Irwins Majority .71 For Marshal * J. P. Warner, Dem.. ............61 Thos. McGowan, Rep 99 McGowan’s Maj0rity.......... 38 For Councilmen, C. D. Nowels,Dem 54 M. B. Alter, Rep 103 Alter’s Majority 49 Felix French, Dem. 51 F. B, Meyer, Rep 108 Meyer’s Majority. .§7 SECOND WARD. Mayor, Eger, Dem... 56' McCoy, Rep. 105 McCoy’s Majority .49 Treasurer, Porter, Dem 41 Starr, Rep 118 Starr’s Majority,. 77 Clerk, Maloy, Dem..... 85 Irwin, Rep.. 124 Irwin’s Majority 89 Marshal, Warner, Dem 58 McGowan, Rep 100 McGowan’s Majority. 42 Councilmen, N. S. Bates, Dem 40 J. C. Porter, Rep .118 Porter’s Majority .. 78 F. M. Parker, Dem 40 C. G’ Spitler, Rep .117 Spitler’s Majority -77 THIRD WARD. Mayor, Eger, Dem.. 63 McCoy, Rep. 101 McCoy’s Majority 38 Treasurer, -Furies, Dem...... *.. . ix-*, _ .55 - Starr, Rep.. 102 Starr’s Majority, .47 Clerk, Maloy, Dem 52 Irwin, Rep 109

Irwin's Majority, 57 Marshal, Warner, Dem 62 McGawn, Rep 1 100 McGowan’s Majority, 88 Conncilmen, W. H. Eger, Dem. . 58 Wallace Robinson, Rep 101 Robinson Majority, ...43 W. R. Nowels, Dem 61 J. R. Eight Rep............. 101 Eight’s Majority, 40 The total majorities of the four Republican candidates voted for by the whole city are as follows: Mayor, T. J. McCoy,. .* 141 Treasurer, C. C. Starr, 190 Clerk, S. C. Irwin 217 Marshal, Thos. McGowan 118 The total number of votes cast not including those wholly rejected for defective marking was 487. is by far the largest vote ever cast at r town election. The next largest was 378, cast April 10, last, at tire election to determine the queatian of incorporating, as a city. The next largest vote was in 1893, when it was 322. The total number of votes rejected I for defective marking was 21, which would raise the total vote east tar 608.

The votes thrown oat were 1 in the First Ward, 4in the Second and 16 m the Third. Why there should have been so great « disproportion between the Third Ward and the others in rejected ballots, is hard to account for. It would seem though that either the Third Ward board construed the law too strictly, or that the other boards were not strict enough. Perhaps a little of bdth. The loss from rejected ballots falls upon both parties about equally