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The City Election

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Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
April
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The city election brongbt out a large vote iu spite of the eudorsement by both parties of Mayor Hiscook, Clerk Mills, aud Aasessor O'Hearn. The prohibition caudidate for mayor receivod 86 votes, just 1,470 short of tioD, while the prohibition candidate for clerk received 66 votes and was 1,478 votes short. The a=sessor had do opposition. The vote on mayor, clerk and assessor was : KOR MAYOR. FOR CLERK. HisWarn- Mills. Purcock. er. field. First ward, 286 20 283 21 Secón d " 267 2 258 2 Third " 277 8 273 5 Fourth " 240 15 235 9 Fifth ' 113 1 112 1 Sixth " 205 20 209 14 Seventh " 168 20 174 14 1,566 86 1,544 66 Iliscock's majority, 1470. Mills' majority, 1,478. FOU ASSEKSOR. Patrick -O'Heani- First ward, 200; Sficond, 289; third, 234; fourth, 197; tiftb, 100; sixth, 5; seventh, 105. Total; 1,210. The rnn for president of tiie counoil was qnite exciting, drawing out a good vote. A uurnber oL democrats voted for Mr. Brown, while a still larger number of republicans voted for Mr. Luick, wbo bad a plurality of 221. Mr. Brown carried the flrst ward by 36, tbe sixth by 167 and the seventh by 36, while Mr. Lnick had the snrprising plorality of 293 in the seooDd, 105 in the third, 31 in the fonrth and 37 iu the fifth. The vote was as follows: FOR PRESIDENT OF THE COUXCIL. Luick. Browu. Doane. First Ward 182 218 7 Second ' 38(i 93 1 Third '; 2,79 174 3 Foiirti '■ 205 174 4 Fifth " 109 72 0 Sixth " 47 214 4 Seveiith " ... 100 142 8 1.308 -1.087 27 Plurality for Luick, 221. Mr. Jobu Dnffy made aD exceedingly flattering run in every ward in the city carrying the first by 40, the second by 140, the third by 48, the fourth by 58, the fifth by 8, and reducing Mr. Gibsou's majority iu the sixth to 43 and in the seventb to 14. The vote on jostice was as follows: FOR JUSTICB OF TUE PEACJ3. Diiffy. Gibson. Boylan. First ward 212 172 16 Second " 305 165 1 Third " 250 2Ö2 5 Fourth " 213 155 7 Fifth " 94 81) 2 Sixth ' 106 14!) ]ü Seventh '■ 111 125 16 1,291 1,054 57 Majority for Duffy, 237. The ward eleotions were rather exctiuR and resultad as foünws: ANN AK1ÍOK CITY- FIRST WARD. Supervisor - John R. Miner, 223; Wm. K, Childs, B, 179; Miner's maority, 44. Alderman - Engene G. Mann, D, 178; Fraucis M. Hamilton, R, .192; majority for Hamilton, 41. Constable- Melveu C. Petersou, D, 172; Wm. Eldert, R, 225; inajorit for Eldert, 53. SECOND WAKD. Supervisor- 8id W. Millard, D, 255 John M. Feiner, R, 231; majority fo Millard, 24. Alderman- John Koch, D, 301 Charles Tessiner, R, 181; majority f o Kocb, 120. Constable - Fred Gackle, D, 232 Fred J. Huhn, R, 242; majority fo Huhn, 10. THIED M'ARD. Supervisor- Walter H. Danoer, D 148; John J. Fischer, R, 307; major ity for Fisoher, 159. Alderman - Jacob Laubengayer, D 225; Geo. W. Sweet, R, 229; major ity for Sweet, 4. Constable - M P. Vogel, D, 213; Wm. Bowen, R, 234; majority for Bowen, 21. FOUKTH WAKD. Supervisor - Joseph Donuelly, D, 190; Herman Krapf, R, 194; majority for Krapf, 4. Alderman - John Finnegan, D, 142; Frank Vandawarker, R, 237 ; majority for Vandawarker, 95. Constable- Cox, D, 190; Crawfcrd, R, 176; majority for Cox, 14. FIFTH 1VARD. Supervisor- James Boyle, D, 100; George H. Rhodes, R, 80; majority for Boyle, 20. Alderman- George Spathelf, jr., D, 104; Wm. Shadford, R, 79; majority for Spathelf, 25. Constable - Joseph Secura, D, 94 ; Alvin N. Felch, R, 84 ; majority for Secora, 10. SIXTII WAED. Supervisor - Hudson T. Morton, D, 50; Artbur J. Kitson, R, 212; majority for Kitson, 162. Aldennan - Martin J. Cavanaugh, D, 61; Emmett Coon, R, 198; major - ity for Coon, 137. Constable- George Jewett, D, 58; Fred Cleaver, R, 201; majority for Cleaver, 143. SEVENTH WAUD. Supervisor - Ernest E. Eberbach, R, 175. Alderman- Pred Harpst, D, 110; C. II. Cady, R, 139; majority for Cady, 29. Constable - John Seyfried, D, 83 ; John Young, R, 161; majority for Yonng, 78. The vote by wards on the amendinent to tbe state oonstitution to increase the attorney-general's salary to 3,500 was as follows: YES. Piest ward, 114; second, 57, third, 82; fourtb, 83; fifth, 15; sixth, 110; seventh, 62 ; total, 523. NO. ward, 78; secoad, 72; third, 99; fnurth, 63 ; fifth, 28; sixtb, 60; seveutli, 53; total, 453. Muj irity for tho amendment 70. The vote by wards on the ameudment to the htate constiturtioo to allow Kent county to have a board of auditors was aa follows: YES. First ward, 106; second, 54; third, 82; fourth, 78; fifth, 18; sixth 92; seveuth, 55; total, 485. KO. First ward, 35; second, 38; third, 6C; fourth, 37; fifth, 15; sixth, 30; seventh, 33; total, 254. Majority for the amendiaent, 231. .

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