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Indiana City Elections

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
May
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Ixdianapolis, Ind. , May "3. - Elections were held in various cities of Indiana yesterday. Mount Vernon, Logansport, Bluffton, Shelbyville, Columbus, Jefïersonville, Madison, LaPorte, and South Bend went Democratie. Terre Haute elected a Democratie mayor,and councilmen in every ward for the first time in the history of the city. Rushville elected a citizens' ticket in opposition to the regular Republicans. Lebanon, Greenville, and Anderson went Republican. At Fort Wayne the Republicans elect four out of ten councilmen and besides the six remaining coun'eilmen the Deniocrats elect three water works trastees. At New Albany only councilmen were voted for. The Democrats carry the councilmen in the Second, Third, Fourth, and Sixth wards by a total majority of 341. The Republicans elected councilmen in the First and Fifth wards by a total majority of 726, giving a Republican majority on the popular vote of S85. The city usually goes 500 Democratie. The Prohibitionists had a candidato in every ward. but they polled but a small vote. The Republicans had no candidates in the Second and Third wards. At Delphi the Republicans elected the assessor and two out of three councilmen. It is a Republican gain, as all the positions were filled by Democrats.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News