Show BATHHOUSE JOHN AMONG THE ELECT Gray Wolves Regain Control of the City Council of Chicago MILWAUKEE GOES ASTRAY SOCIAL DEMOCRATS SWEPT EVERYTHING BEFORE THEM Chicago April E Tho complexion of city council was changed from Republican to Democratic In elec eloc election electIOn tion In the wards the tho Demo Domo Democrats Demorat rat ats elected candidates Re Republicans publicans and Independents two The election was wa characterized by a crusade by the Municipal Voters league a nonpartisan organization against the selection of alleged gray wolves Volve for tor forthe forthe the new city council Tho The new council will be composed of ot Demo Democrats Democrats Democrats twentynine Republicans and two Independents Alderman John C Cough Coughlin lin ha Bath House John of ot the First ward was reelected by a large largo majority I It is probable the new council will have to deal with the problem of constructing a passenger subway and with gas and telephone rates Except for the arrests of about forty saloonkeepers for tor keeping open during the voting time the election was quiet The suffragettes attempted to wedge in ina Ina ina a vote when Dr Sarah Jansen appeared at the polls and demanded a ballot Her name appeared on the list of registered voters but she was not allowed to vote Incomplete returns on the local option issue voted on in cities and towns throughout Illinois today Indicated gains for the wets These figures showed that 32 82 towns changed from dry to wet and 13 changed from wet to dry dr Of 93 towns 48 voted wet Among the cities which had been dry but which returned to wet were Deca Decatur Decatur Decatur tur Champaign Pana Pann and Riverton The Issue was not put before the voters In Chicago the tho plans for tor doing so having fallen alien through because be ause of ot insufficient signatures signatures sig signatures natures to the petition township voted wet after atter one of the most exciting elections In Its history At Grape Creek there were numerous fights fight and at one time It looked as If It it would be necessary to call out the troops During the afternoon Judge Allen wired Governor Deneen asking him to order out the local militia but later the sheriff swore wore l In a large number of ot deputies and the order for tor the troops was cancelled The following Important cities went wet the numbers indicating the major majorities majorities Carml Carini Springfield 1200 Decatur 96 dry by 1000 two years yeara ago Joliet Jollet 1500 to 2000 Rockford Freeport 1011 lOn Elgin 1200 Pana dry two years ago Danville Clinton 70 dry two years ago Bloom Bloomington BloomIngton ington 83 33 Mattoon Rock Island Majorities were won by the drys in inthe Inthe inthe the following Monmouth Taylor yule 41 |