Show DOWN IN MISSOURI Republicans Made Gains in Two Places Sedalia and St Joseph St Louis Mo April Municipal elections wore held today in many towns In Missouri Tho results whore party lines woro drawn woro on the whole favorable to the Democrats The Republicans made their gains chiefly at Sedalia and St Joseph In the later place local Issues J led lo the defeat I of the Democrats At Sedalia the slight plurality of the Democrats at time lasl election was overcome and the city again wont Republican Tho I Democrats elected a straight ticket In I Springfield for the first time Mary vllle turned it Republican majority Into a DemocratIc majority of SOO Fulton l Ful-ton Jjj > lln and oilier places were swept by the Democrats Party lilies how ever were not strictly drawn In many places No election Was hold in St Louis In Kansas City the Democrats scored I a victory in todays election electing i James A Reed Mayor by a majority at least 1000 over 1 P Sherry Brown Jr I Republican The entire Democratic ticket with thin exception of a few members of the lower house of thc City Council is rlccled The present city government IB Republican Jones Republican for Mayor had a majority of 1131 two years ago I |