The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-08
WESTERN ELECTION,
The Election in Chicago Yesterday
Very Close.
Harrison Probably Elected Mayor.

CHIcA April 7-11.00 p. m.-The election
for mayor, city treasurer, city clerk and city
attroney, township officials and aldermen W as
held here today. An unusually heavy vste
Tor city election was polled. AT this hour,
Lib 9. M, out of 1874 voting districts heard
from, Harrison, Dem, for mayor, has "a, ,455;
Smith, Rep, 24,743. Smiths majority. 28S
Both parties claim the election. the returns
on other officers are meagre.
l66 precincts give Smith 80 1913, Harrison
"a ,4O5; Smiths majority, 1868.
One hundred and seventy-two precincts give
Harrison 81 1857, Smith 36,902; Harrison's ma
jority 1,065.
DisRracefuI Scenes in 81. E.ouis-Deuao-
Gratis Elect Nearly Their Entire TicIket.
ST. LOUIS, April Word comes from East
ST. Louis, ILL.,, that the election there is pro-
crossing amid exciting scenes. Maurice Joyce,
lDemocratl candidate for Mayor, before the
polls opened was surrounded by opponents who
placed revolvers to his head and forced him to
retire. His assailants were arrested Several
nights have occurred. Returns from the city
election come in slowly, but at midnight
enough is known to show that the Democrats
nave elected almost their entire ticket. Two
hundred and nineteen of the 244 precincts
give Gen. Smith (Rep.) for auditor 4i3 major
lty, and it Is possible that one or two other
Republican candidates are elected.
Cincinnati Goes Republican.
CINCINNATI, April Returns from all but
i've precincts show that Amor Smith, Jr., Re-
pnblican, has been elected mayor by 1900 ma
1ority. The remainder of the Republican
ticket is elected with smaller msjorities, except
Caldwell for police judge, who is defeated by
Fitzgerald, DEM, and possibly the candidate
for justice OF the peace.
Complete returns Of yesterdays election
give Smith, Rep, a majority of 1898 for
mayor.
Michigan Democratic.
DETROIT, April There was hight vote at
the elections yesterday. The only State off
GERS voted for were justice of the Supreme
court and regents of university In Detrois,
Morse, DEM, for justice, had majority OF
over 5000 over Cooley, Rep. and Pro. One
hundred and eighty-four precincts outside of
Detroit give Democratic majority of 2O7.
The same precincts last fall gave q Republican
majority Of 2.225. The Democrats claim 10, GOO
majority in the State.
DETROIT, Mich, April 7-More complete
returns from the election in this State yester-
day for Justice and regents OF the university,
indicate decided majority for Morse, Dem,
for Justice and the election of the entire DEM
ocratic ticket. The Post, Republican, this
morning, acknowledges the defeat of the Re-
publican ticket, and the Free Press, Democrat,
claims majority fer the head of the Dem0-
cratic ticket OF not less than 20 900 in this CITY,
The Democratic majority was 5,49S, and the
Democrats carry the municipal election as
well, with pluralities ranging from 1,100 to
1921.
Toledo Republican.
TOLEDO. April z.
Yesterday IS election resulted in the choice OF
the Republican city ticket, except the mayor
and police commissioners, by msjcrities rang.
ing from II to 700.
Democrats Garry Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 7.-At the city
election yesterday, the entire Democratic
ticket was chosen by largely increased maiori-
ties.
Other Elections.
PRINCETON, N. j., April Wright, Dem.
was yesterday elected mayor BY 26 votes. The
Republicans elected the balance Of their ticket.