Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-03
RASCALS TURNED OUT
CHlCAGOS CORRUPT REPUBLICAN RING
STBRS Arb PUT To ROUT
De- W.T. c. C-a-- As Dsmocistc Candidate, IS
Elected Eayr 5Y Majority c, More Ihal
1900 Over John A. Roche Republican.
Tl, Result q. Other Places.

CHICAGO April A landslide for the
Democrats was the result Of to-day's cleo
t.ou. As early as z O'Clock this evening
the Republicans at City Hall conceded
C,egisr's election, snd the returns which
were coming in from an parts Of the city
speedily established the fact.
Three hundred and twenty precincts cut
of three hundred and ninety give Cregier
Democrat, 4L6s7; Roche, Republican,
s-l3; Crsgier's majority, .s6S.
Returns at midnight show that all the
Democratic candidates on the city ticket
are elected by piuralities averaging about
l2O0 The North and West town tickets
of tae Democrats go in and they secure the
Circuit Judge. A considerable gain in the
number OF Democratic aldermen is also
conceded
The isht which ended with the closing
Of the polls to-day was the hottest ever
known iu the ci,y. During the day busi-
ness was generally suspended and heavy
vote aspoled
There were three tickets in the field
Democratic. Republican aud Socialist
Tine efforts maae by the supporters OF the
various candidates have been remarkable,
culminstlue with urusual frequency IL
scenes of personal violence. Euure pages
cf every uea spaper in the city have been
q for To- a
fortnight. aud the managers Cf the different
tickets bav1 resor.ed 20 the importation Of
speakers from other cities 20 stump even
t1a surest valds A notable instance Of
this exceptional meIrod Is the presence OF
General John NJ. Palmer, of Springfield,
tra Democratic candidate for Governor last
November
1Isay Issues contribute TO he extra
ordinary inlsres. aroused. Street fran
eri.es worth thousands Of dollars are gen
--sly believed to depend on The result.
Mayor john A. Roche the Republican
candidate. ssho wss seeking reelection,
vas represented as being hostile TO the
many pr iected sievaiedr0ads. The Demo
cratic candidate was Dewitt @. Cregier
AGAINST am the Surface Street Raiiwsy
C. mpsuies were s1lidly arrayed and
e-uecaiy Che Yerkes system. Until
Cr..sr was nominated there was 81
Labor ucSe. in td= i-id. based largely on
.hesupuosed widespread feeling that Mayor
Roche duuug the recent stTest car strike
hsd helped Baron Ysrkes IN giving toe
men what they called "A complete razz.s-
1slller Ccegier was, some time sgo,
Superintendent Of the West Division Street
Railways. snd uss lOoui7r with the em-
p.oyes lie was removed by the lerkes
syndicate.
Another feature Of the contest Yves the
concerted effort of a faction 20 break the
power OF the Republican machine. Asses
Sur Gro-ee Williams, more tha1 Mayor
Roche. bore the brunt Of this ight, which
.a. lsd by FuuS Collier. leader OF the
new British American element M politics.
Strangely enough, the British, to carry
their point. voted for an lrisamau, In0s
d. Clntweu. Democratic candidate ior
a..a-sar Tne Republican candidate FOR
I Circuit Judge. Thos. j. Crafty, was noml-
ustsd W violation of 40 agreement having
I f,r sr object a non-psrtisan judiciary, ano
/ Crafty was conceded 20 be ata decided dis
/ advantage compared with other Repuoli-
I can csuridates Tne Republican managers
claim be- vss optional With ;hcm this ) eaV
.o end the agresmert OF nor, as they sa"
| ft
/ Probably half ,he literature of the cam
Dngu has consisted 10 attempts to show
/ Haror Roche aud Mr. Cregier to be 10
sympathy with local organization OF
Eoov-Notbiug4 called th6 United
. Orler oI Deputies The obiec. has been
t, stampede the Irish-Americans en- masse
I into one or the other party. Both caudl-
Gates have repeatedly made the most ex-
. explicit de1ials of the charges, Ine sub
i.e- ol anarchy. which was so much dis
iu the last city election, cuts little
figure this time, having lately dropped
Iaos. completely cut Of sight A straight
ciali.- ticket was up bnt hes apparently
a.-ac.l lext to no $40 ention ircm the
|of u.rtcs t1oush no one tima there were
.l2.O0O Socialist votes polled lu Chicago.