Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-08
CREGIER GOT THERE.
An Exciting City Election in
Chicago.
Five Candidates in the Field
for Mayor.
The Regular Democratic Nominee
Elected by q Scratch.
Municipal Injections In Many states-In-
teresting Features OF the Voting
in Kansas.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
CHICAGO, April To-day witnessed
the most exciting election held in Chi
cago for many years, and according to
the returns at midnight, Hampstead
Washburn, the Republican leader in the
mayoralty fight, is on top by safe plu-
rality. The Democrats had formidable
split in their ranks in the Independent
candidacy of ex-Mayor Harrison, but
the Republicans were not much better
off. owing to the Citizens movement,
headed by Elmer Washburn. Both
Carter Harrison and Elmer Washburn,
particularly the former, polled vote
amazing to the straight party politicians.
Harrison is said to have had the secret
support of large number of the wealthy
men OF the city who are backing the
worlds fair. His old time strength
with the foreign-speaking .populace,
especially the Germans and Bohemians,
also returned to him heavily. Elmer
Washburn's vote, while a surprise to
the machine politicians, was something
of disappointment to his friends, being
confined more closely than was expected
to the membership of the American So
cieties.
THE IRISH TURNED THE SCALES.
The turning point in the contest was
to considerable extent the Irish-Amer-
ican vote, and this was exerted in sim
gular manner. Hampstead Washburn's
wife is the daughter of the president Of
the Hibernia bank, and it having been
asserted that certain elements were an
tagonizing Washburn solely because his
wife was q Catholic, large number of
Irish-Americans, wearying of the fight
between the Democratic leaders, rallied
to Washburn's support.
The indications at midnight are that,
aside from Hampstead Washburn, the
other successful candidates are about
evenly divided between the Democrats
and Republicans. Socialist. Morgan's
vote was unexpectedly insignificant
about one-eighth of the number. of So
cialists popularity supposed to be In the
city. + 'sts' - H ~
UNPRECEDENTED POPULAR INTEREST.
The interest shown tonight in the re-
turns surpassed anything ever displayed
here before. Madison street and Fifth
avenue, where the newspaper bulletins
were to be seen, were blocked for hours
by thousands of people yelling them
selves hoarse and blowing tin horns.
The corridors of the city hall were
ithronged to suffocation, and in all the
theaters the returns were read from the
stage.
NUMEROUS BLOODY AFFRAYs.
The day was marked by many bloody
affrays. Even the bootblacks fought
over politics. Frank Calls, aged four
teen, was stabbed and seriously injured
by another boy, named Clements,
because Calls belittled Clements candi-
date. Thos. Haskell was shot and fatally
wounded at polling place, by Ben Lup-
pie, in a political quarrel. In free
for-all fight at another point, James
Scott (colored) was shot and seriously
wounded. In the Thirtieth ward j. H.
Clark became involved in dispute and
was fatally beaten. At one of the poll
ing places ticket peddler named Quinn
had his tickets snatched away by q
burly tough, who also slugged him.
Quinn went away, but soon returned
with a new bundle of tickets, and a
huge revolver strapped outside OF his
coat. There was quiet in that precinct
the remainder Of the day.
THE LATEST RETURNS.
Four hundred and fifty precincts give
Cregier 3S,357; Harrison, 36,603; H.
Washburn, 41,733; +. Washburn, 20
754; Morgan, 1881.
A CONFUSING ERROR.
At l am. City Comptroller Onahan
gave figures from 506 precincts, leaving
only seven to hear from, which showed
q plurality of six votes for Cregier, great
gains having been made in the stock
yards district.
Later the City Press association, which
had been gathering the returns for the
papers, announced that. the city hall
people had made mistake early in the
night of 1856 votes in their footings,
and that the error was continued
through the night. According to the
City Press, Hampstead Washburn still
has plurality Of 1861.
cREGIER ELECTED.
At2 a. M, Comptroller Onahan said
all the precincts have been heard from,
and that complete returns gave Cregier
433 plurality. over Washburn.
The great gain for Cregier was in the
stock yards district, where the large
body of Irish-American seem to have
stuck to the regular ticket. The official
count will probably be necessary to de-
eide the matter.