The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-08
Democrats Claim Election Of
Cregier for Mayor.
CARTER HARRISON RAN THIRD.
The Know-Nothing Vote Large and
the Socialist Vote Small.
Women Flock to the Polls IN Kansas-
The Republicans Claim Michigan
Varying Results in Wisconsin. Ne
braska, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado.

CHICAGO, April To-day has been the
most exciting election held in Chicago for
years, and according to returns at mid
night Hampstead Washburne, the Republic
can leader in the mayoralty fight, is on
top by small plurality. The Democrats
had formidable split in their ranks, the
independent candidacy of ex-Mayor Hari
rison, but the Republicans were not better
Off, owing to the citizens movement. led
by Elmer Washburn. Both Carter Harri-
son and Elmer Washburn pollcd q vote
amazing to party politicians. Harrison is
said to have had the secret support of
large number of wealthy men of the city
who are backing the Worlds fair. His
old-time strength with the foreign-speak-
ing populace, especially the Germans and
Bohemians, also returned to him heavily.
Elmer Washburn's vote, while q surprise
to the machine politicians, was something
of disappointment to his friends, being
confined more closely than was expected
to the members of the American societies.
The turning-point in the contest was to
considerable extent the Irish-American
vote, and this was exerted in most singu-
lar manner. Hampstead Washburne's wife
is daughter of the president of the Hi
bernian bank, and it having been asserted
that certain elements were antagonizing
Washburne solely because hisp wife is q
Catholic, q large number of Irish-Ameri-
cans, wearying Of the tight between the
Democratic leaders, rallied to Washburne's
support. Indications at midnight are
that, aside from Hampstead Washburne,
the other successful candidates are about
evenly divided between the Democrats and
Republicans. Socialist Morgan's vote was
insignificant, about one-eight of the
Socialists supporting him.
Late tonight the excitement over the
returns 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 themselves
hoarse and blowing tin horns. The COR
ridors Of the city hall were thronged to
suffOcation, and in all the theaters returns
were read from the stage.
The day was marked by number Of
bloody affrays. Even the bootblacks
fought over politics. Frank Gillio, assd IA,
was stabbed and seriously injured By an
other boy named Clements because Gillio
abused Clements candidate. Thomas
Haskell was shot and fatally
wounded at . poliing-place by Ben
Luppie in a political quarrel. In
free-fer-ali fight atanother point. James
Scott, colored, was shot and fatally in
jured. In the Thirteenth ward J. 81. CLARK
became involved in dispute and was
fatally beaten. At one polling place
ticket-peddler named Quinn had his
tickets snatchsd away by burly tough,
who also slugged him. Quinn went away,
but soon returned with new bundles of
tickets and huge revolver strapped outside
his coat. Quiet prevailed in that precinct
the remainder of the day.
At2a. m. Comptroller Onahan said all
the precincts had been heard from and
that complete returns gave Cregier 43S
plurality over Washburne. The great gain
for Cregier was in the stock yards district,
where the large body of Irish-Americans
seemed to have stuck to Cregier. The off,
cial count will probably be necessary to de-
eide the matter.
The City Press Association, which is
gathering returns for the papers, announce
that the city hall people made mistake
early in the night of 1855 votes in their
footings, and that the error was continued
through the night. According to the city
press Hampstead Washburne has plural
ity of $751;