The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-04-08
CREGIIR ELECTED
The Democratic Candidate Wins
in Chicago.
THE IRISH AMERICAN VOTE
Was the Turning Point-The Excitements
Equals that of Presidential Election
The Women in Kansas Voted.

CHICAGO, April To-day has the most ex-
citing election held in Chicago for many years,
and according to returns at midnight, Hemp
stead Washburne, the Republican leader in
the mayorality fight, is on top by safe plu
ral1ty. The Democrats had formidable split
IN their ranks in the Independent candidacy of
ex-Mayor Harrison, but the Republicans were
no better of. owing to the Citizens" move
ment headed by Elmer Washburn. Both
Carter Harrison and Elmer Washbmn
particularly the former polled a vote
amazing to the straight party polili
clans. 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-tlme strength with the foreign-speaklng
population, especially the Germans and Bohe-
mians, also returned to him heavily. Elmer
WashburEe's vote, while surprise to machine
politicians, was something of disappointment
to his friends, being confined more closely than
was expected to membership of the American
societies. The turning point in the contest was
to considerable extent the Irish-American
VOTE and this was eXerted in a singular manner
Hampstead Washburne's wife is the daughter
OF the president OF the Hibernian bank, ana it
having been asserted that certain elements
were antagoniZing Washburne solely because
MS wife was Catholic, a large number OF Irish
Americans, wearylng of the tight between the
support. The indications at midnig h are that,
aside from Hampstead WaShbulne the other
successful candidates are about evenly divided
between Democrats and Republicans The
SOCIALIST vote was Unexpectedly insignificant,
about one-eighth of the number of Socialists
popularity supposed to be in the city
The interest shown tonight III 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 yell
| ing themselves hoarse and blowing tin horns.
The corridors OF the city hall were thronged to
suffocation, and in all the theatres returns were
read from the stage. The day was marked by
number of bloody affravs Even the boot
| blacks fought over politics. Frank Gallo,
| aged fourteen, was stabbed and seriously in
| Jured by another boy named Clements, because
| the other had abused his candidate Thomas
Haskell was shot and fatally wounded at a
polling place by Ben Luppie in political quar-
rel. In a free-for-all fight at another point.
James Scott, colored was shot and fatally
wounded. In the Thirtieth ward, J. II. Clark
became involved in dispute and was fatally
! beaten. At the polling place d ticket peddler
named Quinn had his tickets snatched away by
! a burly tough who also slugged him. Quinn
went away, but soon returned with new
| bundle of tickets and huge revolver strapped
on outside of his coat. Quiet prevailed in that
precinct the remainder of the day.
Four hundred and fifty precincts gave Gre
gier 1887: Harrison, 35603; H. Washburne
Il. 1873; E. Washburn. 20 754; Morgan, 1881.
AT l am. City Comptroller Onahan gave
figures from SOC precincts, leaving only seven to
hear from, which showed plurality of 8 votes
! for d. Cregier, great gains having been made in
the stock yards district.
Later-The City Press association, which has
been gathering returns for the papers, an
nounced that the city hall people had made 9
| footings and that the error was continued
| through the night. According to the City Press
| Hampstead Washburn still has plurality Of
| 1861.
| At2a m COMPTROLLER Onahan said all the
precincts had been heard from and that COM
plete returns gave Cregier 1873 plurality over
! Washhurne. The great gain for Cregier was in
J Irish-Americans seem to have stuck to the reg
! ular ticket. An official count will be necessar,
to decide the matter