Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-08
.nrnocRArlc VICTORY IN CHICAGO.
Crciror Elected over All Opponents by IA
Plurality of Six Votes.
lnr tcIcrrarh b 10 Dlspntch..

rEy telegraph % the Dispatch.l
CrrcAGp. Apul To-day, IN the most
exciting scramble of an election ever Wit
,r.-,d i'm CHICAGO. the ReDubhcan leader,
Hampstead Nn-hhurnc, came out on top
f.c nrst Republican save one elected mayor
,f CMpayo lu fifteen wears. This at least
,rg- tho APPARENT result rs shown at 1850
y NJ. when A33 precincts out of 5l3 had
l..u heard from. giving him a, lead up TO
'E.f IOur of y. .gU2 over the Democratic can
g.Iafp. Dewitt G. CTcgier, the present
mayor of the city.
SPLIT.
Tho Democrats had formidable split
~ their ranks 10 contend with III the indie
pendent candidacy of eX-MayOr Carter II.
lnusuu, but the Republicans wore little
u my better on in that respect owing 10
,..gaue' movement headed by Elmer Wash
.r-n. ,x-chief Of the United States secret
service. Both Carter Harrison and Elmer
-.huru, particularly the former, polled
.E.tr that was amazing to the straight
Iw'y politicians. Harrison is said to have
.i tUr secret support of q largo number
81 'ae wealthy men Of the city who are
backing the Worlds Fair. HIS old-time
.rr,ugtu with the foreign-spoaking pOpu-
Iruu. especially with the Germans and
Euhamaus, returned heavily TO him also.
uIsArPoINTMEST.
Elmer Waehburn's vote, while a sur
u---y o. the machine politicians, was some
'l.ur of q disappointment % hls friends,
lrug confined moro closely than was
expected 90 the membership Of the Amerl-
Daa societies.
THE WIsH-AMEBICAN VOTE.
The turning-point in the contest was TO
considerable extent the lTish-Amcrlcan
vote. and this was excrted in a decidedly
singular manner Hampstead Washbutne's
w.f. De- the daughter of the President OF
ff. Hibcrulan Bank of Chicago, and large
numbers of Irish Americans, wearylng or
fr. fight between the two Democratic
leaders. Harrison and Cregier. and be-
lowing that Hampstead Nashburne was
.,rg autAgouizcd by certain elements,
..a.v. ON account Of his wife, rallied 10
.. gppurt.
Th. inhcations at 1880 7. NJ. were that,
aside from Hampstead Nashburne, the
NOR. successful candidates were about
evenly divided between Democrats ana
Erullgau-. Socialist Morgan'5 vote was
UNEXPECTEDLY insignificant about one
,.Ltb of the number of Socialists popu-
4rt supposed 20 be in the city.
The figures of the mayoralty candidates,
with i.3 precincts heard from, were as fol-
lows. Homestead Washhurne, 4O,OO2; Gre
r... $1,000 Carter Harrison, H,sl6;
Elmer Washburn, 1911; Morgan, 1885.
Ihr interest shown tonight IN returns
ttiIIs-tl anything ever ulStl"yVU AV'N
toward % national election.
The Latsst-CreigeT Elected.
CrIc,co. April 81 4. M-Comptroller
n4lu gave tho following figures, Just
completed, tou representative of the Asso-
stated Press: Five hundred and SIX pre-
.r.ts, with only seven precincts 10 hear
L.u. CTcEcT, 4j,G2S; Harrison, 405l5;
Hampstead Washburne 45,G23; Elmer
N..aUuru, 23.OH. This gives CreGier
(umoeratJ plurality of six votes.
DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, April THE Repub-
llu- of Springfield are Jubilant over the
o...at uf the Democrats at tho home OF
senator Palmer. The city of Springfield
ia. elected Ehpuna T. Lawrence U9epuo-
ln| mayor over Charles f. Hay Demo
,r.t hy 200 majority. The Democrats
elect the c.ty clerk, city attorney, and city
treasurer, but the Republicans make gain
10 aldermen. Hay, the defeated Demo,
craft. candidate for mayor, was III hiSthlrd
term.