Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-08
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Years.

CHICAGO, April To-day has been
the most exciting election held Ia
Chicago for many year., and, Accord
ing 10 the re,urns nj midnight, Hemp
-tead Washburne, the republican leader
In the nay0nlty fight, Ia ON top by q
safe plurality. The democrats had n
formidable split In their ranks In tho
independent candidacy OF cx.hiayor
Harrison, but the republicans were no
better OF, owing 10 the sCitizcns' -
movement, healed by Elmer Wash.
burn.
Both Carter Harrison and Elmer
wnshburn, particularly til. former,
poiled vote amazing 10 the straight
party politicians. Harrison In said 70
have the secrct support Of large mum
bcr Of wealthy men Of the city, who
are backing the WORLDS Fair. His
old.time strength with tho foreign
-penking population, especially the
Germans AMI BohemianF, als9 returned
To him heavily.
Elmer Washburn's vote, while u sur.
prise TO the machine politicians, was
something OF disappointment TO his
friends, being confined more closely
than was expected 10 tho momber.hip
OF the American societies. This turn.
Ing point IN the contest was, TO "A con-
siderable extent, the Irish. A mericnn
vote, aLd this was exeftcd Ia q singu-
lar manner. Hampstead washbuFnu'r
wife Il daughter OF the president Of
the Hiternian Bank, and, IL having
been asserted that certain elements
were antagonizing WAshburne solely
because his wife was a Catholic large
number Of Irish. mericans, weary.
ing Of the light between the demo-
cratic leaders, rallied 10 washburnc,s
support.
The indications ut midnight are that,
aside from Hemfstead WAshburne, tho
other successful candidates are about
I evenly divided between tho democrats
and republica ms.
The socialist vote was UNEXPECTEDLY
Insignificant, about one-eighth OF tho
number Of socialists popularity supposed
to he In tho city.
Tho interest shown Ia the returns
surpassed anything ever shown her,
before. Madison Street aud Filth
Avenue, where the newspaper bull,.
thus were 10 10 seen, were blocked for
hour by thousands Of people yelling
| themselves hoars. and blowing tin
| horns. The corridors Of the city hall
were throngea 10 suii1cation, and In
all the theatres the returns we're read
from tho stage.
The day was marked by " number OF
bloody ARRAYS. Even the bOOthlack-
fought over politics. Frank Gallo,
agvd II, was stabbed and seriously In.
Jurcd by another boy named Clements,
because he had abused the others can.
diiatc. Thomas Haskell was shot aud
fatally wounded at u polling place by
Hen Luppic In n political quarrel. la
a free.ior.all fight at another point
James Scott, colored, was shot and
fatally wounded. In tho Thirtieth
| Ward, j. IL. Clark became involved In
a dispute and was fatally beaten. At
ono polling place ticket peddler
named Quinn had his tickets snate hed
away by n burly tough, who also
slugged him. quinn went away, but
SOON returned with n new bundle OF
tickets and huge revolver strapped
outside Of his coat. Quiet prevailed in
that precinct the remainder OF the day,
At Ia. m. City Comptroller Onahan
gave tn. figures from 500 precincts,
leaving only seven TO hear from, which
showed n plurality Of six votes for
4 Cregier, great gains having been made
In the stock yards district. Later the
CITY Prcss Association, which has
been gathering returns for tho papers,
announced that the City Hall people
had mRde u mistake early In the night
| oflOb5 In lnc foOtlngs, and that the
error was continued through the night.
Accord ny TO tn. city press, Hemp
stead Washburn still has plurality OF
1861.
Al IA. m. Comptroller Onahan said
all the precincts had been heard from,
and complete returns gave Cregler ASA
plurality over Wa,hbnrn. A gain for
Cfeglet was In the stock yards district,
where large body Of Irish. A merican,
seemed 10 have stuck 10 the repuln,
ticket The official count Will b,
necessary to decide tho matter.
H.mittiux Money.
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