Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-08
Republicans Seemed Ahead at
First, but Democrats
Count Later.
BARE PLURALITY OF SIX.
Some Novel Elements in the Munich
pal Elections in Kansas.
RESULT IN MICHIGAN UNCERTAIN.
Returns From Many Ohio Cities Show a
political Stand-Uff.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED By STATESMEN

CHICAGO, April To-day, in the most
exciting scramble of an election ever wit
messed in Chicago, the Republican leader,
Hampstead Washburne, came cut on top Of
the heap, the first Republican, save one,
elected Mayor of Chicago, in Is years. This,
at least, was the apparent result, as shown
at II 80 p. NJ, when ass precincts out of 513
had been heard from, giving him lead up
10 that hour of 1852 over the Democratic
candidate, Dewitt c. Cregier, the present
Mayor of the city.
The Democrats had formidable split in
their ranks to contend with in the indie
pendent candidacy of ex-Mayor Carter H.
Harrison, but the Republicans we're little,
if any, better off in that respect, owing to
Citizens movement, headed by Elmer
Washburne, ex-chief of the United States
Secret Service. Both Carter Harrison and
Elmer washburue. particularly the,former,
polIed a vote that was amazing to the
straight party politicians.
One Source of Harrison's Strength.
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 for
eign-speaking population, especially the
Germans and Bohemians, returned heavily
TO him also. Elmer Washburne's vote,
while 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
societies.
The turning point in the contest was, to
considerable extent, the Irlsh-American vote,
and this was eXerted in a decidedly singular
manner Hampstead Washburne's wife is the
daughter OF the President of the Hibernlan
Bank. of Chicago, and large numbers of Irish
Americans. weaTying of the fight between the
two Democratic leaders, Harrison and Cregler
and believing that Hampstead Washburne was
being antasonzed by certain elements solely
on account of his wife, rallied to his support.
The indications at 1850 p. M. were that, aside
from Hampstead Washburne, the other sue
cessful candidates were about evenly divided
between the Democrats and the Republicans.
Socialist Morgan's vote was unexpectedly in
significant about one-elghth of the number OF
Socialists popularity supposed to be in the city.
The Exact Figures of the Result.
The exact figures for the Mayoralty candI-
dates with 4S3 precincts heard from, were as
follows: Hampstead Washburne, 4O.O02;
Cregier. 5000; Harrison. 34Sl6; Elmer Wash
burne, 1871; Morgan, L6S6.
The interest shown tonight in the returns
surpassed anything ever displayed toward
National election. Madison street and Fifth
avenue, where theneWspaper bulletinsfwere to
be seen, were blocked for hours by thousands
of people, yelling themselves hoarse and blow
ing tin horns till black in the face. through,
oui the night the corridors of the City b all
were thronged to suffocatiOn, while in the
theaters returns were read from the stage.
The day was marked by number of bloody
affrays, eliminating in several tragedies. Even
the bootblacks fought over politics. Frank
Gallo. aged II, was stabbed by another boy
named Clements because Gallo abused Glenn
ents' candidate. Gallio's injuries are serious.
Thomas Maskell. a switchm2n, was shot and
fatally wounded at the polling place at Forty
ninth street and Wentworth avenue by Ben
Luppie another switchman. Political differ.
ences and whisky caused the shooting.
In Free-for-An Fight,
James Scott, a colored Iaundryman, was shot
through the shoulder at another polling place
His assailant escaped unknown IN the con-
fusion. Two policemen were participants in
the affray. In the Thirtieth ward ]. H. Clark
became involved in a dispute, ending In his
being knocked down and having hts chest
kicked in. He cannot recover. Ex-County
Commissioner Hemmelcram and Alderman
McAbee were among those who took part IN the
many less fatal encounters that took
place in other parts of the city. In one IN
stance a ticket peddler named Quinn. who had
had his bundle sEatched away from him by an
opponent, returned with a fresh bundle, and
a revolver openly strapped 10 ms Oeil. 1ne
pistol produced quiet at that precinct for the
remainder or the day. This, however. was the
only instance in which resort was made to such
extreme tactics of the frontier.
At l2:30 Hampstead Washburne. the sup
nosed Republican Mayor-elect, was enjoying
himself with his friends at the Marquette Club.
confident of his election. while at the City Hail
the Democrats were claiming that their candl-
date, the present incumbent. was only l6S votes
behind WaShburne, with Is precincts to hear
from.
AHA NJ, Controller Onahan gave the fol-
lowing figures just completed, to
representative of the Associated Press: Five
hundred anu SIX precincts with only seven
IreCInc's to hear from: Cregier, 35.62S; Harri-
cor, a. .5l5; Hampstead Washburne, ,45 go; Elmer
Wasnburne. 2S.C64 This gives Cregier, Demo
crat q plurali,y y of g.