Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-19
pH11ADEnpnlA,s ELECTION
Large Majority for the Republican
Candidate for Mayor : The Council
mamie f0ntests,

Large Majority for the Republican
Candidate for Mayor = The Council
manic Contests.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 49,
Edwin S. Stuart was elected mayor
yesterday by a majority Of 39,030 in a
total vote Of 1TS,740. Four years ago
the total vote was 154,0Gl, Of which
Edwin A. Filter received 90,211 and
George Deb. Keim 62,203, Filters ma
iority being 2S,00S. The vote yesterday
was as follows:
FOR MAYOR.
Edwin S. Stuart. ...................10 los, sS5
A. IL. Ladner........,-.... 69,s55
Eighty-nine councilmen were elected,
IA in select and rs in common council.
Of the total list only 81 Of the 81 in
dorsed by the Committee of Fifty were
elected, and all but Of this 81 would
have been elected without the commits
tees aid.
Less interest was shown by the voters
than in any important contest for many
years. The Democrats especially were
apathetic, and in many of the wards
polled scarcely half their vote. The
result of this apathy is shown by a COM
parison with the vote last year, when
S5,136 votes We're cast for Pattison to
1O6,014 for Delamater and with the
Presidential election of 1888, when
Cleveland received 93,059 votes and
Harrison III ,461, the Republican ma
jority being Is ,402.
The result in the councilmanic con-
tests shows that in nearly every ward
where determined efforts were made by
the Committee of Fifty and independent
citizens to retire Objectionable candi-
dates, or to elect especially deserving
nominees, these were unsuccessful. This
was notably the case in the Fourth
ward, where Squire McMullen was re-
elected; the Fifteenth ward, where Sc
lect Councilman James A. Freeman was
defeated the Twenty where
George B. Edwards was reelected, and
the Twenty where Select Coun-
Gilman McMurray was reelected over
Stockton Bates. In several other wards,
where the Committee of Fifty sought to
elect excellent candidates, these were
defeated.
In card issued after the result was
announced the Committee of Fifty
claims the election of two members of
select council and 81 members of com
mon council. The card says: eve
have succeeded in cutting down the
majorities of candidates who we recon-
mended should be opposed, notably of
William McMullen in the Fourth ward,
whose majority Of over 100 three years
ago has been reduced to 1862. If, upon
investigation, it should be developed
that Mr.. McMullen is not entitled TO his
seat, this committee will do its full duty
in the matter of contesting his right to
hold the seat"
OTHER ELECTIONS.
In Reading Ia members of common
council were elected to fill terms that
have expired. The principal issue was
the railroad question, and nine Of the
new members elected are understood to
favor giving more extended privileges
to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Republicans in Lancaster carried
seven out of the nine wards yesterday.
Both branches Of council are Repub-
lican, The city voted to increase the
pebt $150,000 for the improvement of the
water works.
At the election in Chester, in the First
ward, which is strongly Republican,
Farnan Democratic candidate for coun-
cin made gallant fight against two
strong Republican competitors, and was
defeated by small majority. In
the Fifth ward, which is the closest
in the city, a stubborn and holly con
tested fight resulted in two Democratic
councilmen. The next common council
will have four Democratic members out
of 16, which is gain of two. The
school board is solidly Republican. The
increase of debt was showed under, the
vote against it aggregating 1900, with
about 200 for it.