Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-09
OFFICIAL FIGURES
WILL Bg REQUIRED TO DETERMINE TIE
CHICAGO MAYORALTY Fight.
Crsgisr and WaSAburns Both Claim Eljcioa-Ihs
Ballot Boxes Beiag Gasrdsd-Osrter Ear
rison Says De Will Lssye
Chicago.

CHICAGO, April s.-The latest figures
Indicate the election OF Hampstead
Washburne lRep.) for Mayor by about
], 500 plurality. The last editions Of the
morning papers, of II shades of politi'
cal opinion, admit his election.
The remainder Of the Republican city
ticket is also elected. Iu the aldermanic
contest the probabilities are that II Re
publicaus and % Democrats have been
chosen. Under these conditions the
Council will stand 10 Democrats and 2J
Republicans.
Their turns, with seven precincts To
hear from show the following totals for
Mayor: II. WaShburue (Rep), 46,25S;
Cregier DEM, 44,Sgl; Harrison llnd.
DEM. Il.42O; +. Washburn lClt.) %,
g-5; Morgan (Soc.l, 2,l26.
Perhaps the most surprising feature
iu this showing is the SmallnesS OF the
vote for Morgan, the SocialiStic Labor
candidate. Various estimates before
the polling gave him from 5000 to Il,
600 votes. II shows how earnestly and
effectively the friends OF the other can
didateS worked in the ranks of MOrgan'S :
followers in search Of recruits.
The Tribune Rep says the result
is a deserved rebuke to Senator-elect
Palmer for meddling in local affairs.
Anll:l5 "a. m. bulletin gives the fol-
lowing figures: Cregier (Dem.), 45,27S;
Harrison DIud. Dem), 41,9S3; IL. Wash
burne (Repl, 46,436; Elmer WaShbUrne
iCitizenl, $3.50; Morgan lSoc.), 2,27s.
Seven precincts OF the Thirteenth ward
are 10 hear from.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Cregier
gang" politicians asserted this morn
ing that they had information OF a
secret return, TO the effect that there
were corrections 10 be made that would
give the election to Cregier. Some Re-
publicanS are apprehenSiye that a
scheme is on foot To change the result
So as To wipe out WaShburne'S majority.
Others believe that the course Of the
Democratic managers is merely devise
90 enable them 70 hedge their bets.
Upon being requested TO verify their
tabs, Chief Marsh peremptorily refused
20 allow the reporters TO look over the
returns Chief Marsh and officials OF
the city government allowed no enc TO
enter the room In which the papers
were kept. and disregarded the general
protest of the newspaper men.
Al 1880, Comptroller Onahan was
found buSiiy engaged with columns OF
figures. Toan Associated Press reporter
hc said. AT this hour it is believed
that Cregier Is elected, but IL will ev!-
deutiy take the official returns 90 de-
termine concluSiyely.
Chairman Col. Nye, Of the Republican
Committee requested that two mem-
bers OF mis- committee be permitted 10
remain ON guard over the vault In which
the returns are preserved until the OIL
.cial canvass has taken place. My
reasons for asking this" he said, care
amply sufficient. have been Informed
upon uuQueStionablc authority that
Mayor Cregier has declared that no cir
cumstauceS can remove him from mis-
office for two years. That seems %
me 90 warrant extraordinary precau-
tionS against fraud" IL was decided 10
hold a consultation with Judge Scales
this afternoon before giving a definite
reply.
The election commissioners finally
agreed that two men should be per
mitted 10 remain In the vault room
until the official canvass commences to-
morrow. A an additional procaution
the combination was changed on the
safe containing the official returns.
Subsequently Chairman Nye asked
that the Judges OF the Fifteenth pre-
cinct of the Tweuty-uinth ward be
prosecuted for refusing TO admit Anton
PahpoL the challenger OF the Repu0ll-
can and Citizens parties, TO the polling
room.
Mr.. Nye said that he had strong SuS-
picions that fraud had been reSorted 10
I'm several precincts. and he was engaged
in ferrcting out the perpetrators.
AT midnight tonight both RepuoI'-
can, and Democrats were claiming To
be- yictors in the eSciting election Tor
the Mayora.ty. Each side, however
I had practically mlnimized its claims Ia
/ a pluralitv OF 200 or 300. The Official
count 10 begin tomorrow is
being awaited with impatience,
1.-The narrowuesS OF the margin
for either party and the charges aud
lcounter charges of fraud making the
suspense almost diStracting. The Dem
ocrats put forward the assertion that
lin scores OF instances the votes
/ for Elmer WaShburne, the Cltl'
zeus' candidate we're deliberate
Ily counted for Hampstead wash
| burnc. the Republican nominee, such a
substitution being facilitated by the
I similarity Of names. On the other
| hand the Republicans protest that IN
one precinct alone, az the stock yards,
over one hundred votes were deposited
for names that were refused regstra'
tion and that some of the names were
those OF persons who have been dead for
weeks or months. TN this particular pre-
Icinct 10 is charged affairs were so man
ipulated that every Judge and clerk
without exception were Democrats, and
the plurality FOR Cregier was something
abnormal People tonight were IN.
clined 10 believe chat the many alleged
mistakes and changes in estimates were
I'm the interests oi the gambling frater-
nifty. and were designed to give certain
big bsokmakerS chance TO hedge out
on ,heir base.