The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-15
Official Count Will Proba-
bly, Be Necessary.
St. Louis Gives Big Democratic
MajOrities.
Large Democratic Gains in
Michigan and Ohio.
Denver Elects a Democratic Mayor
General Results.

CHICAGO, April s.-At2. am. Comptroller
Onahan stated that all precincts had been
heard from and that the complete re-
turns gave Cregier, 1866; Hampstead
washburne. 1913, a plurality for
Cregier of 433. The gain for
Cregier was in the stock yards district,
where the Irish-American votes appear to
have chung solidly to their first favorite,
Cregier.
CHICAGO, April Sat midnight tonight
both republicans and democrats were
claiming to be victorious in the exciting
election for the mayoralty. Each side,
however. had practically minimized its
claims to a plurality of 200 to 500. The
official count to begin tomorrow was be-
ing awaited with impotence, the narrow
ness of the margin for either party and
the charges and counter charges of fraud
making the suspense almost distracting.
The democrats put forward the assertion
that in scores OF instances, the votes for
Elmer Washburn, the citizens candidate,
were deliberately counted for Hemp
stead Washburne, the republican nominee,
such q substitution being facilitated by
the similarity of names. On the other
hand, the republicans protest that in one
precinct alone at the stock yards over one
hundred votes were deposited for names
that were refused registration and that
some of the names are those OF persons
who have been dead for weeks or months.
in this particular precinct, it is charged,
affairs were so manipulated that every
Judge and clerk without exception were
democrats and the plurality for Cregier
was something abnormal. Not few peo-
pie tonight were inclined to believe that
the many alleged mistakes and changes in
estimates were in the interest of the
gambling fraternity, and were designed
70 give certain big book makers chance
TO hedge out on their bets.
CHICAGO, April 9.-The official canvass
of the votes in the late election began this
afternoon and it is expected that the work
will not be completed inside of week.
Both the republicans and democrats con-
tinue to claim the election of their re-
spective candidates for mayor and until
the official canvass is finished it will
be impossible to declare positively which
is correct The alleged errors in the re-
turns made on Tuesday night were dis
covered today. In the Twenty-seventh
ward the republicans claim that Wash
burne was not credited with fifty votes
which were cast for him, and in the
Twenty-fifth ward the democrats claim
that the number of votes credited to
Cregier was one hundred short.
The Tribune claims the election of
Hampstead Washburne (rep.) by plur-
atty of 436 votes. This result is arrived
at on complete returns, partly of those
sent by the judges of election to police
headquarters and partly through indie
pendent research and made by its report
ers in cases where police returns were
missing.
The Inter Ocean (rep.) makes Wash
burne's plurality 1888.
The Daily Nelrs Gnd.J gives no figures
on the mavorsity, but charges Cregiers
friends with attempting fraudulent work
on behalf of their candidate.
The Herald ldem. says that il will re-
quire the official count to determine the
result and quotes the claim of Cregier' s
friends to the effect that on complete re-
turns he has plurality OF 235.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Owing to the alb
sence OF one of the attorneys, who was ill,
the canvass of the returns was postponed
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Mr.. Harrison now thinks he has q
chance in the contest and claims that
many votes cast for him were improp-
erly set down.
On the application of Col. James w.
Nye, chairman of the republican commit
tee. bench warrant was issued for the
arrest OF Dennis Sheehan, charged with
breaking open ballot boxes.