New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-08
cH1CAGO GOES REPUBLICAN,
,,,vpsrEAp wAsHBURNE ELECTED MAYOR.
&c VOTE poLLED-A CLOSE FIGHT BETWEEN
cHEGIER AND HARRIsoN-AN UNUsU-
ALLY EXCITING ELECTION.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. |

ry,caro. April THE most hotly contested
s,...;on held in Chicago since the exciting An
.rshist time has resulted in glorious victory for
A.. penubcans In spite of all dcfections TO
~. Harrison and Citizens tickets. the returns in
:. u;dnight show, beyond doubt, that Hemp
...aa Washburne is elected by a safe plurality and
~. indications that the remainder of the Rc-
nuhlican ticket is also elected From the earliest
,.turns this evening Washburne led in the race,
bis plurality steadily increasing to figure about
600. from which there has not been much change
The Cregier people, in the City Hall. became
a.snerate about 10 O'Clock and began sending
ant reports that were glaringly inaccurate. The
,s,urns of the City Press Association, made by
-s,]known and accurate men, however, were suf-
sc,eut refutation of the fakes from the City
Hall. As an instance of the work done by the
CITY Hall people it may be stated tiat at ii 80
,bev were declaring that Washburn's plurality
vss only s25, when the City Press returns,
carefully compared showed it to be 3,1ss.
The Republicans are wild with Joy over the
victory.
The figueres for the Mayoralty candidates, with
l3S precincts heard from out of 513, were as fol-
lows: Hampstead Washburne, 40002; Cregier,
5000; Carter Harrison, 34,s16; Elmer Wash
bYrge, 1914; Morgan. 636
Ine interest," SHOWN tO-lllSHb III tnc Ietuiho ou
passed anything ever displayed here toward Ma
tonal election. Madison-st and Fifth-ave', where
the newspaper bulletins were TO be seen, were
blocked for hours by thousands of people, yelling
themselves hoarse and blowing tin horns till black
h the face.
Election day opened without a cloud in the sky.
The polls opened at o'clock this morning and
closed at p. IN. At o'clock long lines of
fba;r furn aS rly
voting district, and at o'clock about one-third
Of the entire registered vote appeared TO have
heen cast The "vest pocket vote was unusually
large The day opened with fight in the First
Ward. The voting in this ward seemed to be
stmight Republican and straight Democrat. Late
last night 200 warrants were sworn out for the
arrest of persons illegally registered and were put
into the hands of deputy sheriffs to serve One
Of the alleged fraudulent voters was found in q
carriage in front of gambling house, where the
"gang" congregates, but managed to escape before
the warrant could be served. A number OF
others were taken in.
At noon a close estimate placed about two
thirds of the entire registered vote of the city in
the ballot-boxes. This was unprecedented in the
history of the city. Carter Harrison was active,
doing missionary duty at the polls in the way oil
button-holing the voters and making speeches at
the polling places In his home precinct he voted
for himself and felt in the best of spirits until
informed that he had only received twenty-five
votes up TO that hour, with two-tbirds OF the
registered votes cast
As was to be expected, in view OF the many
sided and heated contest, there were numerous
fights 10 the rougher wards, increasing as the day
went or. In fight in the First Ward this after.
A u., IS shot and dangerously wounded
scsy.z,ed ticketpcaier for Elmer "asnouIus
~ an ,ront,er air to the Ing place at which
wss stationed by apr~---iEg with huge re-
volver > ,pped outside of his coat. Early in the
day one of the "heeers" for an opposition candi-
date set upon him and destroyed his tickets.
Springfield, H., April 7.-Senator Palmer. at
1880 ock tonight was informed by an Asso-
CT ID Press reporter that Hampstead Washburne,
tne r." lean nominee. had probably been elected
May Chicago, and requested to give his vtows
on the causes which led to Democratic defeat in
that city, and its political effect on the Democ-
racy OF the State in the future.
The General had just retired for the night, and,
pleading excessive fatigue after his weeks cam
paignng, asked TO be excused from expressing any
opinion on the result tonight He appeared TO
take the matter philosophically, however, as
though defeat under the circumstances was not
firalty tod