The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-04-11
The Chicago Election.

CHICAGO, April 7.-One hundred and
fifty precincts give the following results
for mayor: Cregier 11,684; Harrison,
11,6S5; H. Washburn, 1892; E. Wash
burn, 5,474; Morgan, 456. The city is
wild with excitement and the streets
have not presented such scenes since
the Cleveland and Blaine elections.
There are SAT precincts IN the city.
Three hundred precincts give Cregier,
23,7O6; Harrison, 21,444; H. Washburn,
27,O58; E. Washburn, 1885; Morgan,
736.
WAsHBURN I LEADS.
CHICAGO, April 7.-9:15 p. m.-The fol-
lowing bulletin is sent out from the city
hall: Comptroller Onahsp has the fol-
lowing figures, which indicate the cleo
ton of Hampstead Washburn almost be-
yond a doubt: 369 precincts, with lS to
hear from, give Fl. Washburn, 1858;
Cregier, 31,91O; Harrison, 28,585; Elmer
Washburn, 1855.
WAsHBURNE's ELECTION Conceded.
CHICAGO, April To-day in the most
exciting scramble of the election ever
witnessed in Chicago, the republican
leader, Hampstead Washburn, came out
on top of the heap, the first republican
save one elected mayor of Chicago in
Is years. This at least, was the ap-
parent result as shown at 11:30 p. m.
when 4333 precincts out of 513 had been
heard from, giving him the lead up to
that hour of 1852 over the democratic
candidate, Dewitt G. Cregier, the pres
ent mayor. The democrats had a formid-
able split in their ranks to contend with
in the Independent candidacy Of Ex-
Mayor Carter b. Harrison. but the re-
publicans we're little if any better off in
that respect, owing to the citizens move
ment headed by Elmer Washburn, the
ex-chief of the United States secret SER
vice. Both Carter Harrison and Elmer
Washburn, particularly the former,
polled a vote that was surprising to the
straight party politicians. Harrison is
said to have had the secret support of a
large number of wealthy men of the city
who are backing the Worlds Fair. His
old time strength with the foreign speak
ing population, especially Germans and
Bohemians, returned heavily to him, also
Elmer Washburn's vote, while surprise
to the machine politicians was some
thing of a disappointment to his friends,
being confined more closely than was
expected to the membership Of Ameri-
q societies. The turning point
in the contest was to q consider
able extent the Irish-American
vote. and this was exerted in a decidedly
singular manner. Hampstead Wash.
burns wife is. daughter of the presi-
dent of the Hibernian bank Of Chicago.
and large numbers of Irish-Americans,
wearying of the fight between the two
democratic leaders, Harrison and Gre
qier, and believing Hampstead Washburn
was being antagonized by certain ele-
ments solely on account of his wife, raj
lied to his support. The indications at
ll:3O D. m. were that, aside from Hemp
stead Washburn, the other successful
candidates we're about evenly divided be-
tween democrats and republicans. So
cialist Morgan's vote was unexpectedly
insignificant, about one-eighth of the
number of socialists popularity supposed
to be in the city. The exact figures for
the m~ayoralty candidates, with 433 pre-
cincts heard from, were as follows:
Hampstead Washburn, 40,0O2; Creiger,
$1,000; Carter Harrison, 34,816; Elmer
Washburn, 1871; Morgan, 1885.