Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-09
ELECTION ECHOES.
THE REMARKABLY CLOSE MAYOR
Atty CONTEST IN CHICAGO.
Democratic GaIns--Femsie voters-White
Women Appropriately for Democracy
and Black Women for Radicalism.
By telegraph 10 tho Dispatch.l

lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l
CucAao. April s.-The II o'clock edition
of the Daily Ne,os independently prints the
following: II. Washburne Republican)'
4s. 25s; Cregier Democrat, 1881; Harrison
Independent Democracy, n,42O; Z. Wash
burn (Citizens). 1856; Morgan Social
ist), 2,126.
The above figures embrace ell but seven
precincts and show Hampstead wash
burne's election by over 1900 plurality.
Notwithstanding this fact the Cregier
"eang" OF politicians assert TINS morning
that they had information OF secret re-
turn TO the effect that there were corTec-
tions 10 be made that would give the cleo
tion TO Cregier. Some Of the Republicans
are apprehensive that "A scheme ~ on foot
10 change the result SO as to wipe out
Washburne's plurality. Others believe
that the course Of the Democratic man
ayers is merely device TO enable them to
hedge their bets.
Upon being requested 20 verify thelr
tabs the chief peremptorily refused TO al
low the reporters 20 look over the returns.
Chief Marsh and the officials OF the city
government allowed no one to enter the
room IN which the papers were kept and
disregarded the general protest OF the
newspaper-men.
cREGTER's ELECTION CLAIMED.
CH.cAgo. April $40 p. M--Comptrol::
Ter Onahan still insists that he knows oil
no reason for changing bis previous state
meut that the returns as received az tne
Citv Hall apparently show Mayor Cregler
10 have been reelected by a small plurality:
Mr.. Onahan says his figures made last nlght
have been gone over to-day, by other per
sons and that the result IS substantially I'M
changed. the revision giving the victory TO
Creoier. tbe Democratic candidate, by a
| lead of 235 votes over Hempstead WASH
burne, Republican). Mr.. Onahan adds
| that the City Hall returns, upon when
this Communication is based, are not the ON
cjal returns and that the latter IN sucn
close contest may of course give the PAIN
| to the Republicans or show more DECIDED
plurality for the Democrats.
THE RETURNS TO BIZ GUARDED.
CHrcAao. April s.-ColonelN ye, the chair
| man of the Republican Campaign Com
mittee, went before the election comms-
| sioners this morning ana requested tha'
| two members Of his committee be per-
| mitted 20 remain on guard over the vault
| in which the returns and documents arc
preserved night and day until the o1hclai
canvass has taken place
INV reasons for asking this" he said,
are amply sufficient. ! have been IN
| formed upon unquestionabie authority
| that Mayor Cregier has declared that no
| circumstance can remove him from MS Oh
| fee for two years. That seems TO me TO
warrant extraordinary precautions against
| fraud"
II was decided to hold consultation
with Judge Scales this afternoon before
giving a definite reply.
BOTH SIDES CLAIMING THE VICTORY.
CuIc,Go. April Sat midnight tonight
| both Republicans and Democrats were
| claiming to be yictors in the exciting cleo
| ton for the mayOralty. Each side, how
| ever. had practically minimiZed its claims
| TO a plurality of 200 or 300. The official
| count TO begin tomorrow Is being awaited
with impatience, the narrowness OF the
| margin for eitherparty and the charges and
| counter-charges of fraud making the sus-
| pense almost distracting. Not rev peo-
ple are inclined TO believe that the many
| alleged mistakes and changes in the eesti-
| mates were in theinterests of the gambling
| fraternity. and were designed TO give GER
| tain big boOk-makers q chance 10 hedge
out on their bets.
| ARKANSAS.
ST.. LOUIS. Mo-, April S.-Municipal cleo
| tions were held to-day in all the towns IN
| Arkansas. In most places but one ticket
was IN the teld-the Democratic.
MISSOURI.
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April s.-Municipal cleo
| tions held throughout the State yesterday
resulted as follows independence, Demo
cratic: Mexico, Democratic except one
alderman; Windsor, Democratic; Boon
| Vile. Republican. At Clinton the offices
| were equally divided between the old par
ties, also at HarrisoDyille. Aurora, Re
Dublcan; Nevada. Democratic; Vandalia,
| democratic; Warrensburg, Republican.
! The Democrats of ST. Joseph elected four
of the eight alderman.
NEBRASKA.
| OMAHA, NEB., April S.-All over Nebraska
| Yesterday municipal elections were held
| under the new law, which embraces the
| Australian plan of voting. Returns so far
| show Republican successes generally
| where party lines were drawn: In most OF
| the towns the question was license or no
| license, and the vote mainly resulted IN
favor of license.
WISCONSIN.
| MILWAUKEE. April 8. -Elections were held
| in number Of cities IN Wisconsin yester-
day, with theifoll0wing results: GAINESVILLE
| Independent; ManltOWoc, Republican
| Racine. Republican: OconomowOc, Demo
cratic Beloit, Republican; La Crosse. Re
| publican: Eau Claire. Independent; Madl'
son. Democratic; Oshkosh, Democratic.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN DITGo, CAL, April SIN the NUM-
| cipal election yesterday the Republicans
| elected their whole ticket by small ma
iority,
| DENVER DEMOCRATIC.
DENVER, COL, April S.-Denver to-day
| has u Democratic mayor for the hrst time
| in her history, and the members OF that
party are celebrating the event as they
have never celebrated since the election OF
| Governor Alya Adams.
DENvER's FIGURES.
DENVER. COL. April s.-Complete returns
from Yesterdays election give the follow
inc figures: For Mayor-Rogers Demo
craft, 1868; Mlburn (Republican)
1883.
A DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE.
Returns from various points in the
| State show that yesterday was something
4 of a Democratic landslide, as the gain OF
7 that party will reach 50 per cent. At Cen
trail City, the home of Senator Teller. out
of four councilmen the Democrats elected
three. The entire Democratic ticket was
elected in Grand Junction. At Colorado
Springs the Republicans elected then
| MAYOR. but divided councilmen. Lead
| willie elected Republican mayor and
aldermen, while Trinidad gave everything
| to the Democrats.