Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-23
COMMENT ON HOPKINS VICTORY

COMMENT ON HOPKINS VICTORY
Leading papers throughout the
country generally congratulate Chi
cago on the choice of John 7. Hop
kins as Mayor in the election of
Tuesday. Among the New York
comments are these:
New York.
Mail and Express -Chicagoi is again
at the head Of the procession. In
yesterdays election for Mayor a SEEM
ing plurality of ] ,46l in total vote
Of 22S, 600 was manufactured for the
Democratic candidate. Frauds more
colossal than any ever attempted in
this State, which is saying a good
deal, were perpetrated. Mayor Swift,
the Republican candidate, will hold
on to the Office. which he has occu-
pied since the death of Mayor Harri-
son, until the courts award it to him.
as they will when it is proved that
thousands of fraudulent votes were
cast by Democrats. In 1892 Chicago
gave Cleveland "a, 625 plurality. Even
yesterdays frauds could not prevent
the honest men Of the city from CIV
ing Mr.. Cleveland an object lesson.
Post-Importance is lent to the
result by the fact that the Repub-
licans made their fight on national
issue. Votes were asked for their
candidate as rebuke to the Demo-
cratic policy in federal affairs, and
especially as a protest against the
passage Of the proposed tariff bill
The choice Of the Democratic candi-
date must therefore apparently be
regarded as meaning that the great
city wants the Wilson bill passed.
World-Chicago has finally selected
a successor to Carter Harrison. She
should see to it that Prendergast has
no imitators
Philadelphia.
Bulletin-It stands as a sweeping
Republican victory even with Swift
defeated. A little more than a year
ago the Democrats carried the city
by 800 majority in their enthusi-
asm for Cleveland and better times.
The following February Carter Harri-
son again swept it by l9, 100 majority
without any assistance, without so
much as the good wishes Of the in
coming administration. This year.
with every Democratic nerve in ten
sion, those puralities are reduced to
less than 1000 according to the Re
publican claim, with indications OF
sufficient frauds to wipe out even
that.
Detroit
Free Press-Considering all the
circumstances under which the fight
was made, the election Of John P.
Hopkins as Mayor OF Chicago was a
signal victory for himself and the
party which he represented His OPP
ponent, George b. Swift, as the re-
suit OF an unseemly squabble which
he had precipitated in the common
council is filling the vacancy created
by the death OF Mayor Harrison,
Mayor Swift at once began 20 utilize
the ONCE given him by the hand Of
an assassin Tor the purpose Of secur.
Ing longer lease Of 10 through the
special election held yesterday lie
resorted 20 every device suggested by
political trickery dragging religion
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