The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-07

A,aer-.nu swift VIII Hold the onee Untii
the Election.

| the Eiect0r.
CHICAGO. Nov. e.-Alderman Geor Re d swif
Republican. at to-nights meeting OF the Com
| mon Council was elected and seated as Mayor
pro tenn. to serve until the special municipal
| election in December. Tho result was In thu
nature OF a surprise.
The Democrats had the law OF right on theil
side and 1t was conceded that swifts election
| on Saturday last was Irregular. The Republi-
| cans however. were In the majority. and for
| the Democrats to succeed It became necesssrJ
to win five Republican votes The party lead
ers kept such sharp watch over the suspected
black sheep that the Democrats saw defea'
was inevitable and SO acompromise was agreed
upon.
Alderman Swift was told that his election or
last Saturday could not stand the test OF the
law. The Democrats agreed, in case he gave a
solemn promise that he would not disturb the
heads OF departments In the City Hall
during his brief term. and that he
would refrain from assuming the reins
OF office until after the local election
to- morrow, enough Dem ooratio votes would be
cast to elect him Mayor pro tom. To these
propositions Mr.. Swift. It is said. willingly as
scented. and he will not. according to the agree
ment. occupy Carter II. Harrison's chair until
Thursday. The Democrats surrendered be-
cause they saw no possible chance to elect
McGillen. and. like true fighters they secured
the best terms possible.
Tonight, for the first time since Saturday.
the Council met as body. Squads Of police
men guarded all the entrances to the Council
chamber. and only Aldermen. reporters. and q
few favored politicians were admitted.
Outside in the stone corridors hundreds OF
excited ward workers elbowed each other In
eide the Aldermen held what proved to be an
uneventful meeting. There were no scenes
of violence. and the session passed in unex-
Alter. some preliminary .skirmishing the
Council voted for an acting Mayor; There are
siHty.eight members Of the Council. When the the
was legal. had been east. swift had received
one Tor Swift and one for McGillen were folded
together .Hr- -. -.-
s ssa ss ssss cst s s s yots
whole vote was finally thrown out and another
0's Tho second second ballot brought out the full vote
Blank ballot. This is believed to have been
Gsst ey g. Meae1 Blank
total Ss. As thirty;fye votes only were neces;
Chairman McGien said:
1T s with feelings q pleasure pleas that de- dS
cago pro tenn. This election relieves the Chair
Of some Of the embarrassing restrictions un-
days es fa am glad Of the result for the reason
that Mr. Swift is In every way fitted to DO
chief executive OF Chicago. He will conserve
tho rights OF the city at all times. He has
only one failing that the Chair knows Of. and
that is, that he is on the wrong side OF the
fence"
Aldermen Ryan. Kent. and Mulyihill wore
appointed a committee to escort Mr.. Swift to
the chair. Mr.. Swift shook hands with Alder
man NcGillen. who briefly introduced the new
incumbent.
Alderman Swift said that he deeply appre-
ciated tho good will OF the Council. and do:
sired to say that he would endeavor in all OF
his official actions to merit the good will es:
TEEN, and appreciation Of the Council as we'll
as Of the citizens Of Chicago.
Then he surrendered the chair to Alderman
McGilen and resumed his seat on the floor
and the aldermanic war was over. The Coun-
Gil will meet again on Thursday night when
Mayor Swift will be in charge of the municipal
shin Dr.. ..r'-