New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-07
MAYOR SWIFT IT Is.
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OK IHf'
DEMOCRATS
LovErrAsT IL THE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN
STEAD OF THE EXPECTED RIoT-ALMosr
AUNAXIMoUs VOTE OF THE Al.
nErMEN roE ME. SWIFT.

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Chicago. Nov. 6.-"With great pleasure ana
not in any political sense; with feelings OF per-
sonal pleasure. declare George i. SWllt eieO'cu
Mayor pro TEN. Of the city of Chicago
This announcement from Alderman Johh Nc
Gillen. presiding officer Of the Chicago C"''''''"
Council at the regular meeting tonight. was
greeted with applause and marked the pe"''i''
end of the crisis in the municipal government
which threatened to become more serious II the
party di tensions continued The Democracy
minority of the Council surrendered uncondi'ioh-
ally to their opponents just before the opening
Of the regular meeting. The overtures l"r
peace were made by the steering committee
from the Democrats. they realizing that ther
case was hopeless either on a secret ballot or an
open one. Reading Clerk Ncumoster opened the
meeting by calling the roll. and when the an
nouncement was made that the siXty-eight
Aldermen We're present Alderman Kent moved
that Alderman McCiien take the chair which
he did. The next move in the line of a peaceful
settlement of the trouble the adoption
without reading Of the minutes of saturdays
turbulent meeting and Of the special meeting of
to-day held by the Democrats alone On motion
Of Alderman Kent the Council then proceeded
to take new ballot for acting Mayor.
While the ballots were ben; cas-; Alderman
Epstcan. of the First Ward. arose t. denounce
the rumor about his running away and the
charge Of having cast the blank ballot Saturday
false. He declared that the reason the thirty
seven Republican Aldermen had been locked up
all day that they could not hc trusted. and
the inference that cvcryb 'dy knew he was
the only honest man In the Council. at which
everybody laughed.
1t was plain To soc who would bc the choice
Of tho Council by the numerous handshaEings
and congratulations which wcrc observed at
Alderman Swft's desk during the balloiing.
Everybody wanted To get into the band-wagon.
Alderman ONcill. senior teller. announced
that the whole number az votes cast had been
siXty-nnc. Of which George Il. swift received
fifty and John McCillcn nineteen. Hc explained
that the extra ballot had been east by two
being folded together and Chairman McGillen
Immediately denounced such tactics In the So
vcrest terms as unworthy Of Aldermen and
gentlemen. So that there might be no mistake
1t was decided by the chair that the ballot was
void and another should be- taken. He also
asked that the next ballot should be unan-
cisivc ballot resulted follows: Swift, g.; Nc
Gillen, :; blank. |.
In taking the chair. Alderman Swift said he
would cndeavor in al his actions To- continue
to merit the good will and esteem and approba-
ton Of his colleagues ard the citizens Of chi
cagO. He was personally gratlned at The action
Of the Council and believed the citizens would
be also when they learned oc the happy solution
tonight OF what might have been a most seri.
matter. The Council adjourned until next
Thursday night. after arranging for the IIarr1uon
memorial exercises. 10 bc held week from
next Thursday by the Council.