The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-12

plurality over Samuel w. Allertou, the
candidate on the allied republican and
citizeEs' ticket The entire democratic
city ticket has also been elected
by about the same plurality. Cregier.
on the labor ticket, was expected to draw
heavily on Harrison's strength, but did
not secure 5000 votes. The democrats
carried the West and South town tickets
but the republicans saved the North town.
Returns sre coming in slowly but the
chances arc that the successful aldermen
will be about evenly divided.
Grent Interest Felt.
Never in the history of Chicago has
such intense and universal interest
been shown in any municipal election
NJ in that which took place today,
TIE campaign on both sides has been
conducted with great bitterness, neither
side being able to find much OF anything
too hard 10 say. IL was an open contest
Of the republicans aud oItzens against
Harrison againe. him ~ an Judi.
yidual than aS the representative OF a
political faction.
weather could not have been more fayora'
BILE TO the republicans II IL had been made
on an order OF the party headquarters
| Blight, sunny and warm, with gentle
breeze blowing oil tho lake to lend an
edge 10 tho air IL was Just
tho day TO bring out tho men
who never vote, n by any
chance they might got a wet foo. In going
TO the polls, IL gave tho citilona every
opportunity to win II they could. Long
before the polls opened at q o'clock tina
morning there were long lines Of men
waiting for the opening OF the polls. Asa
rule there was but uttle scratching done
aavo ia the cases OF AldefmAnic
candidates, aud not great deal OF u
there. The lines In front OF polling booths
! grow longer and longer ~ the men who
eat breakfast between Z and $3.50 poured
| forth to east their votes. 10 seemed aa
| though every man vas determined 90 cast
hia vote before noon. but the majority OF
| them did so. By / o'clock 90 per cent
| OF the registered yotera OF Chicago mad
cast their ballots, and 20 per cent by noon.
Betting N tavor of Harrison.
Tho general feeling during the day
seemed TO DO In favor OF llarrson'a
chances, and what betting was done Was
in his favor Tho Australian ballot.
against which Harrison's popularity had
never before been measured, was inelinod
TO make tho loudest OF his supporters "a
! trlhs cautious, and not large amount OF
| betting was done at any figures. The
| chances, too, that the old time democratic
maiorlties ia the stock yards, whore Al-
| lerton Ii worry popular. would be largely
cut. made another factor IN the betting
and went long way 90 keeping down tue
amount OF money wagered. Both sides
were ready 10 cain everything from Lake
| Calumet 10 the north city line. and from
Lake Michigan on the east TO the edge OF
tho municipality ON the west but talk
was talk and money wae money, and no
extensive combinations we're formed be-
tween the two.
Tho Germans split.
The German popu alton, which was con-
fdenty expected to 20 almost solidlY
against Harrison, proved disappointment
to both parties II seems to have
split between the two candidates and
not 10 have proven the decisive
factor which 10 was In tho cleo
tion Of last November when u went
60 heavily for Cleveland aud Altgeld as TO
virtually settle tho electoral vote OF the
state.
Early in the day Harrison was on horse
back looking after his interests la ito
| different wards. lie is a splendid no. q
man and made an imposing figure as he
place urging on his followers. Aller-
ton remained quietly in the republican
headquarters, receiving word 49, To the
progress OF the contest throughout the
city. Ky o'clock, an hour after the
| closing OF the poles the crowds began To
congregate in front OF the newspaper OF.
fees TO await returns.
Receiving the Returns.
At the corner Of Fith.ave. and Wash
| inaton.st. the Tunes building, where Har-
rison's paper is published, was great
sheet OF canvass upon which the re.
turns were thrown by stereopti-
| can, half o block TO the south a
similar canvass bore the returns Of the
| Record and half n block TO the east tho
| Herald gave out its news The two latter
papers have been strongly anti Harrison
| during the campaign and the crowds
which packed the streets in front of their
buildings partook strongly of their santi-
ments. The edges OF these crowds
brushed against the throne that had voted
for Harrison by day and was yelling for
him by night. The contact was not con-
ducive TO friendly feeling and the numer-
Gus detachments OF police had all they
cared to do in keeping the peace.
Decorated Individuals.
AZ II was there was many rich black
eve and SWOLLEN bloody lips before 10
o'clock at night. The first returns were
strongly in favor OF Harrison. and his fol-
lowers simply went wild. They yelled,
howled. waved their hats. derided the po-
lice and dspsraGed the ancestry OF the
Allerton men, who were not slow in max
ing retorts equally pointed and uncompli-
mentsry. The tin-horn fiend escaped
from the confinement in which be had
held himself since last November and
tried, "a he always does, TO blow out
his brains through a ten-cent funnel
| The street cars on the lines
in front OF the newspaper offices
| had q desperate iipe in forcing their way