The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-02
Elected Mayor-Rcpublican MaJorities
EeuuCed,

80 49, '''f W '"N
muyoralty, and in April following he was
elected by n majority Of over 500, although
the city had gone republican the fall before bv
II majority Of 1901 In 1851 he was he -clcItcl
by u majority ci 5000, although the city went
republican the fall before by SON. In this
campaign not only the press hut tho pulpit
was opposed to him. In 1851 he was reelected
by an increased majority.
In the fall ot 1885, Mr.. Harrison. in obedience
to the pcr.emrtcry demand Of the dcno,r ratio
party was n candidate for governor Of She state
81 Illinois, hut was defeated ry Gov. Oslcshy,
the state icing prcpondcratinrly rcpublican.
Mr.. Harrison. however, succeeded In reducing
the former majority OF 5000 to 1850. In tho
spring OF lSNA. hc was reelected mayor Of chi.
cage. On March ~ last Mr.. Harrison was
nominated again rs the candidate" Of she demo.
cratic party for the mavoralty. The campaign
previous to the nomination was one OF tho
NEST active in the political histcry OF the
city II was said on every side that tho
Worlds fair mayor must he q representative
man identified with the growth Of the city and
one who could MI u position which would re.
! quire entertainment OF rreicn phi noes ant
digritatics ~itt dignity.
For Worlds Fair Mayor.
Three candidates presented themselves to
the ranks Of the democratic party. Mi. Uarri.
son. Mr.. Crcgirr and Washington HcSlng. and
at the primaries there was n spirited contest
Thu convention which was called together on
March was One Of the largest ever held in
Cook county AMI some W its scenes were dra-
matte In the extreme. The contest in tn" con
vcntion was between Mr.. Harrison AMI Mr..
Iic>ing. and both OF them sat side 10y side on
the platform. After several hours. during
which the widest confusion rrigned in tho
convention, and matters were obStructcd to
such % degree that no business could be done.
Mr. licsiut with ircw his nlma. and Mr.. Har.
risHn was made tue unanimous choice OF tho
convention for Worlds fair mayor.
Tho rnmuiipn prnrniiu, Tho ri,rtinn ouc
Of the most spirited IN Cook county. Opposed
to MIR. Harrison nS the republican candidate
wns Snmu' W. Ailcrton. who had the support
Of every newspaper in the city with the cxcep-
tion Of Mr. Harrison's own paper. the Times.
Nothing dauntcd, however, by the confident
prediction Of the press that he stood not the
! ghost Of n show for reelection. Mr.. Harrison,
IN his frank and hearty manner, went ahead
with the management of his campaign, and by
his presence at many of the political meetings
and 10y political protection of his interests ia
his own paper, the Times. MI. Harrison sur.
priscd his opponents by beating Mr.. Allcrton
by a plurality Of over 20.OO votes. The result
was all the moro surprising because of the con-
ident pre- ~lictions which had been made that
Mr.. AllcrtOn was the choice OF Chicago's citi-
Gems and that Mr.. Harrison's nth race for the
mayoralty did not meet with the sanction OF
the people.
Probably Had Designs Upon DOE. Altgeld
Also.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-It is probable that
Patrick Eugene rrcndcrgast, the AS
sassin of the mayor of Chicago, also
cherished designs upon the life of the
governor of the state. II is learned
that only a few days ago Prendcrgast
was liz search of Gov. Altgeld and for
some reason was desperately anxious
to see him.
Mayor Harrison's Assassin an Undoubtcd
Crank.
CHICAGO, Oct. 80. -Tatrick Eugene
~prendergaSt, the crank who Saturday
night assassinated Mayor Harrison. is
in secret custody, the place of his con-
iinencnt being known only to the po-
lice. There is no longer any fear of
lynching, but the officials of the police
department thought it best to be on
the safe side, and at : o'clock ycstcr-
day morning Prcndcrgast was removed
quietly from the Contra station, where
he was first confined, to one of the out
lying police stations. Up to the time
of his removal prendergast maintained
the sullcn, defiant and indifferent atti-
tude that he had shown ever since he
gave himself up to Desk Sergeant Bar
Der, Mt DesplaineS street, Sat
urday night. Despite the asser-
ton of DR.. Laidlaw, the prcndcr-
CAST family physician, that the assassin
had never shown any indication of
mental alteration, there is no doubt
in the minds of those who have seen
and converscd with him that he is in
sane. His actions for several weeks
confirm this supposition. lie has been
writing threatening postal cards to
various'city oficials;and he has threat
encd the life of the mayor in the hear
ing of Mr.. Graham, the mayors secre-
tary.
Universal sorrow aud Gloom Pervades
the city.
In Chicago to-day there is univer-
sorrow and horror, but public indigna-
ton no longer threatens in the form of
an attempt at lynching. 1t is realized
that the parallel which was at first
drawn between the assassination of
President Garfield by Guiteau and the
present murder is not II true one. Gui-
tcau was a disappointed oflicc-seeker,
who had some qualifications and some
claims to Office. lie was Il o
MAC, it is true, but he was undoubt-
ttllH 1tHlpllNl'lc " ilH wv
dergast, however, is beyond doubt a
%lunatic pure and simple. lie had
studied and read cranky economic the
cries until his mind gave way. lie
imagined that he was n reformer; he
had schemes for the bettcrment of all
mankind. He was especially interested
in the welfare of Chicago, and imagined
that he alone could reform the abuses
from which the city is suffering. He is
especially bitter in his denunciation of
the railroad grade crossings, which are
responsible for SO many deaths every
year, and the idea became fixed in his
mind that if he were made corporation
counsel he could solve the problem of
elevating all the railroad tracks within
the city limits.
The Coroner's Inquest.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3O.-Coroner Mcliale
and Deputy John Kelly reached the
Harrison house about o o'clock yester-
day. According to the original plan
no testimony was to be taken there.
The arrangements were to impanel the
jury, view the body and adjourn until
to-day, and to meet at a place where
: Prendergast could be carried without
: danger of a violent demonstration.
5 A conference between the police and
the coroner resulted in a different CON
+ clusion. The announcement was made
a a that Prendergast would not be pres
0 ent, but he was driven in a closed car
3 riage to the back door and slipped in
without his presence being known out
,, side the house. lie made no demon
/ stration of violence, and the crowds
In the streets near the mayors
r house were in ignorance of the Off
!, GERS plans, Before his arrival Deputy
Kelley and a messenger had sum
moned a jury. They selected a number
of prominent men who were residents
of the district and accessible without
n notice. They were X. G. Kohlsatt,