New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
THE WEST REPUBLICAN.
TICTORIES IN MANY STATES.
SWIFT CHOSEN MAYOR OF CHICAGO BY A
PLURALITY OF OVER 10000.
YEARLY THE VHOLE TICKET ELECTED.

THE OPERATION or THE CIVIL. SER
v1cr I.Aw-ENCOUNTERs AT MANY
POLLING -pr.ACEs-A SERIOUS
SHOOTING ArFRAY.
Chicago April The entire Republican ticket
with the exception of a few Isolated Aldermen,
was elected here to-day. George r. Swifts plu-
rality for Mayor approxmatcs $4,000 This is taken
from incomplete police returns. AT 10 O'Clock to-
night $40 precincts out OF 92o returned SWIFT
(Rep), 129764 votes; Wenter CDem.'' so.o9l' ana
Holmes Qop). 1876.
The Council will stand overwhelmingly Repub-
ucan "Hinky Dink" McKenna Den) was de-
fea,ed by the Republicans for Alderman in the
First Ward Democratic stronghold. by 400
votes In the Nineteenth Ward ex-Congressman
Frank Iawler, ndependent-DemOcratc for Al
derman appears to have won. Alderman McCiN-
len Mayor Hopkinss chief lieutenant, Is behind
IN the Twenty first Ward and the only Demo-
cratic survivors OF the Aldermanic cyclone, from
the present outlook. are Stuckart, Of the Sixth.
and Bennett. OF the Eighth.
The Republicans are giving themselves up to the
delrium Of victory, and crowds of a thousand in
body marched through the City Hall this evening
with horns and drums. The city voted. by ma
torty estimated 10000. 10 place itself under the
operations Of the Civil Service law. which will ap-
Roy 0. West Republican candidate for City At
torney. ran several thousand votes behind his
ticket, but was elected by handsome majority
James r. b. Van Cleave. for City Clerk; Adam
Wolf for City Treasurer. and Charles q. Neeiey
for Circuit Judge. on the Republican ticket. were
elected by majorities equal TO Swifts
Among the successful Republican candidates
for Alderman is Buck Mccarthy, OF the
Twenty-ninth Ward. Mccarthy was a member
of the County Board which was broken up In
1856 by the conviction of several of its members
including Mccarthy. on charges OF boodling. This
is McCarthy's first appearance in public since
his conviction.
In half dozen wards Of the city when nave
the reputation OF being disorderly on e.ecuoh
dav there were numerous conflicts between gangs
of drunken ward heelers outside the polling
places. but the police at the scenes Of dis
turbance In sufficient force to separate the COM
batants without serious results. The prospect OF
q Civil Service law in operation seemed TO serve
ss an incentive for the officers to perform the!r
duty. Irrespective Of politics
The only serious anray reported during the
ttbirJ Ward where the fight Tor Alderman was
narticularly bitter This is the ward where
"Gus" Colliander. an election officer was inur-
dered last November John Dalton. RepuDI',
can challenger. to-day shot and fataIly woGnuen
his cousin Patrick Dalton. outside polIng-
place Patrick Dalton dared his cousin TO come
from the booth and when John refused TO show
himself Patrick went away. He returned soon
with mart of the WessOn-st. gang or ruinans anu
finding John the side Walk, attacked MIN win
knife John fred. wouncing ms assp9ht ~
,hs abdomen Tho police arrested John Dalton
and took his victim 10 the hospital. where the
doctors said he could not live.
In the Eighteenth Ward sidewalk fights and AT
,acks on nolling-ulaces were frequent. ". J. Ray,
a challenger was knocked down, and after gettns
on his feet tried TO use his revolver on his assaiI-
ant An officer who rushed between them would
have heen shot had not a sergeant wrenched the
weapon away Maurice Williams was standing
IN the door Of Willis WOodsons hquor-stoTe, AZ
No 10 Green-st this afternoon, when some one
came up behind him. and. saying You Will vote
for Wenter will yOu?" shot him in the leg Will
Jams says that he does not Know VINO shot MN,
hm, ,hst lust previously he saw the liquordealer
fire two shots an another man.