The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-07
MACHINE BURIED.
Carter II. Harrison Wins
Chicago Election.
Victory For Silver Democrats OF
the WOrlI's Fair City.
The Result Was Never Much In Doubt-Repub-
llcans Garry st. Louis Election.

publican ranks and the flocking of the
discontented laboring class to the stand
ard Of silver Democracy. Carter Henry
Harrison was elected mayor of Chicago
yesterday.
The $4,000 plurality OF Mckinley over
Bryan was turned into Democratic plu-
rality of about $1,000 over Judge Nathan
Sears. the machine Republican candi-
date for mayor.
The total vote for mayor with Is pre-
cincts missing, is: Sears (Rep). So, ,450:
Harrison Dem), 141, SS2; Hesing Und.),
15,3i9; Harlan Qnd.), 66.44S. Harrison's
plurality, 75,434; Harrison's majority.
1885.
Carter III. Harrison Is the son and
namesake of the late Mayor Harrison.
who was assassinated during the closing
days of the Worlds fair The popularity
Of his father was an Immersed advantage
TO the mayor-elect in his campaign, and
contributed to his victory. Mr.. Harrison
Is 81 years old. and has never before held
a political Office. He was educated at
Yale and at Heidelberg. During the
greater part of his business career ne
has been associated in the real estate
business with his brother. Preston Harri-
son, but was business manager of the
Chicago Times during the four years the
Harrison family owned that paper.
At Quincy the entire Democratic tick
ct was elected by majorities ranging
from 100 to 700. Steinbach CDem.) for
mayor, was reelected. Loren f..
Wheeler Rep.) was elected mayor of
Springfield by $50 majority. The en-
tire city Republican ticket. with one
exception is elected. The Democrats
elected five out Of seven aldermen.
In Kansas.
Topeka, April THE women OF Kan
sas were an important factor in the
municipal elections, and a"large per-
centage OF the vote everywhere was
polled by women. Topeka. went Re-
publican by about $1,000. which shows
material gain for the fusionists. In
Wichita and Atchison the Republican
tickets were elected by small majorities.
and in Kansas City, Robert s. Marsh
man (Rep.) Is elected mayor by prob
able majority of 500, and the Repub-
licans elect a majority Of their candi-
dates. Leavenworth elected q Demo-
cratic mayor. owing to a Republican
split and at Fort Scott. the fusiOnists
elected q majority of their candidates.
In these cities the vote of the women
was pretty evenly divided on party lines.
In several of the second class cities.
however, the women made enforce
inent of the liquor law vital issue. The
returns, however, are not altogether
fattering to the women. At Seneca, the
Prohibitionists secured a decided VIC
tory. but Girard, Stockton and Larn, and
ether towns, in which decided fight
against the joinists were made, the
"wet" element were victorious. The
town of Galena went Democratic, but
In a majority of the small cities the
fusionists combined against the Re-
publicans, under the head Of citizens
ticket" and as such were successful at
Coffegville, Emporia, Marysville, Great
Bend, Newton and Sterling. Repub-
lican victories are reported from Hutch
inson, Kingman, Wellington, Eldorado.
Burlington. Eureka, Columbus, Belle
vile and Hiawatha.
In wisconsin.
Milwaukee, April 7.-Wisconsin voters
reelected without opposition Robert ID.
Marshall an associate justice of the su
preme court to succeed himself. Judge
Goodland of the Tenth circuit and Judge
Bardeen of the Sixteenth circuit were
reelected without opposition. In the
Seventeenth circuit, however, Judge
Bailey had an aggressive opponent in
James O'Neill. At midnight the reports
showed O'Neil 5000 in the lead, and prob
ably elected. All the judicial candidates
ran as Independents.
Republican mayors were elected i'm
these cities: Merrill Ripon, River Falls,
Viroqua. Mineral Point, Sturgeon Bay,
Black River Falls, Lake Geneva, Sparta,
Tomah, Menominee, Plymouth. Chip
pewa Falls and New Lisbon.
The Democrats secured mayors I'm the
following cities: Watertown Hudson,
Medford. Prairie Du Chen. Beaver Dam,
Chiffon and Fountain City.
License or no license was the chief
issue in mahy places. The following
towns went dry" Viroqua, Evans
VILE. Fennlmore Bayfield,, Elroy, Grants
burg (for the first time in its history.
Black River Falls, Wyocen, st. Croix
Falls. Phillips and Lodi.
License was voted in River Falls. Hud-
son, Broadhead. Prairie Du Sac, Sparta,
Waupun, Beloit and Galesville.
In Colorado.
Denver, April THE weather through
out Colorado yesterday was pleasant.
and a large vote was cast. Outside Of
Denver the issues were in most cases
local At Leadville the election was one
Of the most exciting In the city's his
tory. the issue being sharply drawn be-
tween the Miners union, which sup
ported the Populistic ticket, and the
Democratic and Republican forces
united as a citizen ticket. The result
was a decisive victory for the citizens
ticket. Dickinson Dem. -Pop.) receiving
1850 majority.
Reports from Colorado Springs at mid
night say the result In In doubt, there
being a difference OF only few votes I'm
the count up to that hour. At midnight
the Indications at Cripple Creek are that
the fusion ticket In elected.
Sc. Louis Republican.
az Louis, April 1.-THE Republicans