Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-07
'TELEGRAPHIC.
ELECTION RESULTS.
A Decided Victory for the Democratic
Party in Chicago.
CARTER II. HARRISON FOR MAYOR.
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Colorado.

CHICAGO, April 6.-The msyorsity
election today resulted in decisive
victory for the Democratic party, It's
candidate, Carter II. Harrison, hav-
ing more votes than all the other Gan.
didates combined.
The total vote for mayor, with III.
teen precincts missing, ia as follows;
Scare, Republican, 6s, 450; Harrison,
Democrat, il,Ss2; He,sing, indie
pendent, 1889; Harlan, independent,
SO, 4sS. Hsrtison's plurality, 1894;
Hsrrison's majority, l,B35.
The Democrats made a clean sweep
OF all the town offices In the We't
town and North town and probably In
the South town also, although the
Republicans nave lighting chance
To yet an assessor In that part OF the
city.
Or the "a aldermen, the returns
point to the election OF 20 Democrate,
i Republicans and independents, 3
of these in fact being Democrats VINO
were put ON the ticket ny petition.
Harrison gained heavily IN the ban.
ner Republican warJs, carrying The
Thirty fourth by 300, against A Sal
for Harlan anu 5, iS4 tor Sears. Iuis
warn gave Mckinney maj yriiy Of
6,000 last fall.
rue Thru, Fourth and Twelfth
wards, always Republican strong
holus. were also carried by Harrison.
IT was apparent at midnight that
Harrison had beaten Sears, the regular
Republican candidate, by from $4,000
to 90, 900 votes.
All the lsst mayoralty election
Swnt's vote was l43.l76, against 1884,
.g4 for wenter, Democrat. In tne
Presidential election MC X inIey hal
.OO, 900, against 1000 Tor Bryan.
The feature OF the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran
second to Harrison, and although an
inueleudent, with no organlzation be-
hind him, ne received more votes
tnan the regular Republican candi.
date, Judge Nathaniel Sears.
The vote Of hesipg was largely from
the Germans, anu came from both
parties. He was the nominee OF the
gold Democrats, although he went
beiore the people on business plat
form. The Democrats hau an excellent
oIgsniZatiop, their campaign was
handled well, and Re the Republican
ranks were hopelessiy split, the result
wss never in much doubl, although
Harlan, Sears and Hesing, all Claimed
that they could not be beaten. The
leaders OF the Republican machine
were not quite US hopeful ns they
claimed to be, anu 1t Is said on excel
lent authority that Sears was quietly
traded TOR Roy .. West, the Republican
candidate for city attorney. The cam.
paigu was fought for the most part Vn
strictly local issues, attn ough the Dam
ucTals had silver plank IN their
platform.
THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.
AtQuincy thu entire city Democratic
ticket was elected by maiOriIiss rang
Ing from 100 to 100. Steinbaeh (Dem.)
for mayor WAS re-electei.
Luran n. Wheeler Rep.) was elected
mayor OF spring tielu by go majority.
The entire city Republican ticket, win
one exception, 10 Reelected.
At Moline Gustaf Sweuson, the peo-
plL's candil ate anu present incumbent,
defeated the cltizeus' candidate for
mayor by over $40 majority.
1T Rock Island tne Democrats elect
cd Meuill mayor anu most OF the city
utlicers.
TELEGRAM FROM BRYAN.
WARRINGTON, April 0.-Hon. w. ].
Bryan Iouignt sent the following con-
gratulatory telegram TO Mayor.elect
harrisoD:
WARRINGTON, ID. G., April 6.-To
Hon. Garter ID. harrison, Chicago:-
Accept congratulations upon your
victory. The elections in Chicsgo,
Cincinnati, Detroit and ether cities
indicate q decided change in lub!ic
sentiment since November.
w. j. BRYAN.
IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Colo, April 8-The
mayvralty contest today wss warm