The herald., 1897-04-07
HARRISON
GETS THERE
When Chicago Chooses a
New Mayor
VOTE WAS mot UNANIMOUS
BUT 1T FELL NOT VERY FAR
SHORT OF 1T
The Democratic Nominee Receives a
Larger Vote Than All the Other
Candidates Combined
Associated Press Special Wire.

CHICAGO, April 6.-The mayoralty
election today resulted in a decisive vic
tory for the Democratic party, its can.
votes than ali the other candidates
combined.
At midnight the available figures give
Sears, Republican. 10000; Harrison
Democrat, 14S,OO0; Harlan, Independent
1900; Hessing. Independent. $4,000. The
Democrats made clean sweep of all the
town offices in the west town and north
town, and probably in the south town
also, although the Republicans have a
fighting chance to get an assessor in
that part of the city.
OF the thirty-four alderman the re-
turns point to the election of 26 Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Independents,
8 of these Independents being Demo
Gratis who were put on the ticket by Pc
tition.
Harrison gained heavily in the ban
ner Republican wards. carrying the
Thirty-fourth by 5019 against 4S14 for
Harland and 3434 for Sears. This ward
gave Mckinley a majority of 5000 last
fall. The Third, Fourth and Twelfth
wards, always Republican strongholds
were also carried by Harrison.
1t was apparent at midnight that Har-
rison had beaten Sears, the regular Re
publican candidate, by from $4,000 to
10000 votes.
At the last mayoralty election Swift's
vote was 143.173 against 123.294 for
Weter, Democrat. In the presidential
election Mckinley had 200,754 against
144,736 for Bryan.
The feature of the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran Sec
ond to Harrison, and although an In
dependent. with no organization behind
him, he received more votes than the
regular Republican candidate, Judge
Harlan greatly was that Sears was
looked upon as being the nominee Of the
Republican machine, which has grown
unpopular in the ranks of the local Re-
publican party. Harlan secured q
heavy vote from men who would have
voted for the regular Republican nomi-
nee had 1t not been that they wished to
express their opinion Of the machine.
He drew some votes from the Demo
cratic party. but not many. the main
part of his strength coming from the
Republican voters.
The vote Of Hesing was largely from
the Germans, and came from both par
ties. He was the nominee of the gold
Democrats, although he went before the
people on a business platform. The
Democrats had an excellent organiza-
ton, their campaign was handled well,
and as the Republican ranks were hope
lessly split, the result was never in
much doubt, although Harlan, Sears and
Hesing all claimed that they could not
be beaten. The leaders of the Republt-
can machine were not quite so hopeful
as they claimed to be. and 1t is said on
excellent authority that Sears was
quietly traded for Roy o. West, the Re-
publican candidate for city attorney.
The campaign was fought for the
most part on stricly local issues, al
though the Democrats had silver plank
in their regular platform.
At Moline Gustav Swanson, the Peo-
pies candidate, incumbent, defeated the
Citizens candidate for mayor by over
500 majority.
AT Rock Island the Democrats elected
Medill mayor and most of the city Of
ficers.
At Quincy the entire Democratic
ticket was elected by majorities ranging
from 100 to 700. Steinbach, Democrat,
for mayor was reelected.
Loran N. Wheeler, Republican, was
elected mayor Of Springfield by $50 ma
jority. The entire city Republican
ticket with one exception is elected
The total vote for mayor, with fifteen
precincts missing. is: Sears, Republican,
IS. .450; Harrison. Democrat, 141, 1882; Hes
ing. Independent. 1884; Harlan, Inde-
pendent, 4465. Harrison's plurality, 75,-
4S4
BRYAN'S MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, April 6.--Hon. W. ].
Bryan sent congratulatory message
to Mayor Harrison as follows:
To the Hon. Carter H. Harrison, Chi
cago:-Accept congratulations upon
your victory. The elections In Chicago
and other cities indicate a change in
public sentiment since November.
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