The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-04-08
HOW IT HAPPENED
CHICAGO PROCEEDS TO FIGURBbUT
WHAT STRUCK her,

After the Manner of Municipalities anr
states Upon Emerging From q Land
slide-Harrison Puts up the Usual Talh
About Being "Cnhampsred by Pledges
Likes the German Idea of Personal
Liberty-Blows a Little About How No
body Else is Going to be Mayor This
Trip-St. Louis Clean Sweep.
Chicago, April The mayoraity vote.
complete, is as follows: Carter H Har-
rlson, Democrat, 1i4.S2S: j. NJ. Harlan.
Independent. s7.e722; y. C. Sears. Repub-
lican, 1855; ". Hesing. Business admin
istration. 13.1is; John Glembeck, Social
ist Labor, 1.226; H L. Parmelee. Prohi-
5itionist, So; ]. I. Pearce. Jr., Independ-
ent, $50; F. Howard Collier, Independent.
IS; total. aS7, ,43i; Harrison's plurality,
1856; Harrison's majority over all. q
d.
ConpletS returns from all the wards
show the election OF twenty-three Dem
ocratic aldermen, six Republicans and
five Independents. AS a result, the Dem
ocrats will have majority Of eight over
all in the next council.
The Municipal Voters league, formed
two years ago for the purpose OF inprov-
ing the complexion OF the city council.
succeeded IL electing only seven Of the
twenty-one endorsed candidates.
The man whose defeat was most de-
sired by the Municipal league, Alderman
Jim" Campbell, of the Twelfth ward.
and a leader Of the council gang, was
up for reelection and was overwhelming
" defeated. Lane. the league candidate.
aid not win out, but received sufficient
support 20 cause the election OF Joseph
r. Francis, Democrat. the first time
Democrat has ever represented the
Twelfth ward.
The Democratic city ticket was led by
Harrison, some Of the other Democratic
candidates running more than 1900
votes behind.
According to the record. the vote for
the Democratic ticket was increased
through Republican strength thrown by
Republican machine Republicans, such
as Congressman Lorimer. State Treasur-
er Hertz and Sheriff Pease. who, in the
final roundup. feared the election Of
Harlan. the Independent mayorslty can
didate. The Democrats were also aided
by eX-machine politicians,
vino quietly separated from the regular
after the recent bitter con-
test for the United States senatorship.
The strongholders of Martin d. Madden,
who was defeated in the Republican
caucus for senator, went for Harrison
for mayor, although heretofore heavily
One consequence of the overwhelming
Democratic victory viii probably be the
formation of a new civic party which
Will place candidates in the field for To-
cal election and which will not recognize
issues or national parties IN
the campaign. The first step in this di-
rection was taken last night, when some
200 Harlan supporters left their names
az the Harlan headquarters to form the
nucleus of the new municipal party.
Speaking of his victory. Mayor-eleet
Harrison said:
be handed over TO two years OF vice and
deoauchery. l will also promise there
will be nothing OF what are character
lied as 'wide-open' days l do not rec
ognize the necessity of public gambling
in Chicago. but 1 believe largely in the
German idea Of personal liberty. I,
draws sharp line between liberty and
license. l shall enter upon the duties
Of this office wholly unhampered by
pledges Of any kind. My purpose is to
give the city a conservative business
1 shall not be dictated
to by any man or league. or any associ-
alton, and as long so I occupy the chair
no one will be mayor but Cater II. Har-
-ison.''
MANN MAYOR OF MENOMINEE.
Menominee. Mich, April DIR Hor-
ace E. Mann, Democrat. was elected
mayor of Marinette by 500 majority. The |
Democrats also elected two justices. treas
lrer, assessor and every candidate on
ne ward ticket except one alderman.
Independent, non-parti- |
'an candidate for county judge. was also !
elected. Il was complete victory for /
he Democrats. The vote on the constl- |
utional amendment was very light, but /
he measure was carried by a small ma |
Ority.
ST. LOUIS SOLIDITY.
81. Louis. April THE returns today |
'howed that Henry Ziegenhein. for may
II. and the whole Republican ticket
we're elected by majorities ranging from
.z76 70 2i,03S. Ziegenhein ran far be-
ind his ticket. as did Robert McNath.
or president Of the board OF public i'm
'roveTent, whose majority was the low
ST received. The former came next
With majority Of s,1s3. while Isaac ".
iaSon. for treasurer. received a major
'y Of 24.0Gs- With the exception OF four
members OF the house Of delegates. all
re Republicans, and the entire Repub-
can council ticket was elected By a
oJnd majority. The triangular nature
{ the fight. the Democrats having two
ickets. brought out a large vote. Hsr-
son and Meriwether. the Democratic
layoralty candidates. ran about even.
harrison. as well as most OF the candi-
ates FOR tae house OF delegates and
ouncIl on that Democratic ticket. were
ndorsed by the civic federation and Il
a notable fac; thai most of them were
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