The record-union., 1897-04-07
CHICAGO ELECTION.
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Carter Harrison, for nayor, Gets rlore
Votes Than All the Other Can.
dates Combined.

CHICAGO, April O.-Ihe MayOralty
election to-day resulted in decisive
victory for the Democratic party, it's
candidate, Carter H. Harrison, having
more votes than all the other candi-
dates combined. At midnight the avail
able figures give Sears (R) 60 1000, Har-
rison CD 14S,0O0, Harlan Qnd.) 1900,
Hesing Und) $4,000.
The Democrats made a clean sweep
of all the town offices in the West Town
and North Town and probably in the
South Town also. although the Republi-
cans have fighting chance to get an
Assessor in that part of the city. OF
the thirtyfour Aldermen the returns
point to the election of twenty-sx
Democrats, four Republicans and four
Independents. three of these Indepen-
dents being Democrats who were put
on the ticket by petition.
Harrison gained heavily in the ban
ner Republican wards, carrying the
thirty fourth by 5019, against ASIA
for Harlan and 3,434 for Sears This
ward gave Mckinley a majority of
5000 last fall. The Third, Fourth and
Twelfth wards, always Republican
strongholds, We're also carried by Har-
rison
1t was apparent at midnight that
Harrison had beaten Sears, the regular
Republican candidate by from $4,000
to 10000 votes. At the last mayoralty
election Swift's vote was 143. 173.
against 1921 for Weter CD In the
Presidential election Mckinley had
200, TAI, against IA, 746 for Bryan
The feature of the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran
second to Harrison, and although an
independent with no organization be-
| hind him, he received more votes than
the regular Republican candidate.
Judge Nathaniel Sears. One thing
that helped Harlan was that Sears was
looked upon as being the nominee of
the Republican machine. which has
grown unpopular in the ranks of the
local Republican party. Harlan Sc
cured a heavy vote from men who
| would have voted for the regular Re-
publican nominee, had it not been that
they wished to express their opinion of
the machine. He drew some votes
from the Democratic party, but not
many, the main part of his strength
coming from the Republican voters.
The vote for 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 or
ganization. Their campaign was ham
died we'll. and as the Republican ranks
were hopelessly 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 Republican machine were not quite
as hopeful as they claimed to be, and
| Ii is said on excellent authority that
Sears was quietly traded for Roy O.
| West. the Republican candidate for
City Attorney
The campaign was fought for the
most part on strictly local issues, al
| though the Democrats had a silver
plank in their platform
At Quincy the entire Democratic tick
ct was elected by majorities ranging
from 100 to 200. Steinbach CD for
Mayor was reelected.
| Loran N Wheeler (R.) was elected
Mayor of Springfield by $50 majority
The entire city Republican ticket, with
one exception is reelected