The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-08
PLENTY OF VOTES
Carter Fl. Harrison Had More
Than All His Opponents
Combined.
Harlan, the Independent Citizens
Candidate, Was Next to
Him.
Starkweather, Once Impeached,
Beat Both Opponents at
West Superior.

tempt to steal q ballot box in the Seven
teenth ward, and a few scattered fist
fights in the city. the election was as
free from disorder as the n last
November. A few arrests were made
OF charges of illegal voting. A mob of
500 enraged men made a desperate at
tempt to steal the ballot box Of the
Fourteenth precinct of the Seventeenth
ward just after the close of the polls.
The bravery of Policemen Eastman and
Sawyer prevented the corsummation
of the crime.
The mayoralty vote complete is as
follows: Carter H. Harrison, CDem.)
l44, o2S; j. NJ. Harland, (Ind.) 67,O72;
N. c: Sears, (Rep.) 57,566; w. Hesing,
business administrator Is, 1l6; John
G. Lembeck. (Soc., La 1925; H. L..
Parmelee. pro- 500 J. l.. Pierce, Jr.,
Ind.) Csc; F. Howard Collier, Ind.)
So Total 2S7 ABA.
Harrison's plurality 1885; Harri.
sons majority over all 2,222.
Complete returns from all the wards
show the election Of % Democratic
aldermen, = Republicans and 5 indie
p%endents. AS q result the Democrats
will have q majority Of eight over all
in the next council.
The Mudicipal Voters League,
formed two years ago for the express
purpose of improving the complexion
Of the city council, succeeded in elect
ing only Z of the ~ endorsed candi.
dates.
The man whose defeat was most de-
sired by the league, Alderman Jim"
Campbell of the Twelfth ward, and q
leader of the council gang, was up for
reelection and was overwhelmingly
defeated.
Republicans Helped Harrison.
According to The Record. the vote
for the Democratic ticket was increased
through Republican strength thrown
by Republican machine politicians,
such as Congressman E. l.. Lorimer,
State Treasurer Hertz and Sheriff
Pease, who in the final election round
up feared the election of Harlan, the
Independent mayoralty candidate. The
Democrats were also aided effectively
by ex.machine politicians who Quietly
separated from the regular organiza.
ton after the recent bitter contest for
the United States senatorship. The
vote in the stronghold of Martin B.
Madden, who was defeated in the Re.
publican caucus for senator, went for
Harrison for mayor, though heretofore
Republican.
Will Form q New Party.
One undoubted consequence of the
Democratic victory will be the forma.
ton of a new civic party who will
place candidates in the field for local
elections, and which will not recognize
national issues or national parties in
the campaign.
The first step in this direction was
taken when some 1900 Harlan sup
porters left their names at the Harlan
headquarters to form then ucleus of the
new municipal party.
Mr.. Harrison Talks.
Speaking of his victory. Mayor.elect
Harrison said:
There is no danger that the city wiz
be handed Over to two years Of vice
and de5auchery. l will also promise
there will be nothing Of what are char.
acteriz9d as wide open days. lido not
recognize the necessity of public gam.
bling in Chicago. but l believe largely
IN the German idea Of personal liberty.
1t draws a sharp line between liberty
and license.
Il 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 administration.
l shall not be dictated to by any man,
or league, or any association, and sc
long as l occupy the chair, no n will
10 ~,ror h,t Carfar II Iorricoo