Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-08

The Municipal. Voters. -easae form
ed TWO years ago for the express pur-
pose of improving the complexion Of
the Cirv Council succeeded in electirg
only seven of the twanty-one endorsed
candidates. The man whose defeat was
most desired tr the League. Alderman
.Tm" Campbell Of the Twelfth ward,
and q leader of the Council gang, was
ND for reelection and was overwhelm-
iarlv defeated. Lane, the League can
d.da-e. did not win out. but received
sufficient support 10 cause the election
of Joseph r. Francis, Democrat. the
f-s- time q Democrat has ever repre-
sreI the Twelfth ward. The Demo-
cratic city ticket was led by Harrison,
some of The other Democratic candi-
dates running more than 1900 votes
Jat.Ld
According to the Record. the vote
fir the Democratic ticket was increased
through Republican strength thrown by
Republican machine politicians, such
as Congressman Lorimer, State Treas
r-e- Hertz and Sheriff Pease, who in
Gid final round up feared the election
a. Harlan. the independent Mayoralty
c-fua-e The Democrats were also
aided Effectively by ex-machine politi-
C-as who quietly separated from the
regular organization after the recent
bitter contest for the United States
Ss,0rship. The strongholds of Martin
B. Madden. who was defeated in the
Republican caucus for Senator, went
r Harrison for Mayor, although here
u.or5 heavily Republican.
One consequence of the Overwhelm-
ing Democratic victory will probably
}. e formation Of a new civic party
Which win place candidates in the field
t local elections. and which will not
rza national issues or national
PARTIES n the campaign. The first step
-as direction was taken last night,
Fa.- 1920 Harlan supporters left their
---as at the Harlan headquarters, to
,.-- The r-uclus of the new municipal
l-r
Carter IT. Harrison is the son and
'sa VI the late Mayor Harrison,
TIL. us aSsassinated during the clos
s OF the Worlds Fair. He IS
Years old and has never before held
rrI office. He was educated at
s'.-s and Yale. During the
part of his business career he
been associated in the real estate
>- with his brother. Preston Har-
IN. Hlt was business manager OF the
Times during the four years
Harrison family owned that paper.
- learning the result the Mayor
give ont the following statement:
attribute the success of Our ticket
acr thar we made an honest,
board fight on the question or
reforms. We had the tUu
of last falls Bryan vote.
-ra ordinary allowance for the
- -lbLI q uaLIOhdi 10 q uiuAAN
"n1ign. I'm addition we receiv-
rge accession of Mckinley Re-
votes, and more than split the
mocratic vote i'm half. In spite
9-s To- ALLEVIATE the POpulist and
republican voters. they stood 10
man. I feel that the issues that
1tei most largely 10 our success
n The natural desire of Demo-
F.. support their regularly nomi-
-. ''6et the disgust of the people
.e abuse by the present admins
or the civil service law. and a
desire for a greater degree Of
" liberty. I use this expression
commonly accepted German
calling attention % the fact that
r .ere our people draw a sharper
,- demarcation between liberty
,.. 1se than the German. For the
~ Two years Chicago will have
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