The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-07
DEMO OCRATIC TRIUMPH
Carter Harrison Elected Mayor Of Chicago
by a Plurality Of $4,000.
THE VICTORY OF OMITTED DEMOCRACY
The Democratic Candidate IInd a srn.
JoriIy over aiI--Tho Strength Or
The Gold Democratic Cnndi,latc
Dwtndled to Almost No,hinr-A
Few Republican Aldcrmon,

Chicago, ILL.,, April G.-With the magic
OF his famous fathers name, aided by
Dy ihe independent split IN the regular
itepuhllcan ranks and the nocking OF tho
oiscontended laboring class TO the stand
ara or silver Democracy, Carter Henry
harrison was elected Mayor of Chicago
Today and great Democratic triumph
was recorded. The $4,000 plurality OF
Mckinley over Bryan was turned int O
q democratic plurality OF about $4,000
over Judge Nathaniel c. Sears, the
lnachinc Republican candidate for
Mayor.
AN IMMENSE PLURALITY.
me almost complete Mayoralty re-
turns show that Harrison polled plu-
man. Alderman John M. Harlan, n RE-
publican who ran on the Citizens ticket
BY himself.
The figures oil indicate that the mex,
AiaEor polcd a small majority over ali
me three other principal candidates.
sears, llnrlan and Washington uesing,
me cS-postlnaster and German editor,
WHO'S Ticket was called business Ad-
minlsiration Of Municipal Affairs" He
Is gold Democrat. but his boasted
strength among the independent men OF
Doih parties dwintled to about 5000
i9lal votes. Harrison's total vote Is
ABOUT l4o,oDo. less than 5000 under the
vote rollcd by William j. Bryan. The
republican total vote is about 81, 900.
while Mckinley pollcd 2O0,747 votes in
November. -
a CLEAN SWEEP.
The rest or the city ticket-Attorney
treasurer and Clerk, all The town tickets s
anu a large majority OF the Common
Inlncil-have gone Democratic on the
'idal wave. with the possible exception
or the Hyde Park town ticket IIarri-
son or Harlan carried every Ward III
The city ana the Republican machine
WAS reDudiateh everywhere.
Ihere IS really nothing left for the Re-
publican party to console itself with cX-
tept few Aldermen, whose records
We're good and who happened to live III
wards that are usually Republican,
The argument Of the Republicans that II
liesin;s and Harlan, the two mdepen-
dents, had Withdrawn Judge Sears
would have won, does not hold good.
when II IS shown that Harrison has n
clear majority over all three. The other
city tickets IN the Held cut no figure q I
all. =
DEMOCRATS JOLLIFY.
There was a joyful (lemonstrati lion OF
the Democrats on the streets when the
victory became assured, and thousands
Sathefed IN front OF newspaper offices
TO cheer as the news was disployed.
There were impromptu parades, fire.
WorRs ana much cannonadlng of the at
mOsphcrr.
carter Harrison said OF the result: 1T
mas been 4 victory OF 4 united and not
Il divided Democracy. Gold, MS well as
SILVER men, cast their ballots for me
ana registered protest against Repub-
mean mlSrule. The Workingmen were
with me-
The late returns indicate that the
democrats will have thirty Alder
men out Of siNty-eisht in the Council.
IWenty-cight OF the Democratic candi-
dates are probably elected out Of thirty
iouf ana with the eleven Democra tic
hoid-oNerS Alneremcn. will give that
party ma jOrity in the legislative bndy