The news & observer., 1897-04-07
RETR|BUT|OA
IN POLITICS
Republicans Stole Chicago IN
the November Election.
nEAAnHRATG MIN NOW
DEMOCRATS WIN NOW
BRYAN WOULD HAVE CARRIED
IT BUT FOR FRAUD.
"coNFiDENcE NOW RESTORED"
The People Have Confidence that the
Gold Standard Ruins Them--Dem'
ocratic Nominee Ran on
Silver Platform.

ocratic Nominee Ran on
Silver Platform.
Chicago. April 6.-The Mayoralty to-
eday resulted in a decisive victory for
the Democratic party, its candidate
Garter Harrison, having more votes than
all the other candidates combined.
At midnight the available figures gave
Sears (Rep.). 60,OOO Harrison Oem.).
$4,000; Harlan Gnd), 72,OOO; Hessing
1nde. $4,000. The Democrats made a
clean sweep of all Of the town offices in
the west town and north town. Al
though in the south town, the Republi-
cans have fighting chance to get an as
SCISSOR in that part of the city.
OF thirty-four aldermen the returns
point to the election of 26 Democrats,
4 Republicans and independents.
Three of these independents are Demo-
Gratis. who went upon the ticket by petl-
~ti0n.
Harrison gained heavily in the banner
Republican wards, carrying the Bath by
5.O19 against 4,2S1 for Harlan and
3434 for Sears. This ward gave Nc
Kinley a majority of 5000 last fall. The
third. fourth and twelfth wards, always
Republican strongholds, were also car
ried by Harrison.
It was apparent at midnight that Har~
rison had beaten Sears, the regular Re.
publican nominee, by from $4,000 to 3d..
600 votes At the last mayoralty cleo
tion Swifts vote was 143,4O7 against
1O2, ,294 for Wenter, Democrat. In the
Presidential election Mckinley had 2OO,-
TAT against IA, 1856 for Bryan.
The feature of the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran sec
end to Harrison, and although an inde-
pendent, with no organization behind
him, he secured more votes than the reg
ular Republican candidate, Judge Ma
thaniel Sears. One thing that helped
Harlan greatly: Sears was looked upon
as being the neniinee of the Republican
machine, which has grown unpopular
in the ranks of the local Republican par
fy. Harlan secured a heavy vote from
men who would have voted for the regu-
lar Republican nominee had it not been
that they wished to express their opin-
aon OF the machine He drew some votes
from the Democratic party, but not
many, the main part of his strength COM
ing from the Republican voters. The
vote of Hessing was largely from the
Germans, and came from both parties.
He was the nominee of the gold Dem
4ocrats, although he went before the peo-
pie on a business mems platform.
The Democrats had an excellent organ
ization, their campaign was handled well
and as the Republican ranks were hope
lessly split. the result was never in much
doubt, although Harlan, Sears and Hess
ing 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 it is said on ex-
cellent authority that Sears was quietly
traded for Roy O. West the Republican
candidate for City Attorney. The cam
paign was fought, for the most part,
on strictly local issues, although the
Democrats had silver plank in their
platform
Detroit Mich, April 6.-Retruns from
yesterdays State election are still frag-
mentary to-day, but it is evident that
Justice Long, Of the Supreme Court, is
elected by upwards of 10000 plurality.
Complete figures in the Detroit election
give McMurray, Democrat, $50 majority
over Stewart, the Pingree candidate.
or other cities in which Mayors were
elected, the silver party carried %, Re
publicans 81 In five party lines were
not drawn. A decided trade towards the
silver forces was visible in many of the
elections.
Denver, Cello, April 6.-The Moyarolty
contest to-day was n warm one. There
were thirteen tickets in the field. 1t was
a victory for the present incumbent,
Thomas McMurray, silver Republican,
whs was running on an independent
ticket against the Democrat and straight
Republican. His plurality was 4,oOo
to 5000. The rest of the city officers are
in doubt.
st. Louis, April 6.-The Republicans
carried the city to-day, their mayoralty
candidate, Henry Ziegenhein, being elect
ed by q plurality which will probably be
1900. With the exception of four MEM
bers Of the House OF delegates the entire
Republican ticket went through. lie
genhe1n polled about the normal Repub-
lican vote. The Democrats were badly
split. Complete returns from the State
show Democratic victories. The silver
question has entered largely into the
contest
Little Rock, Ark. April 6.-Municipal
elections were held in all Arkansas towns
to-day. Very little interest was aroused.
contests being made in but few places.
There was no opposition to the Demo
cratic ticket headed by j. A. Woodson
for Mayor, in Little Rock, and a light
vote was polied. The only place in doubt
is the mayoralty OF Pine Bluff where
four tickets were in the field
Chicago, April 6.-At Quincy the entire
Democratic ticket was elected by major
tiles ranging from 100 to 700. Loren u.