Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
MAYOR HARRISON.
That's How They Call Him Once
More at Chicago.
son OF HIS FATHER GETS THERE,

Having More Votes Than the Other Three
Leading Candidates Combined-Harlan.
Independent Republican, Runs Second:
Sears. Republican, Third, and Hesfnr n
Hardly '1n It"-Municipal Election Re-
turns from Wisconsin, Colorado and
| Kansas-st. Louis Republican.
| Chicago. April THE mayoralty cleo
ton yesterday resulted in a decisive VIC
tory for the Democratic party. its candi-
date. Carter H. Harrison. having more
| votes than all other candidates COM
bined.
The vote for mayor with fifteen pre-.
cints missing is: Sears, 5S,450; Harrison,
141,SS2; Hesing. 15.349; Harlan, Sc, 4SS:
Harrison's plurality, 1894; Harrison's
majority, 1855.
The fonture Of the election was the
strength shown by Harlan. He ran
second to Harrison. and although indie
pendent. with no organization behind
him, he secured more votes than the
regular Republican candidate, Judge
Nathaniel Sears. One thing that helped
Harlan greatly was that Sears was
looked upon as being the nominee of the
Republican machine" which has grown
unpopular in the ranks of the Republic
an party.
Harlan Gets Many Republican Votes.
Harlan secured heavy vote from
men who would have voted for the reg
ular Republican nominee had it not been
that they wished to express their opin-
ion OF the machine" He drew some
votes from the Democratic party, but
not many. the main part of his strength
coming from Republican voters. The
vote for Hesing was largely from the
Germans. and came from both parties.
He was the nominee Of the gold Democ-
rats. although he went before the people
on business mems platform. The
Democrats had an excellent and an ef-
fective organization. their campaign was
handled well, and as the Republican
ranks were hopelessly split the result
was never in much doubt. although Har-
Ian. Sears and Hesing all claimed that
they could not be beaten.
Sears Traded for Roy O. West.
The leaders Of the Republican ma
chine were not quite as hopeful as they
claimed to be. and it is said on excellent
authority that Sears was quietly traded
date for city attorney. The campaign
was fought for the most part on strictly To-
cal issues, although the Democrats had
q silver plank in their platform.
Whole Town Goes Democratic.
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 Republicans
have fighting chance to get the asses
sor in that part of the city. OF the thir-
ty-four aldermen, returns point to the
election Of twenty-six Democrats, four
Republicans. and four independents.
Three Of these independents are Demo-
Gratis. who went upon the ticket by De.
tition.
Has Nearly 100, 900 Plurality.
Harrison gained heavily in banner Re-
publican wards. carrying the Thirty
fourth by 5.o19. against 4,2S1 for Harlan,
and SABA for Sears. This ward gave
Mckinley a majority of 5000 last fall
The Third and Fourth and Twelfth
wards, always Republican strongholds,
also have been carried by Harrison, It
was apparent at midnight that Harrison
had beaten Sears, the regular Republic
an candidate, by $1,000 to $4,000 votes.
At the last mayoralty election Swift's
vote was 143,4O7. against 102. 294 for Wen
Yer. democrat. In the presidential cleo
.lon McNiniey had 2oo,147, against 144,-
900 ior bryan.
Had Popular Name to Run On.
Carter II. Harrison is a son and
namesake Of the late Mayor Harrison.
who was assassinated during the clos
ing days of the Worlds fair. The
popularity of his father was an i'm
mense advantage 70 the r,.vor.e,ect .,
ms ea"ipaish, anu contributed 10 the