The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
MAYORALTY CAMPAIGNS
FEATURES OF THE CONTESTS AT
CHICAGO AND ELSEWHERE.
Candidates tn BE voted for Monday
and the Principles They Represent
-The Kentucky sengtorship.

CHICAGO. April 3-To-day marked the
practical winding UP OF what has been in
many respects one Of the most remarkable
mayoralty campaigns In the history of
Chicago. Contrary TO general expectations,
national issues have cut but little figure
I'm the fight. it having been made almost
exclusively on questions of local interest.
Six candidates are in the field, four OF
which have made an active campaign.
They are: Carter II. Harrison, regular
Democrat: Judge Nathaniel G. Sears. reg
ular Republican; Washington Hesing, in
dependent Gold Democrat; John NJ. Harlan.
independent Republican; ]. Irving Pearce
and Frank II. Collier. independents. On
account of the bitter fight which has been
wagcd for some time against the s~o-called
Republican machine" both Hesing and
Harlan will undoubtedly draw heavily from
tie Mckinley vote. although it is impos-
sible to tell whether this virtual splitting
up of the Republican vote among three
men will cut into McKinley's large ma
1Ority sufficiently TO result in the election
of Harrison. who will have the almost
solid free-SilVer support a Few threads or
this tangle are the Endorsement of Harlan
by the middIe-of-the-road POpulists. the
support OF Sears by two weekly Democratic
labor papers and a big row in l.. a. w.
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dorsing Harrison by some of its local MEM
beers.
In PinGree's state.
DETROIT. April S.-The elections which
will be held throughout Michigan on Mon
day will wind up a quiet campaign. so far
as the State election is concerned. The
only State officers to be chosen are one
justice of the Supreme Court and two re-
gents of the University of Michigan. JUS
tice Charles d. Long. Republican candidate
for justice. confidently anticipates re-elec-
ton. although George L. Yaple. the fusion
candidate. is expected to at least largely
lessen the big Republican maJorltes OF last
November.
The contests preceding the elections of
city and town officers have absorbed most
OF the attention. The greatest interest pre-
walls throughout the State in the outcome
In Detroit for mayor, 10 succeed ex-Mayor
PinsTee, who was 0usted from the office by
the Supreme Court. The Republican candi-
date, Capt. Albert Il. Stewart, was selected
and TO the nominating con-
ventiOn by Governor Pingree, and he is
pledged TO follow out the Pingree ideas of
reform. William c. Maybury. eX-congreSs-
man and leading attorney, is the Demo-
cratic standard bearer. He is equally
pledged to reform measures. but contem-
plates the carrying out of the same by con-
serVative means as against the more pic
turesque methods of Pingree. He opposes
raising the bonded limit of the city, which
Is one of Mr.. Pingree's cherished projects.
BotP sides confidently claim the city. The
Legislature, of which Captain Stewart is a
member, views the situation with the great
est interest, as IL is considered that it will
10 a great extent indicate whether the
Pingree prestige and influence is waning
or gaining: not only in Detroit, but in the
capital. where several of the Governors
reform measures are pending.
u at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, o.. April 3.-The munich
pal campaign closed here tonight. as we'll
as In other Ohio cities. There has been
very little speaking and not much of the
usual demonstrations in campaigns. as the
contests are made on local issues which do
not involve either state or national poll
tics. In Cincinnati there is a fusion ticket
which includes the Democrats against the
regular Republican ticket. Levi c. Good
and Gustav Tafel is the fusion candidate.
Tafel Is a German Democrat, who had
some opposition from the Germans because
ne Is known as a tree-silVer man. The OPP
position to Mr.. Goodale is not limited to
any party line. The Republicans have had
control OF the city for many years. while
George h. Cox was recognized as the boss.
The fusion ticket was put in the field in
opposition to what is termed bossism. and
the fight of the fusiOnists is mo-e on Mr..
Cox than on Mr.. Goodale and the rest of
the Republican ticket. EX-CongTessman
ago with "A Republican plurality OF almost
three thousand in this city, and this city
gave AlchlllicE last November a DlIraGtX
over Bryan Of 21.1O. but the result for
next Monday is conceded TO be doubtful.
Both sides are claiming it.
CIeveIand's Election Monday
CLEVELAND. o.. April 1.-THE election
I'm this city or Monday will be for mayor,
treasurer. police judge. police clerk, police
prosecutor and members of the city and
school councils. The main contest has been
over the mayorality. The candidates are:
Republican. Robert f. McKisson. present
Incumbent: Democratic John II. Farley:
POpulist. Thomas O.. FitzsimmopS. Farley.
who represents the gold faction of the
Democracy. was nominated after a heated
named F1tZsimmons as their candidate. in
the hope that he would get the support of
the silver Democrats. The chairman of the
Republican committee claims that McKis-
son will win by from 1900 to 1900. The
Democratic committee claims Farley's cleo
ton. but fails 10 give figures. The registra-
ton IS 1900. the largest in the history of
the city.
IT. Louis Municipal Ticket.
ST. LOUIS. April S.-The quadrennial
election for mayor and other city officials
OF St. Louis will be held April 8. There are
three tickets in the field. Henry Z.egen-
helm is at the head of the regular Kepub-
lcan ticket. The Democrats split in con-
vention and nominated two full tickets.
The matter was carried to the courts. and
that headed by Edwin Harrison was de-
clared the regular ticket. The ether Dem
ocratic ticket. headed by lee Nerfi vether.
was then put on as independent, but since
the courts decision nearly all the can
didates on IL. with the exception of Merri-
wether and a few minor lights, nave with
drawn from the contest. The registration
was 5000 short of that at the general cleo
ton. The campaign just closing las teen
the most acrimonious in the city's history.
The present city administration IS Repub-
hcan.
LJLL AT FRANKFORT.