Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-07
GETS ANOTHER TERM
Chicago Reflects Carter H. Harri-
son as Mayor.
HIS PLURALITY CLOSE TO 100000.
Ex-Governor Altgeld, Who Ran ns an
Independent Candidate, Receives
45,4O1 Votes-Returns from Wis
consin and Other States.

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40,4O1 yotes-Returnsf from Wis
| consin and other States.
Chicago, April 5.-Carter III. Harrison
was reelected mayor of Chicago Tues
day by total vote of 146,914, against
| LOT, 1904 for Tina r. Carter, the republi-
can candidate, and 45,401 for John P.
Altgeld, the independent democratic
candidate. Harrison's plurality 39.61o.
In the last mayoralty election Harrison
was elected by vote of $4,000 against
59,342 for Sears, the regular republican
nominee, and 69,637 for Harlan, the in
dependent republican. The democrats
have elected their candidates for the
town officers in the north and west
towns, the republicans carrying the
south town, although the final count
may take this from them. The returns
at midnight, however, indicate that
they have it by safe majority. The
/ vote from the wards shows, as far as 1t
has been counted, that the republicans
have elected IA aldermen, and the DEM
ocrats 9. The contest in several OF the
wards is very close, and the official
count will probably be necessary to
determine the result. The city council
has been composed of As democrats and
80 republicans, and the democrats will,
without doubt, retain a working ma
jority.
The election was entirely upon local
issues, no element of national politics
entering into the campaign. The firm
stand taken by Mayor Harrison against
the proposed 5O-year extension of the
street car franchises was strong ele-
ment of his popularity, and gained him
many votes from the republican party,
besides holding closely to him many of
the democratic party who might have
cast their votes for the independent
democratic candidate. Another fact
that drew to him many republican
votes was the existing opposition to
the republican machine among the
rank and file of the republican party.
The election was one of the most
quiet that the city has ever expert
enced, There were rumors of coming
trouble in the First and Eighteenth
wards, where the republicans claimed
they had secured positive evidence of
"co1onizing" on the part of the demo-
Gratis, but the matter came to nothing
and there were no difficulties to speak
| of.
i The suburb of Austin was annexed to
the city of Chicago as the result of the
election. This will add 1880 to the
4 population of Chicago.
i Returns from elections in various
cities of the state are meager.
In Springfield, Loren E. Wheeler
/ (rep.) was reelected mayor by 1877 plu
rality, over John NJ Striff1er, the demo-
cratic nominee.
| In Peoria, in the township elections,
The entire republican ticket was elected
by pluralities ranging from 200 to 1900
j, The republican ticket carried Gales
burg by majority of 1913 for the head
of the ticket.
In wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 5.-Election
returns in Milwaukee county received
up to $3.50 p. m. show that Eugene S.
Elliot and Daniel H. johnson mon
partisan) are elected circuit court
Judges without doubt. John G. Lud-
wig (nonrpartisan), was elected judge
of the superior court without opposi-
ton. John B. Cassiday (non-partisan
and present encumbent) was elected to
the state supreme court for a full term,
and Joshua Eric Dodge, also non-par-
tisan, was elected to Fill an uneXpired
term on the supreme bench, to which he
was appointed on the resignation OF
Silas q. Pinney.
Following is a summary of the re-
turns from various points in the state:
II Nadison-Democratc mayor elected by
1OOmajority, succeeding republican. Coun-
Il Gil remains democratic. Increased demo-
cratic vote.
i Racine-Democrats elect NJ. Higgins
mayor by small majority, succeeding a
II democrat. They also elect justice and
five aldermen. Republicans elect city
clerk and assessor, and two aldermen
II Watertown-Complete returns give CRUDE
(dem.) SIG majority for mayor Democrats
elected majority of the city council, max
ing municipal officers same as last year.
No political contest
Wausau-Republican elect city clerk and
nine councilmen. Democrats mayor, treas
urer and nine councilmen.
Appleton-City election gives a majority
OIL 6UU 1Or ED lrep.1, ana Lne complete re-
: publican ticket Republicans elect two out
of six aldermen.
i, Oshkosh-Democratic ticket, headed by
]. H. Merrill for mayor, elected by 1,OOt
majority. Council democratic
Observation-Disclosures (rep) elected may.
or by 225 majority. Full republican city
: ticket elected. Democrats gained one al
derman.
Eau Claire-For mayor, David Douglas
(dem) carries city by 81 majority over Mar
shall Cousins (rep); 3. 8. Phillips dem.
elected treasurer by 400 majority; common
: council will be democratic.
Il In Ohio.
al Toledo, o., April 5.-The election board
did not complete the official count of the
municipal election of Monday till late Tues
2 day afternoon. Complete returns from thu
I 6s voting precincts of Toledo show tina
Mayor Jones has received plurality of 10,
. 80. and a majority over both of his op
! ponents OF 10,017. The democrats have
elected police commissioner, city attorney
and police prosecutor, by small pluralities
the remainder of the republican ticket pull
ing through by $500 plurality. The city
council will be republican on a joint ballot
giving the republicans control of nearly al
). the city Offices
] Michigan.
n Detroit, Mich, April 5-Revised estt
= mates of the election results, based on in
| cotnDlete returns from nearly all count g,