The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-05
HARRISON
ELECTED MAYOR
in A CANTER
The Chicago Municipal Election
Develops Some Funny Re.
suits and Rcverscs.
.HARRISON'S PLURALITY $3.50
No Elements OF National Politics
Entered Into the Campaign.
Fought on Local Issues.

CHICAGO, April 4.-Carter H. Harrl-
son was reelected mayor of Chicago
to-day by total vote Of 1861 against
1O7,3O4 for Zina R. Carter, the Republi-
can candidate, and 454Ol for John P.
AitgeId, the independent Democratic
candidate. Harrlson's plurality being
$3.50. In the last mayoralty election,
Harrison was elected by vote OF 14S,-
900, against 59,342 for Sears, the regu-
lar Republican nominee, and 69,637 for
Harlan, the independent Republican.
The Democrats have elected their can
didates for the town offices in the
north and west towns, the Republicans
carrying the south towns, although the
final count may take this from them.
The returns at midnight. however, indi-
cate that they have safe majority.
The vote from the wards show as far
as 1t has been counted that the Repub-
llcans have elected fourteen aldermen
and the Democrats nine. The contest
In several of the wards is very close and
the official count will probably be nee
essary TO determine the result. The
city council has been composed OF 45
Democrats and twenty-three Republic
cans and the Democrats will without
doubt, retain working majority.
The election was entirely upon local
issues, no elements OF national poll
tics entering Into the campaign. The
firm stand taken by Mayor Harrison
against the proposed fifty years extern
sion of the street car franchise was a
strong element Of his popularity and,
gained him many votes from the Re-
publican party, besides holding closely
to him many of the Democratic party
who might have cast their votes for the
independent Democratic candidate.
Fought the Machine.
Another fact that drew TO him many
Republican votes was the existing op-
position to the Republican machine
among the rank and file OF the Repub-
lican party. Thousands of votes were
cast for Harrison that would have been
received by Carter, the Republican
nominee, had not the latter been back
ed by the machine politicians. There
was nothing against Mr.. Carter person.
ally, but the fact that he was repu,ed
to be the machine nominee was enough
&c. set many against him. Several in
ported Mr.. Harrison, among them the
Times Herald and Post, which have
been recognized rs Mckinley organs.
The election revealed some remark
able changes In the Republican vote,
particularly in the strong Republican
wards, where the shifting to the DEM
ocratlc candidate was very marked.
Funny Rcvcrscs.
t., 49, r,hIr1 ,,.n,,l
been a Republican stronghold where
the Democrats were not able to secure
candidate this year. SO sure was the
party of defeat. Harrison received u
majority OF 81. In the last mayoralty
election this ward cast 4 total of 3,42S
Republican votes, divided between
Sears. the regular Republican nominee,
and Harlan. the independent Republic
can candidate, against 1854 for Harri-
son. To-day. the Republican candidate
for town treasurer. received in this
ward 3.ii7 votes, against 2,3S9. for his
Democratic competitor
The Fourth ward cast two years ago,
S.96I Republican votes. against 2.922 for
Harrison. To-day. 1t elected Repub-
lican alderman by cnajor!ty Of 1880,
and Harrison carried 1t by majority
over carter OI VII. IN various other
wards In this city. Q like result was
shown, there being a strong Republican
slide toward Harrison. many of the
wards which gave him strong majorties
returning Republican candidates for
aldermen.
\ Quiet Election.
The election was one OF the most
quiet that the city has ever experienc-
ed. There were rumors OF corning trou-
BILE In the First and Eighteenth wards,
where the Republicans claimed that
they had secured positive evidence of
'colonizing" on the part OF the Demo-
Gratis. but the matter came to nothing,
and there were no difficulties to speak
of. Several arrests we're madey one
man, Robert Ferguson, having in his
possession before coming to the polls
marked official vote. He Informed the
police that he had received It from
Timothy O'Connor, Democratic poll
ticlan. and the latter was arrested,
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
result OF the election.
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