The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-06

Bryan Is to Attend a Political
| Banquet.
Chicago, April 5.-The official count
of yesterdays election for mayor in
this city is as follows: Carter a Har-
rison Dem.), 1875; Tina R Carter
| (Rep.), 1925; John P. Altgeld Qnd.
Dem), 1888; scattering. 1855; Harri-
son has a plurality of 1888, but has
$3.50 less than a majority
Analyses of the returns show that
Mayor Harrison carried overy one oe
/ the thirty-four wards in Chicago ex-
| cept five. His own ward, nominally
Republican, was carried by him, as Well
as another strong Republican ward. tha
Tenth, in which his opponent, Zena r.
| Carter, lives.
! The victory by Harrison, it is being
pointed out today, is more remarkable
than his phenomenal run when he was
| first elected mayor. Then the RepuD--
licanS We're split, it being a. Democra1
against two Republicans. This time
the conditions were reversed and were
/ correspondingly more difficult for Har4
/ riSOn, tWOa Democrats running against
a Republican. Harrison won, however,
notwithstanding division in the Demo-
cratic ranks.
The Chronicle Dem.J. today says:
William j. Bryan is coming to Chicago
on April IA as the guest of the Month
cello club, and he will make a speech
on that occasion that will doubtless be
full of significance to the mayors
friends, as well as to those politicians
Of the state who are prepared to fail
in behind the Harrison standard.
Lee
at the same board. He will doubtless
define his future policy and Mr.. Bryan
will hear whether Illinois is going to
make alliances with the eastern states
which have been reaching so eagerly
for sympathetic cooperation, or who
Their the organization that was formed
in the national Democratic convention
in Chicago in 1886 is to remain intact"
ALTGELD'S DOWNFALL.
Thomas Gahan, Democratic national
committeeman for Illinois, in speaking
of the result of the mayOralty election,
said today: II gather from the returns
that Carter H. Harrison is the choice
OF the people because of his gallant
fight against corporate influence. Tile
fight has been entirely municipal but
apart from this I see as a member
of the national Democratic committee,
the end of John z. Altgeld's influence
in national politics. The governor real
" made his fight to retain his hold On
state and consequently on national
politics. His vote was so small that he
has been wiped out of the party and
he will not be a featherWeight after
this. He may illuminate, but no one
will listen to him. When the vote for
him as governor in 1896 is compared
with the vote of today it can easily be
seen that Mr.. Altgeld's influence is a
hin of he CT = 10 &c md he
will never be resuscitated. The Demo-
Gratis are through with him."
HARRISON FOR GOVERNOR.
The friends of Mayor Harrison today
were busy expressing their delight at
the vista of political activity before
him, stretching away into state and na-
tional affairs. His nomination for gov
ernor is already talked of by his friends
and the probability that he will head
the Chicago and Illinois Democrats in
the next Democratic national cOnven-
ton is eagerly discussed.
City Clerk Loefier, Democrat, ran, .
second to Mayor Harrison, receiving
plurality of 1886. The rest of the
Democratic ticket was successful. but
by largely reduced pluralitieS, OtZeifen,
for city treasurer, receiving q plurality
of 5.657, and Ryan, for city attorney,
Z $40.
ne new CITY COQHCll - COHlpOSSu tI
thirty-fOur Democrats, thirty-three
Republicans and one Independent Re-
publican, and is said to be the best
Chicago has had for a decade. OF tha
members, fOrty-SeVen stand
pledged for methods favored by the re-
form organization known as the mu-
nicipal voters league.
The returns settle the question Of es-
tablishing kindergartens in the pub
lie schools. The vote stood 1892 in
favor of kindergartens, 15,S7S against.
The Republicans elected their town
tickets by small majorities in Hyde
Park, Lake View, jefferson and Calu-
met. The Democrats succeeded in
eIecting their candidates in Westtown.
SOuthtOwn, Northtown and town of
Lake. The suburb of Austin was voted
out Of Cicero and into Chicago by a
large majority. Many Austin citizens
declare they will contest the annexation
in the courts. as the citizens of an
nexed villages voted sOlidly against
the change, but We're forced in by the
other villages comprising the town of
Cicero.
HARRISON'S PLEDGE
Il shall not use this office" said
Mayor Harrison today. Ito further any
political ambitions. This will be my
last term as mayor of Chicago and I
propose to administer the affairs placed
in my hands in the besr manner posi-
BILE and for the good of the city"
MY election" continued the mayor,
twill have no great effect ON the Demo-
cratic party in this city. The fight was
for decency and honesty in municipal
affairs, and the people considered that
question alone Had been defeated I
would still have retained a controlling
hand in the Chicago political circle. AS
to Altgeld. well. 1 don't believe in beat
ing a man when he is down. His fol-
lowers come from certain elements
which cannot be combined into an eff
fective party organizations He may
-hoose to continue the fight, but I
think. however. little results will be
gained to him"