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Wants to Know What Illinois will
Do in National Politics.
TIE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLE
such Carter Harrison .. Declared BY
Democratic Admircr~-A Good
si,y Council Chosen.

Chicago. April s.--The official count
Of yesterdays election for mayor In this
city IL as foliowas
Carter n. Harrison ODem.). 1875
zlna H. Carter u,cpD. i07.2g5 John y.
Al,geid und. DEM, is.sss: scattering.
Ass.
Harrison has a plurality of n.e7s. but
has c,ag0 less than a majority. An
analysis OF the returns shows that
Mayor Harrison carried every one u
the thirty-four wards IA Chicago OK
ccpt I'VE. Ills own ward. normally ise-
publican. was carried by him as well as
another strong Republican ward. the
Tenth. In which his opponent. zena II.
Carter. lives. Tho victory by Harrison.
u II being pointed out today. IL more
remarkable than his phenomenal run
when he was first elected mayor. Then
the Republicans were split. thcrc being
one Democrat against two Republicans.
Thls time the conditions were reversed
and were corrcspondingly more aim
cult Tor Harrison, two Democrats run.
nlng against a Republican. Harrison
WON, however. notwithstanding division
In the Democratic ranks.
BRYAN GOING TO CHICAGO.
The Chronicle CDcm.) today says,
william J. iifyan IL coming 20 Chicago
on April II ~ tho guest 81 tho Monti.
cello club. and he viii make a speech
On that occasion that will doubtless be
tull OF Significance To the mayors
friends, as well a. TO those politicians
o. the state who aro prepared 10 fall In
behind the Harrison standard. Mayor
Harrison VIII also make n speech Il
the same board. He win doubtless de.
hnc his future policy and Mr.. Ilryan
VIII hear whether Illinois IL going TO
make alliances with the eastern states
which have been reaching 90 eagerly
Tor sympathetic cooperation or wheth.
.r the organisation that was formed In
ne national Democratic convention IN
chicago In 1896 II 10 rrmnin intact"
CHOICE or THE PEOPLE.
Thomas dahan. Democratic national
committeeman for Illinois. In speaking
uf the result of thu mayoraity election,
hald today u gather frpn the returns
that Carter II. Harrison Ia the ohole,
% the people bccnuae OF his gallant
nrht against corporate Influence. The
nEht has been entirely municipal, but
apart from this I see AZ a member Of
ths national Democratic committee. the
end % John A. AltFcld'n influence In
national politics. The governor really
made hif nght 10 retain his hold oh
state. and consequently on national.
politics, Ills vote was 10 small that
b. has been wiped out 81 tho party ANA
he WIN nut be n fcathcrwcight after
this, lie may illuminate. but no one viii
listen to him, when the vote for him
~ governor In 1895 N compared with
the vote OF today Il can easily be neon
mat att AltEcld'h Influence u u thing
" tho past. lie II dead and h. viii
never BE- rrHuacltatcd. The Democrats
ere through with him"
HARRIsoN's POLITICAL PRos.
pEcTs.
The friends Of Mayor Harrison today
WIRE busy expressing their delight al
the Vista OF political activity before
him stretching away Into state and nn.
tionnl annifn. iiih nomination for gov.
efnor Il ALREADY talked 81 By his friends
nnd the probability that he will head
the Chicago and Illinois Democrats In
the next Democratic national conven-
uon IL eagerly discussed.
RAN SECOND.
city clerk Loencr, Democrat. ran
second To Mayor Harrison, receiving
plurality OF 1880. Tho rest Of the
Democratic ticket was successful hut
by largely reduced plurnlltiea. Oftzcl-
fen for city treasurer receiving a plur-
AMY % b.os', aud Ryan for city attor-
ney, $50
\ GOOD COUNCIL.
The new city council II composed OF
u Democrats, 10 Republicans and one
lndepcne~lt Republican. and II n said.
10 be the best council Chicago has had
for a decade. Of the Ga members a.
stand pledged for methods favored by
the reform organization known as tho
municipal voters league.
The returns settle the question Of ss
tabliahinR Mnicrgnrtrns IN the pub.
He schools, Tho vote stood A19Is IN ia
vor OF hndcrgarienH, is.ssS against.