The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
RESULT OF CHICAGO ELECTION A
GLORIOUS VICTORY FOR HAIR
RISON AND DEMOCRACY
ZIG OPPOSITION OVERCOME
THE REPUBLICANS HAD COUNTED
STRONGLY UPON THE PRESENCE
OF ALTGELD In THE FIELD
REMARKABLE GAINS MADE

Harrison's Plurality Is Within a
observation-disclosures Retain a
working Majority in the City
Council-DemOcrat Gains Were
the RuIe-Causes Assigned.
CHICAGO, April 4-Carter II. Harrison
was reelected mayor of Chicago today by
total vote of 1854, against ,304 for
zina Carter, the Republican candidate,
and 45,401 for John P. Altgeld, the indie
pendent Democratic candidate Harrison 8
plurality is $3.50. In the last mayoralty
election Harrison was elected by vote
of 14S,000, against So, ,342 for Sears, the reg
ular Republican nominee, and 69637 for
Harlan, the Independent Republican. The
Democrats have elected their candidates
for the town offices In the north and west
towns the Republicans carrying the
Bouth town, although the final count may
sake this from them. The returns at mid
night. however Indicate that they have
1t by safe majority. The vote from the
wards shows, as far as 1t has been
counted, that the Republicans have
Gratis nine. The contests in several wards
are very close. and the official count. will
probably be necessary to determine the
result. The city council has been cox.
posed of forty-five Democrats and twenty
three Republicans. and the Democrats
will, without doubt, retain a working ma
5ority.
The election was entirely upon local is
sues, no element Of national politics en-
tering into the campaign. The firm stand
taken by Mayor Harrison against the pro-
posed fifty-year extension of the street
car franchises was a strong element Of
his popularity and gained him many
votes from the Republican party, besides
holding closely to him many of the Demo
cratic. party who might have cast their
votes for the Independent Democratic
candidate. Another fact that drew to
him many Republican votes was the ex-
istepce of opposition to the Republican
machine among the rank and file Of the
Republican party. Thousands Of votes
were cast for Harrison that would have
been received by Carter the Republican
nominee, had not the latter been backed
by the machine politicians. There was
nothing against Carter personally, but
the fact that he was reputed to be the
machine nominee was enough to set
many against him. Several independent
and Republican newspapers supported Mr.
Harrison, among them the Times-Herald
and Post which have been recognized as
Mckinley organs
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
The election revealed some remarkable
changes III the Republican vote, particu-
larly in the strong Republican wards,
where the shifting to the Democratic
candidate was very marked. In the Third
ward, which has always been j Republic
an stronghold, and In which the Demo-
Gratis were not able to secure a candidate
this year, sure was the party of de-
feat, Harrison received a majority of
hfty-one In the last mayoralty election
this ward cast a total of 3.42S Republican
votes, divided between Sears, the regular
Republican nominee, and Harlan, the in
dependent Republican candidate, against
1884 for Harrison. Today the Republican
candidate for town treasurer received in
this ward 3447 votes against 2,3S9 for his
Democratic competitor.
The Fourth ward cast two years ago
S,S6I Republican votes against 1922 for
Harrison. Today it elected q Republican
alderman by majority of 1880 and Har-
rison carried 1t by majority over
in this city q like result was shown, there
being a strong Republican slide toward
Harrison, many of the wards which gave
him strong majorities returning Republic
an candidates for alderman.
The election was one of the most quiet
that the city has ever experienced. There
We're rumors of coming trouble in the
First and Eighteenth wards. where the
Republicans claimed they had secured
positive evidence OF '.colonizing" on the
part of the Democrats, but the matter
came to nothing and there were no diff
culties to speak of. Several arrests were
made, one man, Robert Ferguson, hay-
ing in possession before coming to the
polls marked official vote. He inform
ed the police that he had received 1t from
Timothy O'Connor, a Democratic politi-
clan, and the latter was arrested.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
result Of the election, saying:
1T shows that the people Of Chicago
are pleased with the administration, and
I am glad of that, for 1 honestly en-
deavored to give them the best adminis-
tration could. The result shows for it.
self"
Mr.. Carter, the Republican candidate,
said:
''I do not take the Harrison victory to
be rebuke to the Republican party. In
Decd l think that national issues were
not in the minds of the people when they
cast their ballots-simply the iGea was
uppermost that Carter H. Harrison was
alone to thank for defeating the attempt
at long term franchises, and that re-
election was due to him as a reward for
that act Personally, 1 have no regrets
over the result. l have felt for the last
few days that we had no chance to win
ana While regret the defeat of the Re-
publican party. as party, 1 think that
! myself. am much better off than had
I been elected"
The suburb Of Austin was annexed to
the city of Chicago as a result of the
election. This Will add II, 800 to the popu-
lation Of Chicago.
LATEST RETURNS.