The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-05
CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC
Carter Harrison Re elected by a
Big Plurality.

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Big Plurality.
Chicago, April 4-Carter II. Harrison
was reelected mayor Of Chicago today By
a total vote Of 1894 against l07,3Oi for
Zina Carter. the republican candidate,
and 5.4Oi for John p. Altgeld, the inde-
pendent democratic candidate. IL. Har-
rlson's plurality $500 In the last may
nralitv election Harrison was elected by
a vote OF 14S 600 against 593i2 for Sears
he republican candidate and 69,63I for
Harlan. the independent republican. The
democrats have elected their candidates
for the town officers 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, indicate that they
have a safe majority.
The vote from the wards shows as far
as 1t has been counted that the republ-
cans have elected fourteen aldermen and
the democrats nine. The contest In sew
eral of the wards is very close and the
official count will probably be necessary
to determine the result he city coun-
eli has been composed Of 45 democrats
ana - ltRhbittdilo eAAAN wv NNiAANNA NV
viii without doubt retain a working ma
jority.
The election was entirely upon local
issues, no element Of national politics en-
terlng into the campaign. The firm stand
taken by Mayor Harrison against the
proposed fifty year extension Of the street
car franchise was a strong element OF his
popularity and gained him many votes
from the republican party, besides hold
ing closely to him many Of the edmocrat-
lc party who might have cast tneir votes
for tho lndependant democratic candidate
Another fact that drew to him many re-
publican votes was the existing republi-
can machine among the rank and file OF
the republican party. Thousands of votes
were cast for Harrison that would have
been received by Carter, had not the lat
ter been backed by the machine poliu-
clans.
Several Independent and republican pa
pers supported Mr.. Harrison, among them
the Times-Herald, and Post which have
been known as Mckinley organs.
REMARKABLE CHANGES.
Thee lection revealed some remarkable
changes In the republican vote. particu.
larry in the strong republican wards,
where the shifting to the democratic cam
didates was very marked. In The third
ward which has always been republican
stronghold and in watch the democrats
were not able to secure candidate this
year. so sure was the party OF defeat,
Harrison received o majority Of 81. In the
last mayoralty vote this ward cast a to-
tai OF 3,42s republican votes divided be-
- Nvs.Nl .N..v,f
republican candidate, against 1854 for
Harrison. Today the republican candidate
for town treasurer received in this ward
3,l77 votes against 1889 for his democrat
ic competitor.
The fourth ward cast two years ago,
3.g67 republican votes against 2922 for
Harrison. Today II elected republican
alderman by a majority Of 1900 and Har-
rson carried It by u majority over Car
ter Of gu In various other wards In this
lefty a like result was shown. there being
4 strong republican slide toward Harri-
sun, many of the wards which gave him
strung matorities returning republican
candidates for alderman
| The election was one Of the most quiet
that the city has ever experienced. There
were rumors Of coming trouble IA the
first and eighteenth wards, where the re-
lpublicans claimed they had secured posi-
tive evidence OF "colonizing' on tn past
Of the democrats, but the matter came
to nothing and there were no difficulties
to speak Of everal arrests were made,
one man. Robert Ferguson, having ii
possession before coming 10 the polls. a
marked official ballot. He formed the po-
llice that he had received Il from Timothy
lO'Conner a republican politician and the
Halter was arrested.
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
resul, OF the election. saying;
1T shows that the people OF Chicago
lare pleased with the administration and
am glad OF H. for / honestly endeavor.
led TO give them the best administrator
II could. The result shows for itself"
Mr. Carter, the republican candidate
saidi
II do not take the Harrison victory L
be rebuke OF the republican party In
deed. / think that national issues wer
not IN themlnds OF tho people when the
-sst their ballots-smply the idea wa
luppernost thst Carter II Harrison wa
alone TO thank for defeating the attemp
at long term franchises and that re-elec
tion was due 20 him for a reward for tina
act. Personally / have no regrets owe
the result"
The suburb Of Austin was annexed I
Chicago. thus adding 1850 10 the popu
, llation Of Chicago.