Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-04-05

CARRIERS CONNECTION WITH
THE REPUBLICAN MACHINE
WERE FEATURES THAT AIDED
HARRISON.
Chicago, April Garter II. Harri-
son was reelected Mayor of Chicago
to-day by total vote CT 1884, against
107, 504 for Zina R. Carter, the Ropubli-
can candidate, and 45.40t for John P.
Altgeld, the independent Democratic
candidate, Harrison's plurality being
1850
In the last mayorality election, Har-
rison was elected by vote of $4,000
against 59,S42 for Sears, the regular
Republican nominee and 69,6S7 for
Harlan, the independent Republican.
The Democrats have elected their cam
didates for the town Offices in the north
and west towns, the Republicans car
rying the south towns, although the
final count may take this from them.
The returns at midnight, however, IN
dicate that they have safe majority.
The vote from the wards show as
far as it has been counted that the
Republicans have elected fourteen al
dermen and the Democrats nine. The
contest in several of the wards is very
close and the official count will prob
ably be necessary to determine the re-
suit. The city council has been COM
posed of 10 Democrats and % Repuhli-
cans, and the Democrats will without
doubt retain q 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 Har-
rison 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 holding
closely to him many of the Democratic
party who might have cast their votes
for the independent Democratic candi-
date. Another fact that drew TO him
many Republican votes was the exist
ing opposition to the Republican ma
chine among the rank and file OF the
Republican party, Thousands OF Votes
were cast for Harrison that would haye
been received by Carter. the Republic
can nominee, had not the latter been
backed by the machine politicians.
There was nothing against Mr.. Carter
personally but the fact that he was
reputed to be the machine nominee
was enough to set many against him.
Several Independent Republican news
papers supported Mr.. Harrison, among
them the Herald and Post,
which have been recognized as Nc
Kinley organs.
The election revealed some remark
able changes in the Republican vote,
particularly IN the strong Republican
wards where the shifting to the DEM
ocratic candidate was very marked. In
the Third ward, which has always been
a Republican stronghold where tho
Democrats were not able to secure n
candidate this year. 50 sure was the
party Of defeat, Harrison received q
majority Of 81 In the last mayoralty
election this ward cast total Of 3,42S
Republican votes. divided between
Sears. the regular Republican nominee,
and Harlan the independent Republic
can candidate. against 1884 for Harri-
son. To-day the Republican candidate
for town treasurer. received IN this
ward 3,447 votes against 1855 for his
Democratic competitor
The Fourth ward cast two years ago
1867 Republican votes against 2.922 for
Harrison. To-day it elected a Repub-
lican alderman by majority of 500.
and Harrison carried It by a majority
over Carter Of Gil In various other
wards in this city a like result was
shown. there Being a strong Republican
slide toward Harrison. many Of the
wards wbIch gave him strong roaiori-
ties returning Republican candidates
for aldermen.
The election was one Of the most
quiet that the city has ever experience
cd. There were rumors Of coming trou-
bic in the First and Eighteenth wards,
where the Republicans claimed that
they had secured positive evidence Of
"colonizlrg on the part Of the DEM
ocrats, but the matter came to nothing.
and there we're no difficulties to speak
OF. Several arrests we're made. one
man, Robert Ferguson. having ia his
possession before coming to the polls
a marked official vote. He informed
the police that ne had received 1t from
Timothy O'Connor. a Democratic poll
'tician. and he latter was arrested.
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
result az the election.