Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
CARTER HARRISON
IS VICTORIOUS
Is Reelected Mayor Of Chicago by
a Plurality Of Over
$4,000.
PARTY LINES CUT TO PIECES
Thousands of Republicans Vote for
Harrison---The Comments of
the Candidates on the
Result.


rison was reelected mayor of Chicago
yesterday by a total vote of 146,914,
against 10000 for Tina r. Carter, re-
publican candidate, and 45,4O1 for John
p. Altgeld, the independent demo-
cratic candidate. Harrisons plurality
is 36,610. In the last mayoralty cleo
ton Harrison was elected by a vote of
$4,000, against 5o,342 for Sears, the
regular republican nominee, and Sc, 637
for Harlan, the independent repub-
lican. The democrats have elected
their candidates for the town offices i'll
the north and west towns, the repub-
licans carrying the south town, al
though the final count may take this
from them.
The vote from the wards shows, as
far as it has been counted, that the
republicans have elected fourteen al
dermen, and the democrats nine. The
contests in several of the wards is
very close, and the official count will
probably be necessary to determine
the result. The city council has been
composed of forty-five democrats and
twenty-three republicans, and the
democrats will without doubt retain a
working majority.
cal issues, no element of national poll
tics entering into the campaign. The
firm stand taken by Mayor Harrison
against the proposed fifty year exten.
sion of the street car franchises was a
strong element of his popularity and
gained him many votes from the re-
publican party, besides holding closely
to him many of the democratic party.
Another fact that drew him many re-
publican votes was the existing oppo-
sition to the republican machine
among the rank and Ale of the repub-
lican party. Thousands of votes were
cast for Harrison that would have
been received by Carter, the repub-
lican nominee, had not the latter been
backed by the machine politicians.
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 q republican stronghold, and
in which the democrats were not able
to secure candidate this year, so sure
ceiyed a majority of 81. In the last
mayoralty election this ward cast a
total Of 3,42s republican votes, against
1854 for Harrison. Yesterday the re-
publican candidate for town treasurer
received in this ward 3,447 votes,
against 1859 for his democratic COM
lpetitor.
In various other wards in this city a
tic,
strong republican slide toward Harri-
son, many of the wards which gave
him strong majorities returning re-
publican candidates for aldermen.
Comments of the Candidates.
Mayor Harrison declared himself
last night as being greatly pleased
with the result of the election, saying:
cit shows that the people of Chicago
are pleased with my administration,
and am glad of that, for l honestly
endeavored to give them the best adj
ministration could. The result shows
for ITSELF"
Mr.. Carter, the republican candi-
date, said:
II do not think the Harrison victory
to be rebuke to the republican party
Indeed l think that national issues
were not in the minds of the people
when they cast their ballots-simply
the idea was uppermost that Carter III.
Harrison was alone to be thanked for
defeating the attempt at long term
franchises and that reelection was
due to him as a reward for that act
Personally, ] have no regrets over the
results. have felt for the last four
days that we had no chance to win,
and while / regret the defeat of the re-
publican party, as a party, think that
myself am much better off than if
had been elected"
John P. Altgeld said of the result of
| the election:
"One reason for the election of Mr..
Harrison was that the press supported
him almost without exception, and the
great republican papers were on his
side. Why do the republican papers
support Harrison? The reason is not
hard to find. They saw that Mr.. Har-
rison had already betrayed the demo-
cratic party, as he had it in his power
to do, and he will carry the betrayal a
great deal farther, and thus make the
reelection of Mckinley a certainty
The republicans look on this fight as
the first battle of 1900, and feel that
| the election OF Mr.. Harrison already
seals the result of the next presiden-
tial campaign"
The suburb of Austin was annexed
to the city of Chicago as result of the
election. This will add 1880 to the
population of Chicago.
OF the thirty-four aldermen elected,
the republicans secured nineteen and
the democrats fifteen. The next coun-
ell will consist of twenty-eight repub-
licans and forty democrats, gain of
five for the republicans.
The city ticket of the democrats was
elected by majorities running
all the way between 5000
and 5000. The bitterest fight on
this part of the ticket was for the CITY
treasurership, which was secured by
Ortzefen, the democratic candidate, by
a majority of 5000. The democrats
also carried all the town elections.
electing assessor, collector, supervisor
and town clerk in the north, south and
west towns, the majorities running
from 5000 to 10000.
Run Down by Freight.
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