The record-union., 1899-04-06
The Former Governor Of the State
Of Illinois Politically Dead.
Will No Longer Command Any Influence in
the Councils Of the Democracy.
Carter Harrison's Plurality for
Mayor of Chicago Nearly Forty
Two Thousand-Carried Every
One Of the. Thirty-Four Wards
of the City.

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! CHICAGO, April 5.-The official count
of yesterdays election for Mayor in this
city is as follows: Carter H. Harrison
D.) 149, ,15S, Zina r. Carter (R) lO1,-
223, John p. Altgeld Qnd. ID 4o,ooS,
scattering 1885. Harrison has plu-
rality of Al $685. but has $3.50 less than
a majority
An analysis of the returns shows that
Mayor Harrison carried every one OF
the thirty-four wards in Chicago.
| The victory by Harrison, 1t was
pointed out to-day, is more remarkable
than his phenomenal run when he was
first elected Mayor Then the Republi-
cans We're split, it being a Democrat
against two Republicans This time the
conditions were reversed, and We're cor
respordingly more difficult for Harrl-
son, two Democrats running against
Republican. Harrison won, however,
notwithstanding division in the Demo-
cratic ranks.
The Chronicle" CD to-day says:
l''WiNiam J. Bryan is coming to Chicago
on April 14th as the guest of the Mon
ticello Club, and he will make a speech
on that occasion that will be doubtless
full of significance to his friends as
we'll as to those politicians of the State
who are prepared to fall behind the
Harrison standard. Mayor Harrison will
also make a speech at the same board.
He will doubtless denne his future poll
icy, and Mr. Bryan will hear whether
Illinois is going to make alliances with
the Eastern States, which have been
Ireaching so eagerly for sympathetic CO.
operation, or whether the organization
lxl.o bio. n
tional Convention in Chicago in 1896 is
to remain intact
Thomas Gahan, Democratic National
Committeeman for Illinois, in speaking
of the result of the Mayoralty election,
said to-day: 81 gather from the re-
turns that Carter H. Harrison is the
choice of the people because of his gal
liant fight against corporate influence.
The fight has been entirely municipal,
but apart from this I see, as member
iof the National Democratic Committee,
the end of John P Altgelds influence in
national politics. The Governor really
made his fight to retain his hold on
State, and consequently on national
politics. His vote was so small that he
has been wiped out of the party, and he
will not be a featherweight after this.
He may illuminate, but no one will
listen to him. When the vote for him
for Governor in 1896 is compared with
the vote of to-day, it can easily be seen
that Mr.. Altgeld's influence is thing
of the past. He is dead and he will
never be resuscitated. The Democrats
are through with him.
The friends of Mayor Harrison to-day
were busy expressing their delight at
the vista of political activity before him
stretching away into State and national
affairs. His nomination for Governor
is already talked of by his friends, and
| the probability that he will head the
Chicago and Illinois Democrats in the
next Democratic National Convention
is eagerly discussed.
/ City Clerk Loef1er CD ran second to
Mayor Harrison, receiving a plurality
of 1896. The rest of the Democratic
ticket was successful, but by largely
reduced pluralities, Ortzifen, for City
Treasurer, receiving a plurality of
5,657, and Ryan. for City Attorney,
1910.
The new City Council is composed of
thirty -four Democrats, thirty-thr Re-
publicans and one Independent Republi-
can, and is said to be the best Chicago
has had for a decade. Of the sixty
eight members, forty-seven stand
pledged for methods favored by the re-
form organization known as the Mu-
nicipal Voters League
The returns settle the question of es-
tablishing kindergartens in the public
schools. The vote stood 1892 in favor
of kindergartens and 1878 against.
The Republicans elected their town
ticket by small majorities in Hyde
Park, Lakevlew, Jefferson and Calumet
The Democrats succeeded in electing
their candidates in West Town, South
town, Northtown and Town of Lake.
| The suburb of Austin was voted out
of Cicero and into Chicago by a large
majority. Many Austin citizens de-
clare they will contest the annexation
in the Courts, as the citizens of an
nexed villages voted solidly against the
change, but We're forced in bys the other
villages comprising the town of Cicero.
i shall not use this Office" said
Mayor Harrison to-day ito further any
political ambitions. This will be my
last term as Mayor of Chicago, and I
propose to administer the affairs placed
in my hands in the best manner possi-
bic and for the good of the city, My
election continued the Mayor "will
ileN III GREAT tIl6CL Oh the democratic
party in this city. The fight was for
decency and honesty in municipal af-
fairs, and the people considered that
| question alone. Had y been defeated
l would still have retained controlling
hand in the Chicago political circle
AS to Altgeld, we'll, I don't believe in
fbeating a man when he is down. His
| followers come from certain elements
which cannot be combined into an eff
fective party organization. He. may
choose to continue the fight, but 1
think, however. little results will be
gained to him.
RESULT AT DENVER
/ DENVER, April 5. The Democratic
city ticket. except for City Clerk and
City Treasurer and probably some of
the Aldermen. has been elected by plu
ralities ranging from 1000 to 1900.
The Mayor-elect is Henry V. Johnson,
a prominent lawyer, who held the office
fof United States District Attorney for
Colorado during President Cleveland S
second term. He supported Bryan in
the last Presidential campaign
| The contest was between four candi-
dates-Democratic Republican, Silver
Republican and McMurray, the present
Mayor independent. The successful
candidates for Clerk and Treasurer
were on both the Republican and Inde-
pendent tickets. About 10000 votes
wer polled.
The winning Democratic candidates
| in this city ran practically upon the
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