Evening star., 1899-04-05
Mayor Harrison Was Elected by5
Plurality Of 1888.
ALfGELD Was SCARCELY IN IT
New City Council is Best Chicago
Ever Elected.
THE RESULTS ELSEWHERE

Eiid H. Sdite Nep.J, IUt,S@o.
John P. Altgeld dnd. dem.), 45,93S
Scattering 1885,
Harrison has plurality Of Al ,933 but has
$3.50 less than a majority.
City Clerk Loeffier (dem) ran second to
Mayor Harrison. receiving a plurality Of
1896. The rest of the democratic ticket
was successful. but by largely reduced plu-
ralities, Ortseifen, for city treasurer, re-
ceiving a plurality of 5,567, and Ryan, for
city attorney, 1910.
The new city council is composed of tllr-
ty-four democrats, thirty-three republicans
and one Independent republican, and is said
to be the best Chicago has had for de-
cade.
OF the sixty-eight members, forty-seven
stand pledged for methods favored by the
reform organization known as the Munich
pal Voters League.
Mayor Harrison Congratulated.
The friends Of Mayor Harrison today
were busy expressing their delight at the
vista of political activity before him,
stretching away into state and national af-
fairs. His nomination for governor is al
ready talked of by his friends, and the
probability that he will head the Chicago
and Illinois democrats in the next demo-
cusSed.
VIM. J. Bryan is coming to Chicago on
April IA as the guest Of the Monticello
Club, and he will make a speech on that
occasion that will doubtless pe full Of sig
nl1cance to the mayors friends, as well as
to those politicians of the state who ar.
prepared to fall in behind the Harrison
standard. Mayor Harrison will also make
speech at the same board. He will doubt
less define his future policy and Mr.. Bryan
Will hear whether Illinois is going to make
alliances with the eastern states, which
nave been reaching so eagerly for sympa-
thetic cooperation. or whether the organi-
zation that was formed in ths national
convention at Chicago in 1896 Is to remain
intact.
Carried Twenty-Five Wards.
An analysis Of the returns shows that
Mayor Harrison carried every one of the
thlrty-four wards in Chicago except five.
His own ward, normally republican, was
carried by him. as well as another strong
republican ward, the tenth, in which his
opponent, Zina r. Carter lives. The VIC
tory py Harrison, it is being pointed out
To-Day, is more remarkable than his phe-
nomenal run, when he was first elected
mayor. Then the republicans were spIit it
being a democrat against two republicans
This time the conditions were reversed. and
We're correspondngly more difficult for
Harrison, two democrats running against a
republican. Harrison won, however, not
wlthstanding division in the democratic
ranks.
kindergartens in Public Schools
The returns settle the question of estab-
llshlng kindergartens in the public schools
The vote stood 'S7 .972 in favor of kinder
15.S7S against
The republicans elected their town tickets
by small majorities in Hyde Park. Lake
View, Jefferson and Calumet The demo-
Gratis succeeded in. electing their candidates
in West Town, South Town North Town
and Lake IL
The suburb of Austin was voted out of
cicero and into Chicago by large ma
Jorlty Many Austin citizens declare they
Will contest the annexation in the courts,
IS the citizens of the annexed village voted
soHdly against the change, but were forced
In by the other villages comprising the
town of Cicero.
Democratic Success in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 5.-Returns from
the municipal and school elections held In
most of the towns, cities and counties
throughout Missouri show that the demo-
Gratis carried a majority of their tickets
while at several cities, notably Bonneville
and Sedalia, hOnors were divided with the
republicans. Party lines were closely
drawn.
Kirksville. st. Joseph. Carrollton, Clinton,
Paris, Columbia, Brookfeld, Cape Girar-
deau, Windsor Holden. Richmond, Monroe
City and Moberly report democratic ma
jorities, while Jefferson City Joplin,
Springfield, Poplar Bluff, Hamilton War
rensburg, Carthage and Mountain Grove
are republican.
The Voting in Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, April 5.-Mayor
VIM. Marshman. republican, was reelected
in Kansas City, Kan, by about 800 major
ity, and the remainder of the republican
ticket was successful by majorities ranging
from 400 to 700.
Leavenworth elected Dr. s. F. Neeley
(cem) by about 400 votes. The republicans
secured four of the six councilmen and city
attorney.
Atchison elected practically the entire re-
publican ticket, headed by Donald The
vote on mayor was close.
Lawrence elected the straight republican
ticket by the usual majorities
Arkansas City elected Frank j. Hess (sil-
yer rep.) and the entire republican ticket
Hutchinson elected the entire republican
ticket. headed by ]. P. Marsha, with the
exception of one alderman.
Emporia elected the straight republican
ticket. except w. T. Mccarthy. democrat,
for city attorney.
Republicans were successful in most of
the smaller towns. In many places there
was but one ticket.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 5-The city cleo
ton resulted in complete victory for all
the republican candidates and the audito-
rum proposition. Chas. j. Drew republi-
can candidate for mayor. was elected by
majority over the combined opposition Of
over o,VO, ana republican candidates for
the other city offices were elected by
majorities ranging from 100 to 1,OOO
License Question In Nebraska.
OMAHA, Neb, April 5.-Returns from the
smaller towns are coming in. The issue
was almost universally license or no license
The larger places have almost without ex-
ception elected license tickets, while in the
smaller villages probably half have decided
against the issue of saloon licenses. Poll
tics cut no figure whatever in any except
the larger cities.
Republican Mayor of Wichita.
WICHITA, Kan. April 5.-Ross, republi-
can, defeated Tapp. democrat, by 1877 ma
jority, for mayor. Enoch, republican. elect
ed police judge by 1900 majority. Demo-
Gratis elect city attorney, clerk and treas
urer. Council and school board republican
Dewey, cousin of Admiral Dewey, elected
to city council on republican ticket.
Democrats Carry st. Joe, Mo.
- ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 5.-The demo-
Gratis have elected five out of eight alder
man by small matorities
MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE,