The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-05
Given a Handsome Plurality in the
Chicago Election.
Polls Almost as Many Votes as the Other
Two Candidates Combined.
Ex-Governor Altge1d, the Inde-
pendent Democratic Candidate,
Completely showed Under, Re-
ceiving Less Than Forty-Six
Thousand Votes Out of a Total
of Three Hundred Thousand.

Thousand Votes Out OF I0ta1
Of Three Hundred Thousand.
CHICAGO, April 4-Carter H. Harr1-
son, the Democratic nominee, was re-
elected Mayor of Chicago to-day by a
total vote Of 1864, against lOS,oo4
for Zina Carter, the Republican candl-
date, and 45,401 for John P. Altgeld'
the Independent Democratic candidate.
Harrison's plurality is $3.50.
In the last Mayoralty election Har-
rfson was elected by a vote OF 14S,oOU
against 59,342 for Sears. the regular
Republican nominee, and 69,6oI Tor
Harlan. the independent Republican
The Democrats have elected their
candidates for the town offices 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, in
dictate that they have a safe majority
The vote from the wards show as far
as it has been counted. that the Repub-
licans have elected fourteen Aldermen
and the Democrats nine. The contest
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 have a working major
ity.
The election was entirely upon local
issues, no element of national politics
entering into the campaign The firm
ct.ord bxy Ma1-ar Harrison AGAINST tha
proposed fifty-year extension of the
street car franchise was a strong ele-
ment 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 independ-
ent candidate. Another fact that drew
to him many Republican votes was the
existing opposition to the Republican
machine among the rank and file of the
Republican party. Thousands of votes
were cast for Harrison that would have
been received by Carter. the Republi-
can nominee, had not the latter been
backed by the machine politicians.
Several Independent and Republican
papers supported Mr. Harrison, among
them the ''Times-H and Post, %
which have been known as Mckinley
organs.
The election revealed some remark
able changes in the Republican vote,
particularly in the strong Republican
wards, where the shifting to the Demo :
cratic candidate was very marked. In
the Third Ward, which has always been
a Republican stronghold. and in which
the Democrats We're not able to secure a
candidate this year. so sure was :he
party Of defeat, Harrison received a
majority of 81. In the last Mayoraity
election this ward cast a total of 3, 42S
Republican votes, divided between
Sears, the regular Republican nominee.
and Harlan, the independent Republi-
can candidate against 1924 for Harri
son. To-day the Republican candidate
for Town Treasurer received in this
ward 3, All votes, against 2,3S9 for his
Democratic competitor.
The Fourth Ward cast two years ago
1867 Republican votes, against 1922
for Harrison. To-day it elscsed a Re-
publican Alderman by majority of
1,SOO, and Harrison carried it oy ma
jority over Carter of GIL.
In various other wards IN the city a
like result was shown. snere being
strong Republican slide toward Harri
son, many of thet wards which gave him
strong majorities returning Republican
candidates for Aldermen.
The election was one of the most
quiet that the city has ever experienced.
There were rumors of coming trouble
in some wards, where the Republicans
claimed that they had secured positive
evidence Of ''colonizing'' on the part Of
the, Democrats, but tho matter came to
nothing, and there were no difficulties
to speak of. Several arrests we're made.
one man, Robert Ferguson. having Ill
his possession before coming to the
polls a marked official vote. He in
formed the police that he had received
it from Timothy O'Conror Repupli-
can politician, and the latter was ar
rested
Mayor Harrison declared himself to-
night as being greatly pleased with the
result of the election. saying; 1T shows
that the people of Chicago are pleased
with the administration, and am glad
of that, for I honestly euJeavored to
give them the best administration
could. The result shows fcr itself
Mr.. Carter, the Republican candidate,
said: Il do not take the Harrison vic
tory to be rebuke to the Republican
party. Indeed, / think that national
issues were not in the minds Of the peo-
pie when they cast their ballots-simply
the idea was uppermost that Carter H.
Harrison was alone to thank for de-
feating the attempt at long-term fran
chises, and that reelection was due
to him as a reward for that act. Per-
sonally have no regrets over the re-
suit"
The suburb of Austin was annexed to
the city of Chicago as result of the
election. This will add II 800 to the
population of Chicago.
Later-Of the thirty-four Aldermen
elected, the Republicans secured nine
teen and the Democrats fifteen. The
next City Council will consist of TWEEN
ty-eight Republicans and forty Dem
ocrats, gain of five fer the .Repubi-
cans.
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 city