The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-06
CHICAGO ELECTION.
Carter Harrison's Victory Bears upon
Future Events.
HIS FRIENDS BOOMING HIM.
Will Likely Be Nominated for Governor
Of Illinois.
MONTICELLO CLUB BANQUET SPEECHES
Harrison Expected to Outline the Policy Of
lIlluois Democrats.
Will THEY ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH EAST?
|ONTlCELLO CLUB BANQUET SPEECHES
Will THEY ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH EAST
This Is an Important Matter to Con,
sider--A Kansas Town 10 He
Ruled by Women.

Chicago. April o.-Tho friends OF Mayor
Harrison today were busy expressing their
delight at the vista of political activity
before him stretching away into State and
National affairs. His nomination for gov
ernor is already talked OF by his friends.
and the probability that he will head tho
Chicago and Illinois democrats in the next
campaign is eagerly discussed.
The Chronicle (Dcml today says:
william j. Bryan is coming to Chicago
on April IA rs the guest OF the Monticello
club, and he will make speech on that
occasion that will doubtless be full of
significance to the mayors friends as we'll
as 10 those politicians of the State who
are prepared to fall In behind the HART
son standard Mayor Harrison will also
make speech at the same board He viii
doubtless define his future policy and Mr..
Bryan will hear whether Illinois is going
to make alliances with the Eastern States
which have been reaching out so eagerly
for sympathetic cooperation or whether
the organization that was formed in the
National convention at Chicago in 1895
is to remain intact"
An analysis Of the returns shows that
Mayor Harrison carried every one Of the
thirty-four wards in Chicago except FIVE.
City Clerk Loefer (Deml ran second
10 Mayor Harrison. receiving n plurality
OF 1896. The rest of the democratic
ticket was successful but by largely re-
duced pluralitles, ortziten. for city treas
urer. receiving plurality OF 1851, and
Ryan, for city attorney. Tsio.
The new city council is composed OF
thirty-four democrats. thirty-three repuh-
leans and one independent republican. and
lie said 20 be the best Chicago has had for
a decade. OF the sixty-eight mem bers.
forty-6ve stand pledged for methods ia
vored by the reform organization known as
the Municipal Voters League,
The returns settle the question OF estab-
.lishing kindergartens In the public
schools The vote stood 1872 in favor Of
kindergarten, 1880 against.
The republicans elected their town tick
cts by small ma1orities in Hyde Park,
Lake View, jefferson and Calumet. The
democrats succeeded In eleotins their can
ddates in West Town, South Town. North
Town aud Lake.
The suburb of Austin was voted out of
Cicero into Chicago by large majority.
Many Austin people declare they will CON
test the annexation In the courts as the
citizens of the annexed village voted coll
idly against the change, but We're forced
in because OF the other villages comprls-
ing the town OF Cicero.
~ shall rot Use this office. said Mayor
Harrison today. TO further any political
ambitions This will be my last term as
mayor OF Chicago and propose TO admin
lister the affairs placed In my hands in the
best manner possible and for the good
OF the city.
"My election" continued the mayor
twill have no great effect on the demo-
cratic party in the city. The fight was
for decency and honesty In municipal af
fairs and the people considered that ques-
ton alone. Had / been defeated | would
have still retained controlling hand in
the Chicago political circle. As to Ait
geld. we'll don't believe In beating a
man when he is down. His followers
came from certain elements which can not
he combined into an effective party organ
ization He may choose 10 continue the
fight. but think. however, little results
will be gained to him. "