The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-05
HARRISON AND OTHER DEMOCRATS
WIN IN CHICAGO.
CARRY ST. LOUIS.
Their Candidate for Mayor Elected by
Large Majority-The Vote In Chicago
Badly Mixed up-Sweeping nepubli-
can Victory In Denver-Most or the
License-A Texas Mayor Elected for
Other states.

chicago, April II. Harrison
has been reelected mayor of Chicago.
for the second time, and will next week
commence his third term as the chief.
executive of the city. His total plural
ity over Judge Elbridge Hanecy, the
republican nominee. will be in the
neighborhood of $500 votes. The to-
tai vote of the city, with eight pre-
cincts to hear from is Harrison 155, 275;
Hanecy 127, POP; Ha-rison's plurality
2s,O73. In the last mayoralty election
the vote was: Harrison, democrat
las, 1876; Carter, republican 1O7, 1857.
In the presidential campaign last fall.
the city vote for president was: Nc.
kinley 1S4, 7S6, Bryan LII, 165.
Out of the thirty-five wards of the
city, Harrison today carried twenty
six, and Hanecy nine. The vote was
badly split, some of the strongest re-
publican parts of the city giving only
a small plurality for the party nominee,
n some of them going for Harrison,
who, however, suffered in some of the
democratic StrongholdS. The city
wards were re-districted after the pres
ldential election and the regular ma
~jorities in some of the wards were turn
ed Squarely around from what they
have always been.
1t is impossible at this time to pre-
dict the exact a of the new
council, but the indications are at pres
ent that the republican will have a
working majority. The present body
consists of 80 republicans, 81 democrats
and 4 independents. OF the hold-overs
16 were republicans 10 democrats and
3 independents.
The chief issue in the campaign has
been the granting of franchises to the
street a companies of the city. These
all expire soon by limitation, n the
terms of extension are to be settled
during the next two years. Harrison
has in former years made a record
against the granting Of long franchises,
and he and all of his followers claim
ed throughout the campaign that the
republican nominee was inclined to
grant long time privileges. This the
republicans denied with great energy,
making their campaign on the flaws
they picked in the record of Mayor
Harrison and saying that Hanecy was
no more disposed to favor the street
car companies than is Harrison.
One of the features of the p
was the aldermanic contest in the
Twenty-firSt ward, Mayor Harrison'S
home ward, where Honore Palmer, son
of Mrs. Potter Palmer, was a cadidate
for election on the democratic ticket,
it being his first essay in politics. His
opponent was S.. II. Helm, republican,
who has been alderman from the ward
for two years. Palmer was elected by
a majority of 200.
The democrats carried all the city
offices on the ticket as we'll as that of
mayor. William Loeffler was elected
city clerk. j. A. Ryan city attorney and
c. F. Cunther, city treasurer. From
| the h0llrGS HE AT roj6niOht If an.
pears that their pluralities will be with
in a few thousand of mayor Harrison's.
THE ARKANSAS ELECTIONS.
Little Rock, April 2.-Municipal cleo
tons were held throughout the state
today and in nearly every case where
party lines were drawn the democratic
nominees were elected. In little Rock
Mayor w. r. Dudley, democrat, was re-
elected by a large majority.
ST. LOUIS ELECTION.
st. Louis, April up to 9 o'clock to-
night not a single polling place had
turned in figures on today's election.
Owing to the fact that the polls did not
close until Z o'clock; that six tickets
are in the field and that there has been
ar immense amount of scratching,
definite figures as to which candidate
has been Victorious will be late.
st. Louis, April 2.-The Post Dispatch
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lican mayoralty candidate, practically
admits defeat, in an interview in which
he states that the conspiracy against
his candidacy is working out against
him.
St. Louis. April 2.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Roster while at Precinct
No. 4. of the T~wenty-fifth ward, this
afternoon. was wounded in the left arm
by a stray shot fired by one of a gang
OF negroes. Mr.. Roster had challenged
the vote of one of a crowd of twenty
or more negroes. An officer started
with the prisoner to a patrol wagon
The prisoners friends closed around
the officer. fired forty or fifty shots fol
the purpose of intimidation, and re-
leased the prisoner.
After the negroes had escaped it wa.
found that Mr.. Roster had been wound.
ed. not seriously, however.
At the second precinct of the Fourth
ware Fred w. Priesmeyer, a republi'
can candidate for the mouse of dele
gates. shot and seriously wounded Will
liam Dwyer. one of a crowd OF men
who. it is alleged. attempted to assault
him he challenged their votes
Priesmeyer was arrested.
st. Louis. April 2.-Sixty-five pre-
cincts give Wells. democrat, 11,S07. {
plurality of 7,11e over Parker, republi
can. and S.667 over Meriwether, public
ownership.
LATER-Rolla Wells. democrat. ha:
been elected mayor by about 10000 plu
rality.
Denver. Colo, April AT 1 O'Clock
partial returns from all the wards o
the city indicate a sweeping victory TO
the republican ticket. Leading demo
carts concede the election of the bod!