Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03
BRYAN'S MESSAGE
Conveyed Congratulations to Mayor Harrison of Chicago.
RARRIsoN's PLURALITY 30. 900

 Granting Franchises to Street Rail-
 ways the Issue-Potter Palmer's Son
 Honore Elected an Alderman = The
 Council Is Republican by Ten Ma
 jority-It Will Have the Granting of
 a Million Dollars Worth of Fran
 chises.
 Chicago, April 3.-Carter II. Harri- son has been reelected mayor or Chicago for the second time. His total plurality over Judge Elbridge Hanecy, the republican nominee, will be in the neighborhood of 2S,000.
 out of the thrity-fiye wards of the city Harrison yesteraay carried twen- ty-siS and Hanecy nine. The vote was badly split. some of the strongest re- publican parts of the city giving only small plurality for the party nomi- nee and some of them going for Har- rison, who, however, suffered in some of tue democratic strongholds. The city wards were redlstricted after the presidential election and the regular majorities in several instances were turned squarely around.
 The chief issue in the campaign was the granting of franchises to the street car companies of the city. These all expire soon by limitation and the terms of extension are to be settled in the next two years. Harrison is former years has made a record against the granting of long franchises and he and all his followers claimed throughout the campaign that the re- publican nominee was inclined to grant long time privileges.
 sIanaaty xx-oc fha nnminaQ of fhQ ra. publican machine, which is dominated by former congressman William Lori lner and this fact cost him many votes in his party, as there are many of the rank and file of the party who are stoutly opposed to their party machine and all of its works. The democratic following of former Governor Altgeld was against Harrison.
 One of the features of the campaign was the aldermanic contest in the twenty-first yard, Mayor Harrison's home ward. where Honore Palmer. son of Potter Palmer. was candidate for election on the democratic ticket. 1t was his first essay in politics. His op- ponent was $. IT. Helm, republican. who has been alderman from the ward for two years. Palmer was elected by majority of about 1,200.
 ' Chicago, April 3.--The new Chicago city council, which probably will be called upon to decide the question of the extension of the street railway franchises and other public grants worth many millions, is republican by a majority of ten votes. As result of yesterdays election the council will be made up of thirty nine republicans, twenty-nine democrats, two independ- ent republicans and two Independent democrats. This makes total of sev- enty-two. or two more than provided by the law, the tangle being caused by the recent ward re-districting and the consequent shifting of two hold over aldermen in the second and twen- fy-first wards. The new council and the courts will be called upon to de- eide the problem.
 Chicago, April 3.-Carter IT. Halri- son. who yesterday was elected mayor of Chicago for the third term, has received a number of congratulations from prominent democrats through out the country. who wired him all sorts of good cheer. Tammany lead CTS sent several messages, and one which came from Lincoln, Neb, bore to him this message:
 Robert Ee Burke, Chicago: Tender to Carter Fl. Harrison my sincere con gratulations. hope the entire ticket is elected.
 fsigne0. W. T. BRYAN"
 Mayor VanWyck of New York sent similar dispatch.
 Jamestown, N. Y.. April 3.-In the municipal election here yesterday the republicans elected all three super visors and three aldermen. The demo- crats elected three aldermen. l
 Niagara Falls, April 2.-The demo- crats elected their entire ticket, with the exception of two aldermen, in yes terday's municipal election. A. O. Douglass was elected president of the common council The council, with hold-oyers. will stand seven democrats, three republicans, with democratic presiding officer and q democratic mayor.
 Glens Falls, N. Y, April 2.-There was q large vote at the election yes terday, but the returns could not be had last night. It is thought the license and republican ticket was sue cessfuI
 Denver, Col. April 3.-Nearly com plete returns show that R. R. Wright, republican. was elected mayor of this city yesterday by about 1000 plurali- ty over F. I. Wells, democrat. The remainder of t:le republican ticket had pIuralitics of 5.000.
 Democrats won in Pueblo. Cripple Creek and Victor. In Leadville. J. T. AIcDonaId. republican,. was elected mayor. while the democrats carried the city council. The entire republi- can ticket was elected in Colorado Springs.
 YALE TEAM CONE SOUTH.