Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-03
THE DEMOCRATS
CARRY ST. LOUIS.
Wells Has a Plurality Of About
Ten thousand,
CHICAGO ELECTS HARRISON
This win be his Third Term
Vote Much Heavier Fhis year
Than Two Years Ago.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 2.-Rolla Wei's'
the Democratic nominee for WorIu ,
fair mayor. was elected to that ONCE
today by plurality Of about lo'VvV
At midnight Charles W,lnhaker the
Republican candidate for city collector
conceded the defeat ~ Inc entire Nc
publican ticket George " Parker
the Republican candidate and Lee
Meriweather who is running indepeilu'
entity on the municipal ownership pat
form, are running a close race for sec
ond place.
ST. Louis is normally a Republican
city by about 1900 plurality. This mas
been reversed and d Democratic piu-
rality Of 10000 rolled up Some OF the
Republicans claim that the Nebit law
has enabled the Democrats 10 make
such strong showing at the polls'
They claim fraud aud threaten 70 con
test the election. The Democrats on
the other hand, say that their ehnli-
date was elected honestly and they 90
not fear the result of a contest.
This election Is Of more than local
Significance as William ]. Bryan, IN
his paper the Comm0ner and ex-Gov
John r. Altgeld of Iinools, from the
stump IN this city have fought the
election OF Wells because he was
gold Democrat for Two campaigns.
They both endorsed Meriwether the
candidate Of the public ownership par
". 1t viii be late tomorrow before the
exact figures on the election are known.
There were six tickets in the field, w:
Democratic, Republican. GiOod Govern
ment, Public Ownership, Social DEMO-
cratic and Socialist Labor. and laise
vote was polled, owing TO the fact that
the polls which opened at s o'clock a.
m, ala not close until o'clock p. M,
ana That there was an immense amount
OF scratching, definite igures as to
which candidate had been victorious
We're not known until late. Great inter-
est was displayed in the contest, for in
almost every precinct there was long
line OF voters ready to cast their ballots
when the polls opened,
CARTER HARRISON REELECTED.
Chicago, April Garter II. Harrl-
son has been reelected mayor OF Chi
cago and VIII next week commence his
third term as the chief executive of
me city His total plurality ever judge
Elbrldge Hanecy, Republican, Is 2S.2S7
votes The total vote Of the city is:
Harrison, l6G.952, Hanecy. 1855.
In the last mayoraty election the
EnIR IlQHgtgpgt m 40
carter Republican, lO7 431 Harrisons
plurality 1859.
In the presidential campaign last
fall the city vote for President was:
Mckinley lSi,7S6, Bryan, 1876 Nc
klnleys plurality, 7,G2l Samuel Al
schuler, the Democratic nominee for
governor Of the State, rad ahead of
Bryan, however his vote being 1881,
against 1885 for Yates, a plurality of
1916 for Alschuler.
OF the thirty-hve wards OF the city
Harrison today carried twenty-sIx ana
Hanecy nine. The vote was badly split.
some Of the strongest Republican,
wards in the city giving only a small
plurality for the ticket, and some GO
ing to Harrison, who suffered IN some
Of the Democratic str0ngholds. The
city wards were redistricted after the
Presidential election and The majorties
In some Of the wards were turned
squarely around from what they have
always been.
Hanecy was the nominee OF the Re-
publican machine, which Is dominated
by ey-Congressman William Lorimer.
and this fact cost him many votes IN
his party, as there are many OF the
rank and fle Of the party who are !.
stoutlv opposed 10 their party machine
and all Of It's works. The Democratic
following Of ex-Gov Ntgeld was
against Harrison.
one OF the features Of the campaign
was the aldermanic contest in tho
Twenty-frst ward Mayor Harrlsons
home ward. where Honore Palmer, son
Of Porter Palmer, was a candidate for
election on the Democratic ticket. Il
being the first essay In politics. His
opponent was S. H. Helm, Repub-
lean, who has been alderman from
the ward for two years Palmer was
elected by a majority Of about 200.
ALL CITY OFFICERS DEMOCRATIC.
The Democrats carried IN the city
officers on the ticket as vel as that
Of mayor William Loetller was elected
city clerk; a. ]. Ryan, attorney, and
c. +. Gunther, city treasurer From the