The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-05
Carter Harrison Again
Becomes Chief Exc
cutive Of Chicago.
HIS PLURALITY
ABOUT 18, 900
Overwhelming Defeat Of Mer-
Ram Attributed to Failure of
Silk Stocking" Wards to
Show Expected Strength.
Socialist Vote Reveals
Big Gain.

Chicago, April 4.-Carter H. Harri-
1897 until 1905, and son Of Carter IL
Harrison. who was assassinated while
Mayor in 1885, was elected Mayor for
the fifth time to-day. lie defeated
Professor Charles Il. Merriam, OF the
University Of Chicago, Republican. by
l7.0S2 votes. Iarrison's total vote
was 1888 The election was com
plete Democratic victory. The selcc-
ton Of +. .. Connery, for city clerk.
and Henry Stuckart city treasurer,
is conceded. although q count Of their
total vote has not been completed.
The Democratic ma jority in the City
Council was Increased by dozen
members. Milton J. Foreman, one of
the leading Republican members OF
the Council, who had served for six
Tearncy, Democrat. president of the
Three Eye Baseball League.
Mr.. Harrison received the returns
at his home. When the result no long
CT was in doubt, he issued statement
expressing his gratitude o the voters,
end partly defining his policy. He
said:
Hnrrinon's Policy.
Government improvements, such as
transportation service and other prob
lens Will be under consideration in
the immediate future, and men or
broad minds Will be needed properly
to solve them. The settling Of a price
to be charged for gas. as well as the
regulation OF the rate charged by
the telephone and electric lighting
companies viii also come up at an
early date. All of these questions
Will be settled with an eye to the good
OF the community.
1t Is, of course. an imposSib.lity 10
stamp out vice In a great community
The police can hold it in check, how
ever. and the police Will hold 1t in
check for the coming four years.
My father held the office OF Mayor
for four successive terms, was out two
terms and then was reelected. By a
Fred Busse, Republican. had four
tory OF my public service Honored
as ] have been. l shall do my level
best to give an administration tina,
shall show the confidence OF my fcl.
iow-citizens not to have been mis-.
placed"
Early Conceded Election.
Charles E. Merriam. his Republican
opponent. conceded the election two
and a half hours after the polls closed
Scrutiny OF the returns by ward and
got nearly : per cent. fewer votes than
Fred Bussee. Republican. had four
years ago. while Harrison ran over
Ia per cent ahead OF the figures at.
tanned by T. p. Dunno, Democrat al
that time. The vote reached about
$4,000, which is approximately 25,-
600 more than the record at the last
previous mayoralty contest
In spite of this. both sides agreed
that Merriam lost through failure of
the silk stocking" wards to show the
strength that had been expected from
them In favor OF Merriam. The first
Few precincts brought in indicated that
while the totals were In favor Of Nfer
Ram. his percentage compared with
Tour years ago was falling off steadily.
while his opponent was bringing in I'M
expected returns.
a feature of the campaign was the
vote polled by the Socialist party.
rive siNths of the total precincts
first in indicated that the vote WONT,
reach $4,000. a. gain of 1900 over the
vote of four years ago. On the otbo,
hand tho prohibition vote. which had
been 1915 four years ago. dropped ia
5000 this year