Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05
HARRISON HIDS
CHICAGO 5 VOTE
OPPONENT COMEDIES ELECTION
SHORTLY AfTEp POLLS CIDsH,
A heavy VOTE IS P0LLE0
Musl0gCc Goes CEHlc--Wiph' ?.
"a Elects Independents
Tulsn Aip Rnn.

Chicago April l,--Cnrter II, Hnr-
rlson, Democrat, was elected mayor q
Chicago today for he fifth time liia
plurality, Judged by sevonty-flve per
cent Of the returns az first brought m
was about $4,000.
Professor r.. Merriam his Replhll-
can opponent conceded the election TO
Mr. Harrison at $50 p m, two and
half hours after the polls closed. but
said theresuNs were yuch as would
give him hope for another contest In
giving up the fight Mr.. Merriam said:
81 am satisfied with the NGht we have
made, we have presented the issues of
decent honest, economical and progres
slye Government squarely to this voters
| wish 10 thank my friends who have
Loyalty supported me with their time,
money, eloquence, and enthusiasm
congratulate Mr.. Harrison on his VIC
tory and wish him we'll In his admins
traton."
Scrutiny Of the returns by ward and
precinct show that Prof Merriam was
give nearly per cent less votes han
was given Busse. Republican, four
years ago. while Harrison ran more
than II per cent ahead Of the figures
OF Dunno, Democrat, AZ that time.
The vote reached above 100000
which Is approximately $4,000 more
than the records at the last mayoralty
contest,
Hot Contests at Broken Arrow.
Broken Arrow. okla. April i.---One
OF the most hotly contested elections
which has ever occurred at this place
passed into history with the closing
Of the polls today the chiefest fight
having been waged between the cam
>~ddate for the marshalship. Allan
Pinkerton. Republican, was elected
over his Democratic opponent, j. c.
Bullnrd. present encumbent, by a ma.
jority OF s. votos. Pinkerton receiving
1876 and Bullard l32 votes.
Another memorable contest was
seen in the selection OF q police Judge.
For this place, w. w. Walton, Re-
publican. was defeated by ]. ]. n.
Sykes. Democrat, ny II votes Sykes
getting 1877 votes and Walton $50
Other results of the election are as
follows:
For town clerk \. l.. Laws, Demo
orat, received l73 votes against 1875
for l.. F. Copeland. Democrat; for
treasurer. *. W Rowe, Democrat re
oeiyed 70, against A. N. Smith Re.
publican, 1873; for Assessor, A. G. Ian
easter Democrat, 1876, aaginst II. A..
Wallngford, Republican, l5O,
The vote for trustees, or councllmen
was as follows: First Ward, II. II.
Waters. d., l6O. Union Flannlgan.
r., IA; second ward, J, c. Sweat.
d., lG1, George l.. Ash r., 1873. J. E.
Middleton. D., 124. j. o. Brown, r.,
III; Third Ward, r Pilgrim D.. 12t
NJ, c. Williams, r.. 1870; Fourth ward
w r. Sullivan, D.. li3. ]. D. ship
man, r.. 1853; ]. c. Hunter, d.. lS7
and w, II. Curnutt r., 1911.
Democrats Win In Muskogcc.
Muskogee. okla, April An the
first election held under the new char
ter allowing commission form OF gov
eminent in Muskogec, d. II. Middle
ton was elected mayor, while Flem-
ing Gulick, Cook and Kennedy were
elected commissioners, All Of the tu-
ture incumbents are Democrats.
iamon Loses at Lawton.
Oklahoma city, April 4,-Demo-
cratic candidates for leading offices
were successful In the majority Of
Oklahoma towns whore elections were
held today The Citizens ticket won
In number Of towns which had pre-
Wously been recognized as RepublI-
can or Democratic. Jake Hamon,
Republican, was defeated for mayor
OF Lawton by G. H. Block who got a
majority Of POS
Among the mayors elected We're:
Blackwell. ~ d, Kistler. Republican;
Anadarko, W. NJ Plum. Republican;
Sulphur. D. ]. Kendall, Democrat;
Shawnee. A. D. Martin, Democrat
Ardmore r. II. Dawson, Democrat;
Wagoner. John G. Cook, Democrat
Enid Peter Bowers, Republican; r
p, DufN Democrat, FL Reno; D. L.
Tusingcr Democrat, Mangum; j. c.
Kirby Democrat, Altus
Guthrie Casts Light Vote
Guthrie, April 4.-Frank Oldsmith
an independent Democrat, was today
elected without opposition as mayor
Of this city The vote was light ow-
Ing to the approaching vote of the
ratification Of the charter under a
Commission form Of government
COlllnsylllo Goes independent
ColllnsWlle okla, April i.--Tht
official count Of today's ballotlng
shows the Independent ticket winning
by large majorItics, A. J Brown FOL
assessor. leading the ticket with 1876
votes. The elected ones are as fol.
lows:
Clerk spurgeon Bryant 90, mar
shal j l.. Stokes, IA, treasurer, ]
NJ. Hall, iGi Justice OF the peace
Ira O. Butts. 115; trustees, Ward No
I, o NJ, Thompson. o5; No. ?, c. J
Lowell, 1856. No. 3, AL. Royl. i2i
No, 4, long term, r r. Lindsay. %
I short term +. A, Mccormick. li6
Wa and No. 8. G q. shaw, lO2.
aH 81. Louis L. Republican.
sA ST. Louis, April ,--Today's election
'NNof a municipal assembly liz a concede,