Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1893 — HARRISON IS ELECTED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HARRISON IS ELECTED.

WINS BY A COMFORTABLE MAJORITY IN CHICAGO. Chosen to Be World’s Fair Mayor In the Face of Determined Opposition—End of an Exciting Contest—Elections In Other Cities. Carte- Carries Chicago. After the bitterest and most stubbornly contested municipal campaign in its history. Chicago has elected Carter H. Harrison to tjje chief magistracy of the city. His majority is in the neighborhood of 20,000, and with him the whole Democratic city ticket is elected. The election of Harrison was opposed by every newspaper in the city except the Times (his own paper) and the Mail, and the fight has been notable for the bitter personalities indulged in by both sides. The fact, also, that the man chosen this year is to serve through the World’s Fair, a period that will be most trying to the city government, has caused the whole

country to watch the contest with eager Interest. There were four candidates in the field, and the vote, barring a few precincts from which returns had not been received, stood as follows: Carter H. Harrison, Dem. 103,362 Samuel W. Allerton, Citizens’-Rep ; 84,891 Dewitt C. Cregier, United-Citizens 2,699 Henry Ehrenpreis, Socialist 1,057 Carter Henry Harrison was born in Fayette County,' Kentucky, Feb; 15, 1825. He graduated at Yale in 1845, read law, engaged In farming, traveled for two years in foreign counties, and finally settled in Chicago, where he engaged in real estate operations. After the great fire of ’7l he served as County Commissioner for three years. In 1874 he was elected to Congress and' at the close of his term was re-elected, serving until 187‘J, when ho was chosen Mayor of Chicago, in which office he was continued for four biennial terms. ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE. Hooker Elected to the Supreme Bench in Michigan. A Detroit dispatch says that there is no doubt of the election of Hooker (Rep.) to the Supreme Bench by a plurality of 10,0(10 or over, and tho Republican candidates for regents have won a still greater victory. In the old Democratic strongholds, such as Wayne and Saginaw Counties, the Republicans have made great gains. They have captured Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Manistee, Lansing and other cities formerly Democratic. The Democrats elect Mayors at Ypsilanti and Port Huron, overturning Republican majorities. All the proposed constitutional amendments have undoubtedly carried, the opposition being inconsiderable. A light vote was polled throughout the State. License Insue in Minnesota. Party lines were not closely drawn in Minnesota cities, the contests generally hinging on the question of license. At Anoka the Democrats and Populists united against the Republicans and elected George McCau'ey Mayor by a majority of 124. The combination also elected all the Aidermen except one and all the other city officers except Treasurer. Donald Grant (Rep.) was chosen Mayor of Faribault. At Ada W. H. Bangs was elected. No license won by a majority of 3. At Wabasha the Citizens’ ticket, headed by C. C. Hirschey (Dem.) for Mayor, was elected by a majority of 111. At Albert Lea T. W. Knatvold (Rep.) was chosen Mayor over W. G. Kellar by a majority of 143. The hottest fight in South Dakota was at Watertown, where everything hinged on the question ot whisky or no whisky. According to dispatches the cold-water people were defeated, the opposition candidate for Mayor, W. A. Davis, being elected by a majority of 150. All of the Aidermen and other city officials on the Davis ticket were ' also elected. Republicans Carry St. Louis. The election in St. Louis resulted in a victory for the Republicans. They secured Mayor, Collector, Council, and most of the minor offices, if not all. Cyrus P. Walbridge secures the Mayoralty plum from James Bannerman by a majority of about 3,000. Henry Zelegenheim, for Collector, and Charles Nagel, for President of the Council (Republicans), defeat their Democratic opponents by still larger majorities. The Republicans, it is thought, also secure every one of the six councilmen and a majority of the house of delegates. Result In Mllwanke<. The Democrats carried Milwaukee, electing all their judicial candidates and sending Mayor Peter J. Somers to Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the election of John L. Mitchell to the United States Senate. The vote cast was surprisingly large, considering the quiet manner in which the campaign was conducted, and shows that both , sides planned a surprise for each other. The Republicans did some hard and quiet work and got Out a large vote, but the Democrats were equally active.

At Springfield. 111. At Springfield returns from over half the city show that the entire Democratic city and township ticket is elected by decisive majorities. The probability is that the Republicans have elected four out of seven aidermen. LitAe Interest in Nebraska. The result of the municipal elections in Nebraska as shown by returns from towns representing all portions of the State are without special political significance. In many places the issue was license or no license or high license or low license. The contest appears to have been about equally waged, with the advantage somewhat in favor of license’. Excepting places where this -question was up, no particular interest was manifested and a light vote is reported. In South Omaha O. E. Walker, the candidate of the American Protective Association, was elected over Walters, Democrat, by sixty-five majority. He carried the rest of the ticket with him by smaller majorities. Quiet Day in Kansas. The elections in Kansas were the most quiet and orderly ever held in the cities of the State, owing to the operation of the election law passed by the Legislature making it a fine and imprisonment to give away whisky oy cigars or to pay money for votes or to influence votes. Elections were held in all the first and second class cities for Mayor, Aidermen, and members of the School Botrd. At these elections w«-

en generally voted, and the result Is a mixed victory. Wherever the Democrats and Populists combined they defeated the Republicans. The Republicans won a victory in Topeka, electing their candidate for Mayor, D. C. Jones, by a large plurality.

CARTER H. HARRISON.