Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1911 — HARRISON ELECTED [ARTICLE]

HARRISON ELECTED

Mayor Of Chicago By Over 17,000 Plurality Over His Republican Opponent. Carter H. Harrison, democrat, was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday by a plurality-of over 17,000 over his republican opponent Charles E. Merriam. His father, Carter H. Harrison I, served five terms as mayor of the “Windy City,” and the present mayor-elect has already served four terms there as mayor. The term now is four years and the annual salary is SIB,OOO.