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Tuesday’s city election nettled sew" era] things pretty effectually. Um- is,_that “You can’t ’uiust alWays'tell" Who is going to win. and yet in the great contests the names stand in the same order in which we placed them over two weeks ugu, though the number of votes differ from our estimate. The Park vgteris a most independent fellow. and he likes to scratch just for the-fuhof the thing, finch is‘bia immense smlse of humor. Then again. this election shows. for the 999th time. the 111111 bdmn of too manycandidutes. and the polit» ical Bagacity of: the.. winning cnndir date saying '1 few ‘weeks ago, hr hoped none Oers would will» draw. Everylxxly sees this now. but everybody will forgvt it lwfuw the next election: surely tlmse- who wish to run as candidates. The amount of stupidity that seizes the average man when he dips into poli- tics is something amazing. A third lelqson of this election is the value of intelligent. well-direct- ed work. Whatever may be thought of some of the performers and alliances of the “big three," and we confess some of them were not to our liking they "got there" They sit serenely by: and .-point to their work with selfsutisfied pride. for on it is inscribed the potent, le» gentl “Victory." [t was u shrewd man who said, “Nothing suet-eeds like success."an<l every victory adds momentum to it cause nml adds new lustre to the names of the men who win it. provided they tarnish neither their cause nor thenHelves in the winning. Take down your old. tll<~ used Eneid, and in book ‘3. line It!“ “facilies (hastens-ms." 4:10.. and ponder well on its far-reaeliing SPUPP and meaning. Finally. let it not he forgutten. that people. that is some of flu-m; lmvelonfi mmnuries. and m-xt lu family and reiigimrs feuds. these little political conlests leaw- the» hit lermt memoriesand some om- will "wt "paid all" m-xt timu. “3- man ‘ifi’g‘hl'and ‘ Park N ews; VOL I THE ELECTION. THGHLAND PARK, ILL., APRIL 23, .1897. tiuu all 0111' wood fril nds successful and defeated alike to cultivate the things 1hat make for peace among ourselves and the good of this city our home, for after all the peace and prosperity of Highland Park is of vastly more importance than the success of any man or set of men. luhn Mime? ...... [humus M )(mlcy R. (L Evans K . R. 5mm»! Fred ‘(Uirmans‘adZ' FrwI Sclunnm'lwr (Imrlrs H. Bakcr Dmid A. Holnw. (1n- 1*! ns‘udo :4 mujuritv . ALIH-ZRMAX F ”(“1" \\ \Rl) IKHJUI‘: Jl'IHiE l.u\\'is B. Hibbarst, Daniel CHM). ., Andrew ”(Mk V (”Hrs majority .. A. . ALDERMAN‘. THIRD WARD H‘ B Davidson H‘ B Davidson Frank lngulls Davidsnn‘s mnjurin The ulmvv is a likmwss of va. H. H. Thou-n who was recently 19 appointed as pastor (if tlu- First I'nih-d Evzmgeliml church for the PIISIIng year. A full report nf his lust _\‘v:\r_'s Work will lu- fauntl in am- ‘mh‘rr‘purt ul-f‘lm paper. Finm-y‘s mujuiit} Phillips~ V H . ALDERMAX (‘().\'l) \\'ARD HOW THE VOTE STOOI). REV. H. H. THORENu TREASI‘R ER A'I‘TOR NE Y MAYOR CLERK 9w: n-LJI 38$) 289 390 181 74 )U 1H) >1" It proved quite an exciting affair from the. determination of the women to have one of their number on the. board. They made an aggressive light for Mrs. Attorney Smoot. their candidate. and elected her. No one knew of her plans till a day or tvm before the election, and the people were quite unprepared for :30 brave and persistent a loontest as they wage-(l. They thought at one time of a full ticket, with name of the old board on it. but feared it might defeat tlw whole thing and so contented them» selves with 01w. The \'()t(- stand as folluws: F. l). liven-n V, . . ., t, .337 Mrs. K. R. Smunt V .V .3231 W. W. Flinn ,, , . . . .231 R.(i. Evans ).. . _ .. t .. , H“ We were all sorry for Mr. Evans‘ (ivaat. as ho is. with Mr. Schuâ€" Inacher‘ the- mily reprmvntmive on the west side. and they are entitled to another man on tlw board. He» sides In- is ‘un «Id and successful tvm‘hor. has several children in the- svlumls. is 2| lurge- taxpayer and take-s :1 deep inn-rm in thv city's welfare. But then thv ovurmrn next ywir will lw umn: ('.,l,ll])it'i(‘. SCHOOL ELECTION. NO 21