Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-18

the center of town. There has been
a search for somebody to be Mayor
of Chicago laughter for somebody
to beat Carter Harrison. Applause.
My impression is that the publishers
of the newspapers-even John r.
Walsh-should come up here; they'd
come to the conclusion that there is
no use trying to beat Carter Harrison,
and that the best thing that can be
done-and l am thoroughly in favor
of it's to have nonpartisan Mayor,
by all of the Republicans coming in
and voting for this man whom they
are trying TO beat, and make him
universal Mayor. Applause. They
have reached the conclusion, from
John r. Walsh down to Medill, Law
son, and all of them, that they ought
to go to playing circus, and for the
last week they have been playing it
most beautifully. Laughter.
Retter than "Pnch" or PUCK"
| do not think the newspapers in
Chicago have ever been quite so
funny. Punch, in London, used to
make the people laugh, the Tage-
blatt in Germany, made them all
laugh, but the Tageblatt, Punch,
Puck, and Judge, all put together,
would not equal the fun that has
been caused by the Chicago papers
during the last week. They
have had Diogenes out with his
loptorp m Apd copoahodv tbnt would
suit the people, and, finally, failing
in everything else, they did as the
old maid does when no fellow comes
along-they advertised for somebody
to come and marry the city of Chi
cago. Laughter. With about 250,-
600 circulation they issued a call for
votes for somebody-not. to be Mayor
OF Chicago, that wasn't what they
wanted, but for somebody to beat
Carter Harrison. They got $1,000
votes after all the hullabaloo
! Laughter. The Inter Ocean stated
that somebody tried TO play fraud
upon them, because three votes were
for Carter Harrison himself. Laugh
/ ter. Now young man in my Of
flee thought he would try and catch
them, and accordingly put in good
! large number of votes for Carter Har-
rison. If you notice, the paper says:
Gage, 10000; Hesing, 500, and so on,
and finally, scattering, 1000. Why,
that scattering was fer me laugh
teri, and they didn't have the honor
to put it in, and only gave me credit
for three votes. Laughter.
Bnt did you ever see so ridiculou.
a proceeding, my friends, as to com,
out and advertise for somebody tt
govern the city of Chicago, in this
great Worlds Fair year, when all the
world will be coming here to see the
magniticence of our beautiful city
coming here to look upon he mos
wonderful production of moderr
times-a city that has sprung VI
down in the lagOOns of Jackson Park
a city that has sprung up as from
! the most beautiful emanation tha'
ever came from fancy-and W,
couldn't get anybody to be Mayo
except by advertising for him
Laughter.
My friends, when | was here a littl,
over two weeks ago / was seeking tn,
chance to run for the mayoralty.
was asking for the nomination.
showed myself before the people 0
this locality so that they might SCI
what sort Of manner Of man | was
The people have nominated me
Cheers. The papers say Twas nomi
mated by the most corrupt primarie
ever seen in Chicago. A voice
That's lie. " Right you are, III.
friend, you speak the truth in yer
terse English-it is a lie. hav
seen and have been more or less ac
cessory TO very many primaries il
Chicago. / have seen primarie
where the judges stood up and afte
counting a dozen votes would stuff ii
a handful and count them out, yet
the primaries held the 9th day o
February were the fairest ever helC
in Chicago. Applause. | do not
claim that they were perfect. Il
was really the first time that Chicago
has ever had primaries under The
State law and they proved pos
itively that the present primary Law
can be made asuccess and that we cal
know hereafter whether we are vot
ing for a man that the gang" put
up or whether for a man that tn,
people puts up. What is the proc
that can be offered as to its fairness
What proves that that was a fai
primary? Sixty odd thousand Dem
ocrats voted; nearly one half OF al
the Democrats In Chicago; 1876, 00
voted last fall
what the Primaries Cost.
Generally IL is supposed tina
money can be used % corrupt prima
rles Ny friends, want e. say q
you, on my honor as man, that
did not put on an average Of $40 {,
the precinct Ia the entire pfimarie
the 27th day Of February Jus
barely enough mlney to hire SOM
. carriages ur wagons to go after an,
bring people un because people ID
uot ike tO walk t0 primaries, and
great many men get their 0nlY rld
during tho year hy being carted u