The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-06
ILLINoIs AND cnIcAGo.
The Fight in Chicago is Bitter and "a Large
Vote is Being Po1led.

CHICAGO. Ills, Nov with the
weather bright and cold the
vote in Chicago and Cook coun-
ty today Is a heavy one, unusual interest
being displayed in the election. The
campaign throughout the state, and par
ticularly here in Cook county, was hot
from start to finish, the climax being
reached when Mayor Hopkins, leader of
the Democratic forces, was accused of
blackmaiI and in retaliation caused the
arrest of the Republican state chairman,
John r. Tanner, for criminal libel
The Democratic party paid especial
attention to d banquet alleged to have
been given by George N. Pullman to the
Republican county candidates. Cor
geously Autographed cartoons and pla-
communion between Pullman porters.
Pullman pie and Republican partisans,
were sOwn broadcast over the city.
The Republicans with equal iiberality
covered walls and side walks with twelve
foot square posters which in type
sixteen inches tall denounced the
story officially as democrat
ic lie." The Populists scored
both the old parties on the So called Pull
man issue. Interest in the congressional
contests of the county and city centered
largely in the picturesque struggle in
the Fourth district where the aspirants
we're an unique trio, congressman
Frank Lawler as an Independent candi-
date, Timothy Ryan Democratic, and ex-
Justice Of the Peace Charles Woodman,
Republican. Ryan, the regular Demo
cratic nominee was during the campaign
ish use of double negatives with
spelling his name -ThimmOtty"
and with other grammatical and orthO-
graphical indiscretiOns fOrcibly recalling
ex- Congressman LAWYERS efforts at na-
tional legislation in the direction of
spelling reform.
Another interesting feature was de-
veloped by the fact that after a hard
fought legal battle women were given
the privilege of voting for state univer-
sity trustees, and as each ticket had
woman candidate very large vote was
cast by the fair sex.
Fifteen minutes before the polling
booth in the 48th precinct of the 23rd
ward had been opened blood was shed,
and the Republican challenger, Michael
Kennedy, was found unconscious on the
sidewalk having, it is claimed, been
attacked by a gang of hOodIums. No
arrests were made.
One precinct in the city was conceded
to the Peoples party at 9 a. N. It is the
thirteenth. in the Thirty ward,
comprising the main part Of the town of
Pullman. At that hour even 100 votes
had been cast and Republicans and
Democrats admitted hat the third party
would carry the precinct Every where
in the district com prising Pullman, West
Pullman, Gano, Kensington and Rose
land, the Populist strength was great
The Pullman shops were closed for the
day and the workmen were not hurried
in casting their ballots
To Prevent Frauds IN Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6-President Gage has
appointed a joint committee from the
Civic Federation and the non partisan
citizens movement, to have general
charge of all matters growing out Of the
100000 reward offered by the Civic Fed
Grafton for the detection and punishment
of illegal voting at the polls today. This
committee organized and posters announc-
ing the reward offered by the Civic Fed
GRAFTON were distributed throughout the
city yesterday.
PEORIA, Nov. 6-Weather clear and
cool. Up to 10 o'clock the vote is light
Few women have as yet appeared at the
polls.
BLOOM 1SeroN, Ills, Nov. 6.-Great in
terest is being manifested here in the
election. The indications are that the
vote will be as large a. in a national
election The women registered IN pro-
portion of one to ten to the men and it
seems all will vote.