Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-04
THE CHICAGO CHOICE.
A CONTINUATION OF THE LAND
SLIDE OF LAST NOVEMBER.
some AIdermanic surpriscs-Ex-Con-
eressmnn LAWYER Gets In as an In-
Jepcndent Democrat by Small
PiurnIity-Thc Civii-service LAW.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, April 3-The political
landslide OF last November In this city
was augmented in yesterdays election.
The returns show an almost clean sweep
for the Republicans. George b. Swift.
their candidate for Mayor was elected
by 1890 plurality over Frank Wenter
CDemocrat). and the other candidates on
rho Republican ticket received substan-
TALLY the same plurality. with the excep-
ton OF West. for city Attorney. who
ran % 600 behind hts ticket. He still has
a safe plurality OF 1929, however.
The city of Chicago IL divided, for tax
ing purposes, into seven districts, known
as ..towns." In all these the Republican
candidates were elected by unprecedent-
cd pluralities. Twenty-Five members OF
the Common Council were elected. OK
these eighteen ere Republicans. or In
dependents OF Republican tendencies TWO
are Democrats, and one Is an lndepenueh1
Democrat. With few exceptions, the
members of the Doodle gang VINO were
IN for reelection were defeated
SURPRISES.
There were several surprises In the al
dermanic results. In the First Ward
Michael Kenna. better known as "Hinky
mink" was beaten by Gleason ORepubli-
CAM. a gentleman OF almost equal noto-
rletv In the Nineteenth Ward sN-Con-
gresham Frank fawler, who has been
candidate for almost everything in sight
during the last three years, ran as an In
dependent Democrat, and won, over the
Republican and the regular Democratic
b.r
In the Twenty-first John McMi!len
Ieoder OF the Democratic forces In the
council. was defeated by 1000 plurality
His defeat is attributed 10 his unsatisfac-
tory record on the so-called Doodle or
dinances. A..
The Twenty-nnth Ward returns to the
council Buck" Mccarthy, the ex-boodie
county commissioner. who narrowly es-
caned n pentitentiary sentence when van
pelt Wren. and others went TO Johet
and McGarigle made his famous TRIP 20
Canada by the bath-tub route eight years
ago. Mccarthy is a Republican.
RAD DAY FOR "DE GANG"
with the exceptions noted most Of the
successful candidates for the Council
are new in politics. 1t was bad DAY
for the gang"
The vote on the proposition 10 ADOPT
a CiNil-SerYlfe SYSTEM dDlisihb w 49,
municipal employees. including nfemen
and the police. was comparatively light
only 10000 votes being cast on the ques-
ton. The proposition won. however. ny
a majority Of 10000. despite the oppose
ton OF the machine politicians OF both
parties and the ill-cOncealed enmity OF
the police.
The civil-service rules do not go INTO
operation for ninety days. and although
Mr. Swift Is on record az favoriny the
system, II IL expected that a number OF
changes will be- made In the various de-
partments before the law becomes enec-
tive.
Ex-Iuspector Alexander Ross Is slated
to succeed Chief-of-Polce Brennan. Matt.
Benncr may be Fire-Chief Sweenyi
successor. end the other higher officers
Of both departments will probably be
reduced or dropped altogether The rank
and file will not likely be interiered
with.