The Grit-advocate., 1905-04-07
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
VERDICT OF CHICAGO ELECTION
Sweeping Democratic Victory-Judge
Dunno, Newly-EIected Mayor.
Evinces Great Popularity.

eSlhCcS OTeat fopuId
Chicago. April a political tornado
yesterday overwhelmed one of the
most ruggcdly unique leaders in The
country. incidentally the Republican
party met defeat in a memorable effort
to capture the mayoralty of Chicago.
As direct result the city is Officially
committed to the policy OF the quick
est possible cessation of private fran
chises for public utilities. Municipal
ownership is especially Threatening
street car lines valued high mp in the
millions.
After winning successively four re
rmarkable biennial fights of indrpend-
ents against the regular Repubi!can
party organization, John Maynard Har-
Ian son of Associate Justice Harlan OF
the United States Supreme Court, was
Yesterday Il loser as Republican Candi-
date for mayor. The defeat is attrib-
,uted TO an extraordinary whirl OF
causes, starting with political revenge
and taking Il wide sweep, embracing
the most up-to-datc socialism as fac
TOY. The victor is Judge Edward F.
Dunno, Democrat.
Seldom. if ever. has Chicago, wit
messed more lively. picturesque con
test Yesterday the city was hideons
with the ringing of cowbells and the
roar of cannon crackers.
: 1nc Republican candidate suffered
heavily from campaign attacks charg-
ing that he was il political assassin.
Alleged unworthy leaders of his own
,,bn had bpru tlIuSt from ptjlct.
aad power largely through tiarlans ag-
gressivencss in previous campaigns
were conspicuously absent from his
support. The result was painfully eVi-
dent before the ballOting yesterday mad
been in progress an hour. Districts
where Republican majorilies had
seemed constant and time honored az
the seasons. were omlnouSly reported
yesterday as SLOW.
1t was IA raw, clustering day,
gloomy and cold for the most part uh-
Ill about the hour for the close of vol-
Ing Appeals to fear Of domination by
corporate wealth appeared TO sway
many voters, and perhaps more lhan
any other influence was incorrectly
gaueGd by the Republicans.
Harlan had been severely harassed
! during the campaign as the repH'ed
representative of Wall street interests.
intent on fastening burdensome fran
cnise grants upon the city. The Re
publicans, however, had figured that
the voters susceptible to appeals OF
this kind would support the Sociailst
candidate, Collins, and that losses.
any, to the Republicans, would be more
than made up by Harlan's old-time ad-
mircrs among Independent voters.
Estimates. however Of 1000 votes
as the total for Collins (SocialisD fen
,woefully short.
Calculations upon c0lored voters
were another cause Of error in Repub-
lican expectations. An unmlStakabIe
detection suddenly manifested yester-
day in districts wnere Announcements
are numerous, gave severe jolt to Re
publican campaign managers. ]he
most plausible explanation was that
Judge Dunno from the bench in former
years had shown an uneXamplcd spirit
of fairness toward colored men and
| women in exigencicS when freedom
from race prejudice was sorely needed.
The smalncss of the Prohibition
vote is regarded by many as eVldenc"
that temperance voters, regarding
Harlan as a special enemy, voted 1Or
Dunno. This antipathy toward Har~
Ian was due to his action in connection
with local option matters while 4 mem
Der of the Board of Aldermen some
years ago.
One of the amusing figures that >s
now recalled as tending to center good
naturcd feeling in Judge Dunnc's be
half is his record as a father. He Is
the happy father of thirteen children.