The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-05
dunno ELECTED
OVER HARLAN
Democrats Garry Chicago by $4,000
Plurality.
POP" ANSON CITY CLERK
GREAT VICTORY FOR MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP.

/ n HICAGO. April A political tor
L. nado today overwhelmed one of the
most ruggedIy unique leaders in
the country. Incidentally the Repub-
lican party met defeat in a memora BILE
effort 70 capture the mayoralty of Chi
/ cago- As Il direct result the city is Of
ficially committed to the policy of the
quickest possible cessation OF private
| franchises for public utilities NUM-
cipal ownership is. especially threaten
ing street car lines valued high up in
the millions.
/ After winning successfully four re-
/ markable biennial fights Of mdepend-
enJs against the regular Republican
party organize ton here. John Maynard
/ Harlan. son of Associate Justice Har-
/ Ian of the supreme court of the United
states, was a loser as Republican can
! dtdate for mayor. The defeat is at
= tributed TO an extraordinary whirI of
causes. starting with political revenge
and taking in wide sweep, embracing
] the most up-to-Gate socialism as a fac
/ tor The victor Is Judge Edward e
] Dunno Democrat
Contest Was Lively.
Seldom, if ever has Chicago wit
messed more lively picturesque con-
test. Today the city was hfdeous with
tof cannon crackers.
! The Republican candidate suffered
| heavily from campaign attacks charg-
ing that he was a political assassin. Al
/ legged unworthy leaders Of his own
party who had been thrust from Of
nee and power largely through Har-
| Ian 5 aggressiveness in previous cam
palgnS, were conspicuously absent from
his support. The result was painfully
evident before the balloting today had
been in progress an hour. Districts
/ where Republican ma joritieS had
seemed constant and time honored as
the seasons, were ominOusly reported
today as slow
Gloomy Day For Harlan.
1t was d raw. clustering day. gloomy
! and cold for the most part until about
( the hour for the close of voting Ap-
peals to fear of domination by corpo-
rate wealth appeared to sway many
voters, and perhaps more than any
! other influence was incorrectly gagged
by the Republicans --~.an had been
savagely harrassed during the cam
| palgn as the reputed representative of
wan street interests, intent on fasten-
/ ing burdenSome franchise grants upon
| the city The Republicans. however
mad Inquired that the voters SIlSceDtib
| 70 appeals of this kind would support
| the Socialist candidate, Collins and
that losses, If any. TO the Republicans
would be more than made up by Har-
IAN old-time admirers among indie
pendent voters Estimates. however Of
$4,000 votes as the total for Collins $50
cialisD fell wOefuIly short
Negroes Voted For Dunno.
/ Calculation upon colored voters were
another source Of error in Republican
expectations. An unmistaka BILE defec-
ton suddenly manifested today i'm dis
| tricts where Afro-AmericanS are nu-
| merous gave d severe jolt to the Re
publican campaign mana gers. The
most plausible explanation was that
Judge Dunno from the bench i'm years
had shown an uneXampled spirit of
/ fairness toward cOloTed men and wO-
men in eXigencies when freedom from
race prejudice was sorely needed.
The smallneSS of the prohibition vote
is regarded by many as evidence that
temperance voters. regarding Harlan
as a special enemy. voted for Dunno.
This antipathy to Harlan was due to
| his action in connection with local op-
ton matters while member OF the
board or aldermen some years ago.
Dunno as Progenitor.
one Of the amusing features that to-
night is recalled as tending TO center
good-natured feeling in Judge DUNES
behalf is his record as a father. He is
| the happy parent Of thirteen children.
This phase of the campaign was
! shared by Pop Arson. VINO has an
almost equally meritorious record in
/ family matters. Arson. the old-time
I hero of baseball. was the Democratic
/ candidate for city clerk. His popularity
I personally was beyond doubt "A potent
! help to the Democrats, who seemed to
( hugely appreciate his campaign statis-
tics designed to prove that the Democ-
racy, at least in Chicago, are the orig
| inal and only genuine opponents Of
race suicide.
Dunne's Majority.
The plurality for Dunno. Democrat.
was estimated at between 22O and
-. 600 votes over Harlan. In the city
/ election two years ago Harrison Dem
OcTat. defeated Stewart. Republican. by
| $3.50 plurality. The city however. was
carried by the Republicans in the pres
idential election last fall by a plurality
| OF nearly 10000.
John NJ. Harlan listened to the re-
turns at the Republican headquarters
As early as 7:30 o'clock he acknOvI-
1 edged defeat and left for his home.
/ When asked for his opinion as to the
cause of his defeat. Mr. Harlan said:
The people of Chicago became infa-
tuated with the idea of immediate mu-
nicipal ownership. and the majority Of
/ them cast their votes that way. ] be-
lieved. and still believe. that sure plans
for the settlement OF the traction oues-
ton are the best. but the people
thought different and voted in accord
ance with their convictions. There is
not much that can be said about my
defeat; the figures tell the story
One Great Issue.
! Party lines and personalities OF can
didates We're entirely forgotten i'm to
days election" said Judge Dunno to-
night. Municipal ownership was the
one great issue before the people of
/ Chicago today. and the returns show
very plainly how the majority feel TO
/ ward the private ownership Of public
! utilities. 1t is the greatest victory mu-
( nicipal ownership ever won In this
country.
Every pledge that / made during the
| campaign will be kept. Chicago wants
| municipal ownership, and during my