The Glenwood post., 1905-04-08
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
VERDICT OF CHICAGO ELECTION
Sweeping Democratic Victory--Judge
Dunno, NewIy-Elected Mayor,
Evinces Great Popularity.

Chicago, April 5.-A political tornado
yesterday overwhelmed one of the
most ruggedly 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 up in the
millions.
After winning successfully four re-
markable biennial fights of independ'
ents against the regular Republican
party organization, John Maynard Har-
Ian, son of Associate Justice Harlan of
the United States Supreme Court, was
yesterday a loser as Republican candi-
date for mayor. The defeat is attrib-
uted to an extraordinary whirl of
causes, starting with political revenge
and taking wide sweep, embracing
the most up-to-date socialism as fac
tor. The victor is Judge Edward f.
Dunno, Democrat.
Seldom, if ever, has Chicago, wit
iiSoS'u a iiioi' i''iS piNNhiNoi'N NO''
test. Yesterday the city was hideous
with the ringing of cowbells and the
roar of cannon crackers.
1ne Republican candidate suffered
heavily from campaign attacks charg-
ing that he was a political assassin.
Alleged unworthy leaders of his own
party who had been thrust from office
and power largely through Harlan's ag-
gressiveness in previous campaigns
were conspicuously absent from his
support. The result was painfully evil
dent before the balloting yesterday had
been in progress an hour. Districts
where Republican majorities had
| seemed constant and time honOred as
the seasons, were ominously reported
| yesterday as SLOW
1t was a raw, clustering day,
gloomy and cold for the most part un-
til about the hour for the close of vot-
ing. Appeals to fear of domination by
corporate wealth appeared to sway
many voters, and perhaps more than
any other influence was incorrectly
gagged by the Republicans.
Harlan had been severely harassed
during the campaign as the reputed
| 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 Socialist
| candidate, Collins, and that losses, II
| any, to the Republicans, would be more
than made up by Harlan's old-tinle ad-
mirers among Independent voters.
Estimates, however, of 10000 votes
as the total for Collins (SocialisD fell
wOefully short.
Calculations upon colored voters
| were another cause of error in Repub-
| lican expectations. An unmiStakable
| detection suddenly manifested yester-
| day ia districts wnere Afro-Americans
| are numerous, gave Il severe Jolt to ke-
| publican campaign managers. The
most plausible explanation was that
| Judge Dunno from the bench in former
years had shown an uneXampled spirit
of fairness toward colored men and
women 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 special enemy, voted for
Dunno. This antipathy toward Har-
Ian was due to his action in connection
with local option matters while mem
Der of the Board of Aldermen some
years ago.
One of the amusing figures that is
now recalled as tending to center good
natured feeling in Judge Dunne's be-
half is his record as a father. He is
the happy father of thirteen children.