The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-04-14
FIGHT OF YEARS
ENDED IN CHICAGO
Judge j. F. Dunno Winner OF
Municipal Election by
Large Majority.
HIS PLURALITY is 24,OOC
Democratic Candidate Was Strong
Favorite Over Republican Candi-
date-City May Now Own
the Traction System.

Chicago, April "a political tornado
overwhelmed one of the most rugsedly
unique leaders in the country Incl
dentally the republican party met de-
feat in memorable effort to capture
the mayOraity of Chicago. AS Il direct
result the city is officially committed
TO the policy of the quickest possible
cessation of private franchises for pub
lie utilities. Municipal ownership is es-
pecially threatening street car lines
valued high 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 Harlin,
OF the supreme court of the United
States, was loser as a republican
candidate for mayor. The defeat Is
attributed to AN extraordinary whirl
of causes, starting with political re-
vcnge and taking in a wide sweep, en-
blacin8 the most up to date socialism
IS a fac.or The victor is Judge Ed
ward +. Dunno, democrat.
Was Lively Contest.
Seldom, if ever, has Chicago Wit
messed a more lively, picturesque con-
test The city was hideous with the
ringing Of cowbells and the roa" OF can
non crackers.
The republican candidate suffered
heavily from campaign attacks charg-
ing that he was Il political assassin.
Alleged unworthy leaders of his own
party who had been thrust from Of
flee and power largely through Har-
lan'S aggrCssiVeneSS in previous cam
palSnS We're COnSpCuOuSly absent from
his support. The result was painfully
evident before the balloting had been
in progress an hour Districts where
republican maiorities had seemed as
constant and time honored as the sea-
sons were ominously reported as
SLOW"
DUNES Big Plurality
The plurality for Dunno, democrat.
was estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000 votes over Harlan. In the city
election two years ago Harrison, demo-
crat, defeated Stewart, republican,, by
1860 plurality. The city, however, was
carried by the republicans in the pres
idential election last fall by plural
ity of nearly 10000.
j. +. Dunno was elected by a plural
ty of 24.24S, and received a majority
of 9i5 of all the votes cast. He also
had the distinction OF having the great
est number of votes ever cast in Chi
cage fer a candidate for the Office of
mayor. He was given 1860 votes out
of a total of 322372.
MI Harlan. the republican candi-
date, received 137,4l1; Collins, socialist,
2o,323, and Stewart prohibtionist,
1850.
John f. Smulski, the republican can
didate for city attorney. was reelected
over his democratic opponent by nearly
5000 votes. The other candidates on
the democratic city ticket We're elected
| by pluralties somewhat smaller than
Judge DUNES. Frederick w. Block
WAS elected city treasurer and Adrian
G. Arson city clerk.
Council Is Republican.
The new city council will probably
be republican, The total count of wards
has not yet been completed, but the
indications are that the republicans
will have thirty-siN members in the
council to thirty-four democrats.
John M. Harlan listened to the re-
turns at republican headquarters. AS
early as 1880 O'Clock he acknowledged
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 in
fatuated with the idea of immediate
municipal ownership, and the majority
of them cast their votes that way. l
believe and still believe that sure plans
for the settlement of the traction ques
ton are the best, but the people
thought differently and voted in ac-
cordance with their conviction. There
is not much that can be said about my
| ueledl, tne DSuieS tel lne story.
What Dunno Will Do.
Party lines and personalities of cam
didates were entirely forgotten in yes
| terday's election" said Judge Dunno
last night. Municipal ownership was
| the one great issue before the people
of Chicago and the returns show very
| plainly how the majority feel toward
the private ownership of public util-
ties. 1t is the greatest victory munich
pal ownership ever won in this country.
Every pledge that 1 made during
the campaign Will be kept. Chicago
wants municipal ownership and during
my tenure of office 1t will be my aim to
bring about such condition as rapidly
as possible. I will appoint a corps of
engineers to make a survey of all the
street railroads in the city so that we
will know just how the city, when it
secures control of the lines, will be able
to handle the proposition. 1 believe
that before many months we will see
the city of Chicago owning and operat-
ing at least one street railway line. The
traction question depends in a great
measure on the action of the courts.
Hut in cases where legal proceedings
are pending / will endeavor to bring
about an immediate settlement 1t will
be years before the city will come into
possession of all the street railway
| franchises in Chicago, but we will
gradually assume control of the differ
ent lines and ! believe the day will
when tho naot,la n