Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-22
CHICAGO GREW
TIRED Of DELAY
Ora Williams Sums Up Situa-
ton In Regard to Judge
Dunne's Election
WAS ELECTED BY ALL CLASSES
Tho Great Desire Was That Something
Definite Be Done to Relieve the Sit
uation-Little Money Employed and
That Is Said to Have Boon Used
HonorabIy.
Special to TImes-Republlcan:

Special to Times Republicans:
Des Moines, April 22.--Ora Will
Jams, editor of the Chicago Daily Re
view, who for years was the corres-
pondent Of the T.-R. here, is in the
city preparing to move his family TO
his new home in Chicago. Mr.. Will
iams says the election Of Judge Dunno
In Chicago was not SO much for the
reason that the people We're in favor of
municipal ownership and wanted to
test that plan of operating the street
railway, as that they were desirous of
having something done. something defl-
mite, instead OF the continual delay.
For myself had never had any
doubt as to the nomination and cleo
ton Of Judge Dunno. The people of
Chicago have, put up with delays In
that traction situation till they are
weary They wanted action and Judge
Dunno stood for that while Harlan
stood for more delay. The street car
system of Chicago is in u deplorable
condition. They have no such cars as
you have here In Des Moines Con-
ditions here are silk compared to what
they are there. The cars are old an!
nothing is modern. The people OF
Chicago had grown weary over this
situation and wanted something done.
Conservative business concerns, many
OF the largest business enterprises In
the city supported Judge Dunno. not
because they favored municipal owner
ship, but because anything was prefer
rable to the conditions they have en-
dured. Judge Dunno stood for giving
Ir;nnicipal ownership a test and be-
Heve that either he will prove that nll-
nicipal ownership is practical and will
make a success OF 1t, or else he VIII
prove that municipal ownership Is a
failure The business men believed
this and that is why they favored hini.
Judge Dunno Is clean and very
honorable man and very able man.
I would say too that he was not elect
ed by the rabble Of Chicago, nor for
that matter by any one element OF the
people. In some wards the analysis Of
the vote shows that Judge Dunno lost
the slum vote or ran behind with that
element Of the city. 1t was all classes
that elected him, as l say, because
they had grown weary of the condi-
tions and wanted something definite
done to relieve the situation. There
was very little money used in the
mayoralty campaign and what there
was used was used honorably and there
was no appeal to the rabble, which is
a powerful element there. The slum
element was used, however. in the al
dermanic campaigns and was used TO
advantage. The corrupt element gain
ed ground in the city council. They
came a long ways from securing con-
troll but they did make big hole Iii
the ranks of the reform forces in the
council. Judge Dunno is now giving
his attention to the solution OF this
problem. He Is securing the best eal-
ent there is and the people cam expect
to see something done in very short
time"
The initiative and referendum blu
which the laboring unions propose TO
suggest to the next general assembly
will not be the first which has beet
brought UP at the sessions OF the
legislature. At the last session Rep
resentative Theodore Christensen OF
Clinton had just such bill and
there was great deal said
about it at the time. 1t was
discussed quite widely at the time IN
4he napers Of the state. but was never
introduced for some reason or other.
II would be impossible to do any
forecasting on the probable or possible
results of a vote on the primary cleo
tion law by the next general assembly
on the action taken at the last session
for the reason that there was no vote
on the proposition with the exception
of the bill which was passed for the
benefit of Polk county. There were
number Of bills introduced but none
came to a vote. The English bill was
voted on and received but ten votes
against the proposition in the house
tho there were twenty-six who did not
vote at ALL The ten who voted against
it were Davie, DeLano, Gregory, Hart,
Lundt, McCreary, Peet, SanKey'
Springer and Wyland.
For several years there has been
an effort on the part of the people OF
the West Des Moines schools to secure
Governor A. B. Cummins to make the
address at the commencement of the
high schools. The North and West
highs ioin in this commencement and
If is a big occasion. 1t will be held in
the Auditorium this year. Heretofore
the governor has always had pre-
yious engagement and 1t has been i'm
possible for him to accept the invita-
tion to speak. This year the effort
has begun earlier than usual. Prof.
Riffell, the superintendent, has taken
the matter up and will make an ef-
fort to secure the governor. The gov
ernor will be unable to give an an
swer until he returns from the south
but SO Tar as known at his Office ne