The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
Special to The wa.hinsson H.rsl4

Special to The Washington Herald.
Chicago, March se-The election fer
mayor in this city next Tuesday stands
out as eonspicuously in the rzsinlcipsl
elections this spring as did the contest
between Hearst and Hughes ia the State
Of New York last fan Here. as there. a
national element Is Injected lato the cam
paign.
Secretary of State Paof made the
speech to which many attribute Hearsts
defeat for governor. and shreTd Observers
! here believe that same speeci viii prove
a big factor in the election Of Postnlas-
ter Busse and the defeat Of Mayor Dunno.
the rival candidates for the mayoralfy un-
der the new charter.
Heretofore the mayor was elected for
two years. with a salary OF bat $4,000 a
year. Beginning next week the term Of
Office viii be for four years, and tha
salary viii be $lso00 Salaries Of mem-
/ berskof the mayors cabinet will be raised
from $3.50 TO $1,000 a year. thus adding
10 the value OF the Office In a financial
way because Of the patronage
| When Edward F. Dunno. a Judge Of the
superior court. was elected mayor two
years ago, il was on municipal owner
ship platform. and the promise was then
made by the Democratic campaign speak
/ ers that within six months the city
would have municipal ownership Two
years after the Inauguration Of Mayor
Dunno the traction question is more un-
settled than at the time OF his. election.
Instead Of municipal ownership voIumi~
nous litigation has resulted. owing partly
/ 70 the fact that the city council is op-
posed 10 the plans proposed by Blr.
Dunno.
Dunno Conservative.
Dunno is a conservative. despite the
fact OF his belief in public ownership OF
natural utilities He is called a dreamer
by some. and the fact that nothing tam
gible has been accomplished toward the
settlement OF the traction bugbear dur
ing his term bears out the charges Of his
enemies. He has done nothing either ia
a positive or negative way Himself an
I honest. Industrious man. his mind Is more
/ Judicial than executive. And he has been
unable 10 carry out his projects
Immediately after his election two years
ago he sent for an expert" Dalrymple
/ Of Glasgow, but the report on the trac-
! ton service displeased MAYOR Dunno.
and was never made public. DUNES
! enemies have taken advantage of this
J ill-timed move, and have used It in this
campaign.
/ With the united press of the city. ex-
! cepting only the two Hearst papers
against him. Mayor Dunno has found il
necessary TO appeal to Hearst Arthur
! Brisbane. political manager Ihmsen. ana
/ several of Hearst's New York cartoonists
/ have reached Chicago. Their arrival has
! broadened the scope Of the campaign and
: Ar.-rr .E~-f-, Il
swallowed up in Hearstsm.
Personalities the Result.
Bitter personalities have likewise re-
suited. and the pure private life of Mayor
Dunno has been assailed most viciousIy,
but unjustifably, in the opinion of im-
partial observers. Likewise the personal
/ life Of Postmaster Fred Busse has been
made the object Of bitter attack.
Busse is a capable business man, the
1 head Of large coal interests. and an ex-
cellent politician lie held several respon-
sible public positions serving in the city
council in both branches of the State
/ legislature, was State treasurer. and is
now proving himself an efficient post
master Of the second largest city in the
! Union
| Tacitiy President Roosevelt is with
Busse and is anxious to see him elected
because Busse represents the aggressive
ness which, in politics. the President Is
known TO admire. Moreover. the admin
istration at Washington is known to be
radically opposed TO the Hearst brand OF
public ownership. Since Hearst has be-
come factor in the fight the Republic
/ cans are injecting a national element into
| the campaign
Has the Long Hairs"
With Dunno stand all radical reform
| ers. and most OF Chicago's sociologists-
In Chicago these are known as the Long
/ Hairs, and represent quite an important
factor Among these is Raymond Robins.
| head Of the Chicago Commons. the large
social settlement: Louis F. Post social
list editor; Margaret Haley. one of the
prime movers ia the Chicago Teachers
/ Union, and a number of young million-
aires.
Ranged on Busse's side are the Fed.
eral oft1ceholders, the State officials. in
Guiding Gov. Deneen. Lieut. Gov Sher-
man,, Attorney General Stead and the
pyfotechnic boy mayor of Milwaukee.
/ Sherburn Becker. Busse himself is not
an orator, and has never delivered a pub
lie speech before large audience. More
over, he is an invalid at present, suffer
!"g tnom the injuries received in the
wreck OF the Pennsylvania FLYER on
| Washington's Birthday. He was nomi-
| mated two days after this accident. which
instead Of being d handicap, has proven
Godsend to him. for it has given him
/ the excuse for not taking the platform.
/ Despite the fact that the Chicago papers
give whole pages to the municipal cam
paign and that red fire and speeches are
the order Of the day, both candidates
have found recourse to public statements
OF several columns. issued every few days.
These attack chiefly the public record OF
the opponent, but anonymous literature
extensively circulated attacks the private
life of the candidates This has brought
about campaign Of mud-slinging never
before equaied in Chicago municipal poll
tics.
Such choice epithets as liar" per
Jurer" thief 'grafter" and human
poleeat' are Of hourly occurrence.
Democrats Long in Control.
During nearly thirty years Chicago has
had a Republican mayor less than six.