The Washington herald., 1907-04-04
AS A PRIZE
Democratic Leaders Will Re-
yamp Party in the State.
HEARsTs KNELL IS SOUNDED
Goes Down with Dunno, Who was
Defeated by Busse, Republican, for
8IayoraIty in Chieago-New York
Publisher BADLY Routed, with
Municipal Ownership Crowd.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Chicago, H.. April 5.-Pians for reor-
ganlzing the Democratic party in Chi
cago and in Illinois aloss conservative
lines which plan tho desthknell Of
I{earst as political ieader IN the city
and state. and the side-tracking Of Will
/ Jams Jennings Bryan in the State as
Presidential aspirant. were laid to-day
by prominent members Of the party
Roger c. Sullivan, power in the Demo-
cratic State organization, who delivered
the Illinois delegation TO Hearst al the
last Presidential conveation and who is
NOW a political enemy both Of Hearst and
Bryan stated
ANY attempt TO fOist extreme radical
doctrines into Democratic platform will
be followed by defeat as in the case Of the
mayOralty election. In national politics
We must realize that the function of gov
ernment is not 10 engage in commercial
pursuits. and that so far as the railways
are concerned. il is matter for govern
menta regulations and not ownership.
The old Democratic principle of tariff re-
form must be revived. and we can go be-
fore the country with a sane and popular
programme"
Carter H. Harrison. whom Dunno de-
feated for the Democratic nomination. de-
clared that the election mean the over
throw Of "Hearstism."
1T shows" he said. that Chicago win
not stand for the Hearst brand of pol
itics."
VIII Dictate to Dunno Crowd.
In the proposed reorganization of the
party il is admitted the Dunno element
viii be dictated to, instead OF debating.
Fred A. Busse received a plurality of
1916 votes.
The traction ordinances were carried BY
majority of So 126. new charter for
the city of Chicago is assured. Mayor
Dunno. Catherine GOgin. Margaret
Haley. Louis F. Post, John NJ. Collins,
and their allies are down and out
Municipal ownership has been strangled.
These are some of the fruits of one of the
most sensational victories ever won by
the enlightened electorate of Chicago
The overshadowing feature of the cleo
tion was the manner in which the cleo
torate kicked and cuffed Hearst to whose
alleged libels and brutal pushing OF the
Dunno cause is charged the practical
wiping out of the Democratic party in
| Chicago. From survey of the early
returns, it is apparent that the Hearst
batteries made votes for Fred Busse in
every part of the city.
While traction was d large factor in the
production of Republican votes. ii is an
parent that the ruling sentiment was that
of vindication for Busse against the de-
famatory methods Of the imported Bris-
bane and the Wrecking crew to which
Mayor Dunno hitched his fortunes.
Revolt Against Hearst Acute.
In all the Democratic wards the revolt
against attempted Hearst dictation was
acute.
It was a significant tale that figures on
the traction vote unfolded Taken all in
all. the returns spelled the complete re-
pudiatiOn of the vacillating policy of
Mayor Dunno on the street car question
and the independence Of the peoples rep
resentahves in the city council who
framed and passed the settlement plan.
The figures, furthermore. indicated that
the people are in favor of municipal
ownership but not the visionary variety
that Mayor Dunno advocates in the shane
of his condemnation scheme. The people
indicated their preference for a. partner
ship with the street car companies with
/ the possibility of embarking sn naunIcipal
ownership whenever the city shall be
! financially able to do So