The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-04-04

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Chicago, LIZ, April 3.--The most In
ense campaign An municipal politics
hat Chicago has experienced in
many years closed. last night with the
election. OF FREDERICK A. Busse, the
epublic lean, VI candidate for& mayor,
over Edward I'D Dune his demo-
cratic rival and candidate; for re-
electlop, by5sas plurality OF between
10, 000saHd 100000 votes. &Ll 3 -.
The issues %inSshe campaign nave
been largely based upon \ the I'M
provement ofgthe local tracpinp ~ g,
EN-. Both lparties agreed tina. vhe
present conditions were intolerable
but differed aa no the best method
70 DO employsd an reducing them
me democratic party, : headed by
Mayor iDunns stood for Immediate
municipal ownership through con
domination Of Me street ear proper
Ties If the result could pot be OBJ
aimed In, any other way.771The re-
publican iDartyfa = the ordi-
nances which were recently passed
by a democratiG: city council over
the veto of, MAYOR Dunno, These or
dinances provided for twenty year
rranchises for! the street car com
,panies, the city Retaining the right to
purchase the systems for $50, 900, 900
plus the amount to be spent for TN
mediate rehabilitation of the lines;
six months notice being necessary
OF the city's Intention to acquire the
property The8ordinances also pro
vide for universal transfers through
out, the city, FIVE cent fare and fifty
i've per cent or the net revenue of
the companieSsto be paid to city e.,
+" The campatgAghas been one OF the
most bitter .theScity has ever known.
Charges and countercharges have
been hurled back and forth, sperson-
al lives Of the Candidates have been
held up to ItheSpublic and through
out the entire campaign, speakers on
both sides INDUCED night after night
In TRADES that were filled with in
vectives and abuse. -. ..&
The disagreeable feature of the
campaign which became SO pro-
nounced In Its latter part commenc-
ed when Mayor Dunne circulated a.
netltlon for 7a7Teferendum vote on
the traction proposition at the pres
ent election He and his followers
announced that they had secured
lol 900 signers;to this petition,
So,oO0 being necessary to place the
matter before ,sthe voters. CHARGES
were made by The republican party
that thousands of these names had
been forged and that the list had
been padded Efn4y> every conceivable
fashion. These assertions were We.
hemently denied by the democrats
and followers of Mayor Dunno who
were In favor OF INN ediate NUM-
clpal ownership. !, From this time TO
the end Of the peampaign the feeling
became more intense and more acri-
monfous. - III -. -
|, William Randolph Hearst came
personally =from%iNew York to take
part In camhaiga and brought with
MIN his ablest cartoonists and. edi-
torial writer's. His papers were the
only publications. in the city sun
porting Dunno, IMl the other news
papers being for Busse and the or
oinanees, The fghts4 between the
edltor1ai departments became so ell
eEgetlc thatathe actual issues of the
camp algn. were for, some time com
bletely lost sightsS36f.,d} The papers
|taVoring Busse made much of the
party cry that Chicago was able to
manage its own interests without re-
celVlng instructions from New York.
The Hearst papers claimed through
out t q - !G;aampaigaases d that Dunno was
actlng for the best Interests of Chi
cago and that it was therefore their
duty to support him.
Mr.. Busse who has for some time
Decn postmaster was confined to his
nome during the campaign because
or Injuries received lin recent
wreck wreck on The Pennsylvania railroad.
doubt he gave EoHt "a statement
80 the following effect: 81 am of
course. greatly delighted at the sue
cess OF the republican. ticket. 1t
SHOWS that the people Of this city
are IN favor Of iaTfediate improve
Inent In our present street car sysI
Iens and they endorsed fully the
oFufHHHCes-1pas by city council
over the veto Of Mayor Dunno.