The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-03
MAYOR DUNNE
 IS DEFEATED Republican Ticket Wins
 in Chicago. FRACTION QUESTION THE ISSUE Busse's Majority Win Reach 0ves
 Ten Thousand. Vote Showed Decided Reversal of Pub.. lie Opinion on Question sf Mu- nicipal Ownership-Hearst
 Took Active Part.
FRACTION QUESTION THE ISSUE

Chicago. April 2.--The most intense campaign in municipal politics and Chicago has experienced in many years came to a close tonight with the e1ec- tion of Frederick A. Busse, Republican candidate for mayor over Mayor Ed- ward H. Dunne. his Democratic rival and a candidate for reelection. by . plurality of between 10000 and l5.00o votes. The issues in the campaign have been largely based upon the im- provement of the local traction syn- tems.
 Both parties were agreed that pres- ent conditions were intolerable, but differed as to the best method to be employed in revising them. The Dem- ocratic party headed by Mayor Dunno stood for immediate municipal own~ ership through condemnation of tho street car properties. if the result could not be obtained in any other way The Republicans favored ordi- nances which were recently passed by a Democratic city council over the veto of Mayor Dunne.
 These ordinaces provided for twen- ty year franchises for the street car companies. the city retaining the right to purchase the systems for S5o.o0o.o0o plus the amount to be spent for fna- mediate rehabilitation of the lines. six months notice being necessary of the city's intention to acquire the prop erty. The ordinance also provided for universal transfers throughout the city. a five cent fare aud fifty-five per cent of the net revenue of the com- panies to be paid to the city.
 The fight for and against the adop- ton of these ordinances had been exs ceedingly bitter. They were carried today by a majority of about 10000 votes.
 Reversal of Opinion.
 
 versal of public opinion on the ques- tion of municipal ownership compar- ed with the last mayoralty campaign two years ago At that time Dunne re- ceived 163,1S9 votes against 13s,671 for John M. Harlan. the Republican iead- CT. The Prohibitionists ticket receEy- cd 3.2s4 votes. and the Socialist 23,osts This year the Republican voto was ciors to ie5:00e and that of the Democrats close to 14s.0o0. The Prohibition vote ran slightly above that of two years ago. while the Socialist vote fell or heavily, it being more than 12.ooo less than that of the last city election
 The campaign has been one of the most bitter the city has ever known. Charges and counter charges have been hurled back and forth. The personal lives of the candidates have been held up to the public and throughout the en-f tire campaign, speakers on both sides have indulged night after night in ti- rades that were filled 1 ith invective and abuse.
 The disagreeable feature of the cam. paign which became so pronounced in its latter part, commenced when Mayor Dunne circulated a petition for a ref erendum vote on the traction proposi- ton at the present election. He and his followers announced at they had secured ,51. .00o signers to this petition, So.o00 being necessary to place the mat- ter before the voters. Charges were made by the Republican Party that thousands of these names had been forged and that the list had been pads ded in every co ceivable fashion.
 These assertions were vehemently de- nied by the Democrats and the follow CTS of Mayor Dunne. who were in fa- vor of immediate municipal ownership. From this time to the end of the cam. paign, it became more intense and acri. monious.
 Hearst Takes Part.
 William R. Hearst came personally from New York to take part in the campaign and brought with him his ablest cartoonists and editorial writers. His papers were the only publications in the city supporting Mayor Dunne, all other papers being for Busse and
  editorial departments became so ener- getic that the actual issues of the cam paign were for some time completely lost sight of. The papers favoring Busse made much of the party cry that Chicago was able to manage its own interests without receiving instructions from New York.
 The Hearst papers claimed through out the campaign that Mayor Dunne was acting for the best interests of Chicago, and that 1t was, therefore. their duty to support him.
 Mayor Dunne abandoned hope within two hours after the polls had closed. He received the returns at his home surrounded by his family and a few friends. He appeared to be greatly af- fected by the result and said:
 Tt looks as though the money power has overwhelmed us, but our cause Is not lost Municipal ownership and governmental ownership will win in the end"