The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-03
Municipal Control Of Traction
CORtended for BY Democrats
is Showed Under
FIGHT OVER ORDINANCES
WAS EXCEEDINGLY BITTER
Both Sides Induleed In Trades Of
Abuse, and w. r. Hearst Came Per-
sonalIy to Fight for Dunno.
Roosevelt congratulates.

Chicago, April 2.-chieago's post
master, Frank A. Busse, the re-
publican candidate, was elected mayor
of this city today, having plur-
ality of 1921 votes over Mayor Edward
Dunno. The total number of votes cast
for Mr.. Busse was 164, SSs, aud for Mr..
Dunno 15l7 us. The prohibition candidate
poled 5S75 votes and the socialist 10, 459.
Two years ago when Mayor Dunno was
elected to the office he polled 1853, 1s9 votes
and Jno. NJ. Harlan, tlse republican cam
didate, 1851. The socialist vote the
same year was over 10000, and today s
vote was a great disappointment to the
leaders of that party.
The new mayor will have the city coun-
ell with him, but it is very close, as the
cans, "a democrats and one independent
democrat. The ordinances setting the
street car question were carried by a
good majority. The total vote on this
question was 165,S46 for and 1872, 20
against
Chicago, April 1.-The total vote for
Mayor follows:
Bussee, republican, 164,S39; Dunno. dem
| ocrat, 15l,S7S; Brubaker. prohibitionist,
| 5s73; Koop, socialist, 10. 459.
The most enthusiasm In politics that
Chicago has experienced in many years
came to a close today with the election OF
Frederick A. Busse, republican cand-
date for Mayor, over Mayor Edwin II.
/ Dunne, his dSmoegHsic rival. and candi-
date for reelection, by plurality of be-
tween 10000. and 1900 votes.
The issues in the campaign have been
! largely based upon the Improvement of
the local traction systems.
| Both parties were agreed that present
conditions were intolerable, but differed as
to the best method to be employed in
revising them. The democratic party,
headed by Mayor Dunno. stood for i'm
mediate municipal ownership through
condemnation of the street car properties,
II the result could not be obtained in any
| other way. The republicans favored or
dinances which were recently passed by q
democratic City Council over the veto of
Mayor Dunno. These ordinances provided
for twenty-year franchises for the street
car companies, the city retaining the right
" PhitiidoC tIlt SJSlcfu IOT plus
the amount to be spent for immediate re-
Mobilization of the lines; six months no.
tice being necessary of the city's inten-
ton to acquire the property. The ordi-
nance also provided for universal trans
fers throughout the city, a scent fare,
and so per cent of the net revenue of the
companies to be paid to the city.
Reversal of Opinion.
The fight for and against the adoption
of these ordinances has been exceeding
ly bitter. They We're carried today by "a
majority of about 10000 votes.
The vote today showed a decided re-
versal of public opinion on the question
of municipal ownership compared with the
last mayoralty campaign two years ago.
At that time Dunno received 1S9 votes
against 1851 for John NJ. Harlan. the
republican leader. The prohibitionsts
ticket received 3249 votes and the socialist
23,024. This year the republican vote was
close to 10000 and that Of the democrats
close 10 $4,000. The prohibition vote ran
slightly above that of two years ago,
while the socialist vote fell off heavily
1t being more than 1900 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 entire cam
paign speakers on both sides have in
dulged night after night in TRADES that
were filled with invctive and abuse
The disagreeable feature of the cam
paign which became so pronounced in its
latter part, commenced when Mayor
Dunno circulated a petition for a referen-
dun vote on the traction proposition at
the present election. He and his fol-
lowers announced that they had secured
ISL 900 signers to this petition. Charges
were adopted by the republican party
that thousands of these names had been
forged and that the list had been padded
In every conceivable fashion. These as
sertions were yehemently denied by the
democrats and the followers of Mayor
Dunno. who were In favor of immediate
municipal ownership.
Hearst In Campaign.
William r. Hearst came personally
from New York to take part in the
campaign and brought with him his
ablest cartoonists and editorial writer's.
His papers were the only publications In
the city supporting Mayor Dunno all
other papers being for Busse and the
ordinances. The fight between the editor
ial departments became so energetic that
the actual issues of the campaign were
for some time completely lost sight Of
The papers favorlng Busse made much OF
tn party cry that Chicago was able to
manage its own interests without recev-
ing instructions from New York
The Hearst papers claimed that Mayor
Dunno was acting for the best interests
of Chicago. and that is was their duty
therefore to support linn.
Mayor Dunno received the returns at
home surrounded by his family and a few
friends. He appeared to be greatly af-
fected by the result and said: ''1t looks
as though the money power has over
whelmed us. but our cause Is not lost
Municipal ownership and governmental
ownership will win in the end
Roosevelt Pleased.
Washington. ID. C., April 2.--When in
foiruel Of the election of Mr. Rlsse a