The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-04-11
CHICAGO HEGTSE. 4 BUssE
City Wins Control of the Trac-
ton Franchises.
RepuDIican Defeats Dunno, Advocate
of Immediate Ownership-Strcet
Car Ordinances Passed.

Chicago.-FredericE 4. Eusge, the
Republican candidate for Mayor, was
elected, defeating Mayor Edward F.
Dunno, the Democratic candidate, by
/ plurality of 1921.
The new Mayor will have the City.
Council with him. The makeup of
this body shows thirty-fve Republic
cans, thirty-four Democrats and one
Independent Democrat. The ordi-
nances settling the street car ques-
ton were carried by a good majority.
Fhe vote on this question was 1867
S46 for and 132,720 against.
The election followed the most in
tense campaign in municipal politics
hat Chicago has experienced in
many years. William r. Hearst and
his papers were strong supporters of
Mayor Dunno.
The issues in the campaign have
e largely based upon the improve
ment of the local traction systems.
Both parties agreed that present con-
1itions were intolerable, but differed
rs to the best method of revising
them. The Democratic party, head
I'd by Mayor Dunno, stood for imme-
SA40(O HuA4C1pd1 wv = Su1p IuEOuEn
condemnation of the street car
obtained In any other way. The Re-
publican party favoredt the ordinances
ian party favored the ordinances
which were recently passed by a
Democratic City Council over the
Teto of Mayor Dunno.
These ordinances provide for TWEEN
sy-year franchises for the street car
companies, the city retaining the
right to purchase the systems for
R50,000,000, plus the amount to be
spent for immediate rehabilitation
If the lines, six months notice being
necessary of the city's intention to
acquire the property. The ordinances
also provide for universal transfers
throughout the city, a ive-cent fare
and 1fty-1ve per cent. of the net
profit Of the companies to be paid to
The city.
The vote generally showed a de-
cided reversal of public opinion on
municipal ownership since the Mayor
atty campaign two years ago. At
that time Dunno received 163,189
votes, against 1851 for John M.
Harlan, the Republican leader. The
Prohfbftionist ticket received 1924
votes and the Socialist 23,034. This
rear the Republican vote vas 1884,
s39 and that of the Democrats 49,
71S. The Prohibition vote ran slight
" above that of two years ago, while
he Socialist vote fell off heavily, be-
ing 13,459.
The campaign has been n of the
most vicious the city has eve known.
Charges and counter charges have
| been hurled, the personal lives of the
! candidates have been discussed and
speakers on both sides have INDUCED
in TRADES filed with ~invective and
abuse.
Chicago will now speedily settle it's
street car problem which has been
banded back and forth for eleven
years as a political asset. the service
growing more wretched and anti
Iuated every a Within ninety
lays the traction companies must ac-
sept the ordinances or lose their fran
ehises.
1t is expected the Chicago City
Railway Company will at once COM
mence the work of reconstruction of
it's lines and put into service as quick
ly as possible $50 cars of the up-to-
date type specified in the ordinances.
Within a year the Union Traction
interests must put into service 225 of
such cars. Rebuilding of the tracks
Is to go on as rapidly as practicable.