Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-08

Chicago, april 4-The most intense
campaign in municipal politics thar
Chicago has experienced in many
years closed with the election OF
Frederick A. Busse, republican can
didate for mayor, over Edward T.
Dunno, his democratic rival and
candidate for reelection, by a plural
ity of 10000 to $4,000.
The issues were largely based upon
the improvement of the local trac-
ton 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 Dunno, stood for immediate munic-
ipal ownership through the cOndemna.
ton of street car properties, ii the
result could not be obtained in any
other way. The republicans favored
the ordinances which were recently
passed by a democratic council over
DUNES veto. These provided for
2O-year franchises for the street car
companies, the city retaining the right
to purchase the systems for $50,OOO,-
900 plus the amount to be spent for
the immediate rehabilitation of the
lines.
The ordinances also provide for
universal transfers throughout the
city, a five-cent fare, and So per cent
of the net revenue of the companies
to be paid to the city. The fight for
and against the adoption of the ordi-
nances was exceedingly bitter. They
were carried by a majority of about
10000.
Heavy Socialistic Loss.
The vote showed a decided reversal
of public opinion on the question OF
municipal ownership as compared with
the last mayoralty campaign two years
ago. At that time Dunno received
163,189 votes against 1851 for John
M.Harlan, republican leader. The
prohibition ticket received 1924 votes
and socialists 23,O34 This year the
republican vote was close to 10000
and that Of the democrats close 10
las, 900 The prohibition vote ran
slightly above that of two years ago,
while the socialists vote fell off heav-
l ii;- it being more than $4,000 less than
that of the last city election.
The campaign has been one OF the
most vicious that the city has ever
known. Charges and countercharges
have been hurled back and forth, the
personal lives of the candidates have
been held up to the public and
throughout the entire campaign the
speakers of both sides INDUCED night
after night in TRADES that were filled
with invectives and abuse.
The disagreeable features of the
campaign which became so pro
nounced in its latter part commenced
when Dunno circulated a petition for
a referendum vote on the traction
proposition at the present election,
He and his followers announced that
they had secured Isl, 900 signers to
this petition, $4,000 being necessary to
6Iace the matter before the voters.
charges were made by the republican
nartv that thousands of these names
had been forged and the list padded
in every conceivable fashion. These
assertions were vehemently denied by
the democrats and followers of Dunno
VINO were in favor of immediate mu-
nicipaI ownership. From this time
until the end of the campaign, the
feeling became more bitter and more
intense.
Yellow Kid Reoudiated.
William Randolph 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 support
ing Dunno. all the other newspapers
being for Busse and the ordinance.
The first returns received indicated
that Busse would be elected by about
$4,000 plurality over Dunno. Later
these figures were cut down and Busse
apparently lost ground throughout the
night, retaining all the time, however
a strong and sure plurality.
Dunno Gives Up.
Dunno abandoned hope within TIVE
hours after the polls had closed. HI
received the returns at his home sur
rounded oy his family and few
friends. He appeared greatly affectet
by the result and said:
ct looks as though the none,
power has overwhelmed US, but on
cause is not lost. Municipal owner
ship and governmental ownership vii
win in the end. This election ha
merely acted as check. 1t will re
tard US for a while but the moyemen