The Detroit times., 1911-03-01
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||IRRIs0h NAMED
4 Vaes Hot Fight for Election To
Inyoralty Of Chicago Progress
sives Score Victory.


CHICAGO, March with Aid.
c1arIes T.. Merriam as the Republican
Nominee. and Carter II. Harrison as
4 'he Democratic candidate for mayor
=of Chicago, as the result OF yester-
luy's primaries, politicians declared
to-day that the campaign will be the
4 interest In Chicago's history, with
Droeressive Republicans and indepen-
(onts lined UP against the machine
Doliticians OF both parties.
That Merriam's victory over the
<nndidates OF the Republican city and
1ounty organization was a complete
Victory for the progressives within
~ own party, and for those voters
. mo are Independent or party, was the
assertion made today by Merriam and
Ne campaign managers.
M Harrison's defeat of Andrew j. Ora
nm. Roger Sullivan-s big business"
candidate, Ii regarded In political
clrcles today as q complete overthrow
6f Sullivan's domination of Cook
'Hounty and Illinois politics, and a
Uorious blow to the gas magnates.
lzarrison's campaign slogan having
been ''Seventy-cent gas"
Merriam's nomination is all the
1nore startling when his vote Is COM
AIRED with that of John r. Thompson.
Who received the backing of the Re-
1ub1ican county machine and who was
Eor1rded as a staunch Lorimer adher-
nd Merriam's vote more than
oubled that Of Thompson, the pro-
Hoosiyo reformer. having polled APPS
While Thompson's vote was only 26.-
"a attribute my nomination" said
Merriam today. Ito the eager accept
1nce by the voters of the opportunity
Iored them by the direct primary
w and to an uprising for progressive
opublicanism that heretofore has
nnifested itself only In national .ex-
roosion. The voters Of Chicago be-
ove the city's resources should be
Cnserved just as much as the ma
tn's resources for the benefit Of the
immunity at large and not for a few
1ocial interests.
g. The nomination OF Harrison may
eocipitate q fight In the Democratic
Innks that will not end with the pri-
AIRY. There To chance that Edward
4Dnnne. defeated for the Democratic
omination. will contest or run indie |
Gudontly. The police returns show
Hat Harrison received 5000 votes |
&hlle Dunno polled 53,513. Dunno
cIoims that the figures are crooked"
1nd cites the vote In the First ward
there the '.Hinky Dink-Bathhouse
John" combination rolled up q 2,400
na1ority for Harrison.
+ rHinky Dink" Kenna, Senator Lori |
IRIS newsboy friend, received such
IS unanimous vote In the First ward
~ alderman that "There was no sec
4 While the defeated Republican can
dates have announced that they will
Dport Merriam, Il is believed many
Is their henchmen will offer little sup
Iort TO the reformer, but will turn In
Md to Harrison as the exponent of
~ political system to which they are
ccuetomed.
Morrtam's campaign was spectacu- |
~ A University OF Chicago profess |
-, and graft fighter ever since he |
~ been in council. he had no organ
alton backing. Charles r. Crane,
@16 . few men Of his calibre who have
ever had experience In politics.
nanced Merriman's campaign.
The general election for mayor and
~ ofncers will be held on April 4.
Gets ef,e5o,oo Contract for Boats.
CLEVELAND, Mar. 1.-The Great
lakes Engineering Works, Of Detroit,
No just closed contract to build
Icur ocean-going steamers and some
<orges for New England interests,
xhich will use them In the Atlantic
|oastwise trade. The contract calls
- an expenditure OF $1,650,000 A.
v. Pessano. president OF the Great
|nkes Co, has been in the east,
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