Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-05
MAYOR.

term as mayor Of Chicago. He won
by plurality Of 17.os2 over Charles E.
Merriam, his republican rival.
= Clinging to Harrison's stirruas. the
rest Of the democratic city ticket rode
to triumph. Henry Stuckart was elect
ed city treasurer; Francis D. Connery.
was reelected city clerk
All Records 9mashsd.
A record-breaking vote demonstrated
the interest taken by the electors in the
contest, which for intensity and COM
plexity eclipsed all other mayoralty
campaigns in Chicago's history. De-
spite a continuous drizzle that made
miserable election weather, more than
s. per cent Of the registratered voters
turned out to tho polls. The total vote
ran over 3e5.0oo. smashing all records
for . Chicago mayoralty election.
Merriam failed to develop the
streng n his campaign managers looked
for In the Independent wards. Or
rather. Harrison ran stronger In the
Independent section than his opponents
were expecting. The -four times"
mayor. now five times mayor. SUR
prised even his own managers by the
spurts OF speed he made in precinct
after precinct in Hyde Parke and Lake
View.
This was the territory in which the
Merriam forces expected to gain head
way enough to handicap Harrison for
the rest Of the racing. .ss
- sarsy Iinss Are Rent.
Party lines were rent asunder IN
most parts Of the city: THIS was by
virtue of the 'factional fights that ragged
within tho campaign. On both sides the
tickets were slashed. until the election
was approximately put ON g non-parti-
san basis.
The Dunno democrats walked away
from Harrison In numbers. A large
part Of them, however, instead Of vot-
ing for I1arrisons chief rival threw
their votes to the socialist candidate.
w. p. Rodriguez. This had been looked
for by the outsiders on the theory that
the dyed-in-the- Dunno democrats
who opposed Harrison still entertain
reverence for the phrase party reg
ularity" Following this idea, the the
ory is that they would consider a vote
for a socialist less irregular" than a
vote for their traditional enemy. q
republican
Socialist Vote Large.
However erroneous that theory may
be. the fact remains that Rodrigue3
polled 22.2s4 votes. This closely ap-
reached the record socialist vote ever
polled in q Chicago mayoralty cam
paisn. being less than thousand short
Of the 23,G34 polled by Collins In 1905.
Four years ago Koop. socialist got
$4,000.
Merriam 10 Content.
avIA tSAU
made. We have presented the issue Of
decent, honest and economical progress
sive government squarely to the voters.
wish to thank my many friends who
have Loyalty supported with their time,
money, eloquence and enthusiasm. !
congratulate Mr.. Harrison on his en-
thusiasm and wish him we'll in his ad.
ministration."
Scrutiny Of the returns by ward and
precinct show that Professor Merriam
was given nearly per cent less votes
than given Busse. republican, four years
ago, while Harrison ran moro than II
per cent ahead Of the vote for Duane.
democrat, at that time. The vote
reached above 100000. which Is approx
imately $4,000 more than the record vt
the last mayoralty contest.
In spite Of this both sides agreed that
Merriam lost thru failure OF the silk
stocking" wards to show the strength
that had been expected az 1css;--o: oos os ssS::e
college man.
Tho nrst few precincts indicated that
while the totals were in favor OF Mer-
lam, his percentage. compared with
four years ago, was falling of. while
his opponent was securing unexpected
returns. Even In tho Twenty-hfth
ward. where MerTiam's candidacy was
failure Of Merriam support
ers to 90 out In tho drixxling rain ana
vote caused his total to drop far lower
than was expected.
Harrison Shows Strength.
It was tho result from this ward
which AFst gave Merriam intiuation
that his fight was In vain. On the other
hand Harrison announced ~ aoon 5as
this ward was reported that he hsd won
and prepared statement. After thin
the result never was In donbt. White
the drst ward save its usual demo.
cratic plurality it was not alone 1paua
this ana the river wards that HasS5eon
drew his support His eight year -.
vice IN the mayors chair drew zusaay
votes his opponent had counted uncs,
and his promise for 20 cent NJ. ~
sAid BY his managers TO have M 81
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