The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-27
EIGHT men DESIRE
CHICAGO MAY0RALTY
Today Marks Close of One of
Most Exciting Primar-
les Ever Held.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Today saw the
close OF one of the most exciting po-
litical campaigns Chicago has witness
cd In some years. Tomorrow all OF
tho parties will hold direct primaries
for the nomination OF candidates for
mayor. city treasurer, city clerk and
members OF the board of cldermen.
The mayorality. which is for a term
OF four years at an annual salary Of
SIS, 900 Is the plum that Is sought by
eight aspirants, five Republicans and
three Democrats. The name of one
candidate each for the Socialists and
Prohibitionists also will appear on the
ballot, but neither of these parties Is
expected to cut much OF a figure in
the race.
The five candidates for the mayoral-
~ nomination on the Republican side
are Charles r.. Merriam, John T.. Soul
ly. John B. Thompson, Tom Murray
and John +. Smu;ski. Mr.. Merriam
IL professor at the University ot
Chicago and member OF the board
OF aldermen. lie Is classed as the Re-
publican reform candidate. AS an al
derman he was chairman OF the Com
mission on City Expenditures, whose
Investigation into the city administra'
ton resulted In the removal Of several
city officials In the past year.
John T.. Scully. whose name appears
second on the ballot. is n member OF
the board Of aldermen and an expert
cnced politician. The principal plank
Of his platform Is opposition to the
public service corporations.
Backed by Lorimer.
John II. Thompson. the third Rcpub
lican aspirant for the mayoraity, is
known chiefly as the proprietor OF a
string OF popular restaurants. He has
mixed with politics for some years and
once served term as county treasur.
err. In his fight for the mayoralty he
has the backing of Senator Lorimer's
chief lieutenants.
The candidacy of Tom Murray. who
In fourth on the Republican list. is
not taken very seriously. Murray IL
u clothing merchant and far famed fol
his unique methods of advertising. lie
Is said to be favored by Governor
Dcnccn and his local following for the
mayoralty nomination.
On the Democratic side there are
three candidates for mayor. Garter
H. Harrison, Andrew ]. Graham, and
Edward +. Dunno.
Carter II. Harrison. who already has
served -four terms as mayor, wishes
to equal the record of his famous
father. who was elected five times
Behind the Harrison candidacy Is the
notorious Kcnna.Congh,an First ward
regency and considerable portion
of the old Harrison administration.
A West Side Banker.
Andrew j. Graham, the second OF
the Democratic aspirants, Is a West
Side banker who has figured in Der1o
cratic politics for long time, but
has not held office. lie has the back
ing Of the Democratic county organi
zation. His campaign for the nomi
nation has been notable chiefly for his
lavish expenditures.
Edward r. Dunno. the third Demo
crat In the field. was elected mayor
several years ago on a municipal own
ership platform. Before that he ha,
been on the bench. When mayor HI
made u good record. lie lowered tele
phone rates. and, although he vetoed
scventy.fivc-ccnt gas an ordinance was
passed giving the people a reduction
from 81 To 50 cents.
w. a. Brubaker is the only Prohibi
ton candidate for mayor and w. T.
Rodriguez has no opposition at tn,
Socialist primaries.
In addition To the mayoraity keei
interest is displayed in the aldermanit
contests In nearly all of the thirty
five wards. The aldermanic contest:
are more numerous than for man,
years. Particularly is this true on tn,
Democratic side. where the bitter may
orally battle has brought out Graham
Harrison and Dunno aldermanic can
didates In nearly every ward.
The reform organizations are put
ting forth efforts to defeat alleged