The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23
FIGHT FOR MAYOR
OF CH|cAG0 IS
GETTING HOT
Edward F. Dunno, Prof. Charles +.
Merriam and Carter H. Harrison
Are Leading Candidates for
Nomination for the once.
Walls of Western Metropolis Are
Black With Libel, But It's Only :
Political Campaign.
eY RAYMOND EvANs.

Chicago, Feb. 23.--Every blank
wall In Chicago is plastered with
placards that would pe libelous II thoy
were not political; Big Business Is
tusy disbursing; little politicians aro
aeog, and receptive--and Tom MUIR
rays hired cornet spills the strains
OF believe Me II AL; Those Endear
ing Young Charms" about the intersec-
ton OF Madison and Clark.
All OF which bears witness to the
fact that there Is primary mayoralty
campaign on In Chicago, the biggest
municipal campaign In the country
this year.
There are nearly a dozen candidates
for the place that Mayor Busse does
not dare to seek once more for him
self. Three are Democrats, Ave are
Republicans, one Is Socialist and
enc a Prohibitionisr Then there is
also josh candidates. Negro who
was put on as q joke.
The hope OF Chicago rests with ex-
Mayor Edward f. Dunno and Prof.
Charles Il. Merriam, the one Demo
cratic candidate. the other Republic
can. II either of these be nominated
he will be a safe candidate for honest
folk OF both parties to support IL
both are nominated there will be little
choice between them. for both are
admittedly honest and evidently In.
the political game for service, and not
for what Is In 1t.
II neither of these be nominated,
hope will go glimmering for the time
being, but w. 4. Rodriguez, the Social
list candidate. will stand to roll up an
astonishing vote of protest.
Dunno and Merriam, In their re-
lepective parties, are bucking q biparti-
|san pact The exposure or the rotten
Il ness of the Busse regime, forced BY
| the efforts of Prof. Merrfam In HIS
capacity as alderman. led the powers
of darkness to conclude that the next
mayor must inevitably be Democrat.
So they set about arranging for the.
election OF Democrat OF the safe
type.
Andrew ]. Graham seems their one
hest bet. Graham is a business man,
safe and sane, familiar with matters
Of finance. He has the Big business
viewpoint and will get the support OF
all Democrats OF the order OF mind
that turns to the golden calf.
Graham is advertised as the "regu-
lar" candidate OF the Democratic "or
ganization--that Is, he has the sup
port Of Boss Roger Sullivan and the
gas company.
Carter Harrison has q heterogene-
GUS backing. including, In particular,
Hearst's Chicago American, which op-
posed him In 1904, brt which supports
him now, rather than Dunno, because
of the coolness that arose between the
Hearst people and Dunno just after
the latter became mayor. They say
that Dunno couldn't stand for the Inn
possible Hearst nomination for chief
Of police.
On the Republican side there Is .
big field. John X. Thompson is the
Busse candidate. John II. Smulski Is
Gov. Deneen's candidate. Like the
governor, Smulski is reformer-wfth
reservations.
John K. Scully is Scully's candidate.
Scully is mere politician. Tom Muir
ray. who makes shirts or something
of that sort, and who hires cornet
ist To play on a street corner I'm his
own honor, is candidate merely be-
cause he can afford IL. and IL viii help
Toms business.
There remains OF the Republican,
candidates Merriam. Prof. Merriam Is
as peoples candidate. He got into
the game early and had big ball roll
ing before the bipartisan gang realized
that he was In earnest. Merriam Is
IA professor In the University of Chi
cago. He Is young, resourceful and
determined He has clean, tonstruc
tive record as an alderman. He has a
good chance Of winning cut In spite OF
the money that Is being spent to se-
cure the nomination Of some safer
candidate.
w. Z. Rodriguez, the Socialist candI-
date. Is assured OF his nomination. for
he has no opposition. The Socialists
have thus cut the primary fight and
are already fighting for election day
voters. II both Dunno and Merriam
feil to secure the nomination des-
perate effort Will be made to swing
the independent voters of the old par
ties 10 the Socialist candidate. The