The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-23
FIGHT FOR MAYOR
OF GH|CAG0 IS
GETTING HOT
Edward F. Dunno, Prof. Charles &,
Merriam and Carter H. Harrison
Are Leading Candidates for
Nomination for the Office.
Walls of Western Metropolis Are
Black With Libel, But It's Only a
Political Campaign.
sY RAYMOND EVANS.

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CHICAGO. Feb. 23.--Eyery blank
wall I'm Chicago Is piastered with
rlacards that would De libelous IL they
we're not political, Big Business Is
busy discussing; little politicians are
ecog and receptive-and Tom Muir
rays hired cornet spills the strains
M "Belieye Ne II AL. Those Endear'
ing Young Charms" about the intersec'
ton OF Madison and Clark.
All of which bears witness 10 the
fact that there is a primary mayoralty
campaign OIL 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 10 seek once more Tor HIM
self. Three are Democrats, hve are
Republicans, one Is Socialist ana
enc a Prohibitionist. Then there Is
also q Josh candidates. Negro VINO
was put on as joke.
The hope Of Chicago rests with OK
Mayor Edward F. Dunno and Prof.
Charles t. Merriam, the one Demo
cratic candidate, the other Repubii-
can. III either OF these be nominated
he will be safe candidate for honest
folk OF both parties 20 support. III
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 II.
II neither of these be nominated,
hope will go glimmering for the time
being, but W. Il. Rodriguez, the Social
list candidate, will stand to roll up an
astonishing vote or protest.
Dunno and Merriam, in their re-
spective parties, are bucking biparu-
San pact. The exposure OF the rotten.
ness of the Busse regime, forced by
the efforts of Prof, Merriam in his
capacity as alderman, led the powers
cs darkness TO conclude that the next
mayor must inevitably be Democrat.
So they set about arranging for the
election of a Democrat OF the safe
type.
Andrew ]. Graham seems their one
lest 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
ALI 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 4 heterogene-
Gus backing. Including. In particular,
Hearst's Chicago American, which OF
posed him In 1904. brit which supports
| him now. rather than Dunno, because
of the GOODNESS that arose between the
Hearst people and Dunno just after
/ the latter became mayor They say
that Dunno couldn't stand for the I'm
possible Hearst nomination for chief
Of police.
On the Republican side there is
big field. John r. Thompson Is the
Busse candidate. John +. Smulski Is
Gov. Deneen's candidate. Like the
governor, Smulski is reformer-with
reservations.
John z. Scully Is Scully's candidate,
Scully is a mere politician. Tom Muf-
ray. who makes shirts or something
OF that sort. and who hires a cornet
list to play on a street corner In MS
own honor, Is a candidate merely be-
cause he can afford H. and 1t will help
Toms business,
IncTe I6HtiuS VI tht RSpochNeh
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
a professor in the University OF Chi
cago. He is young, resourceful and
determined. lie has a clean, sonstruc'
tive record es an alderman. He has a
good chance of winning cut In spite of
the money that Is being spent to Sc
cure the nomination Of some safer"
candidate.
w. f. Rodriguez, the Socialist candi-
date, is assured Of HE nomination, for
he has no opposition The Socialists
have thus cut the primary fight and
are already ffghting for election day
voters. II both Dunno and Merriam
fail to secure the nomination -des-1
perate effort will be made to swing
the independent voters of the old par
ties - the Socialist candidate. The
primary Is Feb. %.
AARON KELLER AKERs DEAD. 4
LANSING. Mich. Feb. 2a-tSpe-
cial. aaron Keller Akers. aged 81
years, who helped pick the site for
Il a