New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
Mayora|ty Fight Will Go On to
Eve Of Primary.
NO LACK OF "SINEWS" FELT
Candidates Have Spent Hundreds
of Thousands Is Allegation
in Western City.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribun.

Chicago Feb. 25-The greatest primary
campaign In Chcagos history. in which
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars have been
spent. reached its climax to-day While the
unique conditions will require the mayor
atty candidates, both the Republican and
Democratic. TO continue their campaigns,
contrary to usual practice. straight up TO
the eve Of the polling next Tuesday. the
heaviest work has been done, and the can
didates or their managers for the first time
made public forecasts on V hitch they risked
their regulations as political guessers.
That some Of these forecasters are taxi
ing long chances Is indicated by the fact
that each sees victory for himself or his
own candidate although only one Of the
five Republicans and one Of the three
Democrats can be nominated. while six OF
the eight aspirants OF the two big parties
are doomed to elimination at tine primaries.
BY all hands however II Is agreed that
Tuesdays contests will bring 10 the polls
the largest vote over recorded at "A pri-
mary in Chicago. II will no the first test
Of the present direct nomination law at a
mayoralty struggle Candi jates for city
Treasurer City Clerk and aldermen In each
ward are To be named.
That the prospect Of candidates running
without the backing Of the party organiza
tions depends in a great measure on the
size Of the vote is generally admitted. As
the organization candidates are John +.
Smulski and John r. Thompson. Republi-
can and Andrew J. Graham. Democrat the
supporters Of Charles r. Merriam. John T..
Sculy and Tom Murrav. Republicans
and Carter p. Harrison and EDWARD 7.
| Dunno, Democrats, hoped for and predicted
I on the average higher totals than the or
ganization chiefs said they expected.
Most Of the forecasts of the total vot,
were for more than 100000" while man,
experts pr,dicted upward Of 225.0o0, anC
occasionally there was found a man wh'
thought there might he 100000 ballots.
All over the city there have been wi
dcnces ot large expenditures OF the "sincws
Of war by the candidates and their workers
There have been public charges that Ora
hams campaign barrel contains from
/ $500. 900 to $500, 900. Harrison has als'
been charged with being the owner Of a bar
/ rel OF large measure. He was alleged Il
/ have collected his in the Tenderloin distric
through Alderman "Hinky Dink' McKenn'
/ and Alderman "Bathhouse" John Coughlan
Bands Of music have been playing night anc
/ DAY. Banners and Autographs have beer
/ stretched all over the city. All the news
papers have been overrunnine with adver
/ tisemeuts Of the various candidates.
/ Last week The Chicago Tribune in larg
! letters across thu. first page invited the at
! tcntion Of It's readers 10 an editorial unde
/ inc. h. obi
! torial invited the candidates 10 make svorr
| statements as 10 the amounts thzy had ant
W Guild spend and the names Of the contrib
utors Nj the candidates except Harrison
ard Graham have responded.
Merriam. independent Republican. VIII
came into the public notice through his worl
AZ the head Of the Merriam graft commits
! sion. in his statement shows that he ha
collected and. spent about 100000. Of thi
amount Charles r. Crane and Julius Rosen
! thai have given $500 each. II is estirat
ed that Gre ham. backed by Roger sullivan
/ Democratic boss Democratic national com
/ mitteemAn and heavy holder Of Chicago ga
stock. has spent ten times as much.
Merriam blocked an attempt Of the Re
publican machine 10 hold q convention o
ward committeeman 10 select candidate. II
violation Of the primary law, but John f
| Thompson. former county treasurer. Is gen
,raIly understood to he backed by the ma
chine What the outcome will he canno
! even he guessed accurately.
Jim" O'Leary, the stock yards gambler
ANNOUNCED tonight the following odds o
| Democratic candidates: Graham. TO 10
| Harrison. S to > Dunno. 81 TO t.