The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
Women Voters Put Ginger
Into Chicago Campaign,
Their Entry Into City Contest Bitter Because of Re-
ligious Issue. Is Followed by Roting
and Broken Heads


van. boss OF the Democratic party In
Illinois and unsuccessful candidate for
United states Senator last fall. Thomp-
sons chief hackers are what is left OF
the old Republican machine in which
william Iyorimer for many years was
the dominant figure.
Iorimer. himself under Indictment in
connection with the failure OF the la
Sale street Trust and Savings Bank,
OF which he was president. has taken no
part in the campaign. Still his old lieu
tenants have been the guiding spirits In
Thompson's campaign and consequently
sullivan and Lormer have been two big
Issues
Probably moro than 100000 votes will
be cast on election day The total reg
istered vote In 1901. or these 4s6,534
are men and 2s2.4s3 are women.
BiR Interest Aroused.
For interest tho campaign has broken
all records. Meetings OF both candidates
have been attended by crowds that
TANNED halls and made overflow meet
ings and gatherings on the streets neces.
sary. Entry of the women into politics
IL considered to he the cause OF the un-
usual interest and the large meetings
AS many as eighty-fve meetings have
been held In a single night by one party
and OF these the Mayoraity candidate
addressed a dozen or more.
During the last week as many as 800
monday meetings were held by the
Thompson supporters In factories. rail-
road yards and on street corners or
wherever people congregated. Automo-
biles with campaign orators toured the
city speaking at every opportunity.
At o'clock in the mornings Thomp.
son orators addressed the worlemen IN
the steel mills as a change was made
In the shifts Probably the most unique
meetings were those at which Thomp-
son speakers addressed men who had
applied at big manufacturing plants FOR
work and were turned away. These
, meetings OF the unemployed were fea-
lures Of the closing week Of the cam
paign
The business depression and unem.
ployment have been two topics discussed
At length by Thompson and his sup
porters The Thompson campaign devel-
nped a national aspect by the injection
Of the plea for return OF the Re-
puhliCans to power as the first step
toward bringing back prosperity and
the full dinner pail" Thompson In his
| speeches urged the election of the en-
tire Republican ticket as means OF
restoring confidence in the business
world and relieving the unemployment,
situation.
Thompson is backed by all factions OF
the Republican party and by the Pro-
gressives. BY fusion agreement before
| the primaries the Progressives and Re
| publcans under the leadership of eX-
! Governor Charles s. Deneen formed an
| alliance in support OF the Mayoralty
candidacy NJ Harry Olson. Chief Justice
| OF the Municipal Court. Olson was de.
fea,ed In the primary fight by Thompson
! by small margin.
Thompson and his hackers have beer
, able To win over tho majority OF those
! who backed Judge Olson.
Swei'Zer won the Democratic nomina-
! ton hy defeating Carter ". Harrison
| Chicago's five time Mayor. by an over
| whelming majority. Harrison has taken
no part in the campaign since his defeat
! and members Of his faction of tho De-
( mocracy aye divided between Sveitzer
! and Thompson Most Of them are sup
porting the Democratic nominee. how
/ ever.
Sweltzer has been in the political lime
| light only five years. He was elected
| County Clerk five years ago and reflect ed
| last fall Thompson served one tern
as Alderman and one term as County
/ Commissioner several years ago, He
began his campaign for the Mayoralty
/ eighteen months ago.