The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-09

| WASHINGTON, d. c.. April I.-Ac
counts of the landslide for Thompson
! in the Chicago mayoralty election
and OF the defeat OF democratic by
republican candidates in scores OF 9th
ier cities proved the most dishearten'
| ing political news to the Wilson ad'
ministration since the congressional
! and state elections last fall.
/ Fears that the revolt against demo
cratic policies disclosed by the con
! spicuous republican victories last NO
vember is spreading and apprehen.
sion that the result of the municipal
elections yesterday portends disaster
| in the presidential and congressional
campaign next year are entertained
by democratic leaders here to de-
gree they dislike to admit.
Urge Wilson to Campaign.
The first tangible result of the dis
closure OF political conditions by the
Chicago, St Louis and other munich
pal elections was the presentation OF
an appeal to the president by several
OF his advisers to take the stump this
summer in defense of his administra-
ton. He was urged to visit the San
Francisco exposition in July and to
going and coming.
The political steering committee,
which advised this course, fears that
unless heroic measures are adopted
at once to stem the tide of reaction in
favor of the republicans. it may be
too late to recover the lost ground
next year.
The president took the question I'M
der Amusement At the white house
it was stated that some time ago, Mr..
Wilson promised to visit the Panama
exposition during the summer If pub
lie business should permit his ab-
sence from the capital.
Wilson Refuses Comment
President Wilson receive dthe re-
turns from the Chicago election last
night and examined with consider
able care today the figures and ex-
plantations OF the Thompson victory
emanating from various sources. 1t
was learned that the president was
visibly disappointed by the defeat of
SweitZer but he declined to comment
upon the Chicago or other municipal
elections.
Private Secretary Tumulty did noe
conceal his disappointment. but he
professed to find in the defeat of
Sweitzer, but he declined to comment
of the voters toward the national adj
ministration or the democratic party
as whole.
The issues in the Chicago election
were clearly entirely local." Mr.. Tum-
ulty said. THAT was made conclusive
ly evident by the first public state
ment issued by the newly elected
mayor, Mr.. Thompson. There was
no more national political significance
in the election than there was in the
choice of a mayor in Hoboken last
week, when a democrat, was elected.
Glad Sullivan Was Beaten.
Apparently the only democrats
hereabouts who look with equaninIity,
il not approval, upon the result in
Chicago are those who regard Roger
Sullivan as the embodiment of politi-
cal unregeneracy. and believe that the
defeat of his candidate, Mr.. Sweitzer,
will further the cause of progressive
democracy in Illinois. There are sew
eral high officials in the Wilson ad-
ministration who disclosed such
views today-not for publication,
however.
Secretary OF State Bryan. who
fought Mr. Sullivan vigorously in the
Illinois senatorial primary campaign
last year, was asked whether he had
any comment to make upon the Chica-