The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-16
MAYOR THOMPSON
SEES G.. O. P. PEACE
Chirngoan Elected On Fusion
Ticket Expects Moose Back
In the Fold.
Is GrEST or HENRY CLEWS

Mayor Thompson. fresh from captur-
ventior. for Chicago. was the guest Of
honor at a luncheon given yesterday Mt
the Bankers club by Henry Clews.
Mayor Mitchell. who was to have been on
hand, was kept away by Senator Elon
Browns questions about the city spend
ing money.
The chicago Mayor. though tall like
Mayor Mitchell. has breadth to match.
speakiug IN reply to Mr.. Clews's well
come he declared his belief that the Re-
publicans II Progressives will decide
on fusion for the next national election.
lust as they Joined to give him the big
plurality OF $4,000.
Mayor Thompson expressed his con-
yictiou that military preparedness Is
what the country needs most now.
Afterward he said in conversation that
ne thought the time has come to help
the railroads ana rid them OF some of the
turdensome legislative restrictions that
have been piled up of late years.
sees MIG q. u. p. NeuWtOn.
The Progressives and the Republic
cans united to elect Thompson Mayor
said Mayor Thompson. speaking in the
third person. IAN II IL my hope and be-
lei tnal tue Safne nan III WHICH am
the unfortunate split OF 1912 will see the
reunion Of the hosts In 1915. ] believe
II will.
" are deeply interested in the same
thing that you are-preparedncss. That
IL might be possible for a foreign Power
10 capture New York was made clear to
me by Hudson Maxim. whom l met not
Tot 80 long age in Kansas City. He said
to me:
Imagine New York captured and
held for ransom to he paid by the rest
OF the country"
Perhaps We feel somewhat more Sc
cure at home than do you In New York.
but We are vitality interested in defence,
and when the roll is called on the Ques-
ton OF arming for defence Chicago will
be there. just as she was present in
Washington when the roll was called to
pick the convention city"
william Allen Butler said that IL
Mayor Thompson would look north from
the top OF the Equitable Building he
might zee a greater crop of mortgages
than could come within his ken at home.
Samu"l W, Fairchild. president of the
Union League Club. echoed Mayor
Thompson's belief that Progressives and
Republicans will be reunited and said
that the Cnion League. founded to up
i'l' NV III u IIeSlucHt LltltOin.
stands for precisely the same things to-
day as ever-Republican principles and
. protective tariff among them.
Other Chicagoans Talk.
otner speakers were ex-Representative
Frederick Lundin OF Chicago. Alderman
James II. Lawley OF Chicago and George
". Burleigh. whose tale OF Mayor
Thompson's enforcement Of the Sunday
closing law brought applause. Other in
vted guests were President McAneny of
the Board OF Aldermen. Alexander J.
1iemphill, president OF the Guaranty
Trust Company A.. B.. Hepburn. presi-
dent II the chase National Bank George
T. Wilson OF the Equitable Life. Robert
g Norris, Perley Morse. Andrew Il.
Humphrey, Frederick W. Cpham. eX-
PRESIDENT OF the Union League Club OF
Chicago: Aldermen Hugh Norris and
VI A. Michaelsou of Chicago. A. Shell
don clarh. president Of c%allaghan ~ co.
'AIries II Francis. Chicago City Attor-
'ry Nelson y. Lampert. first vice.
president of the Dearborn National Bank
Of Chicago James n. Channon. president
Of H. Channon Company Joseph ".
Flanagan. president OF Flanagan 4
B~r"denweg Public Service Commissioner
Garner of Chicago and II. NJ. Sinclair
and James A. Pugh of Chicago.
Mayor Thompson began his days ac-
tyities here with "A call on Mayor Mitchell.
The latter introduced the Chicago ex-
eutive To President McAneny OF the
BOARD Of Aldermen. to Comptroller Prem
dergast and to Borough Presidents
M4theWson and Pounds The visiting
Mayor and his friends were h taken
through the city Hall by Lieut.. Kennel.