New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24
Their Vote at Mayoralty
Primaries Largest Since
Receiving Suffrage.
JUBILANT OVER
THEIR SHOWING
Ballots of Democratic Women
Exceed Those of Their
Republican Sisters.
IBy Telegraph 90 The Tribune

NnlCdEO, TtD. Co Yer H. iidl =
son, largely through the votes of the
women Of Chicago, was defeated to-day
for the Democratic nomination for
Mayor by Robert NJ. Sweitzer, Clerk of
Cook County. Sweitzer's plurality was
estimated late tonight at more than
/ $4,000.
The fight for the Republican nomina-
ton was close. When 1000 precincts
had been counted Harry f. Olson,
chief justice of the Municipal Court,
and William Hale Thompson were
within 800 votes of each other Olson
having the lead.
Harrison's vote in 1,jl6 out of 1866
precincts was 10l ,405, against 176.l27
for Sweitzer It was a rout for the
Harrison forces. So sweeping was the
avalanche that it carried with it all the
slate candidates for other Offices.
The five-time Mayor of Chicago went
home tonight a crushed man. He was
humiliated and heartbroken. His
friends revived the talk of an indie
pendent candidacy, but he said he
would not run as an Independent can
didate under any condition. He at
tributed his defeat to the desire of the
people for wide open town.
Women were jubilant tonight over
the strength they showed in the pri-
maries. They almost nominated Olson
after he was clearly defeated by the
vote of the men. Their votes nearly
overcame a 10000 lead given to Thomp-
son by the votes of the men in the
largest vote of Republican women ever
polled in Chicago, either at pri-
mary or at a regular election.
The vote of the Democratic women
also was larger than ever polled be-
fore, either in primary or regular cleo
ion. The total of the woman's vote
came near to equalling the vote cast
at the regular spring election LAST
year, when the vote was l64,O26.
This was the third primary in which
the women voted. Tne highest record
here,o fore was 47,424, poiled in the
spring primary a year ago. This year
,he Republican women alone had
70 al considerably higher than the com
pIned count OF the women last year.
4ne ,ote Of the Democratic women
exceeded. IS usual, that OF me Repuo-
.can. The Democratic tOtai was near
= twice that Of the com JIned vote OF
d. omen at the municipal primary last
year.
estimated from nearly complete re-
turns. the total vote of the women was
1856 900. This was divided into approx
mately $1,000 for the Republican wom-
en- and 10000 for the Democratic. The
vote of the Democratic women followed
that of the men in giving a consider
able plurality to Sweitzer over Harri-
son.
The Olson managers were upset by
the size Of the women's vote for
Thompson. The lowest pre-primary es-
innate made by the Olson organization
was that the Chief Justice would land
rot less than Go per cent of the wom-
ems ballots They were not prepared
for the tdings that there were as
many Thompson women as Olsen wom-
en- in a large number of wards. and
while Justice Olson had a majority of
the newly enfranchised voters. his lead
in this respect was not sufficient to
Offset the plurality of the man vote in
Thomnson's favor.
Police patrols were on the move all
day answering calls from polling
places. Agnes Scanlon, eight years old,
was shot in the foot when a police
man fired two shots into a crowd OF po-
litical workers who had attacked him.
The political actions Of the women
at the first unrestricted election were
a leading subject of conversation to-
night. The women's votes were on a
different kind Of ballot from the mems
and showed sturdy plurality for
Swcitzer. although Harrison is suf-
fragist. and his wife, who is an author,
made speeches in his behalf. Justice
Olson. however, held his lead tonight
by reason of the woman vote. the Re-
publican men giving Thompson plu-
rality.