New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-07
" H. Thompson Gets 60
Per Cent of Their
Votes for Mayor.
10000 PLURALITY
BIGGEST ON RECORD
usvor.Elect Promises TO Rid
City of Crooks at Once and
Make II Safe.

.Nr ..' N' A..
Chicago. April G. William Hale
Thompson. Republican. was elected
Y,vOr Of Chicago to-day by the great
.,t plurality ever given to any candi-
d,t. for = major Office in the history
Of the city.
Nr. Thompson defeated Robert NJ.
srsj,zer. the Democratic nominee, by
plurality around 10000, far more
dian the $4,000 given to William Nc
yirlev for President in 1895, the
10000 lead which Roosevelt had over
grvan in 1904 and the $4,000 which
Charles s. Deneen had over Lawrence
p Stringer for Governor the same
vesr. Tie biggest previous plurality
;or Msyor was that of the younger
Harrison when he ran the first time,
n 1897. against John Maynard Harlan,
Nathaniel &. Sears and Washington {.
Besing, and received a plurality over
Harlan Of 1890.
Republicans began shouting with the
first fash OF The landslide victory for
thompson. Looking forwaI to 1916,
the Presidency and the Govornorshlp
n Illinois. their idea is that Chicago
has ejven the earliest and most reli-
sble symptom Of what is to happen po-
utesllv in state and nation.
Polls so Per Cent Women's Vote.
Navor-elect Thompson's victory was
eesn cut. He had the votes Of so per
rent OF the men and go per cent of the
A. ~Cefff nF IN o
tidal wave which started at Michigan
Boulevard and swept over the city 70
The far side Of Austin the election OF
Nr. Thompson carried along the cleo
lion of the entire Republican ticket. In
several wards his strength elected Ke-
publican aldermanic candidates who
had been more than doubtful fnishers
ihe night before.
At midnight close advisers OF the
Nayor-clect thought he would have a
majority of the Council who would
hack him 10 a finish. On this list were
the two Progrcssives John Siman. for
City Clerk. and Charles II. Sergel. for
Cty Treasurer who were a part Of
ne fusion slate made hy the combina-
ton between Denecn Republicans and
active Progressivcs I'm the pre-prlmary
. campaign. when Chief Justice Harry
Olson was the fusion candidate for
Mayor. With the winners was Hosea
". Wells. the candidate of the regular
Republicans for the Municipal Court
Vacancy.
More women than ever before in the
history Of Chicago went to the polls
and voted. The total count was 243.-
sac. The largest previous vote OF
women was polled last spring, when
lHO26 cast their ballots.
The Thompson women swamped the
SVei,zer women. Nearly so per cent
Of all the women who voted were with
Thompson This is an upset over the
primary indications, when 5S,764 WON
en- voted the Republican ticket TO 90
S13 who voted the Democratic. The
total Republican voman's vote was
1890. The total of the Democratic
women was s66-4.
Sweitzer hardly held the Democratic
vomen's votes iu the primaries. Many
women who voted for Harrison in the
primaries undoubtedly voted for Thomp-
son.
Last February Sweit7er pollcd 57,666
vomens votes. and Harrison 36,207.
Thompson not only gained apparently
al Of the women who voted for Olson,
bu. practically all who did not 90 TO
The boll, f.r thc primary election.
H.. .,......-.. a.. -rto,,,.,,,, &,
be primaries was 25Nf2. m the cleo
ton this ~a. increased by approximate
ly 10000
Woman's Victor, ca,o Mrs Tbonnson.
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Is' Mayor OF tnlcago 10 De eIected Dy
.s women ana Ae VIII IlFe up 10 eVeiy
yTlvA.se mace To- ineo I'D tne canApaiLH'
yn 'ne .ole ,.o"s Wh~J confidence !n .iil, ;nG
oHgH ot '"'cAto nave IN niHl' hIIl|
e-us -, loI every lHuilnE 'ha' l- goou Io5
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so ~ '''. q" '''IE '"''s '""' JIG Wal
r u'. 81,
de-. .V I'll siSl formal ut,eiahcc oF way OF,
L,iT lompsoA aiter he was Sa'iSHeu
n, Inc crooks had better move out OF
.heago before 7 am iuduguratcd. THIS
.o"n Will he cleared OF the criminals
~ completely before the new admins
stand 9P2S t5s [Gra fso Will for sc 0E'T oaoc "oeet to