Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-06
SOCIALISTS IN
FINAL DRIVE
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO ELEC-
TlONS HINGE ON LOYALTY
ISSUE.

torney Edward Swami issued a
statement today declaring that he
had obtained the confession OF a
"gunman" alleging that an organ
lied effort was to be made during
voters for John r. Hyian, the
democratic candidate for mayor
from reaching the polls by intimi-
daton and assault. The confess
sion, according to the district at.
torney, says the gunner are not
to kill but are to disable voters.
They are under the leadership Of
a strike breaker who has "unlim-
tied money to spend" and "has
been promised protection"
Mr.. Swami said he has sufficient
evidence to cause the Indictment
and arrest Of tie men who hired
the alleged thug leader. He de-
cIared that he had already sub
poenaed an important witness be-
fore the grand jury.
New York, Nov. 5.-A riotous dem
onstration in which red flags and red
handkerchiefs were waved by a wild.
ly shouting multitude in Madison
Square Garden yesterday afternoon
marked the beginning Of the end Of
Morris Hilluuit's campaign for the
Of New York as the stand
ard bearer of the socialists, pacifists,
obstructionists and opponents of the
government and its war policy.
Peace" was the word that set the
crowd wild. Hillquit first started a
demonstration by referring to Sena-
tor Lafollette as the next president"
A little later he cried out:
eve want peace"
BABEL OF TONGUES.
Immediately his mercurial audience
was shouting and waving flags. The
language of every nation save Amer
lea was distinguishable in the poly
glot cry which went up from thous-
ands Of threats Of the hyphenated citi-
zens who make up Hillquit's follow
ing.
Hillquit is one Of the four candi-
dates in the race for the mayorality,
and by various guessers he Is accord
ed third and second place in the final
accounting. Judge John T. Hylan,
the Tammany candidateSis first in
the betting, with Hillquit and the
present mayor John Purroy Mitchell
fighting it out for second. William
Bennett, the regular republican nomi-
nee who beat Mitchell in the primar-
les, is conceded nothing better than
last place but he is expected gener-
ally to take enough votes away from
Mitchell to enable Hylan to win.
HiLLQUlT Is RICH.
Hfllquit, rich lawyer who lives on
Riverside drive and who has risen to
riches from poverty since he landed
in New York from Riga in 1886, is
his campaign frankly on a so
cialistic appeal to the foreign-born
residents for support in his fight on
the nations war policies. Hylan is
accused of disloyalty by Mitchell, who
in turn is tainted with being tool
Of the rich.
Unless the successful candidate re-
ceives a large plurality in the city,
the result may not actually be known
FOR some weeks on account of the de-
lay in counting the votes of thousands
of soldiers and sailors in the opinion
Of many political observers. 1t is es-
dmated that there are 10000 New
Workers under arms in the army and
navy. Registration at the various
camps indicate that about $4,000 of
hese are entitled to vote.
ALL CLAIM VICTORY.
With the campaign virtually over,
he managers for the four candidates
or mayor today protested to see vic
DRY tomorrow.
The fight of the suffragists for an
to the state constitution
living them the right to vote aroused
interest. Suffrage leaders
predict victory for their cause.
Immediately after the election to.
morrow the anti saloon league will
prosecute vigorous months cam
,aign throughout New York state for
rational prohibition it was announced
lere today. Prominent speakers from
he National Anti-Saloon league will
invade the state and speak at 1873 pub.
ic meetings.
The league announces that II IN.
ends to bring all possible pressure to
,ear on New York's forty three con.
,ressmen to vote in favor of a pro.
libition amendment resolution in con.
,reSS.
WAR ISSUE IN CHICAGO.
= Chicago, Nov. 5.--The judicial cleo.