Arizona republican., 1919-04-02
ROBERT ~. SWEl7ZE1

ter in favor of saloons. The Dry Chi cago Federation made no concerted campaign, relying on national legisla ton. The wet and dry question was put on the ballot by order of the state supreme court which found that the dry petition had been kept off the ballot illegally at the preceding city election
 Virtually all interest in the election was eentered in the mayoralty fight, although other city offices. including one alderman from each of the 5 wards were elected.
 SIander on Republicans
 The mayor made his campaign on his iTecord in office and on pleas for re- publican party support on the basis of national party lines. His principal op- ponents, Sweitzer and Hoyne, the in dependent both severely criticised the mayor and referred to ''Thompsonism' and his war record. The mayors ref erence to Chicago as the sixth Ger man city" his refusal to issue an invi- tation as mayor to Marshal Joffre of France. and his promise of police pro lection to the gathering of members of the Peoples Council for Democracy and terms of peace, all were urged against the mayor by his opponents. The campaign was filled with spec taclesS arranged by managers of the | Thompson, Sweitzer and Hoyne man. aging committees for downtown streets and public buildings. The canvass for 1 votes was one continuous noise making campaign eliminating tonight in the shouting thronss greeting the mayors victory as indicated by the police re- turns.
 Late returns indicated that the democrats had elected Henry Stuckart city treasurer and James T. Igo, city clerk, and reelected Judge John Nj. O'Connor to the superior court. The Labor Contingent
 A labor party was in the field for the first time with John Fitzpatrick, presi- dent of the Chicago Federation Of i Labor as mayoralty candidate who fin ished in fourth place. trailing Hoyne the independent. Hoyne polled more than 100000 votes which was less than half of that received by each of the two leading contenders. Fitzpatrick boiled more than 10000 of a labor union membership of 240,000 and issued a statement that the labor party had established itself"
 The other mayoralty candidates were John NJ. Collins, socialist, who boiled nearly as many votes as the socialist candidate received four years ago. Last in the list was Adolph Carms, socialist labor. who received fewer than 1000.
 Gathered by Police
 Late tonight after no concession
 of victory from the Sweitzer headquar-
 ters had been issued, it was said Sweitzer adherents were investigatine
 the action of the mayor Tn ordering
 policemen to take the police return. to his office in the city hall before thS
 result should be made known. Tn; : action. it was said. by the mayors ad- visers. was to prevent any manipula'
 ton of the figures.
 The mayor in a statement attribute, l his success to the confidence of thu !, voters in the republican party. r The complete unofficial vote foI
 mayor, gave Thompson, republican
 257,S6S; Sweitzer, democrat. 240,2S | Hoyne. independent democrat, 110, ,S9S Thompson's plurality 17,600. :: Late police returns showed tn
 democrats had elected Henry Struck 1 art city treasurer by 10000 or more
 and James T. Igoe city clerk by abou S,VUU. IHe TepupllcanS elected f1aTr : A. Lewis judge of the superior cour by about 5000 and George B. Holme: , municipal judge by nearly 20,0O0.
 The total vote on the busting ( I saloons on May 1, was:
 No, men. 266,529; women 124.731 h total 91,260.
 : Yes men. 267,7O7; women. 12f.73l t total 144,032.