Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-01
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CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH
ALL SIDES CONFIDENT
Wild Scenes Staged During the
Closing Hours of Strenuous
Vote Battle; Predict 100000
Ballots Will Be Cast.

Chicago, April -Four hundred
thousand votes, more than half the
city's registration, was estimated
by election board officials to have
been cast up to noon today in the
Chicago mayoralty race. Chief
Clerk Sullivan of the board predict
ed heavy voting would continue
until the polls close at p. m. and
that practically every registered
voter will cast ballot
Complaints were made to tile
state attorneys office that gunner
were intimidating voters in some
precincts. Police reserves rushed
to polls where disorders were re-
ported found most of the stories
exaggerated.
Candidates campaign headquar-
tiers, checking up reports of work
ers at polls who were taking straw
votes on the outcome said the re-
suit will be close and earlier claims
of large majorities will not be real
ICED.
Chicago, April Appealing to every
passion and prejudice aginable
workers for five mayoralty candidates
today put the decision up to the people
OF Chicago The fight lay between
William Hale Thompson. Robert NJ.
Sweitzer and Maclay Hoype.
The exciting campaign ended last
night in wild scenes in various parts of
the city, but magnfied many times in
the downtown district where poured
thousands from outlying precincts to
turn the tumultuouS business district
into a bedlam.
Clashes were numerous and hostili-
ties finally became so bitter that
stink" bombs We're Tesorted to. BAN
ners were torn down resulting in nu-
merous fights between rival supporters,
and men and women shouted them
selves hoarse from scores of band
wagons that paraded the loop district
until far into the night.
POLICE ON TOES.
To prevent occurrences today, Chief
of Police Clarity detailed reserves to
patrol the 2215 voting precincts and
guarded crowded sections of the city.
Candidates managers freely predict
ed that no less than 700, 900 of the reg
istered vote of $4,000 will be cast. 1t
was pointed out that no previous cam
paign had been so bitter.
Last hour predictions of pluralities
issued from each camp ran from 10, 600
to 100000. William Hale Thompson
Republican nominee for reelection, de-
clared he will receive so per cent of the
registered vote and will be given plur-
ality of 10000. Robert M Sweitzer
Democrat, will be elected by 1000 ac-
cording to predictions of his campaign
managers.
Maclay Hoyne, Independent nom
partisan, claimed election by 125 900.
John Fitzpatrick, labor candidate,
and John NJ. Collins, Socialist, claimed
victories by from $4,000 to $4,000.
Fitzpatrick said he would receive 225,-
600 votes. "Drys" refused to take part
in the campaign, considering it dead
issue.
The polls opened at a. m. and will
close at p. m. Definite knowledge of
the results were expected by o'clock.
Following up strong campaign for
Fitzpatrick, labor party workers de-
clared so local unions had ceased work
for the day to picket the polls and see
that labor is given a square deal"
The picketing and stopping of work
was not to be considered a strike, it
was said
The three major candidates are Will
liam Hale Thompson, Republican; Rob
ert NJ. SweitZer, Democrat, and Maclay
Hoyne, independent. John Fitzpatrick,
labor party candidate, was expected to
poll about 10000 votes. John NJ. Col
Inns is the Socialist candidate, and
Adolph earn, the Socialist-labor cam
,didate.
Clear, mild weather brought out a
heavy morning vote. Officials at poll
ing places predicted the vote would APP
proach 80 per cent of the total regis
tration. Each candidate was enthusi-
astic, declaring the heavy vote was
favora ble
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