Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-04-02
 REELECTED
 IN CHICAGO
Intense Excitement Pre-. vailed Throughout City.
SWEITZER LEAD
 IN EARLY REPORTS
City Went "Wet' By Sweeping Ma. i0rity In First Vote On The
 Liquor Question.

AllCdSO, ADJ II l~.hdy OI " ! Hale Thompson. republican. was re- elected today in one of the most eX- citing political struggles. the city ever witnessed, the incomplete unof7 fical returns tonight indicating that his plurality would be in the neigh borhood of 15.000 His nearest Op- ponent was Robert M Sweitzer, dem ocrat, county clerk, whom the mayor defeated four years ago by a .plu- rality of more than 147,000.
 Much of the big vote which the mayor received four years ago but lost today went to States Attorney Maclay Hoyne, a democrat, who ran as an independent by petition
 The mayors triumph was the sub- ject of noisy celebration tonight by his followers
 The election, in which six can- didates ran for mayor, fell on an ideal day and the total vote cast, it was estimated, was about 100000, out of registered vote of nearly S00,OO0
 Prohibition Defeated.
 The city voted wet" by sweep ing majority, the first time the ques- tion has been voted on in Chicago. The liquor adherents made a cam paign based on the slogan Let con- grass hear your protest" The vote was 3 to 1 or better in favor of sa- looms.
 The dry Chicago federation made no concerted campaign, relying on national legislation. The wet and dry' question went on the ballot by order of the state supreme court which found that the "dry" petition had been kept off the ballot illegal ly at the preceding city election.
 Virtually all interest in the elec- ton was centered in the mayoralty right, although other city officers, including one alderman from each of the 35 wards was elected.
 Race War Close.
 Chicago, April 1.-Police returns from today's city election early dis closed neck and neck race between Mayor William Hale Thompson, re- publican candidate for reelection, and County Clerk Robert M. Sweitz- CT, democrat. States Attorney Mac lay Hoyne, a democrat running as an independent, was third, and John Fitzpatrick, labor party candidate, was fourth. The returns from 83 precincts gave Thompson 1O,0S5; Svaeitzer -9,4G7; Hoyne 4,173; Fitz- patrick 1850.
 Sweitzer Takes Lead. Chicago, April 1.-County Clerk Robert M. Sweitzer, democratic can- didate for mayor swung into the lead by narrow margin over Mayor Will liam Hale Thompson, republican candidate for reelection in early po- l lice returns from today's municipal election. These returns from 296 1 precincts gave Sweitzer 32,5S2 Thomuson 32;324. States Attorney Maclay Hoyne, democrat, running in- dependently. had 14,137, and John !, Fitzpatrick labor party candidate, G. 67O.
 Bulletin FavOrs Thompson.
 Chicago April IA bulletin issued by the city news bureau of Chicago at S:30 o'clock tonight gave the mayoral election to Mayor William Hale Thompson, republican, by a plu- rality between 5000 and 12,O00 votes on the basis of incomplete returns from today's municipal election. The | pOllC0 FetuIIlS lTOLl L30UV pICSHS'H out of 2,215 gave Thompson 219,562; Robert M Sweitzer, democrat, 21O,' i 29O; Maclay Hoyne independent, 9l,' 961; John Fitzpatrick, labor party 46795; John M. Collins, socialist, 2O, 196; Adolph Carms, socialist labor 1,615
 l "Wet" By Big Majority. | Chicago, April 1.--Chicago appar ently went "wet" by sweeping ma jority today, the first time the liquor question had been voted on here The question went on the ballot D! order of the state supreme court aH } CT it had been thrown out by thu election commissioners at the las } city election. Early returns from 12 , precincts showed wet" vote of 21, 6S6; dry" 5,274.