The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-02

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went to E'rIrr hrl"rucy Mn"bny l1"yu".
I,"r1rrrni who rmW ng nv independent
hy petition.
rho ,nnyuru triumph wns tho subject
nr noisy celebration tonight by Ills
followers
The election. In which RiX rnndidntes
ran for mnynr. foil on an idrnl dny and
tho total vote east was cStimntnd nj
about 7n0.0nh.
City votes wet.
Tho CITY voted wet" by n sweeping
majority. tho first time the question had
been voted on In Chicago. The liquor
adhrrrnts mndc Il campaign based on the
cIogan "lct congress hear your protest
the vote was three to ono or hnttrr IN
favorInR saloons The dry Chicago fed
Grafton made no concerted campaign.
relying on national legislation. The wet
and dry question went on the ballot ny
order of the state supreme court which
found that the. dry petition had been
kent Off the ballot illegally at the pre-
ccdinE city election.
Virtually all interest in the election
wns crnlrrcd in the mayoralty fight al
though other city officers including one
alderman from each Of tho IS wards was
elected.
Spectacular Campaign.
The mayor made his campaign on his
record i'm office and on pleas for Rcpub-
lican lartv support on the basis of ma
tinu:Ll party lines. His principal oppnn-
cnt Sw"itzrr. and 1Inyno. thr indcp"nd-
cni both severely criticized tho mayor
and referred 10 "FhnrpsnniSIn" and his
war record. Tho mayors reference 10
Chicago as 'ihr sixth German city" his
refusal 10 Issue an invitation rs mayor
tn Mnrshal JnCfrc. nf Franco. and his
promise Of police prot ccti"n 10 n gather
inr Of members OF thr Peoples council
for democracy ami terms Of pcac". All
were urged against tho mayor By his
opponents.
The campaign was filled With spec
tarlcS arranged by managers Of tho
ing committees for downtown streets
and public buildings.
Democrats Elect Two.
Lntc police returns showed tho Dem
ncrats had elected Henry Stucknrt city
treasurer by 2n.O0n or moro and James
T. Irnc. city clerk Ivy about 5000. Tho
Rnnuhlicans elected Harry \. Lewis.
judge Of the superior court by about
& 600 md CNrrg" r. Holmes. municipal
1udsr, by nearly 2n.noo.
A labor party wHS IN III" fold for tho
first time with John Fitzpatrick. prrSl-
dent or tho Chicago Fcdurat ion of In
a, bor. ns rnnyoral candidatc. who finished
in fourth place. trailing Ioynn, the in
drur'ndcnt Hnyne rolled more than
1On mn which was less than half Of that
received by each of tho two leading con
tenders. Fitzpatrick rnllcd more than
SC. .0nn ont Of n labor Union mcmh"rah'p
or 2i0. 900 and issued II statement that
! "thn Labor party has established itself
Tho other mayornl candidates wcro
John VI. Collins. Socialist who polled
nearly rs many votes as tho Socialist
candidate received four wears ago. Last
in the list was Adnlph Carms. Socialist
I.ahur. who received fewer than 1000
votn ns.
Late tonight no concession 90 victory
from the SwrttZnr hcndduarIrrs had
, hccn Issued 1t was said Swcitz"r fol
lower. were inv@sti Rnting tho nction OF
tho mayor In ordering policemen To take
tho police returns 10 his office In Tho