Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-26
"Big Bilr' Wins Republican,
Nomination in Chicago
Primary.
MOVE STARTED FOR
NONPARTISAN TICKET
Carter ~. Harrison May D induces
10 Return From France end 9nssr
Election a. indspsndsnt candidsts-
Thompson Believed to Have Pe'isd
Full strength end Loyal Eismsnts
May Combine 10 Elect Harrison.

Chicago. Feb. 26.-Complete pnoft'-
cial rcturn. today showed that the per-
centage OF registered women voting IN
Yesterdays primary was IS. while tne
percentage Of registered men svoftne
was hut 5s. william Hale Thompson.
incumbent. won the republican noint-
nation for mayor with total vote g
l2s.sTs, as against a total OF sA,oso pr
Harry Olson, Judge OF the mun'cps'
court, and 17.;S5 for Charles f. Mer-i
Ram. professor at tho University OF
Chicago.
Robert NJ. Sweitxer, county clerk. Won
the democratic nomination over Tho"-
as Carey. millionaire brick manu1ac-
turer. with a total vote OF 10s,l7S. a.
against 4s,ls. for Carey.
Exceptinx aidermanie candidates N.
four wards. the socialists placed
compIote ticket in the field, headed ny
John NJ. Collins AZ tho mayorAIty can
didate. Laboring men were advised oy
the leaders to remain away sfrom the
primarie. in order that they might
sign the petition by which It - DssAn-
ed 20 place q full labor ticket on sne
ballot at the April election. TINS
ticket IL headed by John FttspAfrsck
for mayor. He IL the president Of shs
Chicago Federation OF Labor. and long
has been active in local labor afiasrs.
Harrison Nay Run.
Already movements are on feee -
additional candidates for mayor ~ -
April election. Frisnds Of CsytAf ~.
Harrison. five time mayer. aSe ta&1ng
steps 70 bring him from FFancs. Whese
ne has bean IN service among IT, slck
and wounded Of the expsditionary
forces. with q visw Of having MIN
head n non partisan ticket.
Malachy Hoyne. democratic states
attorney. said to-day he still was IN
independent candidate for mayor. In
eighteen Of the thirty five wards thsfe
was rivalry for the republican nonii-
nations. and in seven Of the etghtesn
the Thompson forces we're successful.
Old Fight Over Again.
So far as the regular party nominees
go 1t is the same old fight OF four
years ago--Thompson versus Swettxer.
Thompsons total In the primaries
four years ago was $1,000. Four years
ago Judge Olson polled total vote In
the primary against Thompson or 81.
73J His estimated total yesterday is
$4,000. a falling off from his former
vote. Four years ago Merriam was
with him and the Merriam vote OF
yesterday. II it had gone solidly 70
Olson would have given the Judge a
total vote of $4,000, or 10000 more than
he received four years ago.
The Olson people late Mt night said
that what was most feared did hap
pen-the big stay at home vote stayed
| at home as usual. They had been
counting on the presidential year vote
to show this time because OF rhe is
sues of the campaign and because OF
the world war. Nearly 100000 eligible
men and women. the returns show. did
not go to the polls. Had less than
one fourth of this vote expressed itself
yesterday and as the Olson people
thought 1t would he would have been
nominated, they said.
Thompson Vote TO Stand.
| The Thompson vote. they contended.
was out in full force and represented
virtually his vote in the election next
April.
The harmony Republicans were nm
able to figure out what effect the stay
at home labor vote had on the result.
For weeks the labor leaders who arS
ba cl<ing John Fitzpatrick in the elec-
tion urged upon organized labor not
to participate in the primary cam
paign. Keeping Of this vote away
from the polls. with the normal stay
at homes. gave Thompson an appor-
tunity to poll his full vote against the
smaller vote to be divided among the
| other candidates s.