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CHICAGO MAYORS
RACE ENDS TODAY
Spectacular Campaign Wages
for Weeks Round Figure
Mayor Thompson.

CHICAGO, March 31.--One OF the
most spectacular morally compaigns IN
Chicago's political history will come 10
a close tonight. Because Of the m
what tangled situation, political obser-
vers and party leaders we're hazarding
no guesses as to the probable outcome
Of tomorrow's election.
Mayor William Hale THOMPSON. Re-
publican, and Robert NJ. Sweitzer, Dem
ocrat, who opposed each other four
years & when Thompson won by a
plurality Of las, 900. have been fighting
the battle over again.
This year, however, the campaign has
been made even more interesting by the
entrance Of Maclay Hoyne, Democratic
states attorney, as an independent can
didate by petition.
The situation is further complicated
by John Fitzpatrick. president Of the
Chicago federation OF labor, who is en-
tered as the candidate OF the recently
organized Chicago labor party. The
other candidates are John NJ. Collins,
socialist, and Adolph s. Carm, socialist
labor,
with a total registration OF near 1885,
s77 men and women, it is certain that
the vote will be the largest eyer cast
at q mayoralty election. For several
weeks the loop" has been a bedlam
OF political noise. Every vote-gettiug
device known TO modern political cam
paigns has been used. The candidates
have held daily meetings at noon in
downtown theaters. and meetings at
Industrial plants during the morning
and afternoon. At night scores of meet
ings have been held in all parts OF the
city. A striking feature has been the
large number Of women present at these
meetings. Virtually every inch OF bill
board space has been plastered with
pictures and pledges of candidates. The
postoffice has handled nearly 1000, 900
pieces OF campaign literature. Party
lines have been largely ignored in the
roundup OF voters. National issues, the
war, local issues and even the religi-
Gus question have been injected into
the campaign.
Chicago for the first time in it's his
tory will vote on the liquor question
because Of a belated decision of the
state supreme court. The our or
dered that the question. shall the city
become antisaloon territory" be print
not to contest the question, but the
vets have made a vigorous fight
In the hope OF rolling up a big ma
jority. The VETS slogan Is: Let
your protest be heard by congress.
Search and seizure follows prohibition"
mayor thompson was 1aVoftte IN the
betting until recently when Sweitzer be-
came the Eel money choice OF those
who wager on election results. Mayor
Thompson has made his campaign
largely on Republican national issues
combined with attacks on newspapers
n the public service corporations. The
mayors war record and his admins
tration OF the clty's affairs have been
vigorously attacked. Many leaders Of
the regular Republican organization
have openly opposed the mayor, SWEET
ger is accused by his opponents of be-
ing friendly to the public service cor
porations. They charge that u elected
he will take his orders from Roger c
| Sullivan, wealthy Democrat leader Of
| Chicago,
Hoyne, independent, is backed by the
friends OF former Mayor Carter II. Har'
rison, and has made a whirlwind cam
paign. He Is expected to receive az
many Republican votes as Democratic
and may prove a dangerous contender
Fitzpatrick, 1t Is believed, will re
eeive u large vote, drawing his strength
principally from the Democrats.