Evening star., 1923-02-28
LUEDE:R NOMINATED
BY CHICAGO c. 0. P.
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Postmaster Easy Winner
Over Three Competitors in
Mayoralty Contest.
DEMOCRATS NAME DEVER
Morton D. Hull Defeats Mrs. Huok,
Who Asked denomination for
Seat in Congress.
DEMOCRATS NAME DEVER
Nv the Associat<d Press.

ny the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February a8.-Arthur c.
Lueder, postmaster, will be the re-
publican party's standard. bearer
against Judge William E. Dever.
democrat in the mayoralty election
next April. Mr.. Lueder was an easy
winner in yesterdays primary over
three opponents. having a plurality
of .54,144 over Edward r. Litsinger.
his nearest opponent. Judge Dever
was unopposed.
City council seats from thirty wards
were filled, while candidates In
twenty wards failed of majorities and
the two highest In each instance will
contest at the April election.
Mrs Huck Defeated.
Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck. elected
last November TO complete the term
Of her father. William E. Mason. de-
ceased, as srepresentatfve-at-l large from
Illinois, was defeated in her effort to
retain q seat after next Monday. She
ran for the republican nomination
to NIL the unexpired term Of the late
James r. Mann, who was representa- =
tive from the second Illinois district
lar term as Observation-Disclosures
last November. although chosen to fill
her fathers unexpired term.
Mrs. Huck polled 12.744 votes yes
ferday, running second, in six-cor-
neredSrace. to Morton d. Hull, former
state. senator. who was nominated
with 17,S42 votes.
Barratt O'Hara, won the democrat
nomination in the second district.
The election was marked by freedom
m !
for repeating. A municipal Judge was
warned not to interfere with voting,
and in one instance q clash between
election workers resulted in shots
being fired. but no one was hit.
Along Non-Partisan Lines.
For the first time the aldermanic
contests were along non-partisan
lines. inausurated with the fifty
ward red'stricting measure which
also changed the representation from
two to one alderman from each divi-
sion.
However, the races for representa-
tion in the city governing body were
sald 10 nave been contested along the
old party affiliations. and politicians
declared the results indicated further
ols1ntegration' of the waning support
once solidly in the column of Mayor
william Hale Thompson. The sup
port of Mayor THOMPSON and Ered
l.undin. reputed boss" was said
IN some quarters to have been swung
10 Mr.. Litsinger in yesterfav's
mayoralty primary, and failure of
lhat candidate also &as said by some
70 nave marked further rebuke for
1or the Thompson -Lundin alignment
In numerous instances canGlids fec
VINO nave been outstanding in their
attackS on and criticism Of the nres.
eiec,e eh. cd city =, administration were re-
stances ea DStab1y DS gGod INA hmiajori.es such in
Dert, forty third ward, who beran a
council vice crusade before the recent
grand jury investigation was started:
%uy fnnr,h huernsey' sixth; Y: S. Schwartz,
and William r. O'Toole, fourteenth.
In twenty wards no sitting alder
men was candidate, and the Thomn.
son % city administration Of the past
dlrect issue. In five Of those usrds
candIdates indorsed by the Munich
pal voters League were elected. and
IN ten they were sent into the run-ofY
eiectlon, leaving flve regarded as won
son: 'o' hoihp-
Winning Thompson Candid.te.L
Support generally understood to
nave been behind Mayor Thompson
was not without other successes
however Louis B. Anderson, negro
moor leader for the mayor in the
second ward. as was Robert r. lack
son, also a negro. in the third ward.
IN tnTee other wards aldermen fire.
quentIy designated as THOMPSON sup
porters went into the run-off election.
mayor Thompson himself ceased to
ne a public political influence when
ne recently refused to stand for re-
election for a third term after three
republican faction leaders centered
on Postmaster Lueder. The mayor
indicated at least his temporarv with
drawal from politics
Back of Mr.. Litsinger in Yesterdays
primary were Arthur NJ Millard,
president of the Masonic Bureau of
Service. who poIled 51,054 votes. and
Bernard p. Barasa. municipal Judge.
who ran on a. platform favoring re-
turn of beer and light wines, 1880
votes.
William A. Guinea, socialist candi-
cate for mayor, was unopposed.
KU KLUx FIGURE IN VOTE.