San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-01
Mayoralty Campaign Closed
Saturday Socialist
Is Ozark Horse. "
BITTERNESS LEFT OUT
Republicans Claim That
City Is Now Normally"
COP. Stronghold.
By C. G. MARSHALL.

OF chicago VIII be Democrat. NtAt
Tuesday is election day and when the
campaign closed tonight odds of 4 TO
/ were being offered with few takers
that Judge William Z. Dever-pro-
nounced Fever, would triumph over
his Republican opponent, former post
master, Arthur Z. Lueder-pronounc-
ed "leader."
Friends Of William A. Guinea, So
eialist candidate, asserted that If their
supporters were required to pronounce
their names correctly neither Of them
would win. Mr.. Guinea has been
making q strong bid for votes as the
dark horse in the race as the mo
mans collar" candidate.
While he says the campaigns OF
both his opponents have been literally
financed by big interests, he has been
financing his own campaign by charg-
ing admission to hear him speak. he
has been drawing big crowds, too, at
80 cents per head.
Thompson's Reign Over.
Whoever wins, the reign OF William
H. THOMPSON and "Thompsonism" in
Chicago is over. That was settled
late in January when the spectacular
figure, who for eight years has been
the storm center of politics in this
city-and even in the state-an-
nounced that he would not seek
third four-year term as mayor.
The forces arrayed against him,
even in his own party, were too
strong and while his decision "to take
a well earned rest" came as shock
10 many of his henchmen, entrenched
in soft Jobs at the city ball, his
enemies gave him credit for making a
wise move.
Mr.. Lueder, a politician unknown,
won q decisive victory in a four-cor-
nered race in the Republican primary
in which Thompson took no part, al
though most OF his adherents were
credited with supporting another
1t07seidate. Lueder was the choice of
United States Senator Medill Nc
Cormick and Attorney General Ed
ward j. Brundage and after the pri-
mary there was the usual scramble to
get aboard the band wagon.
More Harm Than Good.
4 But with their chief continuing 10
hold s1oof from the campaign, the
Thompsonites have been giving Lueder
Only half-hearted support and Demo-
Gratis claim they have done him more
harm than good, particularly among
those voters, irrespective of party,
who like to see house cleaning at
the city hall.
Judge Dever had no opposition in
his party and all factions apparently
have united strongly behind him to
secure his election. Two powerful
allies have rallied to his support in
Carter H. Harrison, five times mayor
of Chicago, and former United States
Senator James Hamilton Lewis.
Early in the year when it appeared
that Thompson would run again and
that it would take a strong man to
beat him. powerful pressure was
brought to bear on Mr.. Harrison by
prominent business men of both
parties to stand for election a sixth
time as a fusion candidate.
But Mr.. Harrison replied that he
was "too old" to return TO the lists
and that a younger man should be
chosen. 1t is a common report that
Judge Dever is one of the men he
suggested, but whether that is true or
not, he has supported the judge en-
Enthusiastically.
Both "Good Men,"
After. the Republican primary most
OF the city newspapers lined up with
one candidate or another, but conced-
ed that "they are both good men. I"
The line was repeated 30 often that
it finally got on Judge Dever's nerves
and he wanted to know show Gomez"
He did not elucidate. but it was
rIAa~ e. th1 ,n,t,.tal that ha p,oa ., .
~ ipQuire, courteously and mildly,
how NJ Lueder's record for public
service compared with his own. 1t
wss an attack on his opponent direct
ed at the weakest, link in his armor,
his lack of political background.
Mr.. Lueder had never held public
office when be was unexpectedly APP
pointed postmaster about eighteen
months ago. He was prosperous
real estate man prominent in club and
society life Of residents of German
extraction. But there was never any
doubt about his loyalty during the
war and no question was raised on
that score.
His appointment was hailed as a
play to the "German vote" on the
part of Senator Mccormick. Not
: until the last week of the campaign
has il been disputed that he has made
q good postmaster.
Dever's Record Good.
On the other hand Judge Dever
had record of twenty years of spleD-
did public service to brag of. He
didn't want TO brag-but.
Before be was elevated 10 the bench
OF judge of the appellate court he
rerved term after term in the city
council and Mayor Harrison gives
him credit for originating many pieces
OF constructive legislation enacted
under his administration. Or, as the
esoquent judge. Ham Lewis, back
rnm Europe with rhetoric unimpair-
ca. says of him:
The only accusation made against
him Is that, like Dentautus. the Ro-
man, he has grown gray in the service
OF his country
Until the late years Chicago has
been known as -normally Demo-
cratic but the Republicans claim
that II Is 50 no longer. They con
tend that when the war brought
thousands Of negroes out of the cot
ton fields to work in Northern fac
Iu<0siee. Il swelled the population Of
ehieAee's black belt' and increased
the Republican vote sufficiently to
make Chicago "normally Republic
can,
But all athe straw votes, that have