Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-08
BIC BILL THOMPSON
DEFEATEDBY 1886
VOTES BY CERMAK
Democrats Majority Largest
Ever Given for Mayor in
ChiCago'S History.
FORMER IMMIGRANT BOY
WILL TAKE OFFICE SOON
Retiring City Head Says He Will
Continue to Work for Good of
Municipality.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 8.-The political
career of William Hale Thompson, as
mayor, today lay buried beneath a rec
crd-breaking blanket of votes which
elevated to the mayorship, Anton j.
Cermak, one time immigrant boy from
Bohemia.
big Bill, the Builder" and past
master of the art of American politics,
was swept out of Office by his Demo-
cratic opponent by the overwhelming
majority Of 191, 916, thus becoming the
worst beaten mayoralty candidate in the
history of the city. The vote, Thomp-
son, 475,613; Cermak, 667,529, was in
sharp contrast to the previous record
majority of 147,477 by which Thompson
won in 1915.
The result by which the cowboy
mayors aspirations for fourth term
were abruptly ended, was hailed by his
opponents as new deal for Chicago"
Says City Redeemed Self.
Chicago" said Robert Isham Ran
dolph, president of the Chicago Associ-
alton of Commerce, has redeemed it
self. We've had enough of Nero fiddling
while Rome burned. We had told the
world that we are prepared to regain
our business level and restore our good
name"
The mayor-elect, who expects to take
Office soon-possibly within the next
week-took his elevation to the mayor
ship of Americas second city quietly,
declaring the whole world would not
be disappointed in the new adminlstra-
ton. He took a nap after the close OF
the polls, awakening to md himseH
winning.
Criminals" he said. will find no
hiding place here Our streets VIII be
safe. Industry and commerce VIII nno
the highest encouragement. We snaii
at once set ourselves to the task OF
preparing our house for those who snail
visit US at the century Of progress ex-
hibition. This truly begins new DAY
for Chicago"
downtown Chicago as shouts Of frenzled
Cermak supporters hailed his victory
over the master Snowman. Bombs ana
bullets added to the din, but they were
fired harInlessly into the heavens. Tne
outburst of enthusiasm was enc OF the
loudest since the signing Of the arml-
stice. There were no disorders last night
or during the days balloting.
big Bill" Smiles.
But for big Bill" who entered the
camuaign after a bitter partisan cam
paign fight announcing he would never
seek public Office again, there was no
cause for rejoicing. He smiled, con-
graduated his victorious opponent and
then served notice that the vote that
reduced him to the rank OF a private
citizen would not deter him IN enorts
to aid Chicago.
Il will" he said, ''redouble my efforts
for completion Of the waterways to bring
to Chicago a greater prosperity and to
this end 1 have chartered the MisSis-
sippi River steamship Cape G!rardeau
and will leave on tour Of the Illinois
Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers
April 9. love Chicago and
believe in the destiny Of our city,
Thus the man who once said he would
'bust King George Of England on the
snoot," crested the result of the Demo-
cratic boom which not only removed
Thompson, but apparently swept into
the council chamber enough Democratic
councilmen to give Cermak a working
majority. The returns indicated the
ratio would be 26 or more Democrats
to "a or less Republicans.
1t was the second big victory for 9
Democrat within the past year the other
having been that of James Hamilton
Lewis, elected to the United States
Senate last November, over Ruth Hanna
Mccormick, Republican nominee. There
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