Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
DEMOCRAT
PLANS QUIET FIGHT
ThompSon's Circus to BE One
Man Show as Cermak
Stresses Dignity.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 14.--If the Chicago
mayoralty election turns out to be cir
Gus parade, as Chicago elections have g
habit of doing lately, Big Bill Thomp-
son, seeking reelection, will have to
stage 1t alone.
Anton j. Cermak, the Democratic
nominee who will joust with the mayor
for the right TO head the city govern
ment during the 1888 Worlds Fair, said
today his campaign would be business
like, straight to the point, and above
ALL dignified.
''I have no jackasses, no mules, no
burroS, no elephants, no rats" said
Mr.. Cermak. land there is no use talk
ing against Thompson. Everything that
could possibly be said against him has
been said already and it passes OF
just like water OF a ducks back"
Democrats Campaign Plans.
Democratic leaders, heartened by the
withdrawal Of Coroner Herman N. Bun
desen as an independent candidate and
the subsequent unity of Thompson
forces, plan to compare Mr. Cermak S
public record with that of Mr.. Thomp-
son and TO build an organization such
as never backed a Democratic candi-
-Four years ago william Z. Dever,
Democrat refused to engage Mr..
Thompson at his own game, and big
Bill the builder" launched into his
spectacular campaign with King George
of England, the target of his sallies and
keep British influence out Of Chicago
schools" his battle cry.
Thera has baen little iHdiea ti0T4 Of
what histronic plans Mr.. Thompson has
for the coming campaign, He put on a
iackasS parade, ridiculing his opponents
in the primary, but his advisers are re-
ported to have persuaded him 10 cancel
his orders for the biggest hog in the
stockyards." His plan was TO use the
animal to depict Mr.. Cermak as q hog
who wants two jobs" Mr.. CermaK is
now president of the Cook County Board
OF Commissioners.
Marked Contrast In Men.
The start in life and the present APP
peal Of the two candidates is q marked
contrast. Mr.. Thompson, the son of q
wealthy real estate man, has always
gone straight to the masses" and given
them the Kind Of a campaign he thought
they wanted. Mr.. Cermak, whose life
story reads like a novel of the poor boy
who made good in the big city, plans an
appeal to business men and taxpayers
on economic measures.
Mr. Cermak was born in q small min
ing community, worked in the mines,
came to Chicago when he was 70, was a
tow boy for the old street cars, began
buying up waste wood and selling It,
developed business out of it, bought
and sold real estate, founded a building
and loan association and then was
elected to the State Legislature.
The Democratic nominee is q per-
Sonification of the popular conception
of a business man. He handles callers
swiftly, almost brusquely, talks quietly
and rapidly, dresses conservatively and
smiles seldom. He is q heavy-set man,
but not as large as Big Bills who af-
fects coonskin coats and l0-gallon hats.
Although the election is April 7, active
campaigning will not get fully under
way for another week on the theory
that the electorate was worn out by
the bitterly contested primary only a
few weeks ago. The work thus far has
been largely in organizing, but Mr..
Thompson has made couple OF talks,
attacking Mr.. Cermak, and the latter
has come forth with = plan for tax
relief.