The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-07

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 John Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National Committee, ex- pressed great pleasure over the results in Chicago and Michigan He sent congratulatory telegrams to party officials in each state.
 'The splendid race made by Dwight Green in Chicago and by the Re- publicans on the ticket in the Michigan election" Hamilton as- serted, represent continuation of the definite trend toward the Re- publican Party which first was evidenced in the 1888 elections. They confirm reports we have been re- ceiving from all sections that senti- ment favorable to the Republican Party has been growing.
 ''In view of the shift of sentiment in Chicago which now has become evident, there is little doubt that at this time Illinois can be regarded as a Republican state. Comparison of the results last November with those in Tuesdays election allowing for a shift to the Republican party of about three per cent for the whole state, demonstrates that factp
 Hamilton Sounds TOcsin
 Hamilton sent the following tele- gram to Dwight Green, Republican nominee for Mayor of Chicago:
 "Under the leadership of your candidacy the citizens of Chicago
 have entered substantial protest against Bossism and machine politics. You have opened the way to success in 1940. Your willing ness to make the personal sacri- fees involved and the fine cam- paign you waged places your fellow citizens and your party III your debt. In defeat there was
 fine victory for you and the Party"
 Hamilton sent the following tele- gram to E. F. Moore, Chairman Re- publican Committee for Cook County:
 yesterdays results will raise our party spirit throughout the country. Against the greatest possible odds you have so reduced the majority of the Democratic machine in Chicago that there is no longer any question as to where Illinois will be found i'll 1140. You and the Committee hnye earned the appreciation or tne entire Party. My personal con- gratulations for you all"
 Hamilton sent the following tele- gram to James F. Thomson, Chairman of the Republican State Central Committee in Michigan:
 "Heartiest congratulations 10 yp,, and your colleagues from all of us here on your splendid achievement in Michigan. It was a further indication of victory III Ip40. More power to you.
 Background of Election
 significance of the results in the Chicago Mayoralty race become evident when they are compared with previous elections recently heio in Chicago. Unofficial reports m- dicate that Mayor Kelly was re- elected by a majority of approxi- mately 182,O00, where as his heuten- ants had predicted a margin m ms hehalf of between 100000 or 100000, Dwight Green, his Republican op- ponent received the largest vote ever cast for a Republican for Mayor in Chicago.
 On the basis of unofficial returns, Green received 437 per cent of the total vote cast for Mayor. Last November Richard Lyons, Re- publican nominee for United States Senator, received 40.8 per cent of the vote cast for that office in Chicago and the Republican candidate for CongresSman-at-large received 39'3 per cent of the total vote cast in Chicago for that office. Thus since last November there has been a favorable shift of around three per cent in Republican strength.
 In 1885 Mayor Kelly carried Chicago by clear majority of 543, 3,O00. In 1888 Scott Lucas, the Democratic candidate for the U. s. Senate carried Chicago by major ity of 255,277. Thus since 1886 the Democratic majorities in Chicago have been substantially reduced. Meanwhile Republican strength in Illinois outside of Chicago also has been growing. Lyons, the 1888 Re- publican candidate for the Senate, carried Illinois outside of Chicago by majority of 159,6S9, reducing Lucas statewide majority to 95 ,588.
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