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Cntarad aa Saeond Claia Mattar October
Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act
THIRTIETH YEAH, NO.
PARTY
Thompson Defeats Olson and Merriam
for Republican and Sweitzer Beats
Carey for Democratic Nomination
Full List of Candidates Nominated for the Othtr
City Offices and Also Those Named
for Aldermen
Tho result ot Tuesday's primary
for tho Republican and Democratic
nominations for mayor resulted as
follows:
REPUBLICAN.
Men Women Total
Thompson ....81,017 42,929 123,970
Olson 51,803 32,227 84,030
Morrlam 10,331 7,151 17,785
'Thompson's plurality 39,910
DEMOCRATIC.
Men Womon Total
3woltzor 70.34C 38,829 109,175
3aroy 33,182 15,010 48,192
Sweltzcr's plurality 00,983
Total nopubllcan voto 225,791
Total Democratic vote 158,887
Grand total ",.884,678
Total registered vote ,7.675,00?,
Total men's voto 247,937
Total womon's voto 130,745
Percontago registered women
voting 58
Percontago roglstorod men vot
ing 50
For tho other city ofllces tho follow
ing nominations wcro nindo:
REPUBLICAN.
WILLIAM QANSCIIOW, Troasurer.
WALTER G. DAVIS. Clork.
GEORGE D. HOLMES, Municipal
Judgo.
DEMOCRATIC.
HENRY STUCKART, Treasurer.
JAMES T. IGOB, Clork.
FRANCIS DORRELLI, Municipal
Judgo.
NOMINATIONS FOR ALDERMEN.
Ward Republican Democratic
1 W.E.Whitley Mlchaol Konna
2 L. B. Andorson A.L.Davidson
3 John II. Passmoro Goorgo F. Illft
4 Chas. M. Conlon Tlm.A.Hogan
5 Henry Langosch J. D. McDonougb
0 A. A. McCormlck John E. KIrby
(long torm) (long term)
Charles' S. Eaton Harry N. Strouss
(short torm) (short torm)
7 Wm. P.. Fctzor M.V.MInohan
8 Frank C.Hill R. A.Woodhull
9 GuyMuddorom John J. Leonard
10 Chas. G. Foucok Frank Klaus
11 August J. Holso E. F. Cullorton
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Work of Illinois
Legislation during tho noxt fow
wooks will bo most important. In ad
dition to "watorways" and "constitu
tional convention" meaBuros Governor
Lowdon is insistent that rapld-flro ac
tion bo tnkon on necessary amend
ment ot tho administrative codo mado
necessary by two years' oxporlonco.
Flnnnco legislation, including tho
abolition of tho board of equalization,
is to bo put through, togothor with
cortaln alterations and amendments of
tho tax statutos.
Tho nopubllcan majority already Is
nervous ovor a rumor tho coming ro
port ot tho commission will rocom
mond nmondmont to tho primary laws.
This majority wants to abandon tho
wholo prlmnry system, but it wonders
if it daro. It will pruno tho systom
as far as it thinks tho pcoplo will
stand for it and then stop,
Bost information ns to tho recom
mendation of tho commission Indi
cates that it will advlso tho abandon
ment ot tho statewide primary, ox
copt on tho governorship and tho
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I argest Weekly Qrcutalion Anions
People f fatfaame and Standing
11, 1889, at the Peat
of March 3, 1171.
Office of Publication,
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2H.
Subscription Rate,
$2 Per Year In Advance.
NOMINEES
12 Frank Trofll Anton J. Cormak
13 Samuel O Shaffer Thos. J. Ahorn
14 Ed. J. Lyons G.M. Maypolo
15 Louis D.Dcssor Edw. J. Kaindl
10 Thoo. J. H. Gorski Stan. H. Kunz
17 Paul F. Sowlnski S. Adamklowicz
18 Morton S. Thomat John J. Touhy
19 John Schneider "John Powers
20 William Molody Honry L. FIck
21 R. II. McCormlck Dorsoy Crowo
22 Mathow Hibbclor R. L. Schnpp
23 Thos.O.Wallaco J. A. Prondorgast
24 James Dorncy Josoph Plonko
25 II. D. Capltaln L. D. Wallaco Jr.
2G "William F. Llpps Thos. R. Caspors
27 Edw. R. Armltago A. S. Bcaudetto
28 A. T. Gutgcsell Clayton F.mlth
29 J. Golomblowskl Jas. F. Kovarek
30 John Burns ' T. J. O'Grady
31 Scott N.Hognn James A. Long
32 'Albert J. Fisher C. P. Wilson
L33 JohaP.Garner Geo. F. Mulligan-'
34 Jacob J. Fink Jos. O. Kostnor
35 Charles Jahnko John S. Clark
'Renominated.
LABOR PARTY
DISCUSSES TUES
DAYS PRIMARY
"Tho slimy factional fight which
was settled at tho polls Tuesday has
no interest for tho now Labor "Party,
except in so far as it might havo
inveigled some unthinking union men
into participating in it," said Morton
L. Johnson, oxocuttvo secretary ot tho
now Labor Party, in discussing tho
primary election.
"Tho imposition upon tho public of
Chicago of tho foud which attended
tho primary campaign was an affront
which nil solf-rospoctlng citizens
should speedily rcsont. Tho Labor
Party kept ontlroly nloof from theso
various controversies, becauso it
aspires to pitch its campaign upon a
hlghor plane. In other words, it stands
for principles which should bo dear
to every man nnd woman who really
works.
"Thoso who do not work nro not
Lawmaking Body
United States scnatorshlp. Tho rest
ot tho statu tlckot will bo Boloctcd by
tho dolcgatos chosen nt county pri
maries, which also will nominate
county olllcors. What to do with
legislative candidates is another
thing.
Tho Governor has domandod an'
"olght-hour day" for womon, Tho
workman's compensation act is to bo
amended nnd tho movo for "stnto in
suranco" in connection with legisla
tion on this act promlsos to bo ono
of tho biggest bones ot contention
during tho session.
Tho stato pollco bill Is nttrnctlng nt
tuition, In Its nmondod form tho
Dunlap bill provldos for tho croatlon
ot tho "Illinois st,ato pollco," to con
sist of a superintendent, nn assistant
superintendent, nnd not loss than
threo nor more than sovon troops.
Knch troop would consist of a cap
tain, two lloutonnuts, four sergeants,
eight corporals, and fifty privates.
This makes n minimum force of nluo
olllcors nnd 180 mon nnd a maximum
forco of twonty-ono officers nnd 431
mon. Tho superintendent would bo
nppolntod for a term ot four years,
beginning July 1, nt ?5,000 n yoar
salary. Tho assistant superintendent
would draw ?3,500, and tho loniponsn
tlon of tho ofllcers and mon would bo
fixed by tho superintendent, with tho
npprovnl of tho director of finnnco In
the governor's cabinet,
CHICAGO
worthy of consideration; nolthor do
thoy got any so far as tho Labor
Party is concorncd. Tho timo lins
como when labor must rccolvo that
to which It is entitled, without quib
bling and at onco. No half-way meas
ures nro to bo tolerated.
"Now that tho real campaign is bo-
ginning, woproposo to go forward to
absolute victory nt tho polls. No
Iongor Is thoro any doubt as to tho
real attltudo of tho working classes.
Thoy havo boon fod on tho slush ot
unredeemed promlsos long enough,
and havo now doflnltoly decided that
tho hotter things In Hfo belong to
thorn.
"Thnt thoy proposo to got theso hot
ter things wo liopo will bo amply evi
dent to nil Inquiring minds nftor April
1st. From prpsont Indications union la
bor men will plckot tho polls In ovory
precinct in tho city. Thoy will insist
upon having adequate timo for voting
for tho entlro labor ticket from John
FItzpntrIck for mayor, down to tho
nldornion of tho wards. Thoy aro go
ing to Insist that their trlomls do tho
samo thing. It must bo romombored
that thoro nro moro than 280,000 union
labor workors in Chicago.
"That ought to bo 'enough said.' "
INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL
SATUKlXiHMARGII
W6
total voTEif Wards
Following is the total registered
voto by wards: tf$B&M' t
Ward mBFfi'tf Total
1 WKWj.; 13i997
2 ff&K&tih. 25,128
3 JWrWVvV.'. 25,713
1 flfW;.?-. :i. 12,103
G rWiffgfffi.. n.iw
G JW"!W?13 29.2CC
7 fmnrWIr. 32,710
8 fffWSffffE.. 10.309
9 Ifffff&ffTi 17,079
10 fVWMW. 8"'3
11 jffijWffif1. 10,082
12 fflfffffff-. 14.8S3
13 .jfiyKTC . . 24,031
11 WWW... 17,522
15 f5f?WW... 18.015
10 ifKCHfff . . . 8,912
17 fft'.ITTT?... 0,435
18 .WyPTHV... 17,484
19 frT;.. 7,900
20 .'f.W.W's;. 0,471
21 fWWftWr. 17.043
22 'fflfflW.. 8,408
23 WWf?::. 21,558
21 "SfflW?., 15.445
25 fflWWF.. 40,143
20 "tfWWT??.. 28,405
27 WWfW.. 30.3C2
28 .'.WW !!!!.. 1C.7C8
29 .!W?ffWf . . 20,497
30 tfWWrv?F. . . 24,064
11 iUajBM '- Mfci 51 r.nn
32 .ffW.:.?.1. . . 35,481
33 .ffr. . Av. . . . 32,718
34 rWy.'.'?'. .Htt . . 23,199
35 ?WSr??Jf'. . i . 31,058
Grand Total WWW..... 084,583
EDWARD A. CUDAHY
Packer, Capitalist and Publlc-Splrlted
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ELECTION CALEN
DAR FOR 1919
March 1, 1919 Last day to fllo with
tho county clork Independent peti
tions for Judgo of tho Suporlor court
of Conk county nnd commissioner of
park districts.
March 7, 1919 Last day to file with
tho city clork independent petitions
for mayor, city trcasuror, city1. clerk,
Judgo of municipal court (to' fill va
cancy), and aldormon. ,'n
March 11 Registration for'' city
oloctlon. ?,'
Apill 1 City election and th'o elec
tion of ono SuporJor court Judgo in
Cook county, v;
Frank Johnston, Jr., tho popular
Circuit judgo, Is roBpoctod by all
classes irrospoctlvo of party.
Published
1, 1910.
IN NONE
Wlw f IBICERS win
J. Ogden Armour Tells Senate Commit
tee It Is Because They Are Not
Afraid of Work
And Because They Are Willing
Business Chances. Than
That They Succeed
J, Ogdcn Armour told tho senate
commlttco on ngrlculturo tho sccrot of
tho groat business success of tho so
called "big flvo" packing companies.
Tho "big five," Mr. Armour said, j
outdistanced nil rlvnls, and there wcro
many In tho early days, becauso tho
mon behind them wcro not afraid to
Citizen.
tako a chanco, woro willing to work
hardor, nnd did not feol content to
stop nftor they got rich.
Mr, Armour wns confronted by
Francis J, Honor, who conducted tho
parking Investigation for tho federal
trndo commission. Iloforo Mr. Honoy
was permitted to oxamino Mr. Armour
Iry nyor, counsel for Mr Armour,
insisted that packers' attorneys bo
poimlttcd to cross oxnmluo wltnessos.
This permission was granted nftor
Senator Pngo of Vermont had volcod
the fonr that Mr. Ilenoy'a examination
of Mr. Armour would dogonorato Into
n prosecution. Senntor fioro, chair
man of tho commlttco, gnvo nisur
nnces that bucIi would not bo tho case
"To what do you nttilbuto tho fact,"
Mr Ucnoy nakfd Mr Armour, after
ho had gouo Into tho early history of
packing conditions In Chicago, "that1
tho so called big flvo pnekors forged
bo fnr nhond of nil compolltors?"
"In nny business," Mr. Armour ro
pliod thoughtfully, "thoro always havo
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been nnd always will bo pcoplo who
aro willing to work hardor than other
people thoso w'ho nro willing to take
moro chances, willing to rlatc moro
cnpltnl by adding moro thlngB to their
lino of business, than others not
nfrnld to invest more than they may
bo making nt n given time.
"If Armour & Co. had not been will
ing to spend moro monoy In tho de
velopment of their business many
times than thoy woro earning out ot
that business, there probably would
not bo nny Armour & Co. today. If
Armour & Co. had not branched out
Into tho beef killing business when
that development of tho packing in
dustry enmo along, tho nnmo of Ar
mour & Co. today would bo but n
memory.
"I nttrlbuto tho success of tho big
puckuls roferrod to to tho samo rea
sons tlint npply to nny successful In
dustry. In any hue s Micro nro
men who cannot o 1 1 i -iro to
ti'nko their busli ss Lugor, n matter
how largo It may be. Other pcoplo
aro different. I know men who
wouldn't tako my business If I offered
It to thorn, nnd sometimes I don't
blamo them."
"Rut a business Is not necessarily
a successful business becauso it 1s
blK." Mr Armour continued. "Volumo
of business is not any good ot itself.
Volumo with Benso, enorgy, nnd
caution back of It Is a good thing."
"Is It an advantngo to consume: J
and producers of tho country," Mr.
Honey naked, "for a fow concerns to
got such n volumo of n given business
to tnko caro practically of tho entlro
business of tho country?"
"I would naturally think so," Mr.
Armour replied. "If tho volumo of
A rmour & Co.'s business should bo cut
down wo could not nfford to continue
In business on tho pcrcontngo ot
profit wo now receive No smnll pack
er could do business on our norcont-
; ngo of profits."
THE FIFTH
LIBERTY LOAN
Tho Liberty Loan lluroau ot Pub
licity announces the following:
Liberty Loan workors throughout
tho district nro asking for informntloi
I'bout press roports that tho "Fifth
Llborty Loan Is cnncolled," etc,
Thoso roports nro ontlroly wrong,
Socrotary Glass has officially nn
pounced thnt tho Victory Liberty
Loan will bo offered ns por program.
It will bo a popular loan, It will bo
floated by n popular campaign and
popular subscription. Tho samo or
ganization which successfully hnndlod
provious Llboity Loans Is counted
upon to handle this one.
Every workor is expected to Btny
with tho Job nnd work hnrdor than
ovor for tho buccoss of tho Victory
Llborty issuo.
Tho Govornmont is cleaning up tho
war bills nnd expenditures aro run
ning very honvy. To obtain funds for
current payments heavy borrowing
hns boon dono nt tho banks. Tho tem
porary loans ngalnst March taxes
must bo tnkon up to glvo business tho
npcossnry credit facilities for spring
buslnoss. To moot tho situation thus
Bet up, nnd to carry out tho rovonuo
nrrnngomonls onactod by tho now law,
It will bo necessary to go to tho people
for vory liberal support ot tho Victory
Llborty Loan.
Socrotnry Glass urgos tho Liberty
Loan organization everywhere In tho
country to dlsrognrd nil Irresponsible
reports nnd go on with tholr plans for
tho widest posslblo distribution of tho
coming loan.
Only by gonorous subscribing by
ovorybody In Amorlca can tho situa
tion be mot. Therefore patriotism re
quires steady fiavluK by nil eltlons
nnd hoarty cooporatlon with Lliiort
Ionn vorkors bo thnt tho loan may
bo hoally o"ornubscrlbfd
No Liberty Loan workor has tho
right to throw down his Job wlillo this
Victory Llborty Loan is In sight, On
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the contrary, every worker who has
done heroic things for tho success of
tho provious Issues should mnko it n
matter of personal prldo to stay with
tho organization and bring tho urgent
war financing to a triumphant com
pletion. Whether the Victory Loan issuo bo
bonds or notes makes llttlo difference
The security will bo n solemn promlso
of tho U. S. Government to pay. Tho
rnto and terms will be fnvornblo nnd
tho Investment offered ulll bo tho best
In tho world.
Splko nil canards. Don't resign.
Keop up preliminary work. Mako
suro that tho Victory Liberty Loan
shall have tho widest and best pos
sible popular distribution. National
honor nnd American prosperity nro nt
Irup Nov got bucvl
FEDERAL EMPLOYES
WILL GET RAISE
Employes of tho federal building
aro assured n wago Increase of $210
for tho noxt fiscal year. Charles F.
Nngl, vice-president ot tho National
Federation ot Federal Kmployos, bo
notified Howard D, Kboy, head of tho
Chicago branch of tho federation. Tho
rnlso affects nil full timo employes,
tho only oxcoptlon bolng scrubwomon,
who will get a CO por cent increnso.
According to Mr. Nngl, tho iucrenso,
which has been hard fought for, Is
included in section G of tho legislative,
executive, and Judicial appropriation
bill, and has been agreed to by both
tho house and senate
LICENSE EVERYBODY
IN BUSINESS
Prohibition Means More Licenses
or Confiscation of Poor
Men's Real Estate.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
nrccn proscnted tho draft ot n bill to
tho Council Finnnco Commlttco
which If passed by the Legislature
would plnco n llconso fco on prnctl
cally every business In tho city.
Tho purposo Is to nil so additional
rovenuo.
Tho businesses not now licensed,
but which would havo to pay undor
tho proposed bill, follow:
Automobile, motorcyclo nnd bicycle
sales agonts, nutomnbllo drivers, ct
gnr doulors, harbor shops, shoo shin
ing parlors, druggists, olovntor oper
ators, Ice cream nnd confectionery
pnrlors, laundries, loan ImnUji, life
nnd fire lusurnnco agents, oxtmct
manufacturers, window cleaners nnd
washers, ticket brokors, commission
morchnnts and cold storngo houses.
Wholosalo and rotnll coal dealers,
nutomobilo supply and repairs, bath
houses, buslnoss colleges nnd private
schools, agents, solicitors and can
vassers, Jowolry donlors, vondtng ma
chines, hotels, private garages, black
smith shops, claim collection agen
cies, dancing schools and nrndomios,
detective ngenoloi, hay and grain ele
vators, banks, bankers and trust com
panies, butter, coffoo nnd tea stares,
wholosalo dniKH, ntorago and ware
houses, wholosalo nnd rotnll furniture
nnd hardware, nnd paint.
Tho committee took no action.
Dlvon C Wlllluiis hns high honors
awaiting him nt tho hands of tho
pcoplo.
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