Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1905 — CHICAGO ELECTS DEMOCRAT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHICAGO ELECTS DEMOCRAT.

Edward F. Dunne Choeen Mayor by a Plurality of Over 24,000. Edward F. Dunne, the Democratic candidate, was elected Mayor of Chicago to succeed Carter H. Harrison, receiving a plurality of 24,248 over John Maynard Harlan, his chief competitor, and a majority of 943 over the combined vote cast for the Republican, Prohibition and Socialist candidates. John F. Smulskl, the present City Attorney, who was the candidate on The Republican ticket to succeed himself, has been re-elected, defeating W. B. Monk by more than 17,000. Tbfc Democratic candidate for City Treasurer, Frederick W. Blockl, and th* Democratic candidate for City Clerk, Adrian C. Anson, share victory with the head of their ticket, Anson running neck and neck with Dunne. The total vote cast for mayoraltycandidates was 322,373, out of a registration of 410,263, an increase of 12,838 over the mayoralty vote of two

years ago. Judge Dunne received 161,659 votes, 15,451 more than were cast for Harrison In 1903, while Mr. Harlan's vote was 137,411, which is 1,137 less than the Stewart vote of two years ago. The Socialists polled 20,323 votes for their candidate for Mayor. This was a falling off from their vote for Debs last fall. They polled their heaviest vote in the Twelfth Ward, where Collins got 1,444 votes. The lowest Socialist vote was 71, In the Third Ward. The Democrats polled their full party vote in most of the Democratic wards. Judge Dunne Is committed to municipal ownership of the street railways.

JUDGE E. F. DUNNE.