Political turmoil as Harrison seeks broad Democrat support
A Chicago editorial analyzes Harrison’s mayoral bid amid strong Democratic divisions. It notes 94,000 Dunne Graham voters and 55,000 Harrison primary voters, cites Briggs House clashes over endorsements, and reports on union and Irish-American organizing while signaling a looming electrification debate and council implications.
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Chicago
Hearst
Chicago Examiner
Argo
Stickney
New Electrification Commission
Council Committee
Trans
Briggs House
William Dillon
Harrison Campaign Attacks Chicago Graft Scandals
Candidate Carter Harrison launches mayoral bid denouncing the Cummings Foundry shale rock scandal and other grafts. He argues for city built public works and recalls initiative powers to curb outside influence, while clashing with Governor Deneen over public utilities and home rule. Harrison cites past projects like the Stony Island intercepting sewer.
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Cummings Foundry
Chicago Fire
Rogers Coal Company
Stony Island Avenue
Harrison
Deneen
David Kinley
University of Ilinois
General Assembly
Gov. Deneen
Tribune
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Senate bill seeks June elections for Chicago judges
Senator Samuel A. Ettelson introduces a bill to move six Chicago bench elections from November to June and to shield Cook County and Chicago municipal bench elections from general election politics. The measure aims to keep judicial contests out of general elections and another bill also seeks June municipal judge elections.
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State Senate
Samuel A. Ettelson
Cook County
Voter Register Grows With Citywide Additions
Tuesday’s registr saw seventy five thousand seven hundred and thirty seven names added to the city list. Combined with the 873,567 names from October's revised roll the total reaches 449,306. The registration covers many who have not yet voted.
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Emanuel Arnstein
Indorse Harrison
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Presen
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Chicago Great Western
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