Stirring Times in Chicago Elections: Politicians Murdered or Kidnapped: Senator Deneeh's Enormous Majority New York, Apr. 10, Lively scones are being witnessed to-day in connexion with ° the primary elections at Chicago to select party candidates for, various State and Federal offices, for which the final elections will take place in Noveraber, and also to choose delegates to the National Party con. ventions next summer for the seleetion of candidates for the Pre-sidney.
Almost every policeman in the city, assisted by thousands. of vol-untoers, are guarding the polis, The rital candidates for the Governorshin of Mtinoi Small, the present Govern is backed by the Mayor of Chi tig Bill" Thomson, and the Republican faction, and Senator Charles S. Dencen of Chicago.
The elections passed off quietly in most parts of the State, but motor-cars filled with detectives are patrolling the streets of Chicago to prevent bomb-throwing and shoot ing.
Alderman Batta disappeared thi morning, It is believed that he was kidnapped to prevent him from participating in the election, Several men armed with pistols to-day knocked Mr. R, H, Taylor, leader of the Fifth Ward, on the head and carried him off in a motorcar—Reuter, Reverse for "Big Bill Chicago, Apr. 11, Early returns in the State clections indicate that "Big Bill Thompson, who is standing as a committee-man in his ward, will be: defeated. This does not involve his reelection as Mayor of Chicago—Reuter.
New York, Apr, 11.
The consensus of opinion in the press is that "the rule in Chicago of Big Bill! Thompson, the _schoolbook-burning foe of King George" has ended.
Governor Len Small of Illi has been practically snowed under by his opponent, Senator Deneen.
Senator Deneen's followers comin that the returns are being yyed.—Reuter, 'A Crushing Defeat Chicago, Apr. 11.
The returns for two-thirds of the State of Ilinois show that "Thompsonism" has been crushingly defeated, The majority of Mr. Louis Emerson, who is Senator Dencen's nominee for the Governorship of Ilinois, over "Big Bill" Thompson's nominee, Mr. Len Small, the present Governor, promises to be 400,000—double the figure predicted,
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