Show SQUABBLE chicago today engaged in a free for all for city off loera luers tie the principal feature of which was tue race being made by the two principal candidates for mayor carter H harrison democrat and samuel W allerton citizen do de witt wilt C cregier who was de defeated two years yearn ago through harrison Harri aou running against him and thus dividing the Demi democratic cratte vote is protia probably bly endeavoring to play evenia even this time by running against race was considered to be substantially between the two first named A chicago paper says both sides are supported by reputable representative business men and both have follow ings of thugs and thieves and gamblers it is absure to claim that moral 1 lives lines are drawn in this campaign compa ign the only plank in All ertons platform is 4 win at all hazards 9 aud and harrisons Harri sonIs motto is rhe end J justifies astl bell the means meads 0 dont be au surprised therefore rhe ifyu lind find a jailbird working side by side with a Sabbs crank for the election of the same man this iff but a characteristic of Chi cagos kaleidoscopic politics reform is not an s issue in the present campaign the whole fight to ie a struggle for spoils it has been stated that harrison Harri aon is ie opposed by every english language paper in the city except his own the tames but this is not correct as the k following from the dispatch shows if a choice must be ba made between two undesirable candidates we believe in supporting the one who is best beat fitted by education and training and experience to g greet ree t the worlds fair visitors so as the representative of chicago no one who knows both candidates can hesitate for a moment in deciding that carter harrison is in best beat qualified to fulfill the duties of mayor also the abail while not supporting Harri harrison BOD has baa fought allerton persist bently and bitterly at the he time of writing nothing has been received as to how the contest is going but there 1 Is ie a great deal of excitement and will be a great lump jump of disappointment remaining no matter what the count I 1 daay disclose |