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Show Hard Fight Looms Over Chicago Rule By ROBERT T. LOL'GBRAN, UM Frees SUM CefTesyendent CHICAGO,. March e Ths fjeath of Mayor Anton J. Cermak Cer-mak plunged Chicago today Into on of the bitterest po- UUcsl flghu In IU history, i Immedletely after tha mayor's death from a bullat wound bi Miami, TlM-, hla opponent want mla action In an effort (a braak what (hay tarmad Cermek' "ona-man government" govern-ment" and "reclaim tha city for (ha Irian." Partlsanigln Chicago's lurbulant po-lllleel po-lllleel war? mince no word! la da- ad. A faaaral Judicial alartloa Biurt ba bald ta June. II I ta that balUa (hat tha "lrlh" faction bopaa for victory, fine (ha msyor' nm sssiir will ba choaan (ban, Igno, defeated assemblymen, who stlribute hie political downfall to Cermak followers, lonmad aa a likely candidate emong (ha Irish. Ha la ex- scribing their apponents. The primary pri-mary campaigns of recent yeera have been high lighted by lusty exchangee of persnnsl opinions of the candidataa. The Democratic wing led by Michael Mich-ael Igoe, who succeeded the late George Brennen, la proud of the Garlic origin of Its leaders and accept ac-cept whole-heartedly (ha appellation of "the Irish." Msyor Cenr.sk e factum, fac-tum, on the ether hand, waa given the title of "the foreigners." Msyor Cermek tremendou personal per-sonal vitality, persistence and ability ousted the former leaders. He ruled with fascist power. Hi opponents hsv wasted no time todsy la whip-'ping whip-'ping their force Into Una. The similar situation which came in the wake of the aasaaslnsllon of Mayor Carter Harrison Brt In 1M1. seemed feted to go down In history as only a skirmish compared la the present pres-ent Alderman James B. Bowler, close , companion of the late mayor who was t with him the night Cermak received (he mortal bullet wound, waa picked as the almost certain winner In the ; sldermsnic council to fill out Cermak Cer-mak a unexpired term. He I the choice of the "foreign group. Alderman John S. Clark, ranking , member of (he council a chslrmso of (he finance committee, I the selection selec-tion of the "Irish." He sppsrently seek Republican strength In the fight to succeed (he assassinated mayor. ELECTION IN JUKE It la generally conceded that tha Cermak group, due ta Its psu-onage, will succeed In hsvlng Bowler select- pected lo supplant Peter Corey, president presi-dent of tha Chicago board of trade, who one waa selected ta leed the fight (gslnst Cermek' orgsnlsatloa. The disorgsnised Republican ergan-Itatmn ergan-Itatmn ha aot groomed a mayoralty candidate. The parly today had several logt-cal" logt-cal" candidataa, none of whom had yet had opportunity to aasirt leedershlp. Among them waa George T. Harding, former office bolder, maintaining most prominence. Others were Oscar Nelson, aldermen and labor leader: James Reams, beneen leader; Judge John H. Lyle. and, possibly. William Hals Thompson himself, who (till ka enough of a following left to poll upward up-ward of half a million votee when ho defeated Lyle In (ha last Republican Republi-can primary, only to ba swept aside later by Cermak In tha election, WILD SCENES RECALLED Chics roans today recalled tha wild scenes la to city council wheal Harrison Har-rison succession waa selected. The community waa near chaos. The city council waa almost evenly divided divid-ed between Republicans and Democrats. Demo-crats. Harrison wa a Democrat Aldermen ram lo (ho . meeting armed. Then Joha McOlllen. a Democrat, Demo-crat, took tha chair and ordered the vote Tha Republican had nominated nominat-ed George B. Swift and the Democrats Demo-crats settled en McOlllen. Tha vote showed U vote for Me-Otllen, Me-Otllen, M for Swift and ana ballot blank. McOlllen then clslmed the right ta cast a vote tor himself and cause a tie. Fist fights and sruftls broke out |