Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-06-08 | Page 12 | Oldest Chicagoan Mayor for One Day

OlDEST CHICAGOAN MAYOR FOR ONE DAY AY CHICAGO June JuneS S S. Ferdinand Fedinand Peck Chicago's oldest re re realized re- re his crowning ambition n the other th r day 5 He became mayor of Chicago His term of office was the shortest t on m record record one one day under day under appointment by Mayor Thompson for t twenty four enty four hours while the latter was out of town I Although snort short Mr Pecks Peck's stewardship stewardship steward steward- ship of the city's affairs was was was' ve very sweet He issued just one orie order during dur dur- ing the twenty-four twenty hours which h was to the chief of 01 police pollee as follows Chief let the town ton run wide open This vice reform stuff doesn't m make ke keahy any hl hi hit with me Following this up he telephoned to toOne toone toone one of the numerous numerous clubs t telling lUng the astonished club members m tp 10 get busy and drink hi highballs To other astonished astonished astonished aston aston- club members he announced that he ne had coppers and a lot of f patrol patrol pa pa- wagons that nt working and that hed he'd be glad to send em around uptake to take the whole club for a ride There are only two vehicles a man can ride in free nowadays nowadays-a nowadays nowadays-a a patrol wagon or a h hearse arse he explained The club members politely d declined the offer S want the Job ob permanently permanent permanent- ly ly- for anything said Mayor Peck when his term ended Too much re re- re Why the governor of New York and the secretary of state tate ha have ve a ax cinch alongside thE th tb the mayor of cit f Chicago I