CHICAGO’S NEW MAYOR

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1931, Page 3

CHICAGO’S NEW MAYOR

BOHEMIAN EX-MULE DRIVER

(United Press Association—By Electrn Telegraph. —Copyright .)

NEW YORK, April 7. Mr Anton Cormak, the Democrat candidate, has been elected Mayor of Chicago, thus ending the reign of Mayor William Thompson by a majority which promises to exceed two hundred thousand. Air Cormak'is a Bohemian by birth. Ho has been swept into oflice by the largest majority ever given a candidate for mayoralty of the city of (.'hi cage. BTG SUCCESS FOR DEMOCRAT. CHICAGO. April 7. The lie iv Mayor is Mr Anton (“Tone”) -C'ennak. He is a former Bohemian coal mine- mule driver, fir lias administered to “Big Bill” Thompson what apparently is the worst heating ever received by a (Mayoralty candidate in Chicago. Mr Cermak is winning if lie election. in which a record ’number of ballots were east, by npprox-fnrately two hundred thousand votes. Air Thompson fa ik’d to do as well a* expected, even in the sections in which lie hoped to find most favour.* The 'results have- also -considerably si roiin-Lhenrd the State power of the Democrat, Party. - -The election was a-. qiiicit one. and was devoid of■ all -disorder, except, for a few minor fist fights. . Afr Cernialv whose cand'daey was markedlv dignified, compared with Mr Thompson’s, takes- office on ■ [• ret-*\ He will “clean o-d. the City Hall ’ and will remove therefrom. ;| s tar as possible-, all traces of “Thompsonism.” The new Mayor is of) years ol age. and was born near Prague. He was t.ru’iglv to Olieaei) at <be age of one year, and be earned bis own living when be was eleven years of age.