1929 Chicago aldermanic election

none January 2025 1929 Chicago aldermanic election Chicago 1917 legislative 1927 Chicago aldermanic election 1927 1931 Chicago aldermanic election 1931 February 26 and April 2, 1929 All 50 seats in the Chicago City Council 26 Republican Party (United States) 20 27 7 Democratic Party (United States) 30 23 7 File:Chicago Aldermanic Results by Ward, 1929.png 300px Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations even though aldermen ran as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the results for that ward were decided in a runoff vote. The 1929 Chicago aldermanic election was held on February 26, 1929, with a runoff on April 2, to elect the 50 members of the Chicago City Council.Non-Partisan Aldermanic and Special Proposition Elections Board of Election Commissioners of the Cities of Chicago, Chicago Heights and Berwyn and the Villages of Summit and Evergreen Park The elections were non-partisan. Held in the middle of mayor William Hale Thompson's term, it would be the penultimate midterm election; four-year terms for aldermen were adopted in 1935, coinciding with the mayoral election that year. All told, despite the non-partisan nature of the elections, candidates affiliated with the Republican Party won 27 seats and those affiliated with the Democratic Party won 23.Chicago's New City Council https://www.newspapers.com/image/354922298/ 25 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 3 April 1929 11 seats were decided by means of a runoff election, and a Republican candidate won all but one of those elections. Six incumbent aldermen were defeated in the first round, and an additional four fell in the runoffs, all by Republican candidates. Four aldermen, all Democratic, were returned without opposition. Issues and endorsements The main issue of the elections was the influence of Mayor Thompson over the City Government and individual aldermen. Senior US Senator and former Governor Charles Deneen fronted the main slate of anti-Thompson candidates. Many reformers had hoped and even proclaimed that the election would "wipe...Thompson off the political map." The reform-minded Chicago Tribune and Municipal Voter's League endorsed candidates based on their perceived independence from Thompson.Evans Arthur M.V.L. reviews candidates in last 31 wards https://www.newspapers.com/image/355155600 28 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 19 February 1929 The elections were held on a backdrop of violence throughout the city. In particular the race for the so-called "Bloody Twentieth" ward had been marked by the murder in April 1928 of African-American reform candidate for committeeman Octavius Granady during the Pineapple Primary. The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb reported that "Another surprise of the election - for the police at least - was that no one was murdered, kidnapped, or slugged," although it attributed such lack of violence to the heavy patrol of polling places by police officers that compelled Police Commissioner William Russell to set aside his investigation of the recent Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.Big Bill is in control https://www.newspapers.com/image/126493402 26 July 2018 The Daily Chronicle 27 February 1929 It was also subject to some disputes in electoral law, with such sitting aldermen as Sheldon Govier of the 9th ward and Joseph McDonough of the 13th raising accusations of fraudulent petitions against many of their opponents given the 40% increase in the number of candidates from the 1927 elections and some aldermen disputing a filing deadline that sitting aldermen Coyle, Haffa, and Hoellen had missed.Evans Arthur Fraud charged in aldermanic race petitions https://www.newspapers.com/image/354945902 28 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 2 February 1929 The Daily Chronicle asserted that four of the six aldermen defeated in the first round had been Thompson supporters. Nevertheless, the election was generally considered a failure for the reformers. Many of Thompson's closest allies, including his former African-American floor leader Louis B. Anderson of the 2nd Ward, retained their seats. Particularly devastating was the loss of 20th ward incumbent A.J. Prignano, whom the Municipal Voter's League had extolled as "the best alderman [the] ward has had in many years," to William V. Pacelli, a candidate fronted by the Ellers, who were implicated in Granady's murder. Furthermore, of the nine candidates endorsed by the Tribune and Municipal Voter's League leading up to the runoff elections (not including contests where neither or both candidates were endorsed),Thompsonism is Issue today in 11 ward contests https://www.newspapers.com/image/354921999 27 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 2 April 1929 only Frank Konkowski of the 31st Ward won his contest. Ultimately, Thompson's rule over the city would continue unabated until the 1931 elections. Results 1st Ward First Ward John J. Coughlin, incumbentCentennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office. http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm Chicago Historical Society July 25, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm September 4, 2018 dead Democratic Party (United States) 4,510 100.00 4,510 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) 2nd Ward Second Ward Louis B. Anderson, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 7,226 55.85 Earl B. DickersonSeek to Unite Opposition to Ald. Anderson https://www.newspapers.com/image/355076858/ 25 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 20 January 1929 Republican Party (United States) 4,128 31.90 Augustus L. WilliamsKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Williams, A to B http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams1.html The Political Graveyard 28 August 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 922 7.13 James G. CotterEvans Arthur City Hall wages war of reprisal, Aldermen say https://www.newspapers.com/image/355156306/ 26 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 20 February 1929 Republican Party (United States) 663 5.12 3,098 23.94 Republican Party (United States) 3rd Ward Third Ward Robert R. Jackson, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 8,104 58.94 Nathan S. TaylorWard Committee Candidates https://www.newspapers.com/image/354885668 25 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 9 March 1930 Republican Party (United States) 5,048 36.71 Julius J. LinkVoters puzzled by multitude of candidates https://www.newspapers.com/image/191422654 26 July 2018 The Daily Sentinel 8 April 1932 Republican Party (United States) 598 4.35 3,056 22.23 Republican Party (United States) 4th Ward Fourth Ward Berthold A. Cronson, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 7,618 50.97 Alex KiefersteinEvans Arthur Rivals abandon fight against Ald. John Clark https://www.newspapers.com/image/354948749 25 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 7 February 1929 Republican Party (United States) 4,754 31.81 George W. Prince Republican Party (United States) 2,392 16.00 Frank A. Marshall Unknown 93 0.62 Reuben R. HelferEvans Arthur Liberals lead Congress race in Hyde Park https://www.newspapers.com/image/355183004 26 July 2018 28 February 1932 Republican Party (United States) 90 0.60 2,864 19.16 Republican Party (United States) 5th Ward Fifth Ward Charles S. Eaton Republican Party (United States) 10,483 58.95 Leonard J. Grossman, incumbentAldermen turn on M.V.L. with counter attack https://www.newspapers.com/image/355047702 26 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 17 April 1928 Democratic Party (United States) 6,106 34.33 Charles U. TurpinKenney William Howland Jazz on the River April 2005 9780226437330 https://books.google.com/books?id=jfOQxjSqJQAC&q=charles+u+turpin&pg=PA95 28 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 783 4.40 Robert Mendelson Unknown 180 1.01 Leo J. Canary Unknown 83 0.47 Herman Forel Unknown 81 0.46 Harold J. Fishbein Unknown 68 0.38 4,377 24.61 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 8th Ward Eighth Ward William D. Meyering, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 12,763 52.49 Edmund A. Miller Unknown 11,037 45.39 Harry L. Lathe Unknown 514 2.11 1,726 7.10 Democratic Party (United States) 10th Ward Tenth Ward William A. Rowan, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 6,683 72.59 Charles J. Johnson Unknown 2,524 27.41 4,159 45.17 Democratic Party (United States) 12th Ward Twelfth Ward, first round Bryan Hartnett, incumbentEvans Arthur Deneen Ward scene of hot runoff fight https://www.newspapers.com/image/355053694/ 28 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 31 March 1929 Democratic Party (United States) 7,642 45.24 Benjamin J. Zintak Republican Party (United States) 7,310 43.27 Fred B. Heiser Unknown 1,820 10.77 Alexander Bukowski Unknown 121 0.72 332 1.97 Twelfth Ward, runoff Benjamin J. Zintak Republican Party (United States) 9,937 50.84 Bryan Hartnett, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 9,609 49.16 328 1.68 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 14th Ward Fourteenth Ward William R. O'Toole, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 7,467 62.77 Joseph M. Fitzgerald Unknown 4,095 34.42 John Plaehn Unknown 334 2.81 3,372 28.35 Democratic Party (United States) 18th Ward Eighteenth Ward Walter W. Morris Republican Party (United States) 10,020 52.21 Patrick F. Ryan, incumbentRacing for 18th and 19th Ward Council Seats https://www.newspapers.com/image/55042235 Newspapers.com Suburbanite Economist 17 September 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 8,027 41.83 James J. Murphy Unknown 749 3.90 James Gentlemen Unknown 393 2.05 1,993 10.39 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 20th Ward Twentieth Ward William V. Pacelli Republican Party (United States) 4,879 57.94 A. J. Prignano, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 3,166 37.60 Martin Klass Unknown 376 4.47 1,713 20.34 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 21st Ward Twenty-first Ward Dennis A. Horan, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 8,262 72.16 John A. Stanek Unknown 2,801 24.46 John Stoker Unknown 207 1.81 Julius Markowski Unknown 180 1.57 5,461 47.69 Democratic Party (United States) 22nd Ward Twenty-second Ward Joseph Cepak, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 3,917 100.00 3,917 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) 27th Ward Twenty-seventh Ward Harry C. Van Norman, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 5,695 55.28 James AdduciKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Adams-medina to Aeschliman http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html The Political Graveyard 28 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 3,941 38.25 Elmer L. Francis Unknown 522 5.07 Frank A. Lyon Unknown 144 1.40 1,754 17.03 Democratic Party (United States) 30th Ward Thirtieth Ward John S. Clark Jr., incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 4,713 100.00 4,713 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) 31st Ward Thirty-first Ward, first round Frank E. Konkowski Republican Party (United States) 3,757 46.65 Joseph Przybylo Democratic Party (United States) 2,581 32.05 Stanley Adamkiewicz, incumbentKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Acampora to Adamowski http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html The Political Graveyard 27 August 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 1,536 19.07 George A. Gillmeister Unknown 180 2.23 1,176 14.60 Thirty-first Ward, runoff Frank E. Konkowski Republican Party (United States) 5,355 59.27 Joseph PrzybyloKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Pryse to Pufogle http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pryse-puffer.html#262.58.86 The Political Graveyard 27 August 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 3,680 40.73 1,675 18.54 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 33rd Ward Thirty-third Ward George M. Rozczynialski Republican Party (United States) 5,191 54.73 Joseph C. Petlak, incumbentBlue Book of the State of Illinois 1919 https://books.google.com/books?id=pSUWAAAAYAAJ&q=joseph+petlak+chicago+alderman&pg=PA224 6 September 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 3,863 40.73 Peter W. Sikora Jr. Unknown 190 2.00 Joseph Malenkz Unknown 75 0.79 Anthony Patewski Unknown 64 0.67 Roman Kulla Unknown 54 0.57 Paul L. Labucki Unknown 31 0.33 Leo Luka Unknown 16 0.17 1,328 14.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 37th Ward Thirty-seventh Ward, first round Wiley W. Mills, incumbentChances favor Dever aldermen on West Side https://www.newspapers.com/image/355041318/ Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 17 September 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 9,078 41.07 James H. Taylor Republican Party (United States) 4,555 20.61 Bert Fairchild Unknown 2,997 13.56 Irwin R. Hazen Jr. Unknown 2,849 12.89 L.A. Warner Unknown 1,698 7.68 Edward J. Finan Unknown 548 2.48 Ommund B. Hanson Unknown 222 1.00 Benjamin Davis Unknown 156 0.71 4,523 20.46 Thirty-seventh Ward, runoff James H. Taylor Republican Party (United States) 12,241 54.15 Wiley W. Mills, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 10,365 45.85 1,876 8.30 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 38th Ward Thirty-eighth Ward Max Adamowski, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 3,206 100.00 3,206 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) 39th Ward Thirty-ninth Ward, first round Frank R. Ringa, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 8,805 31.32 Frank J. Reilly Republican Party (United States) 8,483 30.17 Leo J. WinieckiPoles of Chicago, 1837-1937;a history of one century of Polish contribution to the city of Chicago, Illinois https://archive.org/stream/polesofchicago1800zgle/polesofchicago1800zgle_djvu.txt archive.org 6 September 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 7,468 26.56 Steve Adamowski Unknown 1,242 4.42 Frank J. Schmidtke Unknown 841 2.99 Gustave H. Hines Unknown 799 2.84 Charles J. Busch Unknown 276 0.98 William E. Koreywo Unknown 104 0.37 John Kowalski Unknown 96 0.34 322 1.15 Thirty-ninth Ward, runoff Frank R. Ringa, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 16,118 52.89 Frank J. ReillyKestenbaum Lawrence Index to Politicians: Reilly http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reilly.html The Political Graveyard 6 September 2018 Republican Party (United States) 14,358 47.11 1,760 5.78 Republican Party (United States) 40th Ward Fortieth Ward, first round John William Chapman, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 8,640 39.36 Joseph C. Ross Republican Party (United States) 5,916 26.95 Jay A. SchillerKestenbaum Lawrence Index to Politicians: Schendel to Schkloven http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html The Political Graveyard 6 September 2018 Democratic Party (United States) 4,921 22.42 William D. McNally Unknown 1,110 5.06 Charles H. Lenske Unknown 674 3.07 L.B. Baum Unknown 257 1.17 Chester A. Fredrickson Unknown 226 1.03 Carl C. Rosenbaum Unknown 110 0.50 I.J. Brown Unknown 99 0.45 2,724 12.41 Fortieth Ward, runoff Joseph C. Ross Republican Party (United States) 13,879 59.01 John William Chapman, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 9,640 40.99 4,239 18.02 Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 41st Ward Forty-first Ward Thomas J. Bowler, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 15,374 62.66 James A. Davis Unknown 8,362 34.08 Petra M. Dahl Unknown 800 3.26 7,012 28.58 Democratic Party (United States) 42nd Ward Forty-second Ward, first round Richard PrendergastKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Pratte to Preschlack http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html The Political Graveyard 27 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 3,399 36.29 Dorsey R. Crowe, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 3,255 34.76 C.R. Palmer Unknown 2,711 28.95 144 1.54 Forty-second Ward, runoff Dorsey R. Crowe, incumbent Democratic Party (United States) 6,063 57.72 Richard Prendergast Republican Party (United States) 4,441 42.28 1,622 15.44 Democratic Party (United States) 43rd Ward Forty-third Ward Arthur F. Albert Republican Party (United States) 7,336 62.06 Charles G. BurmeisterKestenbaum Lawrence The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Burke-fonte to Burnet http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html The Political Graveyard 28 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 2,485 21.02 Titus A. Haffa, incumbentBertha Baur talks he-talk to Fred Britten https://www.newspapers.com/image/354948991 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 17 September 2018 Republican Party (United States) 1,928 16.31 Edward Hirschler Unknown 72 0.61 4,851 41.04 Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 44th Ward Forty-fourth Ward Albert E. Loescher, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 6,505 63.32 Joseph J. Miller Unknown 3,300 32.12 George Hoppe Unknown 436 4.24 Marcus Kasan Unknown 32 0.31 3,205 31.20 Republican Party (United States) 45th Ward Forty-fifth Ward, first round William H. Feigenbutz, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 6,771 47.06 George W. Schmidt Unknown 4,598 31.95 Paul Slivinski Unknown 3,020 20.99 2,173 15.00 Forty-fifth Ward, runoff William H. Feigenbutz, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 9,283 57.69 George W. Schmidt Unknown 6,807 42.31 2,476 15.39 Republican Party (United States) 46th Ward Forty-sixth Ward Oscar F. Nelson, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 7,858 53.23 August F. W. SiebelThe Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1919, Volume 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=gQ4fAQAAMAAJ&q=august+fw+siebel+chicago&pg=PA803 Google Books 1918 The Chicago Daily News 28 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 6,267 42.46 Edward P. SaltielSaltiel, Edward P. - Interview and Memoir http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/uis/id/3813 The Oral History Collection of the University of Illinois at Springfield University of Illinois at Springfield 28 August 2018 Republican Party (United States) 421 2.85 Arthur J. Damm Unknown 148 1.00 Carl E. Liedberg Unknown 67 0.45 1,591 10.78 Republican Party (United States) 47th Ward Forty-seventh Ward John J. Hoellen, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 10,019 61.60 M.J. SchmidtEvans Arthur Erase 60,000 names in Poll Book revision https://www.newspapers.com/image/354946354 28 July 2018 3 February 1929 Democratic Party (United States) 6,019 37.01 Eric A. Sodersten Unknown 227 1.40 4,000 24.59 Republican Party (United States) 48th Ward Forty-eighth Ward John A. Massen, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 8,178 84.91 Robert W. Hommes Unknown 663 6.88 Harry A. Hooker Unknown 392 4.07 Danny Goodman Unknown 239 2.48 Samuel Sommers Unknown 85 0.88 Agis T. Nicholson Unknown 74 0.77 7,515 78.03 Republican Party (United States) 49th Ward Forty-ninth Ward E.I. Frankhauser, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 10,203 63.03 J. Perry Quinlan Unknown 5,420 33.48 Arthur L. Israel Unknown 324 2.00 Chester S. Shaffer Unknown 240 1.48 4,783 29.55 Republican Party (United States) 50th Ward Fiftieth Ward, first round Aron K. Mose, incumbent Republican Party (United States) 5,574 25.35 Curtis F. Mellin Republican Party (United States) 5,529 25.14 Wiley K. Galloway Unknown 4,920 22.37 Arthur W. Arneman Unknown 4,377 19.90 Carl H. LundquistCarl Hjalmar Lundquist Papers, 1899-1966: North Park University https://archon.carli.illinois.edu/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=582&q=bethany&rootcontentid=15949 28 August 2018 6 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180906125102/https://archon.carli.illinois.edu/index.php?p=collections%2Ffindingaid&id=582&q=bethany&rootcontentid=15949 dead Democratic Party (United States) 1,498 6.81 Harry A. Martin Unknown 93 0.43 45 0.20 Fiftieth Ward, runoff Curtis F. Mellin Republican Party (United States) 13,347 57.32 Aron K. Mose, incumbentAlbert defeats Haffa in bitter Council battle https://www.newspapers.com/image/354945272 26 July 2018 Chicago Tribune 6 April 1927 Republican Party (United States) 9,938 42.68 3,409 14.64 Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1927 Chicago mayoral election References collapsed Category:Chicago City Council elections Category:1929 United States local elections Chicago aldermanic primary election Category:1929 in Chicago Category:April 1929 in the United States