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61-587: (Redirected from Mayor Daley ) Richard Daley may refer to: Richard J. Daley (1902–1976), mayor of Chicago (1955–1976), father of Richard M. Daley Richard M. Daley (born 1942), mayor of Chicago (1989–2011), son of Richard J. Daley See also [ edit ] Richard Daly (1758–1813), Irish actor and theatrical manager Richard J. Daly , American business executive Richard Dalley , American figure skater Dick Daley (1910–1984), Australian rugby league footballer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
122-604: A Chicago Tribune editorial claimed that " Black Power groups" had been the driving force behind the violence through a "conspiracy to riot." No evidence was produced to support the argument that it was a planned riot. During the summer of 1968, Mayor Richard J. Daley appointed the Chicago Riot Study Committee. The committee was led by judges, business leaders, lawyers, and politicians, and staffed by volunteers from law offices. The Committee interviewed hundreds of black residents and white business owners in
183-634: A Bachelor of Laws in 1933. As a young man, Daley's jobs included selling newspapers and making deliveries for a door-to-door peddler; he worked in Chicago's Union stock yards to pay his law school expenses. He spent his free time as a member of the Hamburg Athletic Club, an athletic, social, street gang and political organization near his home. Hamburg and similar clubs were funded, at least in part, by local Democratic politicians. Daley made his mark there, not in sports, but in organization as
244-487: A Molotov cocktail in his hand, because they're potential murderers, and to shoot to maim or cripple anyone looting. This statement generated significant controversy. Jesse Jackson , for example, called it "a fascist's response". Daley later backed away from his words in an address to the City Council, saying: It is the established policy of the police department – fully supported by this administration – that only
305-421: A curfew on anyone under the age of 21, closed the streets to automobile traffic, and halted the sale of guns or ammunition. Approximately 10,500 police were sent in, and by April 6, more than 6,700 Illinois National Guard troops had arrived in Chicago with 5,000 soldiers from the 1st Armored and 5th Infantry Divisions being ordered into the city by President Johnson. The general in charge declared that no one
366-650: A downturn in Daley's power and influence within the Democratic Party but given his public standing, McGovern later made amends by putting Daley loyalist (and Kennedy in-law) Sargent Shriver on his ticket. In January 1973, former Illinois Racing Board Chairman William S. Miller testified that Daley had "induced" him to bribe Illinois Governor Otto Kerner . In the 1970 special election deciding whether or not Illinois would adopt its then-proposed state constitution , Daley came out in support of its adoption late in
427-545: A major role in the history of the Democratic Party , especially with his support of John F. Kennedy in the presidential election of 1960 and of Hubert Humphrey in the presidential election of 1968 . He would be the longest-serving mayor in Chicago history until his record was broken by his son Richard M. Daley in 2011. He has been ranked by some historians as among the ten best mayors in American history. On
488-554: A state of rubble. Later the same year, around the Democratic National Convention , Chicago would once again be a place for political protest and clashes with the authorities . On April 5, 1968, violence sparked on the West side of Chicago, gradually expanding to consume a 28-block stretch of West Madison Street and leading to additional damage on Roosevelt Road . The Austin and Lawndale neighborhoods on
549-501: Is a partner in the law firm Daley & George, and Mary Carol (Daley) Vanecko is a teacher, as were Patricia (Daley) Martino, who died in 2024, and Eleanor, who died in 1998. Daley, who never lost his blue-collar Chicago accent, was known for often mangling his syntax and other verbal gaffes. Daley made one of his most memorable verbal missteps in 1968, while defending what the news media reported as police misconduct during that year's violent Democratic convention, stating, "Gentlemen, get
610-673: Is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Worth Township , southwest of Chicago. After a several-days-long dispute over who would become Chicago's acting mayor, a deal was brokered that resulted in Michael A. Bilandic being appointed acting mayor by the city council. Similtaneously, George W. Dunne (the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ) was chosen to be Daley's successor as chair of
671-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Richard J. Daley Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses " who controlled and mobilized American cities. He
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#1732780908944732-507: Is here to preserve disorder." Public opinion polls conducted after the convention demonstrated that the majority of Americans supported Daley's tactics. Daley was historically re-elected for the fifth time in 1971 . However, many have argued this was due to a lack of formidable opposition rather than Daley's own popularity. Democratic nominee McGovern threw Daley out of the 1972 Democratic National Convention , replacing his delegation with one led by Jesse Jackson . This event arguably marked
793-491: Is memorialized in the following public buildings: Journalists Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Taylor argue that Daley's politics may have saved Chicago from the same fate that cities like Detroit , Kansas City , Saint Louis and Cleveland endured, which suffered from suburbanization, crime and white flight. "But for every middle-class neighborhood he saved, there was a poor neighborhood in which living conditions worsened. For every downtown skyscraper that kept jobs and tax dollars in
854-466: Is remembered for doing much to save Chicago from the declines that other rust belt cities, such as Cleveland , Buffalo , and Detroit , experienced during the same period. He had a strong base of support in Chicago's Irish Catholic community and was treated by national politicians such as Lyndon B. Johnson as a pre-eminent Irish American, with special connections to the Kennedy family . Daley played
915-407: The Kennedy family and that he had declined an offer to vote against President Harry Truman when he was serving as a delegate at the 1948 Democratic National Convention . Daley was first elected mayor , Chicago's 48th, in 1955 . He was reelected to that office five times and had been mayor for 21 years at the time of his death. During his administration, Daley dominated the political arena of
976-618: The United States , were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities, primarily in black urban areas. Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances , resulting in roughly $ 50 million in damage. Rioters and police in Chicago – ironically a place of which King himself said "I've been in many demonstrations all across
1037-628: The West Side , and the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side experienced the majority of the destruction and chaos. The rioters broke windows, looted stores, and set buildings (both abandoned and occupied) on fire. Firefighters quickly flooded the neighborhood, and Chicago's off-duty firefighters were told to report to work. There were 36 major fires reported between 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm alone. The next day, Mayor Richard J. Daley imposed
1098-437: The 1960s and 1970s, "Chicago always had a double-A bond rating." According to Chicago folksinger Steve Goodman , "no man could inspire more love, more hate". Daley, through his political patronage and role as a political boss, helped advance the political careers of multiple Chicagoans. Notable protégés included Michael A. Bilandic , Jane Byrne , Neil Hartigan , and Edward Hanrahan . Daley's twenty-one-year tenure as mayor
1159-584: The Cook County Democratic Party. Daley met Eleanor "Sis" Guilfoyle at a local ball game. He courted "Sis" for six years, during which time he finished law school and was established in his legal profession. They were married on June 17, 1936, and lived in a modest brick bungalow at 3536 South Lowe Avenue in the heavily Irish and Polish neighborhood of Bridgeport, a few blocks from his birthplace. They had three daughters and four sons, in that order. Their eldest son, Richard M. Daley ,
1220-570: The Democratic nomination for Cook County sheriff . Lillian wanted more than this for her son, telling a friend, "I didn't raise my son to be a policeman." Daley would later state that his wellsprings were his religion, his family, his neighborhood, the Democratic Party, and his love of the city. Daley attended the elementary school of his parish, Nativity of Our Lord, and De La Salle Institute (where he learned clerical skills) and took night classes at DePaul University College of Law to earn
1281-518: The Democratic side of the aisle. After the death of incumbent Democratic Senator Patrick J. Carroll in 1938, Daley was elected to the Illinois Senate . That year Gormley and Jezierny were successfully reelected with Republican William S. Finucane taking the third spot. In 1939, Illinois State Senator William "Botchy" Connors remarked of Daley: "You couldn't give that guy a nickel, that's how honest he is." Daley served as Minority Leader of
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#17327809089441342-603: The East Side Disciples, cooperated to control their neighborhoods. Many gang members did not participate in the rioting, due in part to King's direct involvement with these groups in 1966. Federal troops were requested to restore order, and the President invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807 on April 7. Rumors circulated that the riots had been organized by Black Panther activists and on April 10,
1403-541: The Illinois Senate from 1941 through 1946. He suffered his only political defeat in 1946 , when he lost a bid to become Cook County sheriff. In the late 1940s, Daley became Democratic Ward Committeeman of the 11th Ward , a post he retained until his death. He was appointed by Governor Adlai Stevenson II as head of the Illinois Department of Finance, serving in that role from 1949 through 1950,
1464-409: The President to accept an offer to either stay in the Democratic primaries or be nominated as Hubert Humphrey 's Vice President at the Democratic National Convention . Daley and Johnson were also going to use Kennedy's run for president to help this plan and feed Kennedy's ego by making him think there was a "revolution" in the party as well. In April, many castigated Daley for his sharp rhetoric in
1525-759: The South, but I can say that I have never seen, even in Mississippi and Alabama, mobs as hostile and as hate-filled as I'm seeing in Chicago" – were particularly aggressive, and the damage was severe. Of the 39 people who died in the nationwide disturbances, 34 were black. Chicago, Baltimore , and Washington, D.C. experienced some of the worst riots following King's assassination. In Chicago itself, more than 48 hours of rioting left 11 Chicago citizens dead, 48 wounded by police gunfire, 90 policemen injured, and 2,150 people arrested. Three miles of East Garfield Park and West Garfield Park on West Madison Street were left in
1586-626: The State Street Corridor from the white neighborhoods of the South Side. Until the late 1960s, in municipal elections Daley nevertheless enjoyed 70 percent support within the black community. Like other ethnic groups in Chicago, black voters offered party loyalty and votes for political patronage. From late 1965 to early 1967 Mayor Daley was confronted by the Chicago Freedom Movement to improve conditions in
1647-472: The United States, we wouldn't have to have Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago. And with George McGovern as president, we wouldn't have to have a National Guard ." Ribicoff, with his voice shaking, then said: "How hard it is to speak the truth, when we know the problems that are facing this nation", for which some in the crowd booed Ribicoff. Ribicoff also tried to introduce a motion to shut down
1708-437: The aftermath of rioting that took place after King's assassination . Displeased with what he saw as an over-cautious police response to the rioting, Daley chastised police superintendent James B. Conlisk and subsequently related that conversation at a City Hall press conference as follows: I said to him very emphatically and very definitely that an order be issued by him immediately to shoot to kill any arsonist or anyone with
1769-472: The area, as well as police officers, fire fighters, and local activists, but no evidence of a conspiracy was produced. The final Riot Study concluded, "Some of the rioters may have discussed specific acts of violence, but for the majority of blacks, the riot was a spontaneous overflow of pent-up aggressions." The Committee also concluded that the majority of first rioters were high school students who began taking their frustration out on white business owners. Once
1830-583: The black ghettos. On the one hand, the Chicago civil rights movement formed to fight for better schools. On the other hand, it advocated open housing in Chicago. The campaign, that became known as the Chicago Freedom Movement, was led by Martin Luther King Jr. , who tried to employ the tactics of peaceful marches like he had in the South . Daley, with the help of black political leaders who did not want to break with Daley's political machine and
1891-474: The campaign. His support may have ultimately been critical in influencing Illinois voters in their decision to ultimately adopt the proposed constitution. Daley was a strong proponent of Illinois having home rule for local government, and this constitution enshrined the ability for local governments to become home rule units. Daley was reelected mayor for a (then-record) sixth term in 1975 . Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on December 20, 1976, Daley collapsed on
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1952-485: The chaos broadcast on national television. Later, anti-war activists Abbie Hoffman , Jerry Rubin , and three other members of the " Chicago Seven " were convicted of crossing state lines with the intent of inciting a riot as a result of these confrontations, though the convictions were overturned on appeal. At the convention itself, Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff went off-script during his speech nominating George McGovern , saying, "And with George McGovern as President of
2013-521: The city and, to a lesser extent, that of the entire state. Officially, Chicago has a "weak-mayor" system, in which most of the power is vested in the city council. However, Daley's post as de facto leader of the Chicago Democratic Party allowed him to rule the city with an iron hand and gave him great influence over the city's ward organizations, which in turn allowed him a considerable voice in Democratic primary contests —in most cases,
2074-516: The city's Near North Side while on his way to lunch. He was rushed to the office of his private physician at 900 North Michigan Avenue. It was confirmed that Daley had suffered a massive heart attack and he was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m.; he was 74 years old. Daley's funeral took place on December 22 at Nativity of Our Lord, the church that he had attended since his childhood. Attending his funeral were Jimmy Carter (the U.S. president-elect ) and vice president Nelson Rockefeller . Daley
2135-467: The city, there was a housing project tower that confined poor people in an overcrowded ghetto". Daley was known by many Chicagoans as "Da Mare" ("The Mayor"), "Hizzoner" ("His Honor"), and "The Man on Five" (his office was on the fifth floor of City Hall). Since Daley's death and the subsequent election of son Richard as mayor in 1989, the first Mayor Daley has become known as "Boss Daley", "Old Man Daley", or "Daley Senior" to residents of Chicago. During
2196-455: The civil rights era, some black Chicagoans referred to Daley as "Pharaoh", comparing him to the oppressive and unrelenting figure in the Book of Exodus . These claims were supported by Daley's role in the assassination of Fred Hampton and his anti-MLK stance. 1968 Chicago riots [REDACTED] Government of Illinois [REDACTED] City of Chicago The 1968 Chicago riots , in
2257-446: The club manager. At age 22, he was elected president of the club and served in that office until 1939. Although he practiced law with partner William J. Lynch, he dedicated the majority of his time to his political career. Daley's career in politics began when he became a Democratic precinct captain . Having served as secretary for previous County Treasurers Joseph B. McDonough, Thomas D. Nash, Robert M. Sweitzer, and Joseph L. Gill, he
2318-404: The commitment to racial segregation . Housing, highways, and schools were built to serve as barriers between white and black neighborhoods. To revitalize downtown Chicago Daley worked together with business leaders to push out poor black residents and replace them with middle class whites. To prevent black people from moving into white neighborhoods, Daley oversaw the building of public housing in
2379-546: The convention and move it to another city. Many conventioneers applauded Ribicoff's remarks, but an indignant Daley tried to shout down the speaker. As television cameras focused on Daley, lip-readers later said they observed him shouting, "Fuck you, you Jew son of a bitch, you lousy motherfucker, go home!" Defenders of the mayor later stated that he was calling Ribicoff a faker, a charge denied by Daley and refuted by Mike Royko 's reporting. A federal commission, led by local attorney and party activist Dan Walker , investigated
2440-456: The end of his term and would be reversed under later mayor Jane Byrne , when The Blues Brothers was filmed in Chicago. However during his time in office, movies including Cooley High , and others were filmed in Chicago. The year 1968 was a momentous year for Daley. On January 27, Daley informed President Johnson that Robert Kennedy had met him and asked for his support in the upcoming Democratic primaries , which he declined. He also got
2501-408: The events surrounding the convention and described them as a " police riot ". Daley defended his police force with the following statement, which was also a slip of the tongue: "The confrontation was not caused by the police. The confrontation was caused by those who charged the police. Gentlemen, let's get this thing straight, once and for all. The policeman is not here to create disorder. The policeman
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2562-560: The fifth best American big-city mayor to serve between the years 1820 and 1993. The survey also saw Daley ranked the best big-city mayor to serve in office post-1960. On the 50th anniversary of Daley's first 1955 swearing-in, several dozen Daley biographers and associates met at the Chicago Historical Society . Historian Michael Beschloss called Daley "the pre-eminent mayor of the 20th century". Robert Remini pointed out that while other cities were in fiscal crisis in
2623-403: The first two days of rioting, police reported multiple civilian deaths but were unable to determine whether they were caused by the riots or other crimes. No official death toll was given for the riots, although published accounts say 9 to 11 people died as a result. Over 2,000 people were arrested, and a thousand people were left homeless. The destruction was mostly on the west side. However, there
2684-584: The form of high-rise towers like the Robert Taylor Homes that he placed within Chicago's black ghettos . Many were located along a single street in the ghetto of Chicago's South Side , which became known as the "State Street Corridor" and had the densest concentration of public housing in the nation. Daley was also responsible for routing the Dan Ryan Expressway along the neighborhood's traditional racial divide, so that it separated
2745-640: The local press, avoided violent confrontations. In mid-August 1966 the "Summit Agreement" was achieved through a series of meetings. Among other things it brought about the creation of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities . While this is a contentious issue, the Chicago Freedom Movement is widely considered a failure or at best a draw. Daley discouraged motion picture and television filming on location in Chicago, after an episode of M Squad (aired on January 30, 1959) depicted an officer of CPD taking bribes. This policy lasted until
2806-584: The minimum force necessary be used by policemen in carrying out their duties. Later that month, Daley asserted, There wasn't any shoot-to-kill order. That was a fabrication. Robert Kennedy was also assassinated in June 1968, thus hurting Daley's earlier plan to make Johnson, who withdrew his re-election bid in March, Vice President. In August, the 1968 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago. Intended to showcase Daley's achievements to national Democrats and
2867-565: The news media, the proceedings during the convention instead garnered notoriety for the mayor and city, descending into verbal outbursts between participants, and a circus for the media. With the nation divided by the Vietnam War and with the assassinations of King and Kennedy earlier that year serving as backdrop, the city became a battleground for anti-war protesters who vowed to shut down the convention. In some cases, confrontations between protesters and police turned violent, with images of
2928-436: The other hand, Daley's legacy is complicated by criticisms of his response to the Chicago riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and his handling of the notorious 1968 Democratic National Convention held in his city. During his tenure, he also had enemies within the Democratic Party. In addition, many members of Daley's administration were charged and convicted for corruption , although Daley himself
2989-765: The real contest in the Democratic stronghold of Chicago. In 1959 and 1960, Daley served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors . Daley contributed to John F. Kennedy 's narrow, 8,000 vote victory in Illinois in 1960 . Major construction during Daley's terms in office resulted in O'Hare International Airport , the Sears Tower , McCormick Place , the University of Illinois at Chicago , numerous expressways and subway construction projects, and other major Chicago landmarks. O'Hare
3050-408: The riots started, however, witnesses said that the riots expanded and multiple adults joined the teenage rioters. No evidence was found that concluded anyone intentionally set fire to a black-owned business or residence. The riots resulted in over 125 fires and 210 buildings being damaged, totaling $ 10 million worth of damages. Power lines and telephone lines all around the city were knocked out. In
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#17327809089443172-436: The thing straight once and for all – the policeman isn't there to create disorder, the policeman is there to preserve disorder." Daley's reputation for misspeaking was such that his press secretary Earl Bush would tell reporters, "Write what he means, not what he says." A 1993 survey of historians, political scientists and urban experts conducted by Melvin G. Holli of the University of Illinois at Chicago saw Daley ranked as
3233-623: The year he made a successful run for Cook County Clerk . Daley held that position until being elected Chicago's mayor. Daley became chairman of the Central Committee of the Cook County Democratic Party , i.e., boss of the political machine , in 1953. Holding this position along with the mayoralty in later years enhanced Daley's power. A recorded phone conversation that Daley had with President Lyndon Johnson on January 27, 1968, revealed that despite his Irish Catholic background, Daley also privately had at times tense relations with
3294-496: Was a butcher born in New York City, while his mother, Delia Gallagher Daley, was an Irish immigrant. Richard's mother was outgoing and outspoken. Before women obtained the right to vote in 1920, Lillian Daley was an active suffragette , participating in marches and often bringing her son to them. She hoped her son's life would be more professionally successful than that of his parents. Before his mother's death, Daley had won
3355-407: Was a particular point of pride for Daley, with he and his staff regularly devising occasions to celebrate it. It occasioned one of Daley's numerous clashes with community organizer Saul Alinsky . His black-neighborhood Woodlawn Organization threatened a mass "piss in" at the airport (a crowding of its toilets) to press demands for open employment. Daley's construction of a modern Chicago rested on
3416-478: Was allowed to have gatherings in the riot areas and authorized the use of tear gas. Mayor Richard J. Daley gave police the authority "to shoot to kill any arsonist or anyone with a Molotov cocktail in his hand ... and ... to shoot, to maim, or cripple anyone looting any stores in our city." The South Side had escaped the major chaos mainly because the two large street gangs, the Blackstone Rangers and
3477-540: Was appointed the Chief Deputy Comptroller of Cook County on December 17, 1936, to replace Michael J. O'Connor, who had died on December 9. Daley's first elective office was in the Illinois House of Representatives , to which he was elected for the 9th district on November 3, 1936, alongside Democratic incumbents William J. Gormley and Peter P. Jezierny. Despite being a lifelong Democrat, he
3538-486: Was elected mayor of Chicago in 1989, and served in that position until his retirement in 2011. The youngest son, William M. Daley , served as White House Chief of Staff under President Barack Obama and as US Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton . Another son, John P. Daley , is a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The other progeny has stayed out of public life. Michael Daley
3599-550: Was elected to the office as a Republican. This was a matter of political opportunism and the peculiar setup for legislative elections in Illinois at the time, which allowed Daley to take the place on the ballot of the recently deceased Republican candidate David Shanahan . Daley's name was not printed on the ballot due to the closeness of Shanahan's death to the election, but he was able to defeat Shanahan's friend Robert E. Rodgers. After his election, Daley quickly moved back to
3660-597: Was never charged with any crime. Richard J. Daley was born in Bridgeport , a working-class neighborhood of Chicago . He was the only child of Michael and Lillian (Dunne) Daley, whose families had both arrived from the Old Parish area, near Dungarvan , County Waterford , Ireland , during the Great Famine . Richard's father was a sheet metal worker with a reserved demeanor. Michael's father, James E. Daley,
3721-507: Was the patriarch of a powerful Chicago political family . His son, Richard M. Daley , would also go on to serve as mayor of Chicago and another son, William M. Daley , served as the United States Secretary of Commerce and White House Chief of Staff . Daley was Chicago 's third consecutive mayor from the working-class, heavily Irish American South Side neighborhood of Bridgeport , where he lived his entire life. He
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