Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-27
ABANDONS LIMOS
Ex-senator Jones Gives It to
Republicans,
BUT HAS ROSY IDEAS
THINKS DEMOCRATS WILL CARRY
NEW YORK AND OTHER STATES.
A Lively Contest in the Eighth Con-
gressional District Over Mayor
, Harrison's Brother.
BUT HAS ROSY IDEAS

CHICAGO, October %, 1904.
Former Senator James X. Jones of Ar
kansas, former chairman of the democractiC
national committee, has abandoned Illi-
nois to the republicans. After camping on
the local political situation four days ard
interviewing his party leaders he expressed
his opinion last night in these words:
1.-The democrats haven't the ghost of q
show in Illinois unless enough republicans
stay from the polls to let us carry the
day."
Senator Jones said he was convinced thai
the party which gets It's entire vote out will
win. This Is the year of apathy, he de-
c.ared. and 'stay at home" voters.
Before left the east the Arkansan con-
tinued, I'VE were certain of carrying New
York. Now, today receive this letter from
William F. Sheehan, which says that there is
a strong undercurrent in the east setting to-
ward Parker. l don't know what that can
mean unless 1t is that they have made sure
Of Connecticut and New Jersey. If we can
carry New York, New Jersey and Indiana,
1 think without western strength we are
safe. I am satisfied that we'will get Mon
tara, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado.
rad hopes of getting Utah, but l am dis
appointed. 1 am satisfied that the repub-
licans sent Clarkson out there to make a
trade and get the state in return for keep
ing Smoot in the Senate"
Mr.. Jones said 1T probable w. ].
Bryan will not come to Illinois. He is ex-
pected to return to Nebraska after the
Indiana tour and busy himself trying to
carry the legislature in the interest of his
senatorial ambition.
Senator Fairbanks makes another ora
torical dash across Illinois tomorrow, pass
ing on into Missouri after several speeches
In Illinois towns. The vice presidential
nominee will make stops at Decatur,
Springfield Jacksonville, Chaplin and
Griggsville. reaching Hannibal, Mo-, for a
night meeting. Senator Fairbanks was as
signed for a speech in Springfield out of
Difference to Senator Cullom.
Senator Fairbanks Missouri itinerary will
cover two days, October 81 and o. during
which he will make twenty-four speeches.
Fight in the Eighth District.
One of the most interesting congressional
fights in this campaign is being made in the
eighth district a district largely Polish,
with a normal democratic majority of over
5000. William Preston Harrison, brother
of the mayor, clubman, gentleman of leisure
and dilettante, is the regular democratic
nominee. year ago he abandoned his lux
urious apartments on the north side and
moved over into this district one of the
toughest and dirtiest on the northwest side.
He wanted to go to Congress- and so
selected one of the strongest democratic
districts in the city as a home in order to
fight with Alderman Stanley Kunz for the
nomination, and finally won, KunZ charges,
by Eaud.
: Eunz. who is also a state senator and a
mfn of influence among his fellow Polish
Americans. declared that Harrison would
fever be elected, and 1t looks as though his
prediction would come true. The Kunz
forces put an independent democratic ticket
into the field headed by Mark Sullivan, and
the republicans nominated Charles McGar-
win. Both are making strong canvasses,
while Harrison has been howled down on
two or three occasions when he has at
tempted to speak, and never appears in the
district without a bodyguard of two lusty
city hall employees.
We've got William Preston Harrison
beaten already said Alderman Kunz of
the sixteenth ward last night, land when
we get through with him he will know more
than he ever knew before about politics. 1
have nothing personal against young Harri-
son, but it is time for him and his brother,
the mayor, to understand that the Poles are
Independent and able to select their own
candidate for Congress. told Preston when
he was nominated that l would make him
visit every saloon and grocery and factory
in the district and he said he wouldn't do
that. Then / told him that he would be de-
feated."
II Harrison has not already realized that
he has a fierce fight on his hands in the
eighth congressional district, he will under
stand things better next week, says his OPP
ponent, when KunZ begins active opera
lions. The last ten days of the campaign
will see the GEAR of the sixteenth ward
making nightly speeches against the may
or's brother, and appealing to the Polish
democrats to scratch his name from the
ballot.
1t is the belief of the anti-Harrison forces
within the ranks of the Polish democratic
voters that it will be easy to make
change of at least 1900 Polish votes and
thus insure the defeat of the mayors
brother There are about 1900 Polish demo-
ito in, ha iyfn hnt1
1000 in the seventeenth ward, and about
600 votes in the part of the fifteenth ward
included in the district, which are cast by
Germans and Poles
The recent registration showed falling
off Of $500 votes in the district. This fall
ing off is taken to indicate a marked de-
crease of the democratic vote. and an indi-
cation of the bitterness of feeling over the
candidacy of Harrison.
Both Chairmen Expected.
Thomas Taggart is expected to arrive in
Chicago today and local democI attic leaders
are hoping that he will bring announce
ment of the national committees intention
thing they will demand of the national
committee through him is that more
speakers of national reputation be sent into
Illinois. The national speakers bureau is
not assigning any more of it's big men
to this state, and has said practically that
the committee must be satisfied with having
had Bourke Cochran. Chairman Cortelyou
of the republican committee is also to be
here this week.
McVicker's Theater will be the scene of
monday democratic meetings beginning on
Monday and are expected to rival those
conducted by the republicans. A hall also
has been rented in South " alter street. where
noon meetings will be held until the close
of the campaign. For the first McVicker's
meeting Mayor Harrison, A. s. Trude and
Samuel Alschuler have been booked as the
Sna Ind Har
eral under Cleveland, will deliver several
speeches in this city Sunday.
The anti-Parker democratic convention
will be held in Chicago today. Chairman
Ferris of the populists' national committee
says the call has been signed by repre-
sentatives from twenty-five states. Thomas
E. Watson, peoples party candidate for
President, speaks here again Thursday
night.
John Barrett, minister to Panama, has
accepted the invitation of the Hamilton
Club to speak in Chicago Wednesday even
ing. His subject will be Americas Com
mercial Expansion and the speech will be