Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31
OUTLOOK IN ILLINOIS
Democrats May Gain a Few
Congressman.
STATE SURELY REPUBLICAN
Victory Freely Conceded by the
Opposition.
SPEAKER CANNON IS SAFE
Confidently Predicted That He VIII
Win by an Increased Majority
- Aided by Secretary Taft.
SPEAKER CANNON IS SAFE

CHICAGO, October 20, 1908.
AS the last days of the campaign are
passing away the party leaders are busy
beginning to figure on results and prepar-
ing to get out the vote on election day. The
republican managers see victory for their
state ticket, and the leaders O. the minority
party and the other contending political
bodies now freely concede this. The lat
ter also admit the business OF the claim
that control OF the next (forty-ifth) general
assembly OF Illinois is certain to remain
with the republicans and the reelection of
United States Senator Cullom is absolutely
assured. The republicans need elect only
ave out of their twenty-seven nominees for
the senate in order to control the upper
branch OF the assembly. The democrats
have only three holdover senators. while the
republicans have twenty-one. In the house
the democrats are practically defeated now.
They have nominated only seventy-four
candidates for the house, and II they
elected all they still would be short three
votes OF a majority OF the membership of
the lower branch of the general assembly.
The republican nominees number ninety
two.
The prohibition and anti-saloon organ:za-
lions are taking an aggressively active part
In the legislative contests, but. save in iso-
lated instances are not working In har-
mOny. Inc SOClal1StS expect TO eject one
state representative from the city Of Chi
cago. ~
The Congressional Elections.
The outlook as regards the congressional
delegation from Illinois does not look 50 rosy
for such a walkover as the republican man.
ayers counted on, or rather hoped for, few
weeks ago. That Is. they do not now ex-
pect to return delegation so almost solid
| ly republican as they did two years ago,
when the Roosevelt landslide helped to pull
through a half dozen of the 2arty's nomi-
nees in districts usually strongly demo-
cratic. In the city of Chicago the repu'b-
hcans feel assured that Representatives
Mann, Wilson, Lorimer, Knopf, Boutell
! and Foss will be reelected without any
trouble.
In the first district Representative Martin
B. Madden is certain to have a close rub
His friends claim he will be elected, but the
district Is close. Former Representative
Martin Emerich, who defeated Madden
four years ago. is now his opponent, and is
making a hard fight Madden will have to
reckon with an unusually heavy demo-
cratic vote in the first ward, growing out of
the municipal court. a new and strong fac
tor In the present contest.
The republicans in the fourth district
have excellent hopes of pulling through
Representative Wharton. one of the several
bcnef1ciaries Of the landslide Of two years
ago. He is opposed by James McDermott
democratic candidate, and If the latter's
party polls It's full vote for him Wharton
will have small show ~ McDermott, how
over, is none too strong with his party.
In the fifth district the republicans have
| scant hope now, If they entertained any
since the campaign opened. of re-electing
Representative Anthony Michalek, land
A. ]. SABBATH is one Of the wheel horses Of
the city and county democracy, very popu-
lar. and If the democrats stick to him he
will be an easy winner.
Representative 1nrmpr iS having Of
the hardest fights of his career in the sixth
| district. He will undoubtedly be re-elect-
ed in spite of the fact that four different
nominees are trying to encompass his de-
feat. Edmund ]. Stack, the democratic
candidate, is not strongly backed by his
party and is not to be feared. But Edward
E. Blake, a former active republican, now
running as the prohibition nominee, is max
ing an aggressive campaign and feels hon.
| estly confident he can beat the blonde
| boss uorimer).
| lucky ones who got in two years ago when
the republicans swept nearly everything
off the political board In Illinois, is max
ing a vigorous canvass in the eighth dis
trct, and his friends have strong hopes
that he will retain his seat for two years
more. However, the district Is normally
| largely democratic, and Gavin will stand
little show unless the democratic leaders of
the district continue to refuse to help their
party nominee, Stanley kunZ q powerful
leader among the democratic Poles, who
was defeated for reelection at the last al
dermanic contest.
Republican Losses Down the State.
1t is down the state, though, that the re-
publicans are certain to sustain serious
losses. which makes them admit today that
the democrats will increase their national
representation from Illinois from one to
five. and possibly seven. There is no doubt,
whatever, that Speaker Joseph G. Cannon
will be reelected in spite of the energetic
efforts being made by President Samuel
Gompers Of the American Federation of
Labor and his unionist co-workers in his
political onslaught upon old party leaders.
1t is confidently predicted that Uncle joe
will not only win by an increased majority.
but that many of the democrats of his dis
trict will vote for him in preference to
their own party candidate.
In the thirteenth. or old Hit district, Col.
Frank o. Lowden, the republican national
for both the short and long. terms. ought
to win by 5000 or 10000 but curiously
enough this territory is being holly con-
tested by the democrats, who have NOM
mated James P. Wilson, the former minor
ity leader in the Illinois house of represent
atives. Col. Lowden has formidable ar
ray Of republican speakers in the district
and is making vigorous campaign, but
the democrats are making capital out of his
corporation connections and also raised the
cry that he is really Chicago man and
Congress. Wilson's friends and supporters
are very active and claim that Lowden
cannot carry more than two counties, but
the colonel's friends scout the assertion
and the general opinion seems to be that
he will win by a comfortable majority.
Democratic fractional Fight.
Representative Graft might go down to
defeat in the Peoria district II it were
not for the democratic fact.onal fight in
the district. Louis F. Meek the demo-
cratic nominee, fought the Sullivan faction
in the democratic state convention, and is
likely to be knitted by the national COM
mitteeman's friends in the district
In the twentieth district Representative
Henry T.. Rainey Is sure of reelection, the
republicans readily conceding this.
They also concede the twenty-fir or
Springfield district, to former Representa-
tive Ben F. Caldwell. who was defeated
two years ago by Zeno J. Rives. The lat
ter is putting up a gallant but apparently
useless fight.
In the twenty-third district Dr. M. d.
Foster, democrat, is likely to defeat Repre-
sentative Dickson. The district was cut out
In the apportionment of 1901 to be demo-
cratic. II Dickson is reelected he will
achieve a well-earned victory. as the