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ty candidates on the defensive and added

ty candidates the defensive and added
to the work of the state committee.
While it is reasonably certain that the
republicans will have good working ma
1ority in the next state general assembly,
which inSureS the reelection or United
States Senator Shelby Cullom the demo-
Gratis are concentrating their efforts to eth
er wipe 1t out or materially cut 1t down by
alliances with the various minor political
organizations, such as socialists, union Ia
Dor. prohibition. progressive alliance Conn
posed of boiling and alleged reform repub-
ilcanS and demOcratS) and the Hearst In
dependence League. The republicans in al
most every instance have made straight
party nominations for the legislature in
Chicago and Cook county, as well as
throughout the state. On the other hand
the democrats and the little parties have be-
come involved in bitter wrangles in the
Chicago and county representative dis
tricts. with the result that many defective
nominations are being filed that will be kept
off the official ballot. The outcome prob
ably will thwart the object sought by Ma
tional Committeeman Sullivan and his
democratic lieutenants.
Status of "Uncle joe"
The campaign in the congressional dis
tricts of Illinois has become intensified In
the last ten days, the most vigorous eff
forts being put forth by managers and NOM
inees, even to the extent of sacrificing the
prospects of candidates for other offices.
While there IS reasonable certainty of sue
cess in most of the districts where the re-
publican incumbents are up for reelection
not little apprehension is felt in some of
the districts as to the chances of the G. o.
p. nominees.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, after a speech
making tour in the east preceded by n
short Swing aroupd-the- circle" in some of
tne nearby western states, has returned to
llilnols to do little work for himself
Uncle Joe" however, since the Danville
convention renominated him. has enter
talned very little fear as to his chances of
reelection by an increased majority He
has not been at all disturbed by the pIans
ana EFFORTS of President Samuel Gompers
or the American Federation Of Labor and
nus uIiloh.ianor political colleagues to en-
compass the Speakers defeat in the eigh-
teenth Illinois district. AS matter of fact
Cannon has felt safer and surer of victory
since Gompers started to get his official
scalp. The reason Is obvious. Gompers'
fight on Cannon has been greatly weaken
ed by the emphatic refusal of prominent
and influential labor leaders to approve
or assist IN the political program of the
American Labor Federation chief The
belief is strong that the opposition of Com
pers to Uncle joe will prove a BOOM
erang. cannon was given ovation on his
return to his home at Danville. and he de-
llVered the only speech he intends to make
IN this campaign in his own district. He
devoted a large part of his speech to the
attacks upon him by Gompers and the
criticisms of himself and the national ad-
mfnistration for failure. to enact certain
labor legislation demanded by Gompers.
Cannons reply seemed to please the crowd
OF wage workers present mostly miners
for Danville. the Speakers home town. is In
the heart of one of the largest coal mining
districts In Illinois. His explanation of the
eight and ten-hour amendment to the labor
bill in reference to work on the Panama
canal was logical and clear to the miners
who repeatedly cheered the points he made
The tariff and the new railroad-rate law
received large measure of attention from
Cannon The talk seemed to hit the mark
and strengthened Uncle joe anew among
his admiring neighbors.
Republican ncumbents are reasonably
certain at this time of winning in many dis
tricts, but as the real fighting has Just
started the next few days may tell a differ
ent story for some of the aspirants Con-
gresham Rainey democrat, in the TWEEN
ueth district, is confident of success and
there is some probability that his party
may capture one or two more districts
William j. Bryan was the only influential
outside democratic leader who has been in
the state during the campaign to help his
party's congressional nominees, but ne
spoke in only a few districts and while he
may have given Congressman Rainey' some
material assistance, in the other districts in
which he spoke he failed to charm the
masses and, as matter of fact, made enc
mics in some places for the candidates
whose cause he espoused. Owing to the
many and conflicting local interests and is
sues everywhere in the state it will be i'm
possible to foreshadow with any degree
of accuracy the probable general outcome
until a short time before election day.