The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-14
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AAIucEi1du NEWS Se!flGS-J
Chicago. Sept. 14-Illinois new d.
rect primary law-the fourth since
1905-will be given it's first test to-
morrow, when all parties will name
their candidates for state, congress
sional, legislative. county and judicial
Offices. The campaign has been one of
the most exciting in the political his
tory of Illinois. In the contest for
state and legislative Offices the Lorim-
or scandal has been the paramount
issue, with national and other local
matters mixed in. In the COMPRESSION
al campaign Cannonism, the Payne
tariff bill and the high cost of living
have been the subjects most dis
cussed.
The better element of both parties
is supporting the proposition that the
legislature shall be cleaned out from
top to bottom of all men who voted
for William Lorimer for United States
senator There are 204 members Of
the legislature, Of whom SIS republi-
cans and SO democrats. los in all, vot-
ed for Lorimer for senator Four OF
the los have confessed that they were
bribed to vote for Senator Lorimer.
Another, who has not confessed, has
already been tried once for bribery,
and is now being tried the second
time. Still another has been indicted
for alleged bribery.
About twenty Of the legislature
who voted for Lorimer are not candi-
| dates for denomination. Several 9TH
ers are hold over senators who can
not be reached at the coming cleo.
ton. The interest taken in the move
ment to purify the legislature has
brought candidates galore. The demo.
/ Gratis, believing they have a chance
to capture the legislature, have put up
two candidates in practically every
district of the state. and the republi.
cans have done likewise. For the 155
seats in the lower house $50 candi
dates are entered in the primaries
and for the twenty-six state senator
ships to be filed there are 1872 aspir
ants.
The fight Of insurgency against
standpattism has also brought out
candidates in plenty for congressional
seats. For the twenty-five seats ILL
nois has in the national house Of rep
resentatives 1874 candidates are seek
ing party nomination.
The prediction is made that few, Il
any of the Illinois congressman will
be returned with the old time MAORI
ties behind them. One of the dele
cation, Frank o. Lowden, decided no.
to stand for reelection, and half q
dozen others have serious contests
on their hands for denomination.
One democrat. James p. McDermot
of the Fourth district, has been turn
ed down by the democratic organiza
ton because he voted In aid of Can
non house organization last March
In the republican ranks the signs O
insurgency are pronounced. The lead
ing republican members have opposi
ton in almost every instance
Two republicans are contesting TO,
the seat of William ]. Monkey in tn,
Sixth dictrict. Moxley has come II
for much notoriety the past year ant
his defeat is considered likely. Re
Gently he was forced to pay the gov
eminent fine of $4,000 for violation
of the oleomargarine law and his firm
has also been repeatedly mentioned IL
connection with butter moonshining
in Chicago.
The real surprise OF the congress
sional contest is likely to occur in tn,
Ninth district, where Henry S. Bou
tell, member of the ways and mean