Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
dunno IS SURE
OLA BIG VICTORY
Triumphant Election of Demo
cratic Gubernatorial Nom
inee Is Predicted.
Especial to The Argus.)

Chicago, Oct 2S.-The triumphant
election of Edward F. Dunno as gov
ernor of Illinois was predicted today
by Adlai E. Stevenson, former vice
president, who ran within $4,000
votes of Governor four years ago.
General Stevenson wrote from |
Bloomington, ILL.,, an Endorsement of /
Judge DUNES candidacy and a refu- |
tation of the reports circulated by the 1
Deneen underground campaign, which |
are the chief reliance of Judge |
statement follows:
MY attention has been called to the |
sundry anonymous circulars and
pamphlets. sent broadcast over the
state, villifying the character of Judge
Edward F. Dunno, the democratic can
didate for governor. Some of those
publications are too indecent for spe-
cial mention. The attempt is made
not only to cast a stigma upon his
character, but to excite feeling of
sectarian hostility. The spirit that
characterizes such publications is that
of the dark ages of the long past. 1t
/ is utterly unworthy of the enlightened,
/ tolerand, liberal age in which we live.
! It is a reproach to American politics
/ that the attempt should be maze to
compass partisan ends by publications
so monstrous.
II have personally known Judge
Dunno for many years, and 1t gives me
pleasure to bear testimony to his high
character as a citizen-one who has
at all times been in the largest de-
gree the respecter of the rights and
opinions, political and religious of all
others.
The complete answer to every mis-
representation and malicious accuse
ton against Judge Dunno is to be
found in the able and faithful manner
in which he has discharged the duties
of the public positions to which he
has been called. How ably and well
he acquitted himself in the high jul
dicial position he filled for Is years
is known 10 every citizen of Chicago.
1T can be truly said that no man
has ever filed the responsible Office
of circuit judge more impartially and
p with greater fidelity than Edward F.
Dunno. In the highest sense of the
expression, he was the eminently
Just Judge.
while still upon the bench, he wac
elected by highly flattering vote to
= the office of mayor Of the great city
. of Chicago. He was the worthy SIC
cessor to the many able men that have
. filled that important office. 1t is a
position requiring in its incumbent ex.
, ecutive ability OF the highest order
ITO those familiar with his admin
istration, 1t is unnecessary to say
}. that the duties of the great Office have
/. never been more ably or faithfully dis
= charged. The appointments he made
as mayor was not only in the interest
of the best public service, but vel
worthy the man of truly liberal spirit
1t is only necessary to mention the
names Of a few who, by his appoint
ment were the holders of public place
during his administration. Such ap
pointments as the following were {
! credit to Mayor Dunno and an honor
> TO the public service: CO,onel J
t Hamilton Lewis, Joseph Medill Patter
e son, Louis F. Post. Raymond Rob
bins, John E. Traeger, George A
2 Schilling and Emil Ritter
: This list was supplemented by tn,
| appointment of Miss Jane Adams
and Mrs. Emmons Blaine as member
J. of the board Of education.
+ Judge Dunno, By character, abilit!
t and long public service, is eminentl
T. qualified for the position of governo
a OF this great state and the answer o
D the people TO his detractors, should b
E his triumphant election.
ADLAI E. STEVENSON"