Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-08
PROGRESSVES PLAN
WH|RLW|ND BATTLE
Illinois Bull Moosers win Make Hot
Campaign in Effort to Capture State
and County offices.

Chicago, Aug. S.-With state and con-
gressional headquarters now open, and
the state primaries barely a month
away, the Progressive campaign in
Illinois today is in full swing. Medill
Mccormick, state chairman, today pre-
dicted the election of Progressive to
the United States Senate this fall, an
increase in the Illinois Progressive dele
CATION in the House of Representatives
from three to seven and the election of
twenty more members to the illinois
legislature
Colonel Roosevelt is expected to en-
ter Illinois after the September prim-
aries to tour the state in behalf of
Raymond Robins, Progressive candidate
for the Senate. Albert j. Beveridge
only recently completed speech max
ing tour in behalf of Robins. and Henry
J. Allen, Progressive candidate for
governor OF Kansas, may assist in the
Bull Moose speaking campaign here.
The heaviest share Of the speaking cam
paign, however, will fall upon the
shoulders Of Illinois Progressive orators,
including Miss Jane Addams, Prof.
Charls e. Merriam, and the Progressive
representatives. in Congress from Illinois.
The Robins Senatorial campaign, and
the fight to elect a Progressive admin-
istration in Cook county, of which
Chicago is the seat, overshadow the
other battles of Progressives in Illinois
this year. In the state primaries of
September 9, Senator Lawrence Y.
Sherman undoubtedly will be renom-
mated on the Republican ticket. Roger
G. Sullivan, gas magnate and former
Democratic national committeeman, and
Congressman Lawrence r. Stringer, are
the leading candidates for the Demo.
cratic nomination. Robins has the un-
divided support Of the Progressives.
The Progressives believe that Sullivan
will win the Democratic nomination, in
spite of the fact that Secretary Of State
Bryan, Governor Dunno, Senator j
Hamilton Lewis, and Mayor Harrison
Of Chicago, have inlorsed Stringer. II
sullivan is nominated the Progressives
predict the election Of Robins, basinp
their claim ON the belief that thousands
of Progressive Democrats will vote foi
the Bull Moose nominee.
If Stringer is nominated, they believe
Robins still will have an excellent
chance, though admittedly not as good
a one were Sullivan to be his opponent
They do not concede Senator Sherman
has chance of reelection.
Through wide split in the Cook
county Republican ranks, the Progress
sives see their chance to elect ma
jority of theme county administration
President A. a. Mccormick of the
county board, who was elected as Re.
publican two years ago, accepted ths
Progressive nomination this wear. One
faction Of the Republican named !
! slate with a candidate to oppose Me
Cormiek. An insurgent element in tn,
Republican party in Cook county named
still another slate, and placed MeCor
mick at the head Of the ticket.
Representatives Copley Hinbaugl
and Thompson, Progressive members o.
Congress from Illinois, will be re
elected this fall, the Progressives firm
ly believe, on the records they have 81
far made. They assert they will elec
! four new members, but will not nam,
the districts in which they expect thes,
victories.
1t is no secret that the Bull Moos,
following is depending great deal OF
heavy miners vote for the Progress
sive ticket in the coal fields of south
ern Illinois because ofsthe friendlines
of the Progressive Senatorial candidat
towards Union Labor.
OF the $50 members Of the las
Illinois legislture, twenty-six were Pro
gressives. State Chairman Mccormick
predicted today that by reason o
Bull Mooe gains no party will hav
more than sixty-five, nor less thai
forty-five members Of the new legis
lature