Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-18
LONG ILLINOIS
CAMPAIGN NEARS
THE FINAL LAPS
is LONGEST DRAWN OUT PRIMARY
CAMPAIGN EVER KNOWN IN THE
STATE or ILLINOIS.
STANDARD BEARERS FOR VARIOUS
POLITICAL PARTIES NAMED 3
WEEKS WEDNESDAY.

| CHICAGO, H., Aug. ls.-The longest
drawn ont primary campaign Illinois has
ever known j. now entering upon It's last
lap. Three week, from Wednesday the
~eyral political parties will name their
I standard bearers ia battle of ballot
which gives every promise Of producing
surprising results. L will involve the nom
inee for state Offices from governor down
the twenty-seven congressman from the
state and the makeup Of the iittieth gen
eral assembly-the legislature which will
celbrate the centennial 81 the states adj
mission 10 the tnion.
The campaign was begun more than a
year ago and has been going forward
steadily ever since, excepting for the
slight interruption occa-Ioncd by the
presidential primaries in April. Since that
time big deals have been IN the making
and some of them have gone through.
Not until very recent date were the
line, III the biz battle definitely formed
/ by the dropping out or elimination Of
\ number ~ the candidates. This elm
nation has applied to both the rcpubli-
cans and the democrats, with the result
that The contests for the principal places
an the state tickets have much smaller
number of candidates ~ the running than
was expected earlier ia the campaign.
| The contest for the republican nomna-
tinu for governor involving IN II does the
question II the control of the party of
the state. IN the big battle to b. fought
ont IN the primaries. Only two democrat.
seek the nomination Tor governor, I'd
ward II. Dunno. the incumbent and James
TraNnor. both of Chicago. Dunnc's numi-
nation IN primary oi his party which
has been remarkably free from All fac
tiunu strife now Seems assured
/ The republican primars campaign, on
the other hand, has been a long drawn.
bitterly fought contest of more than two
I the party Col Frank q. Lowdan, former
wears duration. which virtually has split
cnnyre- man and a Son-in law of the, late
\ George VI. Pullman, the palace ear mag
nate. and Col. Frank l.. Smith ot Dwight.
were the original contestants for the gu
q bernatnral honor. Lowden drew the sup
port of Mayor Thompson of Chicago and
/ the Thompson Cook County organization.
Smith started ont at fast clip, setting
Il pace that caused -evral of the pros
u pectvc candidates to drop ont ot the
race. The Dwight man counted upon the
support IL the republican faction Tea by
y Ex-Governor Dcnecn. but he never re-
ceived il.
From the first nencen fought Lowden
with all the power at his command. lll~
campaign resulted IN the formation ot q
combination made NJ ~ Col. Lowdcn.
Mayor Thompson and senator Sherman,
This combination succeeded IN un~eatinc
Row %. West and neneen from control ot
the state. A. result Morton ID. Hull
OF Chicago was cast into the breach by
the Deneen crowd a. il candidate for
governor in an effort ID retain control
of the state organization. \ bitter fight
has resulted which gives every promise
of being carried into the fail election.
\ number ~ the republican congress
men who were defeated IL 1912 and III
NJ those who elected in 1914 are can
didate- again thi~ wear. One of the most
interesting of the congressional contest D.
that in the Second district. comprl>In-
; the HYDE Park section of Chicago anc
now represented By james II. Mann. th'
minority leader in the House. 4 well-or-
canized fight i under way To defeat
Congressman Mann. for denomination he.
cau~e of his attitude on the IIohsor
amendment. The fight agin~t him i
backed ~ the Auti-Saloop League an,
some of the church organizations.