The broad ax., 1918-06-08

logically, that If the fearless champion
does too much ehampioning, il win make
sore the other candidates and sons Of
their frisnds-and everybody has
friends. Norris Lewis quit the organ
ization, because It was hostile to the
candidacy Of his very personal friend
DePriest, and there Is the rub. De
Priest wants to be perfectly fair, and
would ike to be neutral IL he could, bot
he cannot be unmindful Of the claims
Of his particular friend Lewis; and,
also close up to him, he finds the Daunt-
less Douglas, the irrepressible Porter,
and the serious simms.
Summing it al up, 1t is rather pretty
kettle Of fsh which does not smell par
tieularly bad just now, but you never
can tell. There win be q primary under
ga gentleman 8 agreement" within the
Peoples Movement, and all hands are
pledged to take their medicine and
make no wry faces in the taking but
it is not promised that there win be no
belly ache as the result Of the physic.
Oscar DePriest has developed into
quite diplomat in managing the crowds
that have shouted for him the past few
months, but it is doubtful If ever he
can raise any flowers on the narrow
stretch Of emo mans land" which he
finds 'twixt the hell and the iron works
of the contending forces.
The Broad Az, which has been kindly
disposed to many of the prominent men
of the Movement looks on with more
interest than concern. We can only say
may the best men win and may the devil
deal kindly with the hind-most.
On Wednesday the Hon. George Ed
mund Foss, who has for many years been
one of the very best and most prominent
members Of Congress from this state,
representing the Evanston district,
which is one Of the greatest congress
sional districts in the United States,
started his boom for United States sen-
ator from Illinois; he has opened his
senatorial headquarters on the thir-
teenth floor of the First National Bank
building.
His first official announcement to the
voters Of Illinois follows:
"Fellow Republicans Of Illinois:
fIn response to an increasing de-
mand al over the state for q new candi-
date for United States senator, q man
Of experience, with q record, and at the
request of representative Republicans
from every county in the state, I hereby
announce myself as q candidate for
United States senator, to be voted for at
the Republican primaries, September IL,
1918.
''I stand upon my record Of more
than twenty years service in the house
Of representatives, and I submit It to
You for consideration and investigation.
fI have always been . Republican,
and true to Republican principles.
Takes Credit for Navy.
''I have represented one Of the great
est congressional distrists in the eoun-
try, comprising the north end Of Chi
eago, Evanston and Lake county, for
nearly eleven terms; and at the last
election my plurality was % ,5oo-the
largest in my career. For eighteen years
I was q member Of the committee on
naval affairs Of the house Of represents
tiyes, and for twelve years thereof, I
had the honor Of being its chairman,
during the administrations Of Roosevelt
and Taft. During that period the
American navy was built up until it
stood next to the greatest navy, that of
Great Britain. It was due to this Re
publican policy that our navy was so
wen prepared to meet the crisis when
war was declared.
"while chairman Of the naval CON-
nittee I conceived the ides, and was
instrumental, with the aid and assist