The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-08-31


United States Senator to succeed Col.
James Hamilton Lewis, present Demo
cratic incumbent, has become serious
business in Illinois. The entry Of Eve
men in the Republican Primaries-for the
one place or for thisplaee, when only one
can be nominated, IL an evidence Of the
strenuous effort that must be put for
ward by all those who hope to win and
the great doubt Of the winner. being the
best man or the choice Of the majority
Of the Republican voters Of the state.
It is conceded, however, that the fight
is between the aspirants in the order Of
their entry into the fight, viz, MeCOr-
mick, Thompson and Foss. Perhaps it
would not be such serious matter IL the
nomination of either Of these men meant
victory and would suffice to heal the
breach in the Republican ranks.
1t is conceded also that the nomination
Of Foss by reason Of his late entry into
the contest, is entirely impossible, and
that the best he can do win be to divide
the Loyalist vote in the party in the
state. The other candidates are running
without any hope of being serious con-
tenders, or that anything viii result from
their candidacy other than they also ran.
This leaves the contest then to the two
first entrants, viz, the Hon. Medill Ne
Cormiek and Hon. VIM Hale Thompson,
both Of Cook County, one Congressman
at Large and the other Mayor Of the city
Of Chicago. Both for the past two years
and especially since our entry into the
Worlds War, have been given an oppor-
tunity, by virtue of their position as
public servants, to be observed and elias
sihed by the citizens and voters Of the
state.
1t il a serious business to impugn the
motives Of any one. It il treason to
falsely charge in this hour Of utmost
and great tension one as be-
ing dislOyal- The gravity and serious
ness Of such q charge is proof that no
man win be 90 charged by the people
IN general, except there be some founda-
ion in fact for the charge, and herein
les the real danger ahead Of the Re
publican voters and party in this state.
No one can shut his or her eyes to the
.harge of disloyalty hurled against
Mayor Thompson, one Of these contest
Ints and Of the un-American conduct Of
ONE communities in preventing this
from appearing and speaking
'ubliely to its citizens. To say that
ueh Q candidate, If nominated, would
rin in November, is making as rash an
ssertion IS to say: Gone can win with I
ut votes" And the possibility Of the
omination of such q nominee rests I
argely with the candidates who are 1
imply running and holding from the
.oyalist candidate the support of their I
,yal friends, who would be loyal enough !
0 vote for the candidate unfettered by 9
be charge Of disloyalty, who has q pos
ible and the only chance Of winning. ,
As usual, in grave and great crisises c
, the history of this country, the Negro c
eople again are called upon to save the 4
urty and the country from this disaster; ?
Ne nomination Of q man for United {
tates Senator who is openly charged a. 4
eing dislOysl. 6
Being equal to the task and ever ready n
serve his country and his party, the '
egro people have investigated not only {
le history Of the aspirants for this hon. b
!, but that Of their predecessors and {