The Washington herald., 1920-10-15
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RANKSDIVIDED
Thompson Favorite Cause
OF Party Scraps, Says
George Perry Morris.
BY GEORGE FERRY MORRIS.

The Republicans of Illinois
breathe somewhat easier. But their
pulse as yet is hardly normal 1t
is true that Ogelsby, the defeated
candidate for governor in the pri-
maries. after period of sulking.
has agreed to come to heel, and
will support the candidacy of Small
the favorite of Thompson. On the
other hand. there is James NJ. Har-
lan's independent candidacy loom
ing up. in which he is backed by
independent" Republicans. who
simply will, not swallow" Small.
and who propose to show this cleo
torate why no man with his record
and with his relations with Mayor
Thompson should even dare to stand
for office or put on the Republican
livery.
The more aggressive of these I'm
dependents" undoubtedly will go
straight to the mark and support
j. Hamilton Lewis. the Democratic
candidate. He has put forth a plat
form which reads" well. He also
promises that II elected he will
serve only one term. and will not
seek any other office on returning.
His platform is one wholly Of State
issues. Taxation. he says. must be
shifted from imposing burdens on
the small property owner and the
toiling clcs- Public utilities smust
be home ruled; and higher wages
must be paid. even though 'specu-
Iation dividends and interest on il
legally watered stock and bonds"
fail to be paid. Farm loans must
be divided so that every man who
wants a home can have IT. 1t is
thus that the former Senator goes
before the people; and his chances
for election are good.
One Of the best selling books of
its kind of the last season was that
written by William +. Barton, OF
Oak Park, Illinois, in which he
analyzcd all the evidence as to the
religion of Lincoln. II had the
highest praise from the best English
and home journals. secular as well
as religious. He tells me that an
other book by him is just coming
off the press. 1t will deal with
Lincoln's alleged illeEitimaCy of
birth. Whatever DR.. Barton docs he
does courageOusly and thoroughly.
What other men have handled with
tOngs he will touch with bare hands.
He is a realist in ethics. He believes
that the American people want TO
know the truth. and will stand"
for it. He expects to be aSsailed for
his policy of candor. Lat"r in the
season he will bring out two vol
ume life OF Clara Barton, the Red
Cross pioneer.
dorado Taft. the sculptor, is an
innOvator in many fields Of activity.
Having designed and constructed
plaster model of a mammoth sculp-
tured group called the Fountain of
Time" which now stands at the
west end of the Midway, he wants
his fellow townsmen to know pre-
cisely what his design means. There
fore on given days at stated time.
he visits the fountain, and talks
for the benefit of the public, giving
a personal Interpretation" The
scheme is fine. 1t permits a creator
to tell what he has tried to create.
often some such clue is needed by
the cleverest onlokeT
II is interesting to note that Da-
vid Starr Jordan is going fishing
in South America. He long has
been famous as an irhthyologist.
He goes on this trip along with
other eminent scientists and cXplor-
ers. He will be far away from all
disputes over the league of nations.
and cannot indulge his ''pacifist"
propaganda propensities.
l sat in" yesterday with a group
of leading Congregstionalist Cler7
gymen and University OF Chicago
professors. Their traditions polit-
ically are mainly Republican. They
took a straw vote. Two were un-