The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-13
TO
RUN AGAIN
FOR SENATE
0usted for Bribery, He Has
Regained Wealth and Is
Winning Power
BY EDWARD NJ. TIuERRy


machine. moro powerful than New
York's Tammany. LIS setting out TO
send former Senator William Lori.
mer back to tho United states sen
ate. and make Chicago'S mayor. pig
Biil' Thompson. president OF the
United Statca
Stephen A. Day. formerly Of Can
ton. O.. son of Justice William r.
Day OF the United states supreme
court. now seeking the nomination
for congrcssman-at.iarw against
William T.. Mason. has pulled up the
curtain on tho inner workings Of the
Thompson.Lundinm machine.
ELORINIER's THE BRAIN
BEHIND LuNDIN"
For the first time he II dragging
out into the open Fred Landin, cxar
Of Cook county-the man who made
Thompson.
Everybody knew about Lundin.
The cunning "medicine man." who
pulled the strings. But II was len
for Day 20 disclose that Lortmer.
believed political corpse since he
was ous,ed from the senate in 1914
on bribery charges. had secretly
come back financially and politically.
"Lorimer Is the real brains be
hind Lundin and Thompson" says
Day. ''Hc has healed the split with
these old boys OF his. He's helping
them because his one ambition. now
that he has rcgainsd his wealth. Is
70 return to the senate.
"I don't believe the people OF the
United States viii stand for Lortmer
hack In the senate or Thompson in
the White House In 1874"
I1OwDEN BACKS DAY
IN FIGHT ON BOSSES
Day has the backing OF Governor
Lowdcn. lie has organized tho Min.
ute Men Of 1890" with Lowden as
honorary president. for his fight 10
set the congressional nomination at
ne September primaries
Lowdcn h fighting the Lundin-
Thompson machine because the lat
Ter led the fight against Iowdcn's
nomination for the presidency by
throwing IL Cook county controlled
delegates 20 Hiram Johnson
Rack in the early 90's the political
firm was Lorimer a Lundin. Then
u became Lundin A Thompson. Now
IT'S Lundin. Thompson a .Lorimer.
Lundip runs city affairs from a
room In the La Sale hotel Last
spring the machine captured the
county tighter than Tammany ever
dreamed OF. Lorimcr was the silent
adviser. sitting In . room In the
Crsat Northern hotel, running the
campaign
Senator Mediil McCorrnick's term
expires In 1925 Lorimer L. waiting
siIentiy and patiently to scix. Nc
CoSrnick's job. according TO Day.
MACHINE WRECKS
CHICAGO FINANCES"
The machine has wrecked IN.
city Of Chicago financially" said
Day. Unpaid bills total 81 200 900.
There Il no money to pay them. The
city Ii issuing I. o. U's-viila script
which banks won't take
And now with q bankrupt city,
the machine has organized = Boost
Chicago club. II Is icvying tribute
20 get q million dollar fund OF this
1e17s.ooo has been subscribed.
-Lundin Il circus performer. He
runs to theatrical effects. brass
bands and the like. He's now teach.
ing Lorirncr how to blow horn
Lundin dictates all jobs The ma
chine II backed by a $4,000. 900 city
payroll and 10000 city employees who
have 70 be obedient"
f. Lorimer was born In England 50
years ago. He was once . street
car driver. For IL years he was In
congress- He went to the senate In
1909 and was ousted In 1919 when a
member Of the legislature confessed
he'd been bribcd
LUNDIN A NEwSBOY.
THEN A "PlLL DOCTOR
Lundin. born In Sweden. In Sc. He
started as a newsboy. then became
. pill doctor" and a mail order mag.
nate. Now he raises chickens and
plays politics. He was given his
start by Lorimer. went to the state
senate in 1894 and TO congress In
1908. He made Thompson mayor In
1914 and 1918.
Day has lived In Evanston IL
years. He's a lawyer and closely as
ISOLATED with General Charles @.
Dawes. the soldier. banker. He &C
quired a national reputation az an
authority on Industrial problems
and founded the League for Indus
trial Peace. Two brothers. former
Judge William L. Day and Luther
Day. are Cleveland lawyers-
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