The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-02


Chicago. Oct. John Maynard
Harlan announced today that Q pess
tition entering him In the RepubS
lican race as an Independent cane
didate for governor was to be fie(t
at Springfield today by his friends. \
He had not definitely decided to-
make the race. he said. but the PEI
tition was being fled now ~ Q pre-
caution.
Petitions entering the entire.
Thompson state ticket As independ-
ent candidates are also being pre-
pared. It was reported. and will b.
filed In order that they may run
II they should be counted out when
the state canvassing board COM
pletes its check Of the primary
vote.
Oglesby's petition charges that
the election commissioners, partic.
ularly August Lueders and Frank
x. Rydzewski, have acted illegally
IN their canvass Of the votes In d.
puted dtxtricts. - '..,l
The basis. .of the petition 8 t6o
alleged failure Of election ofAcials
in 800 precincts to certify the poll
books, the statement OF votes cast.
The court is asked to direct the
commissioners to include no re-
suits whatever from the city Of CHE
cago for the Republican party at
the primary. It is also asked thae
commissioners be ordered to reject
all returns from precincts where
the vote Tailed by the clerks ex.s
ceeds the vote actually cast.
Harlan To Run Independent
On the next train from Chicago ]
more signers OF Mr.. Harlan's peti-s
ton will be brought by the presi-.
dent Of the league. Lin william
Price. Only 1000 names are re-
quired but Secretary Harry Swan,
who brought the 6rst delayed filingl
said he would be sure Of plenty.
Mr.. Harlan, Secretary Swan
said. will run on q new ticket, nam-i
ed Harding Coolidge Republican,
His candidacy was planned . mcnthI
ago, Mr.. Swan said when a court
contest between Oglesby and SMALL
threatened, and Illinois faced the
possibility Of losing a Republican,
candidate. Mr.. Harlan will all the
breach should this contest. Mr..
Swan said. put both Oglesby and
Small out Of the running.
McGuire Files.
Springfield, ILL.,. Oct. 2.-GcoFeo
B. MCGUIRE Of Quincy. fled petitioA
here this morning rs independents
candidate for state representative
Thirty sixth district. Four add
tional petitions of the Farmer-La-
Dor party were nled. including that
of Samuel J. French of Peoria for
congressman from the Sixteenth
district.
League Files for Harlan.
Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. 2.-The pst-
ton of John Maynard Harlan OF
Chicago as Harding Coolidge Re-
publican" candidate for governor
will be filed 1t 3 o'clock this aftWs
noon by officers Of the National
!! Young Mems Republican league Of
Chicago. Signed with l.489 names.
part of the petition arrived here
just at noon.
Entire WenaA's Veto Protested
Chicago, Oct IA protest against
the entire women's vote In the ~
cent primaries was nled with u
board Of elections commissioners
today by Robert Emmett Burke. de-
feated Democratic candidate for the
nomination for United States sena-
tor. Mr.. Burke's petition asserts
that the women are not entitled -
vote for United States senator IN
der Illinois statutes, and that 4
their vote IN stricken out he won11
win the Democratic nomination.
Peter Waller Of Kewanee. defeat
ed Mr.. Burke ON the face OF the
combined vote Of men and women.
Must Go VIA Husbands.
| Chicago, Oct 2.-Unmarried won.
en- who register today or Oct. Il
and are then married between Oct
Is, the last day for revision Of III
registration lists and election dny
will be required to 90 to the poll
with their husbands to be ideuttAsl
as the same person who regtSterq
~ unmarried. election of1ctl1e e
on~,u~AA enAov hStne h~9mv {Sxm4,