Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
blood IS SPILLED
At BALLOT BOXES
IN CHICAGO, Ill.
Feeling Runs High All Over
State Between LoWden
and Thompson Followers
of Republican Party

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-B1oodshed
occurred in the state primary here
today, when Michael Fennessey,
worker for a Democratic candidate
for state senator, was shot and kill
ed by Thomas Powers, a policeman.
The shooting followed an argument
near voting booth. Powers was
put under arrest.
Illinois voters went to closely
guarded and carefully watched polls
today to choose their state tickets
The Republicans were to express
their choice between the leadership of
Frank o. Lowden, present governor.
and William Hale Thompson, mayor
! of Chicago
The fractional fight in the Repub-
lican party was so bitter that both
sides assigned private watchers to
seek possible trickery or fraud
The situation in Chicago (Cook
county, was tense and officials were
ready for violence. Police officials
were assigned to all polling places
in the city. Lowden hackers con-
tended police were under control Of
the Thompson faction, and Sheriff
Peters, LoWden supporter, assign
ed deputy sheriffs to watch the poll
ing places-and the police. District
Attorney Hoyne's force of deputies,
augmented by 100 men sworn in for
the occasion, also was on constant
guard.
While neither Lowden nor Thomp-
son WEE candidates for office at the
primary, the factions which they
head had complete tickets in The
field.
The Lowden ticket was headed by
William b. Mckinley, candidate fu,
United States senator, and John &.
Oglesby for governor The Thomp-
son slate was led by Frank I. Smit..
for senator and Len Small for GOV
ernor.
Inc Democrats showed little bit
terness in their senatorial, congress
sional and state fights, althouy,,
I1nany hot battles We're to be se,-
tied
-Four men were arrested by depu
ties from the state attorneys of
lice early today on charges OF solic
lung votes inside polling places. The
were released on habeas corpus bro
ceedings.
Political leaders said early reports
indicated a record vote Balloting
In Cook county was exceptionally
heavy. A total vote of 100000 was
predicted in the county and more
than 100000 in the state.
INSURGENTS LOSE ALL
CONTESTS IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Republican
and Democratic candidates, who re-
ceived the Endorsement of the unof-
fic1al state convention at Saratoga,
won decisive victories in all state
wide contests in yesterdays New
York state primary. -
With 2,549 districts missing out OF
total of 1874 in the state, Nathan
l.. Miller, of Syracuse. former judge
of the state court of appeals, Repub-
lican organization designee, for gov
ernor, led State Senator George F.
Thompson, of Niagara, by 77,78l
votes. Senator Thompson's name,
however, will appear on the ballot
in November as the prohibition can
didate for governor.
Governor Alfred e. Smith was re-
nominated without opposition by the
4 Democrats.
United States Senator James w.
Wadswortn, Jr., backed by the Re-
publican state organization, won an
easy victory over Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
president of the state branch of
the Women's Christian Temperance
union, and George H. Payne, New
York City tax commissioner. The
vote in 1854 out of 1924 districts
was: Wadsworth 170,745: Boole, 49,
652; Payne, 2S,997.
Lieutenant Governor Harry c.
Walker, organization candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
States senator, apparently defeated
Mayor George r. Lunn, of Schenecta-
dy, by a vote of more than to 1.
With 1856 districts missing, the
vote was: Walker, 1854; Lunn, 3d.
123.
Harriet May Mills, unopposed Dem
ocratic candidate for secretary of
state, was the only woman nominated
Irene B. Taylor for secretary Of
state and Socialists named Hattie F.
Kruger for state treasurer.
Two Republican and two Socialist
women were defeated for congress
sional nomination.
SENATOR JONES LEADS
IN WASHINGTON PRIMARY
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 15.-United
States Senator Wesley l.. Jones,
early today continued to lead three
others seeking the Republican NOM
ination for senator in yesterday
primaries, when 2O4 precincts out of
1855 in the state had reported. The
vote showed: Jones 10,024, Erickson
1,433, Hudson 2.486, Inglis 5,216.
For the Republican nomination for
governor Roland H. Hartley was
leading when 229 precincts reported.
The vote for Democratic nomina-
ton for governor in 229 precincts
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