Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03
INDEPENDENTS FILE
NAMES IN ILLINOIS
Republicans May Have No
Candidate in Guberna-
toriaI Race.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, October with a pos
sibilty that the republicans of Illinois
may have no candidate for governor
and the filing today of Independent petit
tions by Len Small and John NJ. Harlan,
hopelessly muddled The filing of the
Small petition was precautionary
measure. Under the law the county
clerk cannot certify the results of the
canvass for any office as long as there is
contest on. The Oglesby managers
have a contest against Small, the
Thompson candidate for governor. that
may require months TO settle.
Mr. Harlan is filing, it is said, because
his friends believe that an independent
has a better chance to edge into the
governors chair than democrat or re-
publican. Mr.. Harlan is a son of the
late Justice Harlan of the United States
Supreme Court.
Further Complications Seen.
The situation may be further compli-
Gated by the state canvaSsing board.
which has asked for Information as to
the action of the Chicago election COM
missioners in counting precincts where
If the state board decides to take radi-
cal action it might throw out precincts
where Irregularities are charged. even II
the precincts are not discarded by court
order before they reach the state board.
That would give Oglesby the nomina-
ton. N'-'s-
The fraud exposure is growing in mag
nitude, and nearly 500 precints are now
involved. The evidence in certain cases
is so conclusive that the election COM
~ II IL Vnor
ward Mayor Thompson, has recommend
ed grand jury action. In all of the pre-
cincts where it is charged illegal votes
were cast the Thompson slate had big
pluralities.
No one knows when the official count
will be made known. 1t is known.
though, that Smalls state plurality is
about 5000 and William Mckinley wins
the nomination for United States SEN
ator by II 900.
wagers I'm Cook County.
wasers were ~A ~ <-sl>1;.o this
week that Harding will carry Cook
county by more than 100000 plurality,
money. That indicates how confident
the republicans are. Hughes carried
the county in 1916 by $1,000 plurality.
In the same election there was a bolt
from the republican candidate for
states attorney, and democrat,
Maclay Hoyne. elected by $1,000 plu-
rality. There is no question about
bolts this year, only no one seems to
think that it will do any damage for
the presidential ticket. The figures
of four years ago show, though, that
it is possible for the democrats to
profit by party slashing. If Harding
carries Cook county by 100000 plu-
rality, he will carry the state by AGO.
600.
To Get Foreign Vote.
Expert politicians who have can
vassed the numerous wards in Chi
cago, report that the foreign vote is
going to go republican this year. The
Germans and Irish. in particular, are
enthusiastic over Harding because of
their hatred of President Wilson. All
straw votes indicate that Harding will
swamp wards that hitherto have been
strongly democratic. There has been
too much optism and confidence in
the opinion of many republicans, and
efforts have been made to overcome 1T.
This is registration day in Chi
cago and party workers report that
many republicans are taking Hard
ing's election for granted. and 1T has
been hard to get them to go to the
polling places and register. Throw
! ing scare is now the ch1ei occupa-
ton of the organization leaders, who
have had experience in the past with
overconfidence.
The official canvass shows that Hi
nois loses another of her republican
representatives. William w. wilson
of the third district. Unless revision
changes the resultant that is not
expected-Wilson loses by few hun.
bred votes. He has a large colored
population in his district, and their
votes were largely cast for r. w
Sproul, the Thompson candidate
; Republicans Have High Hones.
The republicans have high hopes OF
defeating James McAndrews, demo-
cratic representative from the sixth
district. He is opposed by John j
German, for many years attorney Tor
the letter carriers and postal clerks
1t is said that there are more postal
employees living in the sixth district
United States If the republican land
slide comes as predicted. Mr.. Cor
mans managers assert that they can
easily overcome the normal demo-
cratic majority of 1000 in the district
The republican state compaign is to
named by the state candidates. The
two rival state committees are still
functioning and only at the request of
the national committee consented to
get together this week and agree on
candidates for trustee of the state
of presidential electors made by the
republican state convention last May.
There was doubt as to the legality of
the action of the state convention.
The Lowden-Oglesby forces are in
control of the old state committee.
which is generally considered the
legal body in view of the supreme
court decision multiplying the primary
election law. Representative Frank
l.. Smith is chairman of, both COM
mittees. The squabble between the
committees it is understood is to get
recognition from the national COM
mittee and have the handling, of thu
state funds. Senator Sherman is
national committeeman and is ex-
pected to have the say about the distri-
button of money. 1t is certain that
he will not let it be used in building
up a state Thompson machine.
JOHN r. BUTMAN.
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