Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-11
OTTAWA MAN DEFEATED
BY KANE COUNTY
CIRCUIT CLERK
STOOD 228 TO 227
SECOND DISTRICT DELEGATES IN
CONVENTION YESTERDAY Al
SPRINGFIELD TO CHOOSE sue.
CESSOR TO LATE c. G.. DUFFY.

Springfield, May IL Special IN
orded at a Republican convention n
Illinois, Arthur +. Snow of Ottawa,
late Monday afternoon was defeated
by Justice l.. Johnson for the nomina-
ton Of appellate Clerk in the Second
district. comprised Of counties in the
northern half OF Illinois, outsid" OF
Cook
The final vote was tor Anderson.
rs; for Snow 227.
Mr. Snow supporters struck loyal
ly to the ship until the Anderson
forces showed their super strength
OF one lOwly vote and then, but not
until then, did they give up hopes OF
putting over the Ottawa man, who
served during the past twcntynine
Years as deputy appellate clerk until
following the death OF the late G. e.,
Duffy. whom he succeeded by appoint
ment of the sitting Judges.
Mr. Anderson. the successful nom
ineee, Is one OF the best known aud
strongest individual political forces In
Illinois At the present time he is
Circuit clcrk Of Kane County ana scc-
rotary of the Republican state Cen
tral committee.
The resolution adopted unanimously
endorsing the governor and netrut'
ing the Illinois delegates 10 suppntl
him before the convention until h" re-
leases il, means that the lIIinoS IN
tingeut will vote as a unit accordia"
10 members OF the resolutions com
committee,
Lowden Forces Victorious,
Springfield. H. May IL S0ti fac.
ton over the result of the Illinois
state Republican convention was cN
pressed today by Secretary of state
Louis L. fmmerson, campaign mana
ger for Governor Iowlcn Secretary
.EmmerSon claims that by The refusal
of the convention yesterday to accept
Mayor William Hale THOMPSON
plank of principles the Chicago cHcc
utiye was "dccisiycly dofoatod'
Democratic leaders were also Weilt
satisfied today with yesterdays hac- .
monioug session of their state Convcu- /
ton The disposal OF the wet +
plank in the resolutions committee
without fight on the convention floor (
closed the only possibility Of friction +
between the delegates
Secretary EmmerS0n has made pub-I
JIG the following statement regarding /
the Republican convention
One OF the greatest conventions IT, /
the history OF the state has just end
ed In attendance ana interest man
in : i,.,
be remembered
Governor LoWdcn and his friends
felt that the state platform should not
be adopted until at:cr the primary
next September. when the Republicans
candidates for state offices should all
have been nominated This would
give all the Republican nominees an
opportunity to have voice in max
ing the platform upon which they
would ran at the November election.
Mayor Thompson ANA his friends
wanted heir platform adopted now
In the tCt that came Mayor Thomp.
sons plan was decisivcly defeated
"Throughout the contest Governor
Lowden insisted that there should be
no personalities. After it was over.
the principle OF repre-
senta.ion, he urged the selection of
Mayor Thompson and Corporation
Counsel Samuel Etteson as two OF
the ten delegates at large
In after convention discussion TT
the political situation in the state tho
name of Senator Lawrence V -hor
man was mentioned among the lead
ers as possible candidate for ma
tlo1al committeeman from Illinois to
succeed Mayor Thompson.