The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-27
ILLINOIS DEVELOPMENTS
GREATLY FAVOR cox
Bitterest Fight for Governor.
ship in History of State
Helps His Cause,
raw EDWARD M. THiERRY,)

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Chicago.--(N. II. A.)-Democrats IN
Illinois, ordinarily pessimistic as an
election approaches, are now 1oyousiy
looking forward TO the forthcoming bat
tie of scratched ballots.
Scratch your ballot" That Is the
plea going out to voters from rival re-
cratic success in Illinois.
More ballots will be scratched In this
state than ever before. On that hangs
democratic hope.
Hatred Of William Hale Thompson.
Chicago's mayor, and his Thompson
Lundin machine Is the core OF the
states political civil war. The fight
has grown so heated that It Is prac-
tically conceded that the result viii pc
the election Of the democratic candidate
for governor, former Senator James
How strong the tide will be Is prob
lematical. There are many who see In
the tangled situation a roseate chance
for Gov. Cox to Capture the state
twenty nine electoral votes:
G. o. p. split Wide open.
Battle lines have been sharply drawn
during the Ave weeks following the
hotly contested primary. The repub-
lican chance Of carrying the state be-
gan to go glmmering when John May
nard Harlan, a republican, came out
as an Independent republican candi-
0AJG LOT ROFcTnOT. t1G HAD tHC p'Shtho
Of the anti Thompson republicans who
resent the nomination Of Len Small,
Thompson's man, as the regular repub- :
lican candidate.
with this split in the republican
party, with support divided between
Harlan and Small. the stock OF Lewis
scared.
Now there is the interesting spectacle
of strong republican newspapers rush
Ing to the support of Lewis, the demo-
cratic nominee. They see no chance OF
Harlan's election. and they don't want
Small elected. So they are sacrihcing
the party in the state to support
Lewis.
In Chicago. five out Of six newspa-
pers are normally republican. Just now
three OF them (Tribune, Daily News
and Post) are strongly supporting q
for president--with the further compli-
cation that one (he PosO Is having
q difficult time being loyal to Senator
Harding because It Is a strong advo-
cate of the league Of nations.
OF course, the one democratic paper
(the Journa) is supporting both Gov.
Cox and Lewis. That leaves only two
Chicago papers, both Hearst papers
Examiner and American)- supporting
Small. for governor and Harding Tor
president. -,
Bowen and Mrs. i. Hamilton McCor-
mick are out against the Thompson
and urging women TO scratch
he ballots. Miss Vittum Is member
If the Harding republican national ad-
gisory committee and was 2 leader IN
Bowen Is president Of the Woman's
city club and formerly president of the
Illinois State Council of Defense.
Men leaders among republicans are
liso out for Lewis. 1t IL even said that
Gov. Lowden, whose gubernatorial can
mary, is about ready to come out hatiy
or Lewis for governor.
Mccormick Bolts Small.
Senator Medill Mccormick has APP
,ealed to the voters of the state to |
,cratoh Small and vote for Lewis for
,ubllcans scratchers will stick to Hard
ng for president. |
Meanwhile, both Lewis and Harlan |
re hammering Small. And the Thomp- |
ION machine is thirsting for revenge.
from past performances, the Thonp- |
onites will do anything to beat their |
in the republican camp.
Wherefore democrats are In high glee
ver the prospect of not only electing |
.ewis Governor, but also swinging the |
tate to Cox and increasing the DEM
cratic representation In congress. now
I've out of 81.
For il is reported that the Thompson
IundIn machine Is spreading the word
uietly to get revenge by voting for
scratching Harding in favor
4 Cox.
Neither side, Thompsonites nor anti
are above betrayal of
arty In Illinois. And on the side are
undreds of thousands of women who
re expected to vote for Cox on the
eague OF nations issue. And many OF
hese new women voters, as well as
men, are certain to make mistakes in
he intricate process OF scratching the
allots.
BY design and by accident the repub-
lean party is going to lose b good many
otes in illinois on electio1 day: