The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-15
POLLS CLOSE
BITTER FIGHT
FOR ILLINOIS
G. 0. P. Differences Are De-
cided on Primary Today
Thompson and Lowden
Hurl Charges at Each Other.
MENTIONS CLOSE
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Republican
and Democratic candidates for United
States Senator, representatives, gov
ernor and nearly 80 other state Offices
were voted on by men and women in
Illinois today.
One man killed, three kidnapped,
several beaten, and a half dozen ar
rested on charges ranging from elec-
tion fraud to assault to commit MUIR
der, marked the Chicago balloting.
Michael Fennesy, precinct worker.
was shot and killed in the 18th ward
by policeman. Detectives who az
rested the slayer, said that he had
been drinking
Worker Is Kidnapped.
JohnSmolka, a political worker in
the 29th ward, was kidnapped by five
armed men, who after robbing him of
jewelry and more than $1O0, and Sc
verely beating him, threw him out o.
their automobile, with a warning not
to return to his precinct. Two other
not been found.
Police and a special deputy sheriff
clashed in the second ward, and Lee
Thornton, a colored deputy sheriff,
was arrested, charged with assault
to commit murder.
Voting opened briskly in Chicago
during the morning hours with indi
| cations that the total vote cast here
| might reach 100000, considerably
more than the number registered.
Up to II o'clock one precinct cap
| tain had been reported kidnapped by
| the opposition, four arrests had beer
| made, and one of the special deputy
| sheriffs sworn in by Sheriff Peters tC
| guard the ballot boxes had been GUST
ed by policeman. The weather was
! fair here.
| The Republican factional fight cen
tered around the ticket headed by Ler
Small, of kankakee, and supported b!
Mayor William Hale Thompson, o.
| Chicago, to which was opposed thai
headed by John G. Oglesby, Lieuten
ant Governor, supported by Governor
Frank o. Lowden.
Charges Are Passed.
| The announcement by Sheriff
Charles w. Peters. of Cook county, O.
the appointment of more than 1,00t
deputies for duty at the polls, drew
| charges from the Thompson faction O.
attempted intimidation and instruc
tions to the police to arrest an.
deputies found violating city ordin
ances or election regulations.
| Sheriff Peters warned that interfer
kence with the deputies might lead tt
bloodshed."
Oscar E. Carlstrom, of Aleda, ant
! Edward N. Woodruff, of Peoria, alst
are seeking the Republican guberna
torial nomination.
/ The principal senatorial flight on th'
d hn
Lowden and Thompson candidates
The man favored by Governor Lowdel
is Representative W. B. Mckinley. o
Champaign, while the candidate sup
ported by Mayor Thompson is Franl
l.. Smith, Of Dwight, a congressman
A third candidate is Burnett M
Chiperfeld, of Canton. former Repre-
sentative.
Jim Ham Lewis Again.
Seeking the Democratic nomination
for Governor is James Hamilton Lewis
former senator, opposed by Barrat
I,O'Hara, former lieutenant Governor
Both are from Chicago. The Demo
Robert Emmet Burke, of Chicago, an
Peter A Waller, of Kewanee.
Among Republican members Of cor
gress seeking denomination wa
Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Danville, 8
years old veteran of % congresses
His opponent was E. B. Cooley, ais
of Danville.
(By Associated Press)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Sept. II
The Missouri Republican platforr
convention adopted platform and at
io,,rpod rly today after the stat