Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
C. 0. ?. BOLT THREAT
INSPIRES FARLEY
OF ILLINOIS CHIEFS
Thousands Ready to Refuse
Support of Small, Thomp-
son Nominee.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. October "a conference
of republican leaders of Illinois. being
held in Springfield tonight. will par
italy determine the extent OF the re-
publican bolt in the state from Len
Small. the Thompson nominee. to
James Hamilton Lewis. the demo-
icratc standard bearer.
That thousands Of republican men
and women will refuse to vote for
iSmall. believing that he received the
nomination because of frauds per-
Ipetrated in Cook county, is admitted
ginning to take heart and are talking
lsomewhat hopefully about electing
Lewis.
Chairman Scents Danger.
Frank L. Smith, chairman Of both
rival republican state committees, APP
pears to scent danger, or else wants
Ito cinch SmalPs election He called
the harmony conference that is being
held in Springfield tonight and invited
the members Of both state commit
tees, all state candidates and all re-
publican editors to attend and enjoy
thinner at the expense of the state or
9ganiZation.
In the meantime the friends of Lieut..
IGov. Oglesby, defeated by Small. have
been busy and there is no longer any
talk of carrying the contest against
iSna1l any further. Oglesby has been
quoted. it is reported, through pleas
| for harmony and a desire not to in
lure the chances of his friends who
tare candidates with Small on the
state ticket.
Danger Tint Threatens.
| One danger that threatens Small in
his contest for governor. it is said. is
the proposal to take the Chicago election
frauds before the grand jury. The Citi-
zens' Association has mass OF evil
dence, showing that the ballots were
juggled and Small given at least 10000
illegal votes.
The effect of this investiga ton, if it
comes during the campaign. may cause
enough republicans to desert Small to
elect Lewis, though the general opinion
| is that there is to be such republican
| landslide in Illinois that any one run
ming on the republican ticket will be
swept into office.
Lewis Begins Campaign.
Mr.. Lewis has begun an active cam
| paign, and reports from down state,
where he has appeared, are that he is
having barge meetings, and the Lewis
managers assert that they are 'encour-
aged by the Lewis sentiment. especially
as expressed by republican women who
refuse to be guided by the male bosses
in their demands that the women vote
by putting 4 cross in the party circle.
The republican national campaign in
Illinois has been unusual-there has not
been any. Senator New, in charge of
the republican speakers bureau, an
in, In por ha f,tl Il hat
there We're $4,000 spelihinders out for
Harding and Coolidge Not one of them
; has taken the stump i'll Illinois. and ii is
understood thatsEo speakers of national
reputation will be sent into Illinois I'm
less the local factional differences have
been settled. Whenever the subject is
mentioned at national headquarters
; some one puts the soft pedal on.
No Requests, Says New.
Senator New says that Illinois has
not made any requests for Speakers
and it is believed that the national
committee did not care to take any
chances of sending in Harding or
Coolidge and getting them involved
! in the local bitterness. If the repub-
lican leaders can agree on a harmony
program, and it does not look as if
any of the proposed plans could stifle
| the row in Cook county, then Illinois
! may discover that there is a national
campaign on. There has been little
talk of national politics up to date.
! A number of state candidates. in
Guiding Len Small and Representative
Mckinley. the latter the nominee for
| United States senator, will tour the
state on a special train. starting next
/; "Wednesday. Later they may take
| along some one to speak for the ma
tional ticket. The lack of any nation
ial campaign is worrying the local
leaders somewhat. as the voters show
signs Of being apathetic or cocksure
iof tho result This is shown by the
iregistration in Chicago. 1t is less than
lit was at this time four years ago,
and the ward workers are MAXIM
desperate efforts to get all the names
| on tho books next Tuesday, the last
day Of registration.
OMcial Canvass Completed.
/; The official canvass has been COM
pleted, and while Small. running or
an anti-Lowden platform, won by q
plurality Of 1902, Secretary of State
Enmerson had 127,945 votes to spare
AS Mr.. Emmerson managed the
Lowden presidential campaign AND
Twas viciously assailed during the cam
paign by the Small-Thompson combi-
nation, the sensational vote given
E,mmerson is taken as a tribute tC
;Gov. Lowden, and now many of the
:anti-Thompson leaders are sorry that
they did not insist on Lowden running
for reelection.
The battle in Cook county promises
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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