Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
ONLY LOCAL ISSUES
INTEREST CHICAGO
Only Excitement Over
Thmopson's Selection of
GubernatoriaI Candidate.
FRED w. UPHAM,
special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, August 2S.-IntereSt in
Illinois spectacular primary election
has reached the white heat stage al
ready. and one of the greatest politi
is predicted for September Is because
of the strenuous campaign that is
just entering into a whirlwind finish.
The excitement is all among the re-
publicans. the democrats having prac-
tically no contests except in a few
are hardly considered. the voters re-
fusing to show any keen interest in
the arguments for Harding and Cox.
Pictures of both leading presidential
candidates are flashed almost every
night in the motion picture houses
and. with few exceptions. the au-
diences indicate no preference, SO far
as applause goes. Neither candidates
picture causes ripple. The few ex-
ceptions are in districts where the re-
publican vote is dominant, and there
Senator Harding sometimes gets a
hand.
Let the film operator show the pic
ture of Mayor Thompson, however,
and there is plenty of excitement
Applause, and at times, Kisses evil
dence the voters are considering local
issues above all else. The anti
Thompson organization is making the
problem of high rents and high taxes
its big argument. and. there are signs
that they are getting home with
their campaign, though they have a
long way to go in Cook county.
Oglesby Strong Down State.
Down state the situation seems to be
clarifying itself somewhat. The or
ganiZation leaders seem to be getting
together in the support of Lieut..
Thompson candidate for governor
against Len Small The organiza-
ton is making Roadway in smooth
ing over the bad spots, though there
are still a number left. There are
many leaders who are disgruntled at
the way Gov. Lowden handled his
patronage, the organizat ton not being
taken into consideration, and many
were dissatisfied because some one
other than Oglesby was not slated for
governor.
The managers of the oglesby cam
paign now claim that they will come
to Chicago with a plurality of 100000
at least. and, with the women voting.
they are going to try to make it
100000. 1t lis not contended that
Chicago can overcome any such lead.
The Chicago women always have
and a plurality for Small in Chicago
of not more than 10000 is about the
best that conservative politicians
will allow him. and many of the wise
if he has 10000 to spare in Cook
county.
Registration Record Broken.
hier sensation of tho
the record-breaking registration last
Wednesday, $4,000 new names being
added to the polls lists, making a
total registration for the city of
around the 100000 mark through re-
visions. The registration, however.
was wholly unexpected-twice as
heavy as any one predicted-and, to
1 he amazement of the politicians. the
male registration far exceeded that of
the women.
Both republican factions claim to
have the best of the registration, the
anti-Thompsonites making the most
noise as the residence wards where
the mayor is unpopular made the
best showing. The registration indi-
Gates, however, that the voters are
alert and that a tremendous vote is
going to be cast September IS. In
the past the women have shown more
opposition to Mayor Thompson than
nave the men, ana Win Inc "oIicH
voting for all offices, the enemies of
the mayor claim to have much the
best of the situation.
The SenatOrship Race.
With Thompsonism the big issue,
the identity of the candidates is al
most lost sight of. There is one ex-
ception. the race for United States
senator, with Representative William
Il. Mckinley and Representative
Frank l.. Smith pitted against each
other. Smith is trying to avoid as
much as possible the odium of being
tangled up with Thompson. and the
city hall forces will not let him get
away from them. Every day shows
the alliance between Smith and the
city hall machine growing stronger,
and it is conceded that Smith Will
lose the votes of thousands of his
friends because he has seen fit to
travel with Thompson and Fred Lun-
din. the latter being the head of
Chcago's invisible government,
There is little betting on the cleo
ton, what few wagers that have been
made indicating that the anti