Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-01

ullSC4 lIO AIdA AASNANA~SA
to appeal to the Circuit
Court Of Cook county to
prevent certihcation of
the Chicago primary returns, which,
it is said would givs the nomination
to Len Small, his opponent.
They added that suit would be filed
asking that ballots cast in 300 pre-
cincts in Cook county be opened, al
leging fraud and irregularities.
Meantime the court would be asked
to prevent official proclamation of the
result of the Cook county vote by
County Clerk Sweitzer and to restrain
Secretary of State Emmerson from
certifying Small as the republic nom.
inee
According to figures prepared after
the ofticia count in Cook county, Ell
ward j. Brundage, present attorney
general, defeated Richard J. Bar, Jo'
liet candidate, for the Republican
nomination for attorney general in the
recent primary The plurality an
nounced was l5,l64.
Charges OF fraud In Cook county,
if sustained, may materially affect the
accepted nomination of Len Small
for governor. If the antiThOmpson
forces succeed in an attempt to hays
thrown out the vote in several Chi
cago precincts. where irregularities
are charged, Small will lose 5000
/ l. ;,b IN nUt
! being returned the winner by 10000
votes.
| This would not affect the attorney
general nomination, however. as the
precincts in dispute are those which
gave the Joliet man a plurality, and If
thrown out would only increase Brund-
ages lead.
Col John V. 'Clinnin, former COM
mander Of the l30th infantry, and pre-
vious to that commander of the Sec
ond battalion of the 13lst infantry, tbs
Dandy First, is conducting the fight
for the elimination Of the disputed
precincts. Col. Clinnin. while sta
toned at Dellwood Park in the early
months of the war resigned as an as
sistant corporation counsel Of Chi
cage, because of his disagreement
with the stand of Mayor Thompson on
the war
Other official figures in Cook county
obtalnable do not charge the result
as announced in other state Offices.
Phralities are changed to slight ex-
tent. hut not TO such a degrees as 10
atlec. the result.
Borah and Harding Split.
Washington, Oct il Senator Bor-
ah. republican, of Idaho, has written
republican headquarters at .ew York
and Chicago asking that no more
I speaking dates be made for him in the
G. O. p. presidential campaign.
Senator Borah also telegraphed to
Senator Johnson, republican, Of Cali
fOrnia, another of the league of ma
tiOns irreConCila ables, and is awaiting
reply. Borah declined to discuss the
message. hut there were reports 1t
had to do with the league issues.
Senuator BOrah recently completed
speaking tour in the interest of Sem
atOr Harding. There were reports that
Borah and other league opponents had
become disQuietGd by the attitude OF
many party leaders to the league COW
cnants as drawn at Versailles.
Senator Borah is known to be OPP
posed to the international court plan
/ as brought back from Europe by Eli
! hu Root. who helped TO draft it. His
opposition was said to be based largely
! O nthc ground the court was designed
as a part of the league machinery,
Borah will continue 10 speak in sup
port of the rreconcilable senator's who
are seeking reelection to The senate.