The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-15
Chicago Republican Primaries
Attended by Bloodshed
> and Disorder.
THOUSANDS WOMEN VOTE
colorado Labor Candidate in
Lead - Wadsworth and
Smith in New York.

beaten and a half dozen arrested
on charges ranging from election
fraud to assault to commit murder,
marked the Chicago balIotlng In the
INInoIs primaries today.
Michael Fennessyt aged IS, a
precinct worker, was shot and
killed at Seventeenth ward poll
Ing place by policeman. oetee,.
tlves who arrested the slayer said
he had been drinking.
John SmoIka, a political worker
In the Twenty ninth ward, was
kidnapped by five armed men, who,
after robblna him OF Jewelry and
more than 500, and severely beat
inq him, threw him out OF their
automobile, with a warning not TO
return to his precinct. Two other
politicians who were kidnapped have
not been found.
Police and special deputy sher-
m ciashed In the Second ward
and lee Thornton, a negro deputy,
was arrested charged with assault
To commit murder, after he 10 said
to have drawn revolver and
threatened to Kill a detective SER
geaHt.
The campaign In Chicago has
centered about charges Of TAM
manyIsm," directed at the Thomp-
son administration by the friends
Of Gov, Lowden. The anti Thomp-
son forces charged the mayors ad-
mInjstratlon with extravagance,
and asserted he was now seeking
a hold on the state government
through the nomination OF Len
Small for governor.
Daniel Hartnett, a deputy sheriff.
was arrested after northside SHOOT
jnu In which an election worker was
shot In the hand.
More than 100000 Chicago vot::
srs, among them thousands OF
women voting for the first time,
90 to the polls to nominate eand'-
. dates for state, county and CITY
Offices. The primary closing was
called the bitterest campaign IN
the history Of the state. Observers
see possibilities Of serious trouble
in the fact that 5000 deputies
have been sworn in and armed by
Sheriff Peters and stationed at
polling places throughout the city.
More than 1000 city police also
are on guard. The chief fight in
Chicago and throughout the state
10 between the regular" repub-
lican forces, headed by Gov. Frank
o. Lowden and lieut.-Govs John
G. ogieby, who is a gubernatoriai
candidate, and the so called Tam
many organization, OF which
Mayor William Hale Thompson,
of Chicago, is the he ad. Thomp-
son is supporting the candidacy
of Len Small for governor.
The Thompson forces allege tina
Sheriff Peters has appointed the dep
uties in an attempt to "steal the cleo
tion." They declare the deputies have
no legal authority Conflicts of au'
thority between the deputies and tn'
Chicago police are feared.
The Lowden forces are predicting
sweeping victory, counting chiefly or
the "down state" vote, which means
the vote in cities and counties outside
of Chicago. The Thompson organi'
zation is confident that 1T Will draw
sufficient strength from "dowp state
districts to reinforce the huge vote i
expects in Chicago and insure victory
throughout the state.
Early reports from the polling
places. which opened at 6 o'clock, IN
dicate a heavy vote is being cast.
The announcement by Sheriff Charles
w Peters. of Cook county, of the ap
pointment of more than 1000 deputies
for duty at the polls. drew charges
from tho Thompson faction of at
temnted intimidation. and instruction.
to the. police to arrest any deputle'
found Violating city ordinances or elec
iion regulations. Sheriff Peters warned
that interference with the deputies
might lead to bloodshed."
Same Factions Opposed.
The principal senatorial fight en- th'
republican ticket also was betweei
.owden and Thompson candidates IN
man favored by Gov. Lowden is Rep
w. b. Mckinley. of Cham
pairn. while the candidate supported
by Mayor Thompson is Frank l., smith
Of Dwight, a congressman. a thlr'
candidate Is Burnett NJ Chipperneld' o
Canton, former representative. seek
ing the democratic nomination Tor gov
ernor is James Hamilton Lewis iormel
senator, opposed by Barrett Hara
former lieutenant governor. Both arr
from Chicago. The democratic sena
torial race lies between Robert bnnme
Burke. of Chicago, and Peter A. "a'
Ter, OF heWAHtt. f -
rress seeking denomination was "uncl'
Ioe" Cannon. OF Danville. veteran o
twenty-five congresses. HIS opponeh
was II r. Colley, also Of Danville.
/ In Washington Primary. -,
Seattle, Wash, Sept. l5.-unltec
State Senator Wesley l.. Jones earLs
today continued to lead three os"sa' o.,
the republican nomination tol
in Yesterdays primaries. wher
aoi precincts out OF 2,366. in the stat.
hnd renorted. The vote showed: Jones
10. .O2i; Erickson. 1,i3S; Hudson 2'iSo
Inglis, 5.2l6. ,o,
For the republican NOMINATION ~
governor. Roland n. Hartley Was 'e""
ing when 229 precincts reported.
THE vote for democratic noninati9r
for governor in 229 precincts showed
Mnthes. "A; o'Hara. %: Judd oe' BLACK
Labor Candidate leading, MT.
Denver, Colo, Sept. lJ.-Ihe sitsI stsl
and labor candidate for the democratic
for governor. almost over,
shadowed interest in the other contesti
in Yesterdays state wide primary. WIN
most of the city vote heard 1rom an'
a majority OF the country precincts un
reported. Collins was leading hooe,
NJ Higgins former state treasurer D!
a little more than 100 votes.
In The three -cornered republican con
tests FOR nomination for United state
senator. 4Os Of the 1.h22 precincts gae'
Karl @. Scuyler. Of Denver. a lead q
J ies over his nearest opponent Samue
u Nicholson. Of Leadville.
The count Is proceeding slowly and J
was considered doubtful II the result
would he known eyen by tonight.
Reouiar Ticket Wins.
New York. Sept lS--The regula
democratic and republican ticket u
New Work state were indorsed in tn
stRte-w wide primary. returns showed 70
day. Where there were contests IN
Irrpuhlicans polled much heavier Not
snau the democrats.
Nathan l.. Miller. former judge 0
the court of appeals. OF syracuse. wo
shc republican cuhernstorial nomina
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