The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-06-13

every district They also had candidates in every dis
trct for the legislature and in nearly every congressional
district 1t has taken the closest organization work
have done to win the primary. The League
distributed nearly million leaflets in the recent
pagn
By close organization work by the district superin-
tendents and the field made unexpected gains
in the recent primaries We gained particularly in the
cities, the places where there claimed to be some
reaction favoring the vets We gained in Chicago,
Aurora, Rock Island, Peoria, Bloomington Danville,
held solid dry vote in Springfield, Cairo both wet
centers and held in every other district in the
state the district comprising the counties of
Stephenson Carroll and 10 Daviess. In this district
other issues made impossible the day. 1t may,
however be back in the election
AS to candidates for Congress the primary a
victory for In every district where fought
A minority candidate lost in one Chicago dis
trct, but in all probability this will loss in the
election.
AS to the United States Senate the nominee of the
majority party while governor of Illinois signed all
bills A candidate nominated in the Democratic
primary. This will mean hard fight for the wet has
certain elements of strength that make him formidable
candidate.
1t has been we'll worth while to fight on until and
through this primary to bring down defeat of
the outstanding wet members of the legislature who
candidates. for Congress and the other for gov
ernor John P Hart of Aurora, and Lee O'Nei Browne.
They both the beer and wine issue
Mr.. Browne fttingly closed his big statewide
paign in Peoria and there he said This is your last
chance get beer in Illinois. If you do not elect
this time you will not have another chance for
after | have gone the state campaigning this
issue as have if am defeated for the nomination the
candidate who would make that campaign issue again
would be fit subject for the insane asylum"
Hart like Browne, has been a leader in the
House. Browne the Democratic side and Hart on the
Republican side
am glad the Lord permitted me to stay long enough
in Illinois help hand these defeats to these foes of
most that is good.
A successful primary makes successful election pos
sible, but the election is necessary to complete the
victory.
The next legislature should provide of state
forcement either by appropriation to the attorney
general or by establishing prohibition commissioner
under plan such in operation in Ohio and giving
such good results The legislative session should
show large dry margin.
The League has not attempted establish super
government to make of the churches of the
detective agency. But the year has witnessed the
greatest progress in the that has been shown
The appointments made in the prohibition units have
shown less politics and under the administration of
Attorney Edwin A. Olson United States district
torney, politics has been removed from the federal
justice department.
The chief difficulty in enforcement has been the brew
cries that have been deying the law and bribng the
men of the enforcement staff. Within the year
teen breweres have been padlocked for year and
been destroyed and great quantities of illegal beer and
other liquors have been poured into the cutters and
sewers. District Attorney Olson has done
forcement work in the year of his term than his
predecessors did during the twelve years that preceded
We have been favored also by the splendid work of the