Evening star., 1926-04-22
Why Was Senator Mckinley
Rejected by Illinois Voters!

over the distinguished incumbent,
William B. Mckinley, partly because
Senator Mckinley had voted for our
adherence to the World Court, taking
a position with President Coolidge.
Candidates for sheriff also were nOm-
! mated at the primary elections partly
for the same reason. AT the same
election the same voters nominated
Francis p. Brady, who had been dead
for some time, for clerk of the
appellate court. Brady received a
plurality of $4,000 votes over his near
est opponent, William Scott. Illinois
voters have made their position clear.
They are against our adherence TO
the World Court, which has already
been settled by the United States Sen
ate, and for nominating dead men
to office. Great is the direct primary
system"
The Salt Lake Deseret News Qnde-
pendent) feels, however, that lit
would be a reflection upon the INTEL
ligence of the people of Illinois to
believe that they could see any dan
ger to the United States in becoming
q member of the court"
The Dayton News independent
Democratic) fatty declares 1.-The as
over Mckinley, who voted for ad-
herence to the World Court, is dis
ciplinary action for his vote, marking
disapproval of the people for that
action, is pure political buncombe."
The Lynchburg Advance Oemocratic)
also remarks: But was the court
the deciding factor in McKinley's de-
feat? Frankly. we do not think so.
1t is our opinion that local issues
"a aloPfinn II GtmnIV
fight between two factions"
THE court issue was largely
trumped up," the Hartford Times
independent Democratic) suspects.
| "and used somewhat at least because
| the foes of the court figured that
| Mckinley would not be hard to de-
| feat and that his downfall would be
a rebuke to the Coolidge administra-
ton if that issue were raised In adj
| vance"
The Oklahoma City Daily okla
homan Democratic) is convinced that
| "his defeat can be accepted as a.
serious rebuff by Western insurgents
to the national administration"
The Greensboro Record Democratic)
also offers as an explanation "the III
action of Congress and the admins
| tration in the matter Of farm RELIEF
| legislation" and the New YORK Eve
ming World independent Democraticl
concurs in that view. The ROCKFORD
star independently agrees that the
state of mind of the farming popu-
lation must have been potent" while
the Sioux City Tribune dndependen9
asserts "the defeat was left-handed
notice that the Middle West Is not
| greatly enthused about the RepuD-
| iican national organization. .,
"The real issue was pronlpitlon,
insists the Youngstown Vind1cator
+, Democratic), but the Belnngnam
Herald independently believes that II
linois Republicans ''swatted the
World Court" while the vets were
winning in the Democratic primary:
The Champaign News-Gazette I'm
dependent Republican, suggests that
''only a political sage could attempt
to explain the complexities of the
Cook County situation" and the
Springfield, Illinois. State journal
! Republican) declares that, taken as
a whole, the primary indicates grow
| ing vacillation and volatility among
American voters" The Quincy Whig
Journal independently. praising Sena-
tor Mckinley, thinks the "Republir
! cans don't know exactly why they
voted against him."