The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-04-16
Cal Coolidge Gets
Severe Setback in
Illinois Primaries
(Continued from PAGE Il

were supported by the Cook County
Wage Farmers League.
The candidates on the Crowe-Bar-
rett-Thompson ticket are avowed
enemies of the organized labor move
ment. This faction has won the repub-
lican nomination in the primaries. The
Cook County Wage Farmers League,
composed OF a few Chicago labor
union officials, backed these labor
haters. They worked for their nomina-
ton. They will undoubtedly work for
their election.
viii Terrorize Organized Workers.
The election Of these labor-haters in
the fall elections means that the
unions Of Chicago can expect a cam
paign OF terror to be waged against
them by these so-called friends of
labor" The promises made by the
understanding Crowe-Barrett-Th omp-
son machine viii be forgotten. They
viii carry on their anti-union policies
as heretofore. ifW
The move on the part Of Attorney
General Sargent to place 500 to 1000
United States deputy marshals at
Chicago polling places to see to it
that Mckinley received a square
deal" was resented and bitterly fought
by the states attorneys office. States
Attorney Grove bacA,d Smith. He
was determined to see Smith 60 over.
Every available member Of his staff
was sent to watch at the polls. Grove
and Cook county election officials OBJ
jected to the presence of these depu-
ties. In several polling places, where
these deputies tried to station them
selves, they were forcibly elected by
men from Groves offee.
Typical Chicago Election"
During the primaries a number of
ward heelers were killed. Many were
wounded and badly beaten up. Elec-
ton judges we're kidnapped. In a num-
Der Of polling places attempts were
made to steal the ballot boxes. 1T
was just a typical Chicago election
day." declared County Judge Edmund
x. Jarecki who was the major domo
Of the election officials.
Automobiles filed with gangstersi
and gunner toured thru different
election districts terrorizing those who
were foolish enough to participate in
the primaries Of the two capitalist
No move was made by the police to
arrest these gangsters and gunner.
No attempts were made to seize them
and to deport them. They were al
lowed to roam thru the election dis
tricts unhampered. They were a vital
part Of the election machinery. They
we're needed by various politicians to
swing their states.
Police Protect Gangsters.
This action OF the Chicago police Of
allowing these armed thugs to roam
freely thru the city gives the lie to
the declarations of police officials that
the raids carried on in the Mexican,
italian and other sections of the city
were made to clean up the city of
gunner and TO deport only gangsters.
It showed that the Chicago officials
cared little to arrest gangsters and
gunner. It showed they were more
interested In terrorizing foreign-born
workers.
George e. Brennan won the demo-
crat nomination for the United States
senate. He declares that in the COM
ing fall elections the issue will be the
modification OF the prohibition amend
ment and not the world court. Smith
Is backed by the anti-saloon league.
Brennan is declared to be a wiring
Ing wet" Brennan and the democrat
machine are preparing to wage a cam
paign with the wet and dry issue as
the big political" issue. Little will
be said about vital issues that affect
the lives OF the workers.
Socialist Party Lose Identity.
The socialist party lost It's identity
In the primary elections as II was I'M
able to poll go of the votes in the
November 1924 elections. The only
tickets In the primaries were the re-
publican, democrat and the progress.