Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-07
THOMPSON VICTORY
BLOW TO LOWDEN
Former Illinois Governors
Hope of G. O. P. Nomination
Next Year Dimmed.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The mayoralty election in Chicago
which put Big Bill Thompson back
in power, has it's slant on national
politics.
In the first place, the success of
Thompson is no small blow to the
hopes of former Gov. Frank Q. Lowden
for the Illinois delegation at the Re
publican National Convention next
year.
In the second place, the election Of
Thompson over Dever. the Democrat
seeking to succeed himself, is a slap
at George Z. Brennan, Democratic ma
tionaI committeeman for Illinois and
first lieutenant for Gov AL Smith of
New York in the Middle West.
William Hale Thompson, the new
MAYOR Of Americas second most
populous city, has been a political
enemy of Mr.. Lowden for years and
there has been no sign that he mas
relented. He is in power again, with
the might of Cook County pack OF
him. He is in power again because
the Republican factions in Chicago
united to put him tho =. At the pres
ent reading Gov. Len Small and
Senator Deneen, other Republican
rowers in the State, are not shouting
for Lowden. Indeed, Senator Deneen
is regarded as particularly friendly to
President Coolidge, and if the Presi-
dent is drawn into the race for the
presidential nomination next year.
Deneen may be expected to support
the President.
Lowden's Chances Small.
With the present political lineup
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Ilowden will have the Illinois delega-
ton is not great, but exceedingly
small. Even in 1920, when he was
one of the leading candidates for the
Republican presidential nomination
when the convention opened, GOV.
Iowden did not have solid Illinois
delegation behind him.
Mayor Thompson, it has been sug-
gested, may have his own designs on
the Illinois delegation to the Repup'
lican national convention next year
as ''favorite son." If Mr.. Coolloge
is not in the running and so far IN
the lead as to make other canuldacIes
rather ridiculous.
This is the second year, hand run
ming. that Thompson has shown his
strength in Chicago. Last year ne
supported vigorously the candidacy OF
Col. Frank L. Smith for the Repub-
lican nomination for Senator against
the late Senator Mckinley. He was
one of the most effective of the cam
paigners for Smith in Chicago, ring
ing the changes on Smiths OPPOSE
ton to American adherence to the
World Court, for which Mckinley had
voted. Col. Smith was nominated and
later elected with Thompson support.
Now Col. Smith is knocking at the
door of the Senate, seeking admission.
If he fails to be seated, perhaps Mayor
Thompson himself may be a candidate
for a senatorial toga. But he will go
through for Smith as long as there is
q possibility of the latter's gaining
admission to the Senate.
Mr.. Lowden's boom for the presi-
Dental nomination is being advanced
by friends in the East. Headquarters
have been opened in New York City.
The Lowden.for-P President Association,
Inc, of New York is the name of the
organization. 1t is branching out into
New Jersey and Connecticut. Contri-
buttons for the. support of the Lowden
movement are coming in. During the
1920 convention Mr.. Lowden had the
support of q majority OF the New YORK
delegation and of *some of the dele
gates from Connecticut. His advocacy
of the McNary.H augen farm relief
bill, however, has not endeared him
to many of the Fasteners.
Little Hope of Winning.
Mr.. Lowden, according to informa
tion now received here, is permitting
himself to be a candidate of the farm
States of the West without much idea
that he can win the nomination. His
object, it is said, is to raise a rallying
point against third term" for Presi.
dent Coolidge and to force, IL possible.
the nomination OF man from the
Middle West on the theory that such
e candidate would be more in SYM
patty with the problems OF the farm
ers than Mr.. Coolidge.
The probable lineup in Illinois
against Lowden, apparent now after
the Thompson victory with the back
ing of all the Republican factions in
Chicago, is regarded here as a real
blow to the boom which has just been
launched for the former Illinois gov
ernor.
George r. Brennan's reverse at
Tuesdays election in Chicago, when
his candidate. Mayor Dever, was turn
ed down, may not halt the leader
ship of Mr.. Brennan in Cook County
and the State, but at least it has not
enhanced it. Mr.. Brennan was HIM
self a candidate for the Senate against
Col. Frank J.. Smith and Hugh Nc
Gill, an independent Republican. He
lost to Smith in the three-cornered
race in spite of and perhaps because
of his wringing wet platform.
There has been a section OF the
Democratic party of Illinois that has
fought Brennan tooth and nail for
years 1t is located down State" It's
opposition to Brennan and he wet
cause will make it impossible for
Brennan to line up a solid delegation
for Gov. Al Smith. Brennan's defeats
in the State and Cook County make it
increasingly difficult for hrn 10 de
liver delegates to Smith. That he will
90 10 the convention. however. with
8 sizable group of delegates for the
New York governor is the forecast Of
close observers of politics in Tllinois.