Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14

National interest has been aroused
In the proposal to run Mrs. Medill
Mccormick against Gov. Small for the
Republican nomination for Governor
Of Illinois. Most of the comments in
dicate a belief that, as the wife of the
late Senator Mccormick, she displayed
a high quality of political talent, and
it is recalled that her father was the
late Mark Hanna, the most conspicu-
Gus figure in the Mckinley admins
tration.
"If she strikes out now, it will be
her first step toward State Office, T"
says the Albany Knickerbocker Press
independent Republican,, which is
convinced that "the blow she delivers
will not only be hard, but to the plexus
Of the whole political structure. Be-
sides, she is wealthy" continues the
Knickerbocker Press, and there is
reported to be feeling in Illinois
that gubernatorial candidate should
just now enjoy the advantage of an in
dependent income"
The Lafayette Journal-Courier lin.
dependent Republican, sees in Mrs.
genius for politics, but remarkable
ability and aptitude fer public life, +"
and that paper believes that, "as Gov
ernor of Illinois, Mrs. Mccormick
would reflect credit upon the whole
some womanhood of the Nation, and at
the same time would work earnestly
and effectively for the redemption of
Illinois"
obviously fitness for political
endeavor cannot be conferred by the
design or marriage or the accident Of
birth, and voters sometimes resent
having candidates base their candi.
dacies on just such accident or de.
| sign" observes the Worcester Eve.
ming Gazette independently. but Mrs.
Mccormick long-continued political
activity with father and husban
must have given her an experience
| and wisdom not acquired by the aver
| age wife or daughter who Is not in.
terested In politics and looks upon
them as something of a bore"
In the Judgment of the Baltimore
sun independently, conditions in
| Illinois are made to order for the
appearance of somebody, man or
woman, equipped to lead the State
| out of it's chaos of corruption and
misgovernment. With its governor
| charged with serious abuse of trust,
political parties rent by factionalism
and discord, a bitter feud between
| Chicago and the rest of the State, y
says the Sun, 1.-The opportunity opens
up for leader of parts to accomplish
real Job of house-cleaning. IL Mrs
Mccormick is equal to the task, she
will do more than any of her sex has
yet done to put women on the political
map"
"She talks well, thinks straight. Is
safe and sound on the stock law,
| and. should she enter the guberna.
torial race, would no doubt make her
presence in the race felt by whoever
opposes her ambition" according to
the New York Evening World dnde
pendent Democratic), which continues
Nor is it likely that. in the event OF
her nomination and election, she
would be satisfied to quit. over the
Alps lies Italy, and beyond the state
house at Springfield Is the White
House at washington. with not a
few women inquiring why a woman
should not preside there in something
more than a social sense" The Beloi'
Daily News independently also asserts
that "should she win, fair demon
stration of a woman's talents In sucf
a big executive job would be afforded
| with a woman worthy of the attempt
carrying out, the demonstration.
The Springfield Republican dnde
pendent) holds that lit must be recos
nized that Mrs. McCormick's chance
OF ever being governor is slight. Blu
40 also seemed Lindbergh's chance o
reaching Paris" adds that paper
which estimates the task she wouit
have in the executive chair as TIN
biggest housekeeping job that an!
women has yet undertaken In Amer
ica."
"What Illinois needs" says the Mil
waukee Journal independently. sis no
merely some one who is better thar
Len Small: thousands and thousand
of her citizens are that. But to bea
Len Small Is needed the best possible
candidate against him. That means
some one whose whole character ant