Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
LQWDEN SPONSORS
CLAIM DELEGATION
OoWnstate Survey in Illinois
Is Blow to Worr y0ver
Primary Row.
eclGl nlsp1tch to The STAR.

Special D.spateh TO The STAR.
CHICAGO. January 2l-Sponsors o
former Gov Frank O. Lowdens pre-
convention Republican presidential
nomination campaign. profess now to b.
able to see not only daylight aheat
through the murk Of the Illinois pr
mary election law situation. but ma
lority OF the States 81 delegates III
structed for him in the Kansas Cit,
balloting as we'll
Worry week ago over potential re
suits Of the apparent inability Of th
State Legislature in Specia! session. I.
bring forth any sort of primary law il
time for Spring planting 10 Suppian
the 1927 Law. declared demonstrations
by Circuit Court Judge Harry Fisher
has been dssipatcd By survey OF tn,
iownstatc districts Clarence p. Buck
general manager Of the Lowden cam
paicn. and the hardest worker. in tn
Illinois vineyard for the war governor
SAYS now that whether there is = STATE.
wide presidential preference primary II
April. or the Kansas City DELEGATES ar;
chosen in State party convention. he l.
satisfied that Lowden will have a ma
iority OF the delegation instructed fol
him
Solid Delegation Distant.
Mr.. Buck does not expect a solid Low.
den delegation in Illinois. He does moi
even hope for one. Seldom since thu
days Of Abraham Lincoln has the Re.
publican party in Illinois been unani.
nous about anything
George E. Brenran's expectation o.
a slid delegation Of So for Gov. ALFRED
E. Smith in the Democratic convention
at Houston. instructed for Smith ane
bound 10 him by unit rule, appears
likely OF fruition in spite Of the fac
that ordinarily Brennan has serious
party opposition down State. The Low
Gen party has the opposition in Cool
County OF the Republican faction gen.
eraled BIZ Mayor William Hale Thomp.
son and States Attorney Robert z
Grow Of Chicago.
The down-State Democrats opposed "a
Brennan on differences of opinion about
observation-disclosures is wet-have thu
disadvantage Of wanting an uninstructed
oelcga ton. Brennan appears. through
cooperation with his Cook County or
san.zatiOn Of the wet Democratic Gen.
ters OF the larger down State counties,
n have majority assured IL delegates
are chosen BIZ convention. rather thar
oirect primary.
Mayor Thompson has set out to bloch
Lowden's hope for majority in Illinois
Ordinarily the down State districts hole
2 veto over Chicago in eiections-the,
defeated Brennan for Senator In 1926
although Brennan carried Chicago over
Frank L. Smith-hut the Low6en Camp.
worry was over the possibility o! the
Thomos0D-CroTe faction gaining con.
troll Of State Republican convention
10 nominate and instruct national con.
vnrtion delegates IL the event Of nc
April primary.
Buck Makes Survey
Mr.. Bucks survey Of the States 2:
districts cony.nces him. he SAYS. that a..
matters stand now. the IS districts out.
side Of Cook County will be solidly fol
I0wden. and at least one Of the ter
Cook County districts can be snagget
out Of the Thompson Grove camp. Tht
tenth olstr!c.. represented In Congress
~ Carl r. Cn.ndbiom. takes I'm Lake
County AS veil as the north shore towns
The north shore suburbs are anti!
Thompson. and he has only nomina
~ i3teJiA U4 jAE 81 1SStlflIS.
50 Mr. Buck argues. II Iowden ha
a majority Of the Is districts. each o
which would select two delegates ant
two slnrnatcs the same ma jority woult
prevail IN selection If the IL delegates
at-large
Al any rate, with no primary. boil
o! the Illinois party conventions prom
Ire plenty of action, that Of the q. Q
y a real dOgflgbt
The Legislature reconYened las
Tuesday and marked time for two days
while awaiting result ~ conference
between Gov. Leu Small and Mfr Bren
nan. The governors idea of a bill tt
provide q primary. which Is regarded
by those none TOO friendly ~ him a
merely a gesture. seems IN have bee
dropped overheard when Brennan IN
sisted uD1u September primary 70
nomination u! State and county oific'
candidates ETenuans real objection
~ the Jaw which has been declared un
constitutional. IL that IT provides 70
election y! precinct committeeman
While what happens do~n State II
This respect dGes not interest him, &C
'ior II Tie Law IN some Chicago ward
- disturbing 10 perfected o,ganiza
tiotl. Brennan has insisted all alon;
"''At y M IN 9V@SIY tH1d tNp uNI9lN
ahead of general election II better fo
aU concerned anG tie State ticket
one important iaelQT being The leaacnet
e2pente ~ n shorter campaign
Tws Hopes Lett,
when Homer Ga!pln and u w SNOW
Two leading cG9s III the IhDmpf0n
crave Dgab,lcau organization. viAltet
Tie a1YefnoF Anc tajG that they, too
fsFGfeG September primary an,
diDhing ~ the April date. H. SCENE,
certain that The Epflng primary ia,
been l0st There remained two fain
rays of hope for those who want u
retain Tie present primary system ON,
] il that the state Supreme Court. Whiei
! mas not yet given it, opinion on III
I Fisher decision, VII declare the 1872
| lsW constitutional The other Is tia
Mayor Ih0nlp9On'h support which Gov
/ Small thought he MAD up ~ The tim
! - the Gaipin -enoW call. may be fe
CAMEO
/ Email needs lG2 Potes IN TIE lowe
house ~ lDSHe iaYDtable action on hl