Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-11
CHICAGO
IN SIGHT
OF PEACE
Political Upheaval Spells
Doom for Domination of
Cangsters.
HEAVY VOTE CAST
Machine of Thompson and
Grove Badly Wrecked
BY Citizens.
T. By c. c. NICoLET
UNITED Press Staff Correspon lent


CHICAGO, April 11.--The Low
den Dcneen faction of the Repub i
can party in Illinois emerged don
inant in state politics today by VIZ
tue of a crushing defeat administer
cd to an administration eoalifi III
yesterdays primary.
Lowden. Dencen candidates sWa'rp-
Cd Governor Small throughon' the
state and seriously threatcncC Way
or William Hale Thompson s b ld on
Chicago. \ record vote was c1st.
Even States Attorney Cr1w"
of Cook county, firmly ent.rnchcd
for years, could not hold his forces
IN line, and only startling reN'r-
sal in late returns could pr"Ncnt
his defeat for denomination by cir-
cult Judge John A. Swanson.
In the senatorial race, Otis F..
Glenn, Lowden-D Denccn candbd"e,
held substantial and growing lead
over Frank l.. Smith, already elect
Cd once to the senate and apoointc..
twice, but refused the right to take
the oath of office.
In the presidential primary for
Iner Governor Frank O. lowdcn, m
opposed on the ballot, wnn an c"s5
endorsement and seemed assn"cd Of
all hut perhaps Il dozen of tn" Sat .
Republican delegates to the nalioraI
convention.
Fragmentary returns Indicated
that Mayor Thompson 5 uninstrucf
I'd candidates for delegates, er'crcd
in the race as part Of his "dra't
coolidge campaign had Won III
only few districts.
Governor Al smith, of New YORK,
seemed assured of the states ocro-
cratic delegates. No Democrats Wele
entered on the preferential bah2t
but delegates pledged to Smith ge"'
orally were successful.
In the state campaign Louis Err
mcrson defeated Governor Small hY
q majority which seemed likely ear
~ today to mount to mo"r ttdn
900. Small effected Il coalition
with Grove and Thompson it hi
cago. The Emmcrson campaign IL
the state was fought partly on au
anti.third term basis, Small having
served twice already.
Democrats Unopposed
Emmcrson carried with him "Nc'y
candidate for istate offices. h. most
cases the contes' was close.
There were no close contests tor
Democratic nominations, most c"n
didatcs being unopposcd Floyd Il.
Thompson was nominated fl" Coy
crnor and A. j. Ccrmak for s. IA or.
Thus the vicious political cam
paign of bombs, bullets, intimidat
ion and threats in Cook count, cul-
minating in an election chaIact"r-
lied by violence and charges "f
ballot box irregularities ended H.
what most observers corsiir'c! a
rcbuke to both county and city
administrations.
Swanson, in statement Calming
victory early tins morning, Prid lie
interpreted the vote as IN lndicat
ion of "fiXed determination ON
the part of the voters of Cock coun-
~ to change the standards, policies
md principals Of the office OF
state $ attorney
Acts of violence were report d
until the polls closed yesterday, and
even later. 1t was a day of l:i1nap-
ings, fist fights, machine gun dis
play and murder.
Octavius c. Granady, negro PIX
service man, and u Denecn candidate
for Goth ward committeeman, was
killed by shots from an automobile
occupied by several men armed vain
revolvers and machine gun.