Evening star., 1928-12-08

police decided tie killing had some
thing to do with the gang war.
The time had come for the release
of tax bills. County Treasurer George
F. Harding, whose duty it is to mail
the tax bills, is one of Thompson's S
closest allies. Various causes, the peo-
pie were told, were delaying the tax
bills.
The people grew uneasy, suspicious
that failure to mail the tax bills had
its connection with the approaching
primary. The clamor of newspapers
and citizens forced the release of the
tax bills, and although not all were
delivered before the primary, the tax
payers learned through the press that
taxes would be from 10 to 100 per cent
higher than the previous year.
Thompson, they said, was asking for
a SAL 900 900 bond issue, and that meant
more taxes.
The people had muttered at the
bombing Of the homes of Reid and
Fitzmorris, the Thompson lieutenants
The Hnuttering swelled at the killing OF
Diamond joe" With the release OF
the tax figures the mutterings became
a hoarse rumble of protest.
And then, on the night of March 26
ing and the news of sky-rocketine
taxes, came the hurting of two bombs
Candidates Homes Bombed.
One bomb missed by seconds Judge
John A. Swanson, Groves opponent
for States attorney. 1t crashed into
his home. Showering his grandson with
debris.
The second damaged the home oi
Senator Deneen, imperiling the lives OF
members of his household.
The rumbling of the people now be-
came roar, and a savage yelp was
added when States Attorney Grove
and others issued statements asserting
the bombs were hurled by Deneen fol-
lowers to arouse sentiment for theil
candidates.
A few days before the primary re-
porterS for the Chicago Daily News
found indications of a plot to stea
100,0 votes in America First" strong
holds. Fictitious registrations by the
| thousand were uncovered. Details Of
arrangements for the use of armed
hoodlumS and "fioaters" were also re.
vealed.
Thousands of citizens went before
County Judge Edmund K. Jarecki, ar
honest official, in charge of elections, tt
volunteer their aid as watchers in safe
guarding the polls
Primary day dawned, and Chicago, il
white heat of anger, marched to thu
/ polls, pushing aside as it marched
thousands of public pay-rollers solicit
ing votes for the America First" can
didateS.
BY midnight Chicago knew tha
Small, Grove, Smith, Graydon and tn
majority of the America First" candi
dates had gone down to defeat, as hat
Thompson's bond issue.
And the city learned at the sam
time that Octavius c. Granady Deneel
opponent of City Collector Morris Ellel
Thompson boss OF the Bloody Twen
tieth" ward, had been shot to dealt
after a savage chase through tn
streets of the ward whose committee
mans post Granady had sought in op
position to Eller.
The murder of Granady, the slug
ging and kidnapping of score of POI
watchers and workers opposing tn
America First" ticket, the watcher;
reports of countless ballot thieveries
brought a demand for action.
A new States attorney would b
elected In November, but the publ
was in no mood to wait for November
Immediate action must be had. Wit
the voicing of that demand, up ros
Frank j. Loesch, 76-year-old head G
the Chicago Crime Commission, a va.i
ant fighter in behalf of decent Chi
cago, his home since before the grea
fire of I'll
And action was forthcoming
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