Evening star., 1928-04-01
.LOWDEN CAN SIGHT
VICTORY IN ILLINOIS
Small Believed Slipping in
Race for Governorship-Pri-
maries Come on April 10.
snecjsl nlsraich 10 The star,

Special Dispatch TO The star
CHICAGO. Ill, March 3l.--Presi-
Dental politics have been lost sight OF
in the more populous upper end of Illt-
nois. What with the shotgunning OF
Diamond Joe" Esposto. leader for the
Republican faction headed by Senator
Deneen among West Side Italians, and.
on the day of ESposito's regal burial,
the bombing Of the homes of Senator
candidate for States attorney. there
are other things to think about.
For this last week before the April
10 Illinois presidential, State and
county primary election. 1t may well be
expected to be hammer and tongs stuff
generally. AS the smoke of one of the
States most bitter primaries parts now
and then, 1t appears that Len Small.
running for a third consecutive term
as governor. is slipping; that Secretary
of State Emmerson. Deneen candidate
for governor, will come up to the Cook
County line with q majority and, II
rumors of the application of the dear
old political double cross decoration are
to be taken seriously. Emmerson may
have an edge in Cook County.
Opposed In Cook County.
Frank o. Lowden is unopposed In the
Republican presidential primary, ex-
cept in Cook County. There. Mayor
Thompson. sponsor in Chicago Of
Small Senator-reiect Smith and
States Attorney Robert E. Grove. run
ming for reelection in Cook County,
has. an opposition slate of delegates in
the county's 10 districts. Thompson
sc ks to put over an anti-Lowden slate
in those 10 districts, with the slogan.
America first vets against World Court
drys." He Is conceded 6 of the 10 dis
tricts that are in Chicago, will have a
battle in two others and Lowden is ex-
pected to have the remaining two.
Should Lowden take two he should
have a State total of 81 district dele
gates and be in position through down.
State district dominance in the State
convention later to win the IL delegates
at large.
George E. Brennan's AL Smith for
President delegate slate has no opposi-
ton. His State and county ticket, also,
has easy shedding ahead.
The real battle IN upper Illinois Is
over the States attorneyship in Cook
County. and, while the Deneen-Low-
Emmerson through and probably whip
Frank l.. Smith with Otis F. Glenn.
Grove has the upper hand in Cook
County and probably will hold 1t.
Madden In Danger.
Martin b. Madden. chairman Of the
National House committee on appropria-
tiops, seasoned veteran of Congress
and rated as one of the most valuable
committee chairmen. is In danger Of
defeat in the first Illinois district
Chicago. Madden's district. on the
south side of the CITY, is prominently
negro In citizenship now, although
when he first became active in politics
the district was Irish Colored Re-
publicans have awaited a chance at
this seat in Congress for many years
and now, although the Grove Thomp-
SON faction is doing all 1t can for Mad
den. colored leaders have taken things
in their own hands and with colored
candidate are giving Madden all he
can handle.
Mrs Ruth Hanna Mccormick. daugh-
ter Of Mark Hanna and widow OF the
late Senator Mccormick, a candidate
for Republican nomination for Repre-
sentative at large. is giving both Rep
resentatives Rathbone and Yates much
TO think about. PAUL r. LEACH.