Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
L0WDEN FATE SEEN
IN PRIMARY ISSUE
Outcome of Illinois Battle
Over Law Held Vital to
Ex-Governor.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO. January 14-Georzs (.
Brennan, Democratic national corr-
mit,eeman, has returned - Chicago
after attending the meeting OF h=
party's national COMMITTEES in Wash.
ington and the Jackson DAY dinner.
| pom conferences By Gov. Len Small
either personally or through Close
representatives, with Brennan over
the week end may hang the fate ~
primary law in Illinois. And uprr
that same slender thread hangs tie
political fate of Frank o. LOv1en N
his home State
IL appears that unless friends ~
Lowden, who have announced tina
his name will be entered in all 81 Tho
state presidential preference pr.ra.
RES. including Illinois, IL there il ~
De such a thing, go 20 bat az once
with determined efforts, the ncrr;rs..
ing machinery IF the state viii revsv.
20 the status Of 1916 a. least, poss.f7i-
TO an earlier period. And tha. means
county and state party conventions.
with Brennan IN complete control ~
the Democratic machinery for a solid
delegation Instructed for Gov. Sr!-H.
and Mayor William Hale Thornpsnr
and MS Cook County faction -
RSpuDllcan control.
Blow to O'ConneII.
In the case Of the Democrats. this
would spell finish 20 the hopes OF ire
Dunno Harrison Democrats. and ruin
any hope that William =. OCounel
NAV have Of split vet and dry dele
CATION. In the case OF the Rspuhl!-
cans, L0vdens hope for good share
Of the downstate delegates. Il not
ma jOrIty. would be wrecked. That,
following out the reasoning Of many
Republicans - the effect that Vice
President Dawes would inherit the
convention strength of his close peg
sondl friend. LCwden, would ma
terialy injure the hopes ot Illinois
for Republican presidential
nominee. The Democrats have TO
choice aside from Gov. Smith: The
dTys, I'D b. O'C0nnsI. ths.- strong
hold below The northern tier q.
populous counties, would Ike 20 SIP
port a dry.
Brennan Is known 70 Re opposed 20
the enactment this YEAR az any pr
mary legislation - sBpp.anr trz- d.
ciarAd unconstitutional by Circuit
Judge Harry ". Fisher q Chicago.
His View i that any sort - primary
for nominations and elections % va-i
and precinct leaders. prevents the
rise OF young man il parry po..-
tics.
There IS another reason for MS dis
Ike. Here and there ;hrouSho1- the
STATE. member % tire Legislature IS
elected as z Democrat II Strong Re
publican territory. Adoption .: orr Of
the several primary law bills INFO
duced in the special legislative session
which would place primaries through
out the state on the same r1apaTIi-
san basis a. that which - nIairtz ned
in the aldermanic primaries N C'hi.
Cages 50 wards. would make cand.-
dates for the election o. The ,1re
names IN each ward ~ q strict whsl
stand az the top 81 tire llS- after url-
mary tabularloG. Such a law would
knock more than ore Dssrocra- ~. %
the Legislature. and Brennan does ~,
care Tor thar.
Ascertain His Wishes
The Legislature adjourned las. Ned
nsSday UNTIL Tuesday. CSssrslely 20
consider the mass Of bills u nfCh has
been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ina. Srsn~
mans wishes might - aSoe<r2.nsd-
incidentally. the HcGSs vii! consider
the bills as 4 committee cf me whole.
rather Than permit cNIIs ul,tIss ts~cr.
able 20 the governor 10 pass % ,asri
before submission.
here appears 10 CppsNS..,>. row -
th@ Brennan groups intention ~ r>r,-
mating Arton :, Csrssas =: CascaSo
for soysrnsv. f',Cy3 Thcr. psc1. q
and a former ch.st ;1Stlcs hams
from, Rock Island. where - served as
States attorney for Moline CcG1,y.
was \ tentative csni.5s.s. KS
knowledge TIA; :hs Brennan cvSa-S>
Sation $ AT SCI - - tc- Cs-csaS HaS
virtually c-cIsa; accu. c.s wa
drawal.
Former Senator James Ezmr:c-
LEWIS has BEEN proposed ny re anti
Brennan @rs20, ou: NJ Lev : l.
Ss;,iuS along sS;rjV well = his ,sW
lrsc,scs ard dNSs -; ca-s - c-y
!, again.
Gov, Small : yet - x~-ca-cS -
ca1ti1cSCy as EeptlH,.c sn f.,T .>s-,;
term. There - rSSS,n ~ bs.ssye a,
he will announce h,s.>s,: ~ vsssc-
~ tSy ~ expect ~ VII -.
Tee action ~ SsCG,rv-sjs.. r-S-S
l. Smith II ,s'lrS ;hs Need c,,-.,,.,,.-
- 'aag ~ ws4l A5Vs rs2Sh: :, =,
"l'o II. 'Assr - forecast cary - -,
~ 'nf senate as ~ Ay,'s - So. Sst.:-~
caves llli~N,s w,tA ore Se~s.s,~ -
si'tie determination IS =, wAs. ?, :,
&e'o' - Several ry>s.lsSsn. Ss-.'s-
men ~ the Republican Nary MOI
sFNe I" nan scr ,ht, ctNcs IRIS vss~
,>l>er'S ~ s':is - ne -a,.nSS,-.
faction,
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.seSsS''S ~ IRE ctssc~, eu, tAsvS = 80
.sSf w 'hS', Re Nsssr< tie $50 81
,tS ul'h OV~NS cg ;he tNeN Hail q, -
!, vac senate osNyNs S>l,assrs gNc~-,,s-
N"NVE tSr;sE Harrison. chs Ncs~Ss~.
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