Evening star., 1928-04-10
BIG CHICAGO VOTE
CAST IN PRIMARY;
DISORDER CHECKED
Thousands Visit PoIIS-Clear
Weather Is Aid to Heavy
BaIIoting.
ONE SHOT. FOUR KIDNAPPED; !;
BOXES REPORTED STUFFED
Police, Active in Answering Calls,
Prevent Threatened
Riot.
Rv the Associated Press.

started of with a rush TO the pollS un-
der q benevolent blue sky and a fusil-
iade Of reports Of violence which prom
ise6 records.
Only the heavy voting continued, how
ever, once the city's most elaborate
plans for keeping an election clean be-
gan to function, and at noon the pri-
mary had become remarkably peaceful,
considering the issues at stake.
The violence record at that hour
stood:
Shot, one.
Kidnsppd, four,
Beaten. three.
Boxes reported stuffed. eleven.
Hoodlunls active, four.
Arrested, four.
In a number Of instances squads Of
detectives rushed from the election
commissioner Office found the reports
OF trouble unfounded and in others
that the trouble had been settled before
their arrival.
kidnapping Reported.
To prevent investigators, private de-
tectives and city detectives from becom-
ing confused in their investigations each
man was given a small button for his
coat lapel Red buttons went to inves-
tigators and privates and blue to city
detectives.
Aristotle NJ Collias, Lowden conven-
ton candidate and chairman of the
Greek american division of the Deneen
faction, was kidnapped and beaten and a
man acting as his bodyguard was Sc
verely injured by seven men who seized
them as they left Collias' home. Collias
was forced into an automobile and
driven away.
Policemen were sent TO a near North
SIDE ward upon receipt Of a report that
an automobile full of men were menac-
ing voters with a machine gun.
Despite the tense struggles between
the ticket heads for the opposing Re-
publican factions, the ward committee
man fights seemed 10 assume first place
In the minds OF Chicago voters.
The Democratic vote was reported
unusually large for 8 primary. despite
the fact there were but few minor con-
tests.
Estimate of Vote.
Early estimates were that approx
mately 300 600 Of the l,22l 900 reg
istered votes would be cast, 550,000 by
the Republicans.
That the official reports might not
fully reject the situation was seen in
unofficial reports that the police were
seizing workers of the Deneen faction
and Jaiilng them without charges be-
ing placed.
Michael Hughes, commissioner of po-
lice. was threatened with being jailed
for contempt by Chief Justice Harry
Olson OF the Municipal Courts for re-
fustng to accept a bond for Charles
Simmons, who was arrested near poll
snr place. Simmons carried pistol and
was incarcerated at an outlying police
station.
George z. @. johnson, United States
district attorney, received many reports
of interference with the election. One
Of them was in writing from Judge
George Fred Rush Of the Circuit Court
relating the smuggling and kidnapping OF
his bailin, Raleigh II. Taylor.
The most trouble during early hours
wrss reported from the twentieth ward
where hoodlums we're reported chasing
voters away from the polls. Detectives
and election officials we're sent to inVes-
tlaa5e conditions.
a worker allied with the Senator De-
neen Republican organization was also
reported kidnapped from one precinct
in the twentieth ward.
Women Beat Photographer.
A newspaper photographer. very In
dsgnant. said be had been beaten by
two woman election workers when ne
tried 20 take pictures. but added thai
a man came % their aid or they Woulo
not have succeeded IN giving him a
black eye.
Prom one precinct came a report
that q policeman was making general
nuisance Of himself. and from another
esSsE 4
gsasagaoners in the county building by
a Judge a,llo said the ballot box over
which he presided was being stuffed
but he was afraid 70 say anything
about IL.
Despite the reports Of disturbances
mostly q a minor character. the elee-
ton commissioners Gid not seem per-
issr1ed and stated there was no more
disorder III the early ball0tsng than IN
previous hotly contested elections. Be-
Ei6ee 5000 police on active duty al thf
polls more than $50 detectives. armed
with rifses. Wa1tec Al the county build
ing % speec ~ any part of the city
where they were needed
f. telephone Teport from an excited
woman reported trouble in 2 precinct
on tsae South Elce and q squad ~ police
Was hurried there, Biglle from precinct
Of the tWenty~fourth ward came re-.
port that the judges Bere busy mark
Jog ballots and placing them IN the
bozeg themselves
john VeTn6oB, TFaOnpSyl- & rowe
candidate fOr Etate representative, was
arrested On complaint o' a Deneen
watcher, whO said he was beaten by
Eernd0n, vino naa questioned his ere
deptials.
Deneen Predicts Victory.
Most ~ ne reports ~ trouble coming
snlo fae election eoulfnngassiGneTS Office
regarded ballot bar stuffng rather thar
violence. Cfls man Nas arrested as &
repeater and watchers we're booking foi
Others.
senator Charles Deneen head ~ It's
Iegaee1~ Emerson CaEiElE0m faction oi
tie Republican party. voted early, 81
ID Judge John f. Swanson, opponent
~ Robert r. Grove. Republican incum-
Iss9t. for States attorney.
'1igs people are aroused by the law
lessUesz and ere going ~ rebel against
beng ruled Nv the iawiess eleDent.'
aenatog DeneeD bold reporters sftel
- ing. while Judge Swanson predicted
- magnificent victory"
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