Evening star., 1928-04-11

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out, the close political liaison between
Republican county and city politics
would be broken.
To Senator Deneen. who returned
from Washington several days before
the election TO conduct the campaign
in behalf of his slate. yesterdays vote
indicated that the people appreciate
fully the political conditions which OBJ
tain in our city and county
Those classes of our community
which are in chronic rebellion against
the law and all authority sought yes
terday TO control both major political
parties" he said.
Their influence and power have been
felt in all departments of our Govern
ment. The vote yesterday Will restore
law and order and will elevate the
standards of public service"
1t was Senator Deneen last night
who. when delays in reporting were
noted in several wards, went TO County
Judge Jarecki, in charge of elections.
and urged drastic steps TO prevent
fraud. His complaint led to the send
ing of several hundred policemen TO the
several precincts from which returns
had not been received.
C00iidgeS Name hfltten IN.
There was no contest for presidential
preference on the Republican ballot.
which carried only the name of Illinois
war governor, Prank 0. Lowden. There
was. however. draft Coolidge" cam
paign fostered by Mayor Thompson.
whose avowed effort was to win the
Illinois delegation TO the Kansas City
convention A large Lowden vote, how
At Anxsr al
several thousand voters wrote in the
name of President Coolidge.
In the Democratic primary, which
was a drowsy affair in comparison with
the strenuous Republican balloting, the
names Of Gov. Alfred E. Smith Of New
York and Senator Reed Of Missouri
were written in by many Democrats
desiring TO give an expression OF their
presidential preference. The division
between these two was so close that
incomplete returns early today failed
to show which had been favored.
The well advertised expectancy OF
vote day thuggery and terror failed TO
materialize in full measure. There was
a daylight Staying Of the type which
has come TO be called typically
Chicagoan-a speeding automobile car
rying gunmen whose weapons pour
death through curtained sides-ano
there were numerous Sluggings and
few kidnapings OF candidates.
The slain man was Octavius Granaoy.
negro candidate for committeeman
against Boss" Morris Eller Of the
twentieth ward. Granady, an attorney,
was riding with two aides in an auto
mobile when another machine, carrying
seven met, sped past and revolver and
unachine-gun bullets were fred into
Grauady's body. His driverless car.
with Granady slumped over the wheel.
careened crafty TO a halt against the
curb.
Ballots Are Stolen.
Granady was a Deneen candidate.
like Diamond Joe Esposito, who three
weeks ago fell before assassins' shot
guns, So slugs in his body.
-Four men with reyolyers held up eight
man and woman judges and clerks OF
election in the forty-third ward, early
today and escaped with IS Republican
ballots and the entire vote on the ST.
900 900 bond issues on which Chicago
voted. The men represented themselves
as special police from the Office Of the
| election commissioners. The patrolman
detailed TO guard the ballots was tenn
| perorarily absent from the polling place
| when the hold-up occurred.
TIE bond issues calling for wide
| spread improvements were opposed by
| several civic associations, who objected
| not so much 10 the bond issues them
| selves as 10 placing control OF such q
sum In the hands Of officials al this
| time.
Litsinker Appears Winner.
Another hot local fght. that for nom
| ination 70 the Board Of Review, APP
parentiy had been won by Edward Lit
singer, the man who unnecessarily OPP
| posed Mayor Thompson for the mayor
| atty nomination year ago. 1t was Lit
singer IN final week Of the campaign
who hurled violent philippics against
| Thompson sending sharp darts into
| the America first standard bearers
| LltgingeTg America first opponent
was former Judge Earasa, an active
! ThOmpsOnian.
Although Illinois is his home State
/ former Coy. LoWden remained as retir-
| ing In the matter of winning voter APP
pr0Yal as he mas in other States where
! his name has appeared on the ballot
/ The result OF yesterdays voting ap.
peareG " have given him control of the
coming State Republican convention
[ ~ which the national delegation vii
/ be picked, The Thompson organization
! however, will have probably b dozen
| draft Coolidge" delegates, although u
! Mayor Thompson proves 10 have been
! beaten IN his own ward the Coolidge
! delegates may be leaderless.
/ Today, as The taroy precincts were
!