Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
BRENNAN DEATH
HITS DEMOCRATS
HoDeS for Carrying Illinois
Receive Disastrous
Setback.

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
CHICAGO. August Hope of the
Democrats of carrying Illinois for Gov
Alfred e. Smith in the presidential ra II
are conceded today 70 have received a
disastrous shock III the death Of George
e Brennan, their national COMMITTEES
man. party leader IN the State and fyo
years ago candidate for United Sta es
Senator.
while the political benefits 10 accrue
from his untimely end fall naturally 10
tie Republicans widespread grief Eas
expressed by c Q. 2. leaders 10 tIrS.
Brennan and her family. Coming Just
on the ere Of the acceptance speech Of
Herbert Hoover in California az the
Republican nomination. the crash was
exceptionally bitter for the Demo rats.
The acceptance speech Of Mr.. Hoover
VaS awaited by congressional and State
candidates in Illinois as the opening
signal for what they expect will he one
Of the hsIdeSt political encounters in
which they have ever engaged Otis ?
Glenn, candidate for United States
Senator and Louis L. EmmerSoTl. cam
oi6ste for governor on the Rep publican
ticket are ready to so from non until
the campaign is ended, While they are
talking for themselves along with other
State candidates they will urge cleo
ton Of Mr. Hoover and the entire Re-
publican ticket.
Optimistic reports from Republican
stTongh0loS. not only in Illinois but in
the Middle West. were numerous dur
ing the week, following a meeting of
members OF the national committee
here which was presided over by DR.
Hubert Work. chairman Of the Repub
llcaR national committee. Just before
n IA .Fsr for fs,E AEy
Eoover'S speech. Men and women of
the national committee met. Mrs Alvin
T. Hert Of Kentucky, vice chairman Of
the committee. being in attendance to
EeE reports Of the activities of the
woman campaign workers and urge
them on 70 more activity.
Az this meeting Senator Charles s.
Deneen predicted that Illinois would
give the Hoover Curtis ticket 500 900
majority. His words we're received with
cheers, but Mr. Work and others eau
toned that this statement was only an
end 10 work toward. a warning was
issued against overconfidence. but when
the national chairman gave out state
ment for publication after the executive
sessions. his predictions were TO tire
effect that Gov. Smith had little chance
Of carrying any State at all
Following on the heels of these
.4ophecies, Senator Royal S Copeland.
~ymocrat. Of New York, appeared in
- gitlcal speech here and Tidiculed al
Asst every utterance given out by Mr..
Work. He predicted that from all ne
could learn about the situation in I'LL
nsts, Gov. Smith had decidedly fine
chances Of carrying the State. and he
ssid this applied also to Missouri Indi-
ana and Wisconsin and that there were
brilliant chances even in Iowa and
Minnesota
The Democrats are dispatching an
envoy 10 New York TO gain sn IDEA
when Gov Smith will be able TO make
his speech in Chicago. This speech,
together with che by Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri. the Democrats hope
vil turn the tide toward Smith in a
way that it will be hard to overcome.
To Offset these speeches, overTures
are being made to Senator william z.
Borsh TO come into the State and talk
st his old home in Fairfield for the
National ana STATE tickets MIR Borail
Is understood 70 have promised Emner-
SCI thzt be would do this and they
srs locking forward to it as giving great
strength toward their victorY
TIE situation is locked upon as dubi-
cQs enough To cause James w. Good.
Western campaign manager for the ma
tlonsl ticket. TO forego a trip 10 Cali
fornla 70 hear the Hoover speech He
rena lined here at his desk in the West
ern b<anch Office Of national headouar-
tiers 70 keep steadily in touch with the
situation IN the Midwest as well as the
home State. c. B. BOURKE.