New Britain herald., 1928-04-02
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so far as the public has been ad- vised.
 Both Deneen and Grove -Thomp- son republicans have their own idea as to responsibility. They blame each other. Senator Deneen, in his first public address in the cam paign. made the point that an era of lawlessness has developed dur ing the last seven years, which is the period Grove has served as states attorney Grove has retorted that the Deneen and Judge Swan- son bombings were bold and dan- gerous strokes by Deneen followers themselves to create sympathy for their candidates.
 Then there is the federal angle, It revolves about Senator Deneen, and is predicated on the premise that he. as Illinois single repre- sentative in the senate. has virtually the first and last word in federal patronage in Chicago.
 The nub of the federal angle as capitalized by Mayor Thompson and those whose cause he eXtols is that Senator Deneen, through the use of the federal district attorneys office and Washington dry agents. has sought to nullify the Thompson sup port among the vets by continual harassment of bootleggers and alky peddlers through federal raids and padlocks Some of the brightest Of Chicago's cabarets have felt the fed eral paddock or the threat of it,
 Strained relations have been creat- ed between police and federal dry agents by the shooting by the dry agents of a court baillff during q saloon raid. When police reached the place the federal told them to go on about their business. AS an indirect reflection from the political situation sharp difference of views has been revealed between certain branches of the federal government in Chicago. 4 recommendation has been made to Washington by the district attorney that the local chief of the secret service. be suspended.
 These then, are the high lights of the present political situation. Crime has crowded the more prosaic issues into the background and elevated in public interest the nomination of a republican states attorney above the choice for governor and United States senator.
 Frank l.. smith, Illinois senator without senate approval. is running on the Crowe-Thompson America First" slate for a new nomination. His opponent is a downstate attor- ney, Otis Glenn. not particularly prominent in state politics.
 Len Small, with Crowe-Thompson endorsement, seeks d third term as governor. His record in building good roads has been a dominant campaign argument. Opposing him is Louis Emerson, secretary of state, whose drive for votes has been vigorous. Illinois republicans will vote next Tuesday on only one man for presi- dential preference-former Governor Lowden. An effort, however, is be. ing made by Mayor Thompson te capture the state delegation to the i republican national convention on q draft Coolidge" program.
 1 One of the most intense campaign: of all has been that of Mrs. Rutf ! Hanna Mccormick, wife of the lat' Senator Medill Mccormick, who seeks the republican nomination a! ! congressman large. She ha! travelled more than 16.000 mile. since last autumn, speaking in al but two counties.
 City and statewide days ofsprayel for divine guidance in political choices have been held. ard ''' the radio the Rev. Paul Rader. ha! called upon the entire word to pray for Chieago's political soul.
 The answer to a strange. comple, campaign involving bombs. bul'"t' and prayers. will be written In X April 10.