Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-12
A Woman for United States


Illinois rel lblicans viii present as candidate for G
seat In the 'nited States senate Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick at the coming November election. She
win contest the honor with Former Sen. j. Hamilton
Lewis, democrat. who showed under his democratic
rivals in a bitter primary contest which came TO a
finish when the ballots OF the primary election Of
Tuesday had been counted and the results an
nounced.
Illinois is q republican state. That ID. when con-
ditions are normal. Ruth Hanna Mccormick Is q
remarkable woman. She has been thoroughly trained
in politics since her girlhood. and in political meth
DDS. Her father. the late Mark Hanna Of Illinois, was
the campaign manager OF william Mckinley and the
first national chairman TO introduce the dollar In
politics on a large scale. He was elected 70 the SEN
ate following McKinley's election to the presidency.
but his great political power was broken when Nc
Kinley died in office and Theodore Roosevelt became
president Of the United States.
Ruth Hanna became the wife Of Joseph Medill Nc
Cormick Of Illinois. Joseph Medil Mccormick was
the scion OF two all important American familes-the
Medills and the McCormicks. A Mednl was founder
OF the Chicago Tribune. one OF the worlds outstand-
ing newspapers, and a Mccormick invented the Nc
Co-mick reaper and mower. Ruth inherited q mil
lion dollars from her father. and young Medill Nc
Cormick was a multi-millionsire when he began his
political career. In the Bull Moose campaign Of 1912,
young Mccormick followed the flag Of Theodore
Roosevelt. He was a bitter opponent Of the League
Of Nations, this In later years, and this led TO his
election to the United States senate for q term Of
six years.
He was brilliant and popular and at all times OPP
posed to foreign alliances with European powers. He
had no use for the League Of Nations. He condemn
ed the world court idea. His career In the senate was
spectacular. He did not bow to bosses, in or out
OF the White House. Six years ago he became a can
didate for reelection. Charles S. Deneen, for 80 years
a power in the republican politics OF Illinois, became
a candidate against the idol Of the joint household
Of the edil-McCormic
Deneen defeated the idol by a majority at the
primary OF less than COCO. and was elected Mccor-
mick's successor at the ensuing November election
1t was a bitter blow to all the Medills and all the
McCormicks. 1t was q crushing blow to Ruth Hanna
Mccormick. 1t was a death blow 10 Joseph Medill
Mccormick. Indeed. It crushed the life out Of the
defeated senator, and he survived his defeat but a
few short years. Revenge Is sweet. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick has it. BY a majority that may reach 10000
In the primary battle. she snuffed the political life
out Of Charles s. Deneen, for more than a third OF a
century one or the big bosses and idols Of the repub-
/lica~s Of Illinois.
Now what was the issue above farm relief and
Nprohf b!tion and all other acute problems? Why
Nnericas entrance to the World Court? Deneen had
Ned for the World Court proposal. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick and her followers demanded that the re-
publican voters OF Illinois once more declare In posi-
tive terms that the people Of Illinois would have
nothing to do with the League Of Nations. EITHER