Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-07
OF ILLINOIS
TO RUN FOR SENATE
Former Senator Will Be
Nominated by Democrats
in Primary Tomorrow.
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mack, the Democratic leader in Chi
cago, for the senatorial nomination in
1928 and polled more votes down State
than did Cermack.
The Deneen and Mccormick ward
and precinct workers have been can
wasting the Democrats daily in their
effort to win votes. AS a matter of fact,
Senator Deneen in the past has hooked
up with Cermack both in the fight to
control the board of trustees of the
sanitary district and In the election Of
the judges not many months ago. In
both cases Dement'S effort was to de-
feat the City Hall crowd, and the al
lance was successful in doing just that
thing in each instance. The City Hall
crowd Is backing Mrs. Mccormick in
the senatorial race. 1t may be that
Deneen will, after all, get as many
Democratic votes as does Mrs. Nc
Cormick tomorrow. if the Democrats
go into the Republican primary.
The Deneen and Mccormick forces
are making a whirlwind finish today,
with both Senator Deneen and Mrs.
Mccormick tearing around delivering
final appeals to the voters and both
scheduled to make Statewide radio
speeches tonight.
Senator Lewis is no stranger to WASH
ington. He was elected a Senator from
Illinois on the Democratic ticket in
1912. when the Republican party was
badly split In 1918 he was defeated
by the late Senator Medill Mccormick,
whose widow is now seeking the Re-
publican senatorial nomination.
Large Expenditures Charged.
In the final heat OF the campaign
both the principal Republican candi-
dates for the Senate have been hitting
hard at each other. Senator Deneen
yesterday and today has charged in his
MaCorIr,jnt
pended large sums of money in every
section of the State Mrs. Mccormick,
on the other hand. 1aS declared that
Senator Deneen h&S been using i'm
properly his influence with the States
attorneys Office and with the Federal
officials in Illinois to bring about his
election.
Mrs Mccormick is counting on
large vote in Chicago's BLACK belt"
Representative Oscar De Priest, Illinois
colored Congressman is supporting her,
and Mrs. Mccormick has declared for
his denomination and election. De
Priests denomination is expected with
out difficulty. But this does not mean
that Senator Deneen will receive no
votes in that district. He has his work.
ers there, as he has in every other dis
trict, ward and precinct in Chicago and
in the State.
The Illinois board of the State
Federation of Labor in February
adopted resolution by a unanimous
vote urging organized labor to support
Senator Deneen for denomination as
Senator. Deneens record as governor
and Senator has been entirely salts
factory to labor. according $to the
officers Of the State federation.
On the World Court issue, Mrs. Nc
Cormick, who has taken strong posi-
ton opposing American adherence to
the court, Is expected to receive a large
vote among the German Americans In
CHICAGO, If they go pretty Solidly for
lief their votes will be a factor. for
there is very large group OF Americans
OF German extraction In the city and
in the State.
World Court Chief Issue.
This World Court issue about which
the rest of the country has been think
ing little for long time, has been Mrs.
McCormick'S chief issue in the present
campaign. She has been much APP
plauded because of her stand on the
court. Senator Deneen, who voted in
1925 for adherence to the World Court
with the Senate reservations, has met
the issue squarely and has talked it I'D
and down the State constantly It's
an issue which cuts both ways in the
campaign and some of the women who
believe in the court are going to vote
against her because Of her stand In
recent days former Jim" Reed of
Missouri Democrat, delivered a radio
address attacking the World Court,
largely for the benefit of Mrs. Nc
Cormick'S candidacy Former Repre-
sentative Rodenberg, who at one time
was urged to get into the race for the
Republican senatorial nomination, came
to Chicago, too, and spoke for Mrs.
Mccormick. attacking Senator Deneen.
The Senator came back at him with
the charge that Rodenberg was In
fluenced by the fact that he, Deneen,
had declined to recommend Rodenberg'S
brother for Federal judgeship. So
there you have it.
One Of the big rows of the primary,
outside of the senatorial nomination, is
the nomination of five members of the
board of trustees of the sanitary dis
trict which has millions OF dollars to
expend every year and which has
charge of the drainage work of the Chi
been ringing the changes on a row
which arose between Senator Deneen
and Howard w. Elmore, president of
the drainage board Elmore finally
came out with statement a few days
ago saying he had split with Deneen
because, when it came to cutting down
the number of employees of the board,
OSIIcSA Aldu ODJcCIcO 10 some Oh his
proteges being removed and charging
that Deneen was seeking to control
the patronage Of the board. To this
Senator Deneen replied that Mr.. Elmore
had been made president of the board
largely through his influence, but that
the great reductions made in the drain
age boards pay roll had been effected,
not by Mr.. Elmore alone, but by ma
jority of the board. Elmore has a slate
for the five places on the board Of
trustees. Deneen is backing a slate
that has been put forward by some of
the civic organizations, containing the
names Of prominent business men and
engineers.
If Deneen and his organization in
chicago are beaten in the primary to-
16Drrow, it means a victory for the
City Hall gang as we'll as Mrs. Nc
Cormick. Mrs. Mccormick has accepted
the City Hall support. If she had not
done so, she would have been prac-
ITALY without organization support in
the City of Chicago and without a
chance for the nomination, probably.