Evening star., 1932-10-01
ROOSEVELT TO WIN
ILLINOIS, HE HEARS
Big Chicago Ovation En-
thuses Party-Speaks at
Banquet Tonight.
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VINO also happens to be the Democratic
boss of Chicago and national commit
teeman for the State, was on hand
with a great old-fashiond torchlight
procession to escort Gov. Roosevelt to
his hotel. Along the line of march
and at the hotel other thousands were
gathered and gave Gov. Roosevelt an
enthusiastic reception.
Bands blared Happy Days Are Here
Again" as Gov. Roosevelt alighted from
the automobile in which he rode from
the station and mounted to balcony
above the crowd to wave them his
thanks for the greeting
Notwithstanding the strenuous 5000
mile campaign trip carrying him to the
Pacific Coast, Gov. Roosevelt looked
well and seemed full of pep"
Democrats Are Confident.
In Chicago the Democrats are very
cocky. The Republicans, on the other
hand, wear kind of grim determine
ton. They insist that their campaign
is just now getting under way and
that the picture will change after Pres
ident Hoover has made his address to
the Middle West and the West in Des
Moines Tuesday night.
VI OllC INCPobAASdllo dlC IL ldiihiy
down in the mouth at present. This
does not mean that the Republican
national headquarters here has given
up the fight. or anything like it. 1t is
lust beginning to fight" according to
Everett Sanders, national chairman.
and others. Indeed. they insist that
there has already been a turn for the
better for President Hoover here in
Illinois and elsewhere. Rather, the
down-in-the-mouth expression applies
to Republicans in Chicago who are
have gained the impression that things
are going badly for the G. o. P.
Hard times, as in other parts OF the
country, is the bane of the Repub-
licans and a boon to the Democrats.
Then there is the liquor question.
While the Republican stand, as out
med by President Hoover in his ac-
ceptance speech, is not wet enough to
suit for example, many Of the Ger
man Americans, Of whom there are
over hundred thousand voters in and
around Chicago it is too wet to suit
some Of the preachers and the church
people. Those voters who prefer the
vetter stand Of Gov. Roosevelt and the
Democratic party will support Roose-
Welt Those who believe the Repub-
iicans' stand too wet, may stay away
from the polls on November 8.
Farm Prices Very Low.
The prices of farm produce in Illinois
.sze terribly low. Corn at IA and Is
cents a bushel, oats at and 9 cents
bushel and wheat bringing only 81
cents have made the Republican farm
ers down State ready for revolt.
Have horse feed" is the way a
cigarette Is offered down State, where
it is said that 1t costs as much to buy
a cigarette as a farmer would get for
enough oats to feed a horse a square
meal. Republican scouts report under
these conditions it Is terribly difficult to
persuade a disgruntled Republican
farmer to vote for President Hoover in
stead of Gov. Roosevelt.
Here in Chicago the Abend Post, the
German language newspaper, Is throw
ing its support to Roosevelt and the
Democrats, largely it is said, because Of
the Democratic promise Of repeal Of the
eighteenth amendment.
Republican business men 60 about
shaking their heads over the prospect
of hard Winter, with little new en-
ployment in sight for the thousands now
out of work in Chicago. They all say
that President Hoover has done won
derful job and that re-establishing
credit and putting the banks in firm
position has been marvellous piece Of
work. They all say they hope" Presi-
dent Hoover will carry Illinois and be
reelected. That he deserves reelection,
and even that the election of Roosevelt
and Garner may be a sad blow to busi-
ness recovery.
Small Candidacy Hurts.
To add to the troubles of the Republi-
can national ticket in Illinois, the
Illinois Repubhcans-at least minority
of then-have succeeded in nominating
for Governor Len Small. Small, a
former Governor, was about as
thoroughly discredited some years ago
as Big Bill" Thompson. He won the
Republican nomination because so
many other candidates entered the race
that his opposition was split five ways.
SMALL, it is said, cares nothing for the
Hoover Curtis ticket. He is intent on
getting himself reelected if he can. 1t
is even charged that the Small people
and they are pretty small-are
organizing Small Roosevelt" clubs
down State, in an effort to put Small
in as Governor.
Whether the Democrats will fall for
any such deal is another matter. They
have at the head Of their ticket
cooSC 3ASALlJ 1AOlICi, ilSIly lCSol OSd
and for year Judge of the Probate Court
in Chicago The leaders insist they
are going down the line for Horner
and they say he will defeat Small
They say that despite the antics of
Thompson, who is working hard for his
friend Small, Chicago will give Horner
a huge majority. Thompson has at
tackled Homer on the ground that he is
a Jew and in a recent speech carried
his buffoonery so far as to say that if
Judge Horner, Jew, IS elected Gov
ernor, the price of hogs 70 the Illinois
farmer will Immediately fall off. The
Republican State Committee was finally
forced to take cognizance OF Thompson &
attacks on the Democratic candidate on
racial lines and to pass resolution
denying Thompson the right to a place
on the platform at regular Republican
organization meetings.
G. o. P. Must "PIay Ball."
The Republican national organization
Is almost forced to play ball with Small
who Is strong down State, notwith
standing the scandals which were at
tached to his administration as Cover
nor. If it doesn't, then all unity in tn.
party here fails to the ground.
The Democrats have the disadvantag
In this State of the great Republican
majorities which have been rolled up il
recent presidential elections. Presiden
Hoover's lead over Smith in 1928 wa
456,000 votes, and Calvin Coolidge il
1924 had almost as big lead over tn
combined votes cast for Davis and L
Toilette. -.
Then, too, there is the feeling here
as in ether States, on the part of arden
AL Smith followers against Roosevelt
because Smith was denied renomina
tion. This initiates against the Demo
cratic national ticket. although tn
Democratic leaders Kek 10 discount j
Furthermore, the raising Of the racia
issue against Judge Horner is hurtfr
IN some down State counties, 1t Is sale