Evening star., 1932-10-30
TRENDS IN ILLINOIS
FAVOR ROOSEVELT
Republican Factions Strive to
Get Together Near End
of Campaign.
BY V. Y. DALLMAN.
Dispatch to The Star.


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, October %
Chicago and Illinois share with New
York the intense spotlight Of national
political interest during the final days
of the campaign, while all superficial
indications sustain the prediction that
Gov. Roosevelt will win the % electoral
votes Of Illinois by a decisive majority
The total vote will be 1900 900 or
more.
Republican leaders in Chicago and
State insist, however, that PreSl-
dent Hoover is gaining strength IN
Illinois rapidly and that if the present
trend continues during the nine days
intervening before election day the
President Will have performed miracle
and saved Illinois to the Grand Old
Fartr.
An irtimate impartial study Of the
Illinois situation justifles the conclu-
sion that the Republican wish is the
father Of the prophecy that miracle
is being performed. That many Re
pubhcans heretofore silent but for Mir
Hoover. are making known their prefer
ences and that some Republicans who
had wandered from the fold early in
the campaign to follow the Roosevelt
standard have Welded to the persua
sion of leading candidates and Organl-
zatiOn mentors, is an accepted fact.
Private adviceS from reliable sources
show that the clarion call Of party
regularity has helped to get back into
line some faltering Republicans, but
the miracle workers have too much 10
overcome in this State apparently.
Democrats United.
As the Democrats are united as never
before in this State with only a small
percentage off the reservation. but
with vast percentage OF Republicans
opposing Mr.. Hoover and supporting
Gov. Roosevelt. it seems certain at
this writing that the miracle above re-
ferred to is far less real than mythical.
Discontented farmers and wOrkmen
in the industrial areas in Central Hi
nois and doUn-State Egypt" have
lined up in formidable array for Gov.
Roosevelt Men without work and food
cannot be shaken by verbal arguments
when 10-cent corn voices so eloquently
their hope of a change in aGmlnistra-
ton.
Astute politicians say that senSa-
tional developments may be expected
in Chicago before the campaign closes.
With their backs to the wall of i'm
pending defeat rival leaders of the
causes of Mr.. Hoover for President and
Len Small. Republican, for Governor.
are co-ordinating their forces in des-
perate battle of mutual self-defenSe
Combinations have been made un-
dreamed of at the close Of the Re
publican National Convention in Chi
cago in June.
Factions Make Peace.
The word IS flashing up and down
the State that after a hostile exchange
of repriSals one against the other. the
found common ground with abundant
finances. said to have been provided
by the Republican national organize
ton as the adhesive force of organiZa-
ticn unity
For instance. the group in Cook
County headed by former United
States Senator Charles S. Dorecn.
which is vigorous in its support of
President Hoover but which helped to
prevent the election of Frank l. Smith
Small supporter. as national COM
mitteeman during the national CCnven-
tion. Is now working with the Smith
Small-ThCmpSOn- groups i'll an
effort to save the Cook County Re-
publican ticket and to unite all hands
to save the Hoover cause in Illinois
if possible.
Gov. Louis L. Emmerson. Republican,
and members of his cabinet who are
strCng for Hoover. are giving only pas
sive encouragement to the candidacy
of former Gov. Small. but the fear of
a complete "housecleaning" at the
State Capitol at Springfield is draw
ing Republicans together in a common
cause. This will cut a slice off of the
probable Roosevelt ma ajority in Illinois,
but not enough to prevent the decisive
result above predicted unless undreamcd
of explosions destroy reliable calcula-
tionS.