Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-09-25
UNITED DEMOCRATS
HOLD ILLINOIS SAFE
Small Making Bid for Roose'
welt V0teS-Cermak In.
voIved in Race.
BY ". Y. DALLMAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, September "a
A Roosevelt bandwagon drawn by n
Skittish donkey Is keeping well in front
of Hoover federal machine drawn BIZ
a crippled elephant on that sector Of
the national race course called Illinois
Changing the metaphor from the
race course to the gridiron. the Demo-
Gratis have the advantage of team play.
while every Republican candidate is
trying to carry the ball without inter-
ference. The formidable strength con-
coded by Republicans to Gov. Roosevelt
throughout the agricultural area and
in labor circles downstate Is spreading
formidably into Cook County. not so
much because Chicago favors Roose-
welt as because all of the state candi-
dates realize that Roosevelt's State wide
strength is their greatest asset.
Dieterich Heads Attack.
The drive at the Democratic Ma
tional Convention by the adhesive forca
of Roosevelt delegates from downstate
is not without its effect in Chicago
today. Representative-at-large William
H. Dieterich of Beardstown, Democratic
against Otis F. Glenn, Republican. is
striking his most effective blows as a
prepayment of Roosevelt for the presi-
dency. The same line of attack is
being followed by Judge Henry Horner
Democratic candidate for Governor, and
all candidates for Congress and for
State offices.
Sharply contraSted against this team
play Is the open-field running by every
individual Republican candidate The
Federal machine supporting President
Hoover can find little in common with
the State machine supporting Len
Small for Governor. 1t Is an open
secret that the latter's strategists are
making a bid to get Republican and
Democratic votes for Small in return
for which Small's friends are saying
they will vote for Roosevelt. The one
outstanding element is the conceded
weakness of President Hoover in the
areas mentioned.
Republicans are not conceding de-
feat by any means, however. Former
Gov. Smalls strategists are confident
without apparent justification, while
the Hoover organizers are hopeful
Small Is concededly strong in the dis
tricts in Cook County having heavy
colored vote and which are controlled
by former Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son. Small also has formidable strength
in labor circles and among the farmers
because of his record as a hard-road
builder during his former two terms.
Whispering About Cermak.
Behind the scenes a most acrimonious
whispering" campaign Is being car
ried ON in Illinois. This and wholesale
trading make definite prognostication5
dangerous at this time for those who
wish to maintain their reputation for
accuracy Both the Hoover and Small
forces are warning against what they
charge will be making a Mussolini Of
Mayor Cermak" il the Democrats win
in Illinois. They are quoting Demo-
cratic national leaders as having said
that everything in Illinois has been
left in the hands of Cermak."
The Democratic organization leaders
reply by saying the opposition is hys-
terical because all signs usually recog-
nized as authoritative point to Roose-
welt landslide in Illinois.