Evening star., 1932-10-23
DEMOCRATS CLAIM
BIC ILLINOIS LEAD
RooseveIt's Visit to State
Seen as Overcoming
Hoover Gains.
BY v. Y. DALLMAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, october "a
Democrats of Illinois countered with
heavy and Well-directed blows this week
at aggressive Republicans who are con-
ceded some substantial gains among
Wavering conservatives.
The biggest counter blow dealt py
the Democrats was in the appearance
in several southern and central points
of the State of Gov. Roosevelt whose
series of addresses are said to have re-
moved whatever doubt remained that
he would win the 20 electoral votes OF
Illinois
1t is significant that a number of
formidable Republican groups attended
the Roosevelt roundup in Springfield
where he spoke Friday.
Forecast Roosevelt Victory.
Incident to the Statewide rally was
a gathering of leaders from every sec
ton of the State at luncheon rendered
Gov. Roosevelt by the State Managing
Committee headed by Bruce A. Camp
bell OF East St. Louis. Gov. Roosevelt
was assured that he would carry Hi
nols by a vote Of approximately l,9Do,-
COZ while his Cpponent, President Hoo
yer, was all.tteI less than 10000
conclusive yerifcctiOn of reports sub
mittcd to him in Albany from Chicago
and Springfield that this State is in
the bag for him by a plurality OF well
over half a million.
The wheeling of some of the heaviest
political guns in the Republican party
into action in various sectors of the IL
linois battle is interpreted by Roosevelt
supporters as an admission by Repub-
licans that they feel Illinois slipping and
that they are making a desperate at
tempt to hold this former rock-ribbed
Republican State in line.
Gov. Roosevelt continues to get "all
the breaks" in this State, however The
wet centers like Chicago. Feoria and
Lpst St. Louis are strong for him be-
cause his position is accepted as far
more satisfactory to the vets than that
OF Mr.. Hoover, III whose support the
Crys are being mObilizcd The down.
state trend toward Roosevelt in dis
tresStd agricultural and labor areas has
found a stimulant in the announcement
by Senator Hiram johnson that he will
not support Hoover and the more posi-
tive announcement by Senator La Fol-
lette CT Wisconsin that he will support
Roosevelt
Norris in Springfield
Following closely upon the heels OF
Coz. Roosevelt TO Springfield comes
Senator Norris Of Nebraska. progressive
Republican. who speaks here Monday
night from the same platform in the
State arsenal where Gov. Roosevelt
spoke Friday noCn. Disconnected farm
ers and miners are being rounded up
!Or the Norris meeting with Newton
Jenkins progressive Republican of Chi
caGO. acting as chairman.
Democrats tried a rather daring ex-
p7rlment during the past week by hav-
ing Mayor Anton J. C1rnak appear be-
fore a roundup CT farmers at Carlin-
vile in the very heart Of the corn belt
1t is through that area that supporters
OF Len Small. Republican candidate for
Governor, have been most bitter in their
attacks upon Cermak. Mayor Cermak
told his farmer audience that the sorry
financial condition of Chicago was due
directly to the ''ineficiency and corrup-
ton of his predecessor. Mayor William
Hale Thompson, principal sponsor OF
the candidacy of Len Small.
The few remaining days of the CAM
pelgn IN Illinois will be marked by an
exchange Of the bittereSt possible per-
so1al attacks by the Democrats on the
Small Smith Thompson = Lorimer Re-
publican combination. and by the Re-
pupEcd1S on Mayor Carmak as leader
of the States Democracy.
Wire Crossing Continues.
Herr again Gcv. Roosevelt gets the
breaks" because the candidacy Of Judge
Henry Horrcr for Governor is linked
clcsely with that of Roosevelt in both
Cook County and doWnstate, with Hor-
ner and the Cermak organization
strengthening the Roosevelt cause north
OF the Cook County line and with
Roosevelt's tremendous popularity down.
state strengthening the Horner candi-
dacy in that area.
The underground crossing of wires
continues. however. with conservative
Republican groups supporting a Hoover
Horner combination and with agricul-
tural and labor groups supporting a
Roosevelt-Small combination.
The heaviest registration in the his
tory Of Illinois rresagas a record
br-aking vote which Republicans saw
contains silent surprise victory for
President Hoover. but which the Demo-
Gratis insist is bit a mobilization of ir-
reSistible forces into a combination
Democratic landslide and earthorlake