Evening star., 1932-11-06
DEMOCRATIC SLATE
| EXPECTED TO WIN
Horner for Governor and
Dieterich for Senator
Believed ViCtors.
BY V. Y. DALLMAN.

GOV Franklin D. Roosevelt will win
illinois 29 electoral votes by major
II of 1000 or more; Representative
William H Dieterich, BeardstcWn, will
e elected United Sta'e" stor over
enator Otis F. Glenn, nepdDncan, Chi
ago and Judge Henry Horner, Chi
ago will be elected Governor by q
la iority of landslide proportions.
The most careful survey of the State
ustifies the above prediction OF
weeping triangular Democratic VIC
DRY in Illinois. carrying with 1t most
# the congressional districts and prob
bly, a Democratic Legislature.
That President Hoover was brought
nto this State at the eleventh hour
or one of his principal addresses in
Springfield Friday has been interpreted
by impartial observers as an acknowl-
dgement that the Republican organ
kation felt Illinois slipping out of its
grasp and made desperate eleventh.
hour effort to keep this stalwart old
Republican State in line.
That the President accelerated the
ate reaction among certain groups OF
Republicans favorable to him is con-
teded even by Democratic leaders pri-
ately. but written across the entire
Republican program to save Mr.. Hoover
To add to the dilemma of Repub-
leans in this State, Democrats are
lnited as never in several decades,
While the Republicans are divided into
our major groups-progressives oppos-
ng and conservatives supporting Hoo
er, and Republicans openly supporting
nd opposing their candidate for Gov
rnor, former Gov Len Small
1t is a desperate battle among Re-
bublicans. themselves Some of the
ormidable supporters of President
Hoover are burning all bridges behind
hem in open opposition to Small. It
more bitter fight between Small
nd anti-Small Republicans than be-
ween Hoover Republicans and Roose-
Felt Democrats.
Caught between the upper and neither
tones of the bitterest kind of party
bchism, Small is destined to a crushing
Hefeat according to confidential in
ormation obtained by the higher-ups
n both major party organizations.
only the performance of a miracle and
n undreamed of shift of the great 81
ent vote. from which no expression
IAN be obtained, can alter this result.
Eleventh-hour reports indicate that
he Democratic organization both down
State and in Chicago is holding its
ines intact in support not only OF
Judge Horner for Governor, but in
upport Of Gov. Roosevelt and Judge
beterich There are some minor de-
ertionS from the Democratic ranks to
Frcei|ent Hoover. whose appeal for an
rnort unity to accelerate what he stated
? Sofnite business trend toward re-
-g prosperity has had some ef-
T.,-rn are some slight defectionS also
=. Hoover from the ranks of Demo-
80 u's,a a-Crvs. but all of these tend
So, re subordinated to what ap
go - be a general bandWagon move
~ tnn ard a change from the cond1-
- which q great majority Of voters
~ h parties in Illinois think may
approved BY trying new brand OF
l.t!cal control.
Horner Gains Strength.
nudge Horner has the advantage not
brlv Of well co-ordinated Democratic
mort but a definite swing to his
tandard by the same business interests,
Prgaly Republican. which are positive
h their support Of Mr.. Hoover and
ouallv positive in their opposition to
bmall
In the BACKGROUND certain sectors OF
he Republican organization friendly 10
rr. Hoover and controlled by Gov.
Emerson are quietly helping to brlng
bout the defeat of Small on the theory
hat if defeated at the age OF 70, Small
Iill thus be eliminated as formidable
rctor in future political activities
brganization rehabilitation will follow
To meet this desperate situation the
blowers of Small. while openly urg-
rg Republicans to vote the ticket
traight, including President Hoover,
ense the fact that Hoover's generals
re not for Small and therefore the
htter is making such combinations as
e can in the rural and coal mining
istricts with Democrats and progress
i've Republicans who are supporting
Roosevelt for the presidency.
Mayor Cermak of Chicago, who has
(een made an issue in the State flght,
Eith Smalrs lieutenants openly pro-
laiming that if Horner wins Cermak
Fill be the political dictator of ILLINOIS,
directing one OF the most intensive
srives in American politics to elect
dorner Governor and Thomas j. Court
ev States attorney.
The Stragegy Of this Is Statewide
control through the Governors office
h Springfield. and Cook County con-
rol through the Office of States at
orney, which is all-powerful in criminal
fairs ramifying into every avenue OF
ctivity
Mayor Cerrnak disavows any purpose
o attempt to influence the administra-
ion Of Judge Horner, If the latter is
Elected Governor He accepts as
compliment the charge that he is re-
eponsible for Judge Horner's nomina-
ticn. nor does he object to having 1t
raid that he was among those first sug-
I,tI Gnucrnnr
That he made finish fight for him In
the primary.
In Bitter Battle.
Certainly the attack of Small's fol-
ilowers upon Mayor Cerrnak Is much
more vitriohc than that upon Judge
Horner The printed charge has been
spread throughout the State that Ger
|nak is the so-called 'Tammany tiger
|Cermak has controlled the Cook County
board. the sanitary district. the South
Park Commission and the City Of Chi
|cago to their detriment and that he
expects to make this control Statewide.
The mayor accepted this challenge
Eagerly and is replying by calling at
tention to the suits brought against
[ormer Gov Small who was forced by
he court to return S650,000 in interest
bn public funds of the State. Mayor
termak is also bitterly assailing former
Mayor William Hale Thompson, who Is
leading the Chicago fight for Small
All of this makes an interesting stage
setting for Mayor Cermak's rise to
bower He expects to be credited with
being one of the leading factors in
bringing about the nomination and
election of Judge Horner That such a
result will add vastly to his power is
not to be questioned.
This, added to his prestige as ma
tional committeeman for Illinois and
Worlds Fair mayor of Chicago. with
the city and State under Democratic
control and with State and Federal
patronage at his disposal in the event
of the election of Judge Horner and
Gov. Roosevelt, will make him the out
standing figure in Illinois politics and
place him in strategic position to
crafty his desire to go to the United
States Senate when OppOrtunity af-