Evening star., 1936-02-11
Idaho Senator Formally to
Announce When Petitions
Have Been Completed.
DEMOCRATS ARRANGE
ROOSEvELT'S ENTRY
Ohio Republican Leaders Report
ed to Be Sounding Out Candi.
dates to Oppose Idahoan.
BY G. GOULD'LINCOLN.

mally announce his entry into the
Illinois primary fight for delegates to
the Republican national convention
as soon as he has been notified that
the necessary petitions have been
signed and are ready for filing.
His announcement that he will seek
the support of Illinois in his quest for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton may come today.
Petitions are being circulated In
Illinois for Senator Borah, with Ed
gar ]. Cooke taking a prominent part
in the movement. The last day for
filing is Friday.
Borah's entry into the Illinois pN-
mary will bring him face to face
with Col. Frank Knox, publisher of
the Chicago Daily News, who has
the Endorsement of the Republican
State Committee.
The Illinois primary. like that in
Ohio, will offer Borah an opportunity
to show his strength as a vote getter
among the people. He is assured of an
opponent in Illinois, for petitions for
Col. Knox have been circulated and
are ready for filing. Borah has issued
a challenge to other aspirantS for the
nomination to meet him in the Ohio
primary. Knox. it is understood. will
go into the Ohio primary contest.
Ohio Leaders Active.
With their plans for sending ia
vorite son" delegation to the conven-
ton more or less knocked into cooked
hat by Borah's insistence on entering
the primary, Ohio party leaders today
were reported to be sounding out other
candidates. Ed D. Schorr. Republican
State chairman, was reported by the
Associated Press to have been in COM
munication with friends Of Col. Knox
and also of Gov. ALI M. Landon of
Kansas regarding their possible entry
into the primary.
After a conference with Chairman
James A. Farley, Patrick A. Nash
Democratic committeeman for Illinois
announced today that President
Roosevelt's name would be entered in
the Illinois presidential preferential
primary April IA.
Party leaders also decided to enter
the Presidents name in the Illinois
presidential preference primary, to be
held the same day, when delegates are
chosen.
Nash and Bruce Campbell, chair
man of the State Democratic Commit
tee, said petitions to place President
Roosevelts name on the April ballot
would be placed in circulation in Illi-
nois tomorrow.
Decision Unexpected.
The determination to file Roosevelt's
name in the preferential primary was
unexpected, Nash said. as usually the
organization there contents itself with
electing pledged delegates.
The decision, however, was said by
Campbell to be in line with the action
Of the Democratic State Committee
and the Cook County (Chicago) Dem
ocratic Committee in indorsing Roose-
welt for denomination and reelection.
Previously it was suggested that such
a move would give an opportunity to
the anti Roosevelt forces to put an op-
position candidate in the field, just to
show there is Democratic opposition
to the denomination Of the President.
They could, Of course, follow such .
course if the Presidents name was
not entered in the primary. 1t was a
question whether the opposition would
care for such a test. Overwhelming
victory for the President in the Demo-
cratic primary might weaken the po-
sition of the ants.
Sees 58 Votes for Roosevelt.
Nash, who today attended meeting
of the Committee on Arrangements
for the Democratic Convention IN
Philadelphia next June. insisted that
Illinois would send a complete Roose-
welt delegation of So votes to that
convention. Campbell also was pres
ent at the meeting. They said q fuii
slate of Roosevelt delegates had al
ready been selected.
At the meeting Of the Committee
on Arrangements for the Democratic
National Convention, which was held
in the Willard Hotel, details were dis
cussed with architects and convention
subcommittee were appointed.
After the meeting Of the Arrange
ments Committee Chairman Farley
announced the appointment OF the
following subcommittee:
Subcommittee on Personnel-Col.
Edwin A. Halsey, Frank Hague and
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller.
Subcommittee on Tickets. Distribu-
ton and Division-W. w. Howes, Sen
ator Kenneth Mcclellan. Senator VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo. Col. Edwin A.
Halsey, Mrs. Sam Connor. w. Forbes
Morgan and Frank Hague.
Committee for Clergymen-Patrick
A. Nash, Mrs. j. Borden Hartman and
Mrs. Agnes Collins Dunn.
subcommittee on the Distribution Of
Badges-Scott Ferris, Walter Pierce
Charles z. Broughton. w. Forbes Nor
gan and Col. Edwin A. Halsey.
subcommittee on the Sale Of Boxes