Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Oriental Crisis |sAid
To Tiny Advantage
Of Illinois Democrats
Green, 6. o. P. Nominee
For Governor, Expected
To Lead This Stote
BY LAURIN H. HEALY,

6peSlhl Correspondent OF Inc 5tArs
CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Gathering
clouds in the Orient cheered DEM
ocratic leaders in Illinois this week.
They construed them as sure sign
that voters will not risk casting
their ballots for a change Of ad.
ministraton in such a crucial period,
and they and their candidates ham.
mered hard at the issue.
Illinois important 20 electoral
votes may still be considered in the
lap of the gods, but If there is any
advantage today 1t probably Is the
Democrats.
The State took time out from
politics for three days this week
to pay tribute to Gov. Henry Hor-
ner, who died Sunday morning after
a two-year illness. Friends and
foes alike issued eulogies. Mayor
Kelly of Chicago, whom Gov. Hor-
ner called a boa constructor" in
1886 donned his silk hat to sit in
the front row of the elaborate mil
itary funeral Tuesday.
STEELE in Executive Mansion.
1t. Gov. John H. STEELE succeed
ed to the executive mansion. Last
spring he led a, primary battle
against the Kelly-Nash Democrats
but was defeated. Since then he
has made his peace with the ma
chine. and although he called for .
few designations this week he re-
affirmed his loyalty to the entire
Democratic slate. Gov. Horner had
been so i'll for two years that his
death had no effect on the political
situation.
Democrats appeared to be making
a desperate bid to hold Illinois by
campaign of personal attack on
Wendell L. Willkie. Led by Senator
Lucas, Midwestern director of the
third-term campaign. they toured
the State assailing Mr.. Wilkes
utilities connections, sneering at his
"amateurism" and lies about the
President selling Czecho-Slovakia
down the river at Munich" and
stressing President Roosevelts han
ding of foreign affairs.
The Republicans, on the contrary,
hammered at New Deal waste and
Kelly-Nash corruption Dwight H.
Green, Republican nominee for Gov
ernor, wound up stl enuous down.
State campaign this week that some
observers felt would add at least
/ $4,000 votes to the Republicans 100
600 down-State majority Of two
years ago. Mr.. Green was hailed as
the 6. o. P.'s most effective cam
paigner because of widespread belief
that his election as Mayor Of Chi
cago last year was stolen" from him
by voting frauds of the Democratic
machine. He is expected to lead
the slate November and sneak into
victory by a narrow margin despite
the fortunes of the rest of the ticket.
Chicago Willkie Men Active.
Enthusiasm for Willkie In Chicago
by his followers has not been
dimmed. A group Of $500 business
men has invaded the Is river
wards" of Chicago dominated by the
machine to stop vote frauds and re-
vive Republican sentiment. This
week they said they unearthed $4,000
fraudulent registrations on the poll
lists, and demanded that the cleo
ton board strike them from the
books. Examples of 100 men being
registered from one vacant play
ground, of $50 Of the $40 names in
one precinct being fraudulent, were
cited
Registrations in Chicago reached
an all-time high of 2,0l7,929 this
week, gain of 10000 over two
years ago.