Evening star., 1942-04-15
Brooks and McKeouuh
Nominated for Senate
By Illinois Voters
Eight of Ten Opposed
lneumbents Appear Likely
To Win House Races
Ply the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April l5.-Illinois Re-
publicans renominated Senator
Brooks, pre-war isolationist, in yes
terday's primary. while Democrats
chose Representative McKeough,
firm supporter of President Roose-
welt during four terms in the House,
to oppose Senator Brooks in Novem-
Der.
Senator Brooks, carrying the per-
sonal support of his party's leaders,
and Mr.. McKeough, backed by the
powerful Chicago Democratic Or
ganization, appeared the victors as
soon as returns began coming in.
Their opponents conceded defeat
early In the night.
Incumbent House members seek
ing denomination Jared well. OF
the 26 members of the Illinois dele
CATION, 10 had opposition. 10 were
automatically renominated without
contests and six either retired or
ran for other Offices. Eight of the
10 running with opposition were
leading and appeared likely to win.
Landslide for Brooks.
A landslide gave Senator Brooks
the nomination over Warren Wright,
State treasurer who centered his
campaign on his announcement of
approval of the Roosevelt admin
iStration's foreign policies four days
before the Japanese raided Pearl
Harbor.
Senator Brooks, a World War vet
eran who pledged complete support
of the Nations war effort after the
attack on Hawaii, interpreted the
results as approval of the course
I have taken"
Mr.. McKeough'sl opponent, Dr..
Paul H. Douglas, has been an
ardent supporter of President Roose-
welt. too. DR.. Douglas. University
of Chicago economics professor and
Chicago alderman, assailed the
Chicago machine" in his cam
paign. The Chicago organization.
headed by Mayor Edward j. Kelly
and County Chairman Pat Nash,
worked up the backing that gave
Mr.. McKeough a lead Of more than
2 to l.
The Democratic nominee calcu-
lated his triumph as a mandate to
continue support of the President
whom he called "the greatest Amer
lean Of his time"
Day Has Slight Lead.
The primary produced one close
race on the Republican ballot.
Stephen A. Day, an erstwhile isola-
zionist seeking denomination for
Representatives -at-large, took
slight lead over Denison B. Hull,
former chairman of the Chicago
chapter of the Fight for Freedom
Committee.
A Kelly-Nash candidate, Benja-
min S. Adamowski, took the DEM
ocratic nomination Tor Representa-
tive-at-large.
Commenting on a light turnout of
voters in spite of favorable weather,
Edmund K. Jarecki, Cook County
judge and supervisor of the Chicago
election machinery, said people are
war-minded today, rather than po-
litically minded"
Both in Chicago and in downstate
Illinois the voting was light in an
election which was watched widely
for indications Of public interest in
politics during war time. The pri-
mary was the first major election
in the Nation since the United
States went to war.
Returns from 7,717 Of the States
S,6l2 precincts gave Senator Brooks
596,s99 and Mr.. Wright 122,890.
Mr.. McKeough led Dr.. Douglas by
a vote of 5S5, $50 to 1882 in 7,459
precincts.
Incumbent House members were
given leads in their contests with two
exceptions. George A. Paddock. Re-
publican of the 10th, trailed former
Representative Ralph E. Church.
Thomas S. Gordon enjoyed a long
lead over Leo Kocialkowski, Demo-
cratic Representative of the 9Th. who
was not placed on the Kelly-Nash
slate.