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3M h"mum irj&E'O MAYSM0 & ft ntarwi m and Cliu MatUr Oetobar 11, 1MS. at th Port OfflM at Chleigo, Illinois, unatr Act of March 8, 1t7. Office of Publication. 171 W. Washington St., Chicago, III. INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NONE. Published Wtofcty. Cntrd at Seetnd Clata Mfcttsr October 11, W9, tit (be 9ta OfHc at Chicago, Illinois, u4r At f Marsh 9, tWfc - - -. . j4i"iijf -ir w a at mi it - . m Jill 1 1 Triff F Is! I II r hr. r m&. TT'OnfiP tmc' THIRTY-FIKST YJ5AH, BRE Popular and Able Chicago Man Takes Roger C. Sullivan's Place at Head of Illinois Delegation Democratic State Convention Was Harmonious and Unanimous and Transacted Business With out a Single Bad Break Tho Domocrntlc delegates from Illi nois to the National Convention in San Francisco have elected Clcorgo E. Drerinnn of Chicago, Chairman ot tho Illinois delegation. This Is tho place that would havo been occupied by the lato Hogcr C. Sullivan had ho lived. A bottor selection than Qcorgo E. Brcnnan could not have been mudo. Mr. Brcnnan Is strong und popular with tho leaders In every district in Illinois. Ho is probably better known among tho leaders ot tho party in tho Na-tion-at-largo than any man in tho stato. His acquaintanceship with the lead ers in Now York, New Jersey, Indiana and other states east of us amounts in Most instances to warm friendship. Gcorgo E. Drennan is cool headed, far-sighted and practical, and as ho ol wnys nan the. interests of the Domtv., cratlc party at heart, his readership cannot fall to bo helpful. Democratic leaders woro well satis fied with Monday's harmonious ses sion of their stato convention. Tho disposal of the "wet" plank in tho res olutions commltteo without a fight on tho convention floor closed tho only possibility of friction between tho delegates. Tho plank was brought to Springfield by Aid. A, J. Ccrmak of Chicago. It received only four of tho twonty-flvo votes In tho resolution committee. Many leaders who woro for tho plank decided It would bo bettor politics to try to forco action at tho national convention. Tho resolutions adopted in brief nro as follows: Reaffirming conlldonco in President "Wilson nnd praising his administra tion. Doplorlng tho failure to ratify tho treaty and Icaguo of nations and con demning tho two Illinois senators for their opposition. Declaring against militarism. Condemning tho Ttopubllcan con gross for failuro to enact legislation to cnablo tho attorney-general to prosocuto profiteers, A trlbuto to tho lato Roger C. Sul livan. Indorsing FormoV Senator James Hamilton Lewis for tho vlco-prosl-doncy. ty was docldod to moot again in September on tho call of tho chnlr man. Ernest Hoovor of Taylorvillo, to name candidates for university trustees and for Appollato court clerk ships of tho 2d, 3d and 4th districts. Delegates at largo to tho national convention aro: ' nobort M. Sweltzer, Chicago. John F. O'Malloy, Chicago. Edward F. Dunne, former govern or, Chicago. Carter H. Harrison, former mayor, Chicago. COUNTY OFFICES Items of Interest Concerning Men and Measures in the County Building Cook County is having Its own troubles with tho Con-Con. Tho con stitutional convention Wednosdny managed to adopt for tho first tlmo a commltteo report in its entirety. It is that prosonted by tho commltteo pn distinctions, which has had tho task of deciding whothor cortain proposals aro constitutional or legislative. Tho commltteo on county and mu- FOUNDED 1889 Larg Mt WUr OreuhBoa Ammt PMfb f hfluaBM u Stand NO. ill). Subscription Rate, W Per Year In Advance. NNAN LEADS Frank J. Qulnn, Peoria. Francis S. Pcabody, DuPago county. Congressman Henry T. Rnlncy, Carrollton. Charles Ilocschcnstcli national committeeman, Edwnrdsvllle. Alternates to tho convention are: Louis 0. Stevenson, Dloomlngton. Oscar F. Mayer, Chicago. Charles F. Qlennon, Chicago. Mrs. Howard T. Wilson, Vlrdcn. Airs. Nolson Backus, Freoport. Mrs. Anna L. Smith, Chicago. Mrs. W. II. Hart, Denton. Carl It. Latham, Chicago. Candidates for, presidential electors at largo wcro nominated as follows: Charjcs C. Craig, Galcsburg. V. E. Lancaster, Quincy. Richard II. Colby, Chicago. John Bulllngton, Taylorvillo. After tho convention adjourned the dolegatos to tho national convention mot and elected Georgo E. Brcnnan ol iLy 10th district, CIiIcuro, as chair-' man of tho stato delegation because of tho death of Rogor C. Sullivan, to whom tho honor was to bo given. Charles Bocschonstoln of Edwards vlllo was re-elected national commit teemen. UTILITIES MUST HAVE HIGHER RATES Before tho public utilities commis sion on Wednesday James B. Forgan, chairman of tho board ot directors ot tho First Na tional Bank, gavo testimony similar to that furnished by E. D. Hulbert, prosldent of tho Illinois Trust nnd Savings, tho Corn Exchnngo National and tho Merchants' Loan and Trust company. Mr. Forgan declared that tho utili ties aro In a "desporato condition" nnd can got neither capital nor credit. Thoso nblo to borrow monoy from tho banks, ho said, nro unablo to pay tho presont high Interest rate a rato which has been Increased to meet tho competition for money from other lines ot business. "It Is Impossiblo for them to get capital or sufficient monoy to glvo tho sorvlco thoy ought to glvo or to mako any necessary extensions and enlarge ments," ho said. "Tholr credit has boon depreciated by loose talk." Mr. Forgan said ho saw only ono way out for tho utilities thoy should bo allow Btilllclont rates to guarantee a fixed Income At tho present timo tho demand for capital on tho part of tho public utllltlos is exceedingly hoavy. , "This is duo to tho tact that during tho war capital was not nvallablo," Mr. Forgan wont on. "Now that tho nlclpal township organization has In cluded in Us roport a recommenda tion that In downstnto counties, sher iffs and treasurers may bo re-elected to theso olllcos, Tho same ofllces in Cook county aro not mentioned, It bolng tho sense ot tho commltteo that any changes In theso offices in that county shall bo made by tho Chicago and Cook coun ty commltteo. Tho commltteo on Chicago and Cook county Is still struggling over taxation, bonding and debt limita tions and municipal ownership of pub lic utilities, as applied to Chicago., Whothor or not tho present 5 per cent limit shall bo mado on full valu ation for taxing purposes cannot be agreed upon by somo members. utilities me in a despernto condition, thoy can get neither capital nor credit." Although bonds issued by tho com panies are selling considerably below par, tho vnliiu behind them is such that thoy should bo selling at a much higher figure, the banker assorted. He told how tho public had lost conn- :x't .) denco in utility securities. Investors, havo purchased them from tho banks, and now that thoy havo docllned in valuo and thoy cannot bo sold at par tho Investors blnmo tho banks and tho companies, and spread tho word among all tholr acquaintances not to buy utility securities. "Such talk has spread throughout tho country," Mr. Forgan said. Judgo Klckham Scanlan ot tho Cir cuit Court Is much talked ot for tho Republican nomination for Stato's Attornoy. In Judicial campaigns, Doth at pri maries and oloctlons, Judgo Scanlan has been ono of tho Btrongost voto gottors in tho G. O, P. ranks. His boosters' say ho would koop up his winning streak In tho race for Stato's Attornoy. "city Clerk Jne T. Igoo gives t (faction to the public. OKIO.eOy SATURDAY, MAY REPUBLICAN DELE GATESAT LARGE State Convention Endorses Gov ernor Lowdcn for President and Senator Sherman for National Committeeman. The Republican State Convention at Springfield endorsed Governor Frank O. Lowdcn for President by a largo majority. It also virtually mndo Senator L. Y. Sherman leader of tho party In tho state nnd picked him for National Committeeman. The ten delegates nt large nro: SENATOR LAWRENCE Y. SHER MAN, Sprlngflold. SENATOR MEDILL McCORMICK, Chicago. REPRESENTATIVE FRANK L. SMITH, Dwight, chairman state com mittee. REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM A. RODENBERO, East St. Louis. HAROLD L. ICKES, Chicago. FRED L. UPHAM, Chicago, treas urer national commltteo. LIEUT.-GOV. JOHN G. OGLESBY, Elkhart. LOUIS L. EMMERSON, Mount Vernon, secretary of stato and chair man ot Lowdcn campaign committee. MAYOR THOMPSON, Chicago. SAMUEL A. ETTELSON, corpora- '& HARRY N. GRUT, Vice President of the Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank. tlon counsol of Chicago. Alternates chosen by tho conven tion follow: Orvillo F. Borry, Carthago. David E. Shanahan, Chicago, speak or of stato houso of representatives. Honry L. Grcono, Urbana. W. B. McIIenry, Rochollo. Eugono R. Pike, Chicago, Walter II. Wood, Cairo. ' Mrs. Flotchor Dobyns, Chicago, head of Illinois womon's organization. Mrs. Ernest Griffon, chairman wom on's oxocutlvo committoe. . Otis B. Duncan, Sprlngflold. Irono Poaso Montanyl, Chicago, chairman Thompson women's organi zation. Tho women leaders express disap pointment that tho convention did not name a woman as dolcgato. Don't put your money on out-of-town boosting schomos. Just spend It In Chicago with Chicago people. 15, 1920. RAISE Both Republicans and Democrats Side Tracked Any Allusion to the Thirst Problem at State Convention Many Democrats Look Forward to a Winning Fight for An Anti-Prohibition Flank in National Platform Whllo tho wet plank brought down to Springfield to tho Democratic State Convention only received four out of twenty-five votes In tho resolu tions committee, tho wet Domocrntlc leaders expect to get it into tho Na tional platform. If the plans of Illinois Democratic leaders aro realized at the San Fran- Cisco convention, tho wet and dry Is suo will not bo smathorcd by tho Brynn followers In tho commltteo of resolutions, ns many nstuto prophets havo predicted, but will bo enrriod to tho floor of tho convention, forming tho basis for a lively forensic wran gle, nt least. TI1C80 Illinois wots, in common with Domocrats of similar persuasion In many other statos, think that in tho adoption of a llboral plank In tho Dom ocratlo platform, declaring for boer and light wlno, that tho party has tho host chanco to garner tho votes that havo slipped away on tho league of nations, Irish, and othor questions. Tho llnoup In tho convention, ac cording to Tribuno figures, carrlos uopo that thoy will bo ablo to reject tho majority roport ot tho commltteo on resolutions which will bo admitted ly dry, and mako a good light for tho J adoption ot a minority wot report. In SI.NOMC ooir TUN ORNTa II PAGES. order to adopt such a report, they will need G32 votes In the convention. i Tho wet preference In tho delega tions is figured as follows: California 20 Connecticut 14 Colorado 1? Illinois tfs Indiana HO Iowa 20 Maryland 1G Mnssachuscttts 30 Michigan Ito Minnesota 21 Nevada .1G Nebraska 12 Now Jersey 28 New York 90 Ohio -18 Pennsylvania r0 Wisconsin 2t! Totnl cr.s Theso figures given nro based on "uro voles" nnd mny bo increased under tho unit rule, which obtains In many of tho states, hucIi as 1111 uols and New York. Under this tho majority voto of tho delegation do cldes how tho entire voto Is to ho cast. MESERVEY TO HEAD HAMILTON CLUB Leader in Political and Financial World Will Be Elected Presi dent May 17. Stlllmau T. Mosorvey, a Republi can of national reputation and ac quaintance, will bo elected Prosldont of tho Hamilton Club at tho olectlon Mny 17. Mr. Mosorvoy Is a leader In tho business nnd financial world. Ho served three terms as mayor of Fort Dodge, Iowa; organized and was V H II laf I A He m s IN THE CTT Y HALL What the City Officials and Men of Affairs Are Doing for the Chicago Public lloalth Commissioner Robertson nnd Aldorman Adnmowskl will at tompt to roduco tho cobi ot living by buying army food and placing It on sale at police stations. Chlcagoans nro bolng donlod tholr sharo of these stocks through delays in the parcels post. Tag days aro to ho curbed, possibly forblddon. Tho council Judiciary com mittee Tuesday, after lengthy discus sion, dirocted Chairman Olson to havo tho legality of tho street collections Inquired Into. "If tho practice is legal then wo should enact an ordinance to protect tho public against spurious organizations and for Insuring tho ubo of tho money for chnritablo pur poses only," suggested Alderman Schwartz. Tho Chicago Law Enforce ment Loaguo, through James N. Mc Minn and J. E. McEIdownoy, told tho aldormon tho practice was Illegal. Al dormon Fetzor, Kostnor and Stoffon woro appointed a subcommittee to dolvo Into tho question nnd to submit a report at tho meeting noxt Tuesday. Daylight saving agitation In Chi cago was revived again Tuesday by tho now Judiciary commltteo or tho city council. In vlow of tho repeated requests for tho extra hour of day light by thousands of workers and various trades union organizations, tho aldermen bollovo enough votos mny bo mustered to onact tho ro quired ordinance. At tho suggestion of Chairman Olson action was de ferred until noxt Tuesday, when hoar- I lugs will bo given thoso IntoreBts who ; "WlIOIiE Kl'MlMia? 155)5 midiler or tho Fort Dodgo Nntli tlank; served as president of tho F tlonal irst National Bank of that city, and, at (lie samo time, outdated as president of tho Fort Dodgo Wholesale Grocery Company. Ho served two terms In tho lowa legislature and has a nation wide political acquaintance. Ho was a close fi'lcnd nnd manager of political affairs of tho lato Senator Dollver. Ho tamo to Chicago In become tho secre tary of tho United States Gypsum Company, nnd Is a member of its flnanco and exccutlvo commltteo. Ho Is also president ot tho Eric & Michi gan Railway and Navigation Com pany. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Dijli.ct 1 Adolpli Murks, Chicago, 2 Edwin S. Davis, Chicago. :t .lames Ilea Chicago. A Thomas J. Finucano, Chicago. r Morris Idler, Chicago. 0 Gcorgo B. Arnold, Chicago. 7 John P. Garner, Chicago. S Freil E. Erlekson, Chicago. H Eugene R. Pike. Chicago. 10 Charles Bostrnui, Chicago. 11 Justus L. Johnson, Aurora. 12 Adam C. Cllffe, DoKalb. 13 Arthur M. Smith, Stockton. 11 Walter A. Rosenflcld, Rock Is land. 1G Jerome A. Christy, Adams county. 10 Garrett DoF. Kinney, Peoria. 17 E. II. Hawk, Bloomlngton. IS Ernest X. USure, Danville. 1!) J. S. Baldwin, Decatur. 20 S. Elmer Simpson, Carrollton. 21 Itlihard M. Sullivan, Sprlngflold. 22 Clcoro J I.lndley, Greonvlllo. 23 George A Brown, Brownstown. 2fi ChurleM 11. Miller, Franklin. have mil views. already prosonted their Members ot the Board of Education occupied tho rolo of movie patrons Tuesduy afternoon when tho newly formed Society for Visual Education, of whoso board of director. Frank A. Vandorllp reconlly boenmo chairman, placed u number of their reols on vlow in tho now board rooms on S. Clark street. Films selected from a numbor mado undor tho direction of loading Ameri can educators wero shown. Tho edu cational sconarlofl woro written by Professor William C. Bagley of Co lumbia Unlvorslty. Among thoso who witnessed tho demonstration woro President E. J. Davis, Assistant Superintendent D. E. Cole, Goorgo B. Arnold and A. H. SovorlnghaiiH of tho Bonrd ot Educa tion; Dudloy Grant Hays, director of school oxtouslou; Professor Rollln D. Salisbury of tho University of Chi cago and president of tho Society for Visual Education; Harloy L. Clarke, vlco-presldent and general manager of the samo organization; Piofcssor F. R. Moulton of tho Unlvcjslty of Chicago and other noted educators. FOUNDED 1889 Largest Weekly GrcuUtion A9ftg People of Influence and Stao&A