MISCELLANY CLIPPINGS McCormick, Ruth Hanna, Campaign, 1929-30 THE Chicago Defender WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929 Founded May 6, 1905, by ROBERT S. ABBOTT, LL. B. Mrs. Terrell Here to Head Senate Drive (Photo on Picture Page) By EVANGELINE ROBERTS "This is the greatest political opportunity that our women have ever enjoyed. Mrs. McCormick's cause is our cause and it would be a terrible reflection upon us if we did not do everything within our power to assist in putting a woman into the United States senate--and such a woman as Ruth Hanna McCormick!" So does Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, chairman of the executive committee for Republican women, sum up her views upon the candidacy of the present congresswoman-at-large, who on Monday formally announced her determination to enter the race for office of senator from Illinois. In the spacious McCormick headquarters at 360 N. Michigan Ave., Mrs. Terrell, whose home is in Washington, discussed the political situation with particular reference to women. "Please say for me," she asked, "that I am not here to launch any new innovations or usurp any power. Neither am I here to dictate, or high-hat anybody. We began operations Sept. 1, and I hope that there will be no confusion regarding my position. Mrs. Cormick's campaign is not confined to the narrow limits of state and I am not here as a state woman, but as a national woman. Need for Union "Today our women have small influence because they have permitted party bickerings and petty personalities to divide their forces. The need for uniting and establishing a solidarity of purpose and action is obvious. If we would successfully offset the sinister influences which have crept in. "While I have been active for years, wherever the affairs and interests of my people have been concerned, both at home and abroad. I may be classed as an outsider in so far as connection with sets or diverging factions are concerned. It is for that reason possibly that I was chosen just as national women of the other race have been selected, to attempt to render a service free from bias, with a view toward stimulating political interests and consolidating factions. My viewpoint is entirely impersonal." Mrs. Terrell feels that there is not only a political victory to achieve in the election of Mrs. McCormick, but a moral obligation to realize. Bearing upon this opinion, she spoke of Congressman Oscar DePriest and the manner in which Mrs. McCormick had worked to save embarrassment to the whole race by using her influence with Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth to inaugurate a precedent of seating officers never before done in the history of the country. Her strategy thwarted the deep laden plans of prejudiced southerners to offer any objections or controversy to the seating of Mr. DePriest. Helped Congressman "She did not have to do this, and it required courage and a right attitude toward us," Mrs. Terrell declared, continuing, "I have watched Mrs. McCormick since she has been in congress and have observed her interest in our people, and her most friendly spirit toward our congressman, when such was not necessary. "And where will we find one better qualified? I am sure, however, that by this time the most disinterested person knows of our candidate's talents and fitness for this important office." In her contention that we must know the kind of people we are putting into office, Mrs. Terrell recalled a case some years ago, when a proposed bill regarding divorce and illegitimacy was introduced. In an obscure place hidden away in the bill there was a clause which would discredit Race women. Mrs. Terrell interviewed a friendly senator on the matter and found he had not discovered the clause. As a result he voted against the passage of the bill. "I am launching, if you will," she said at the conclusion of the interview, "the idea, not new, but vital, of setting up a natural bond of association working together for the mutual good of all. This will increase our power and prestige, which is at low ebb. The diversity which exists is prejudicial to our growth, to our political life. "This is not a 'Jim Crow' office, but one of the necessary departmental divisions, next door are other offices with its forces all working toward a common end." Mrs. Terrell Qualified Mrs. Terrell is one of the best known women in public life in the country. She is a writer, lecturer and scholar and has the distinction of having been the first woman of her race to be placed upon a board of education in any city in the world, and as she says, "That, a southern city, Washington, D. C." She resigned from that post after 11 years of efficient service. In addition to the many honors gained in an eventful life, she represented her sisters at the great quinquennial international congress, held in Berlin, and of the 12 delegates sent to the International League of Peace and Freedom at Zurich, Switzerland, in 1919, was chosen to address the first public meeting held in the town's magnificent old cathedral. This occasion marked the first time that a woman had ever been permitted to speak there. On the same program was Mrs. Phillip Snowden, wife of the chancellor of the exchequer of Great Britain, who later entertained Mrs. Terrell in London. The late Robert H. Terrell, her husband, and the late Senator Mark Hanna were long friends and political associates. Mrs. Terrell was recently honored by Oberlin college, her alma mater, being included in its "Book of Achievement." She is the first president of the National Association of Colored Women, and was appointed to organize and direct the entire eastern division of Colored women during the late President Harding's campaign. Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, president of the state Republican Colored Women's clubs, and a representative of the First congressional distrist, is assisting Mrs. Terrell. Under their direction three other workers are busy compiling lists of all women throughout the city and state and checking data for future reference. In Campaign [*The Whip-*] Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C., has been chosen by Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick to aid her in the campaign this Fall for senator. Mrs. Terrell will be the honored guest of Mrs. Harris B. Gaines at a reception, Thursday afternoon at the Poro Tea Room.[Sat. Sep. 28 1929] [Chicago Defender Sep. 28 - 1929] MRS. MARY CHURCH TERRELL of Washington, D. C., in Chicago to help Mrs. McCormick in senatorial fight. The Great Game of Politics By Frank R. Kent If She Just Wore Pants The most interesting primary to be held next spring is in Illinois. A woman is running against a man for a Senatorial nomination. This has not happened anywhere before. If the woman loses, a political landmark will have been established by her fight. If she wins, her victory will make political history and she herself become an historic figure, the first of her sex to be elected (Republican nomination there is equivalent to election) to the Senate. In this light the contest between Ruth Hanna McCormick, Congresswoman at large, and Charles S. Deneen, who succeeded Mrs. McCormick's husband in the Senate, out to be of some national significance. The primaries are in April and as yet the fight is not hot, though this does not mean that Mrs. McCormick and Senator Deneen are not hard at work. They have been for months, but they labor quietly and under cover. In Illinois, as everywhere else, the politicians have more to do with primaries than the people. Illinois Republicans are split into an unusual number of bitter factions, and politics there is on a very low plane. Personal following and press support are assets, but no State primary can be carried without a factional line-up of leaders. It is to effect this that Mrs. McCormick and Senator Deneen are now maneuvering, and so complicated are party divisions neither is as yet sure who will be with whom. The "appeal to the people" will come after they find out. Pending the possibility of a third candidate and development of real strength by either contestant, the politicians are coy and evasive. Some want to avoid taking sides at all. Others are anxious not to make a political mistake. If it seemed the lady had the better chance, they would jump o her support because Senator Deneen, who started his political career thirty-five years ago and has been a machine boss a considerable part of the time, has many political enemies, while Mrs. McCormick has partially none. But if it seems that Mr. Deneen has the thing "sewed up," they will not think it healthy to oppose him. Those best posted on the situation express the conviction that if Mrs. McCormick "wore pants" she would win. They don't mean that literally, of course, because if they did and Mrs. McCormick agreed with them she would certainly put them on. There isn't any doubt of that. They mean that her sex is her handicap, that politicians hesitate to tie up with her for fear the State is not yet "ready for a woman"' that if she were a man she would beat Deneen without trouble, because he is not a strong candidate and has little popular support. In the past, he has allied himself with the worst elements in the party while keeping up the pretense of representing the "better classes." He is a practical, timorous, trading, political mediocrity with no qualities that cause anyone to enthuse over him, in the Senate or out. It will be interesting to see to what extent Mrs. McCormick overcomes her sex handicap, of which she is well aware. There is no issue between the candidates. Both are regular Republicans, both vote dry, both are Administration supporters. Deneen nois Republicans are split into an unusual number of bitter factions, and politics there is on a very low plane. Personal following and press support are assets, but no State primary can be carried without a factional line-up of leaders. It is to effect this that Mrs. McCormick and Senator Deneen are now maneuvering, and so complicated are party divisions neither is as yet sure who will be with whom. The "ap-peal to the people" will come after they find out. PENDING THE possibility of a third candidate and development of real strength by either contestant, the poli-ticians are coy and evasive. Some want to avoid taking sides at all. Other are anxious not to make a political mistake. If it seemed the lady had the better chance, they would jump to her support because Senator Deneen, who started his political career thirty-five years ago and has been a machine boss a considerable part of the time, has many political enemies, while Mrs. McCormick has practically none. But if it seems that Mr. Deneen has the thing "sewed up," they will not think it healthy to op-pose him. THOSE BEST posted on the situa-tion express the conviction that if Mrs. McCormick "wore pants" she would win. They don't mean that liter-ally, of course, because if they did and Mrs. McCormick agreed with them she would certainly put them on. There isn't any doubt of that. They mean that her sex is her handicap, that politicians hesitate to tie up with her for fear the State is not yet "ready for a woman" ; that if she were a man she would beat Deneen without trouble, because he is not a strong candidate and has little popular support. In the past he has allied himself with the worst elements in the party while keeping up the pretense of representing the "better classes." He is a practical, timorous, trading, political mediocrity with no qualities that cause anyone to enthuse over him, in the Senate or out. IT WILL BE interesting to see to what extent Mrs. McCormick over-comes her sex handicap, of which she is well aware. There is no issue be-tween the candidates. Both are regu-lar Republicans, both vote dry, both are Administration supporters. Deneen voted two years ago for the World Court, and Mrs. McCormick is sup-posed to be against it; but it cannot be an issue, as that question will have been settled before she could take her seat. Actually all there is to the fight is that Mrs. McCormick wants to be-come Senator and Mr. Deneen wants to continue being one. No principle is involved. The real issue seems to be the personality of the candidates. On that, if she could just clear it of sex preju-dice and factional politics, Mrs. McCor-mick would be a 10-to-1 shot. THERE ARE TWO WAYS in which she may overcome her handicaps. One is by making count the extraordinary personal following among the women which she has built up and which caused her to lead the State ticket in 1928. This might more than make up for the disadvantage of not being a man. The other is to convince certain factional leaders it is wise not to oppose her. The argument there is that even if she is licked, she is sure to stay in politics; that with her money, brains, influence and personal strength it might be even more unhealthy to oppose her than Deneen. On the form the odds would seem to be against Mrs. McCormick. The thing that tends to true them up is that she is more resourceful, courage-ous and competent than her opponent. Not many who know them both doubt she would make a better senator — and she would not have to wear pants to do it either. Leader, Says Decision Adopted By Upper Body reau of The Sun] farm belt acquiesce in this procedure, they will not be committed to support the conference report. Mr. Ramseyer said today that, in his opinion, many of his colleagues on the Republican side would vote against the conference report if they were not satisfied with the treatment accorded agriculture. The coalition forces in the Senate have been working toward adoption of increases in the agricultural schedules and toward the retention of the Fordney-McCumber rates on manufactured products. Scaling Down May Occur Some scaling down of rates may occur when the bill is thrown open to amendment from the floor, but the expectation is that such reductions as occur at that time will be largely for the purpose of putting the Senate in a favorable trading position when the bill goes to conference. Should a coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the House also stand for the Fordney-McCumber rates, Democrats would be on record in both chambers as favoring the retention of the rates which they criticized as too high in 1922. Mr. Garner was careful in his statement today to take account of this possibility and to make it clear that his proposal to support the Senate rates was made merely because he felt it would be impossible to get something better. More To Liking Of Farmer The Fordney-McCumber rates as to manufactured articles would be more to the liking of the farmer than the still higher rates carried in the tariff bill passed by the House. It is for this reason he proposes to support the Senate rates without sending them to conference. Adoption of the Garner proposal would not only split the Republicans in the House, where the majority displayed unbroken unanimity in this Congress, but it would also remove from the field of controversy many of the tariff questions that have agitated both Houses since the beginning of the special session. Mr. Ramseyer favors the provisions written into the tariff bill in the House, under which the Tariff Commission and the President would pass on proposed changes under the flexible clause. He is also opposed to the debenture, which was defeated in the House during consideration of the farm bill. Count Karolyi Cancels Lectures In New York Action Follows Communists' Objection To His Having Anything To Do With Socialists [New York Bureau of the Sun] New York, Dec. 28--Count Michael Karolyi sent a cable last week canceling his lectures here under auspices of the Rand School of Social Science, which has affiliations with the Socialist party, it was revealed today. The cancellation follows charges by the Communist party that the Count would be considered an enemy of the workers if he had anything to do with the Socialists. Count Karolyi, who sailed today from France on the George Washington, has signed up for a lecture tour with an agent. New Polish Cabinet Ready For President's Approval Group, Formed By Professor Bartel, Who Made 3 Changes, To Be Presented Today Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 28 (AP)--Prof. Casimir Bartel, after two days of negotiation, tonight announced he had formed a Cabinet which he will present tomorrow to President Moscicki for his approval. In the new Cabinet Henry Jozefski, chief of the administration of the Volhynia district, becomes Minister of the Interior in place of S. Sklandkowski; Prof. Maximillian Matakiewicz, of the Lwow Engineering School, becomes Minister of Public Works in place of A. Moraczewski, and Felix Dutkiewicz, chairman of the Court of Appeals in Warsaw, becomes Minister of Justice in place of Stanislas Car. More to Liking of Farmer The Fordney-McCumber rates as to manufactured articles would be more to the liking of the farmer than the still higher rates carried in the tariff bill passed by the House. It is for this reason he proposes to support the Senate rates without sending them to conference. Adoption of the Garner proposal would not only split the Republicans in the house, where the majority has displayed unbroken unanimity in this Congress, but it would also remove from the field of controversy many of the tariff questions that have agitated both houses since the beginning of the special session. Mr. Ramseyer favors the provisions written into the tariff bill in the House, under which the Tariff Commission and the President would pass on proposed changes under the flexible clause. He is also opposed to the debenture, which was defeated in the House during consideration of the farm bill. Count Karolyi Cancels Lectures In New York Action Follows Communists' Objection To His Having Anything To Do With Socialists [New York Bureau of The Sun] New York, Dec. 28 - Count Michael Karolyi sent a cable last week canceling his lectures here under auspices of the Rand School of Social Science, which has affiliations with the Socialist party, it was revealed today. The cancellation follows charges by the Community party that the Count would be considered an enemy of the workers if he had anything to do with the Socialists. Count Karolyi, who sailed today from France on the George Washington, has signed up for a lecture tour with an agent. New Polish Cabinet Ready For President's Approval Group, Formed By Professor Bartel, Who Made 3 Changes, To Be Presented Today Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 28 (AP) - Prof. Casimir Bartel, after two days of negotiation, tonight announced he had formed a Cabinet which he will present tomorrow to President Moscicki for his approval. In the new Cabinet Henry Jozefski, chief of the administration of the Volhynia district, becomes Minister of the Interior in place of S. Sklandkowski; Prof. Maximillian Matakiewicez, of the Lwow Engineering School, becomes Minister of Public Works in place of A. Moraczewski, and Felix Dutkiewicz, chairman of the Court of Appeals in Warsaw, becomes Minister of Justice in place of Stanislas Car. 2.000.000 More Autos Used This Year Than Last Passenger Cars And Trucks Total 26,562,713, As Against 24,479,648 In 1928 New York, Dec. 28 (AP) - More than 2,000,000 motor vehicles were added in the number in use in the United States this year. A compilation of registration figures by the magazine Motor, made public today, disclosed. Passenger cars and trucks now in use total 26,562,713, as compared with 24,479,648 a year ago. The increase in registration was 8.5 per cent over 1928 as compared with an increase of 5.9 per cent. in 1928 over 1927. Cars scrapped this yearr approximated 1,866,000, as against 2,080,000 last year. YOUNG M'DONALD U. S. BOUND Son of Prime Minister, Architect, To Study Construction Liverpool, Dec. 28 (AP0 - Alister MacDonald, eldest son of the Prime Minister, sailed for the United States today on the steamship Andania. He Will spend two months on his American tour and will visit New York, Chicago, Washington, Boston and Detroit. Mr. MacDonald is an architect and his visit is for the purpose of studying American methods of construction. It is his first trip to the United States. [*Oct. 5_29*] Mrs. Terrell Honor Guest at Reception [*Chicago Defender*] Mrs. Irene M. Gaines Charming Hostess More than two hundred women crowded the beautiful parlors of Poro club Thursday afternoon to meet Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington D.C., upon the invitation of Mrs. Harris B. Gaines, 3256 Vernon Ave. In the receiving line with Mrs. Gaines and Mrs. Terrell were Mmes. John B. French, William R. Thompson, George Cleveland Hall, Charles Webster Smith, Lillian K. Wheeler of Danville, Dr. Lillian Dove, Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, Lucille B. Miller, Ada S. McKinely, Bertha Montgomery, Georgia Jones Ellis, Anita Patti Brown, Gertrude Balay, Theresa G. Macon and Miss Estelle Arnold. Guests were greeted at the door by Mrs. Katherine Irving, Mrs. Annie Oliver, Mrs. Iola Green and Mrs. Lovelyn Evans. The beautifully decorated dining room, with a color scheme of pink and white, was presided over by Mrs. Nannie Reed and Mrs. Nana Jackson. Throughout the afternoon Miss Eleanor Adams, harpist, delighted the guests by playing some very choice selections. Mrs. Gaines, in presenting the guest of honor, among other things said that, whereas Mrs. Terrel has for many years made her home in Washington, D. C., because of her great service to the women (and men) of the country, she belongs to all the states. Mrs. Terrell greeted the women in a very cordial manner and said since so many women had asked why she was in Chicago, she had decided to gratify a natural curiosity and tell them, even though some had thought best that she should with-hold that information. And she made a very earnest plea in behalf of the candidacy of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for the United States senate. Following Mrs. Terrell' s greeting many prominent women were introduced and paid glowing tributes to the character, life and service of Mrs. Terrell. There were a few present who had helped elect Mrs. Terrel first president of the National Association of Women; others were present who knew of her services to the country during the great World War, and of the part she played in recruiting young women from the various states for war camp community service; some knew of her 11 years' service on the Washington school board, and all knew of her distinguished service abroad as delegate to the quinquennial international congress of women in Berlin, and again as delegate to the conference of the International League for Peace and Freedom held in Zurich, Switzerland. Among those introduced were Miss Estelle Arnold, Mrs. George Cleveland Hall, Mrs. Ethel McCracken Cleaves, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsey Davis, Mrs. Jeannette Smith, Mrs. Robert W. Brooks, Mrs. Nannie Reed, Mrs. Ada S. McKinley, Mrs. Theresa G. Macon, Mrs. Iola Green, Mrs. Lovelyn Evans, Mrs. Joseph R. Wheelers of Danville, Mme. Bertha Hensley, Mrs. Belle Fontaine, Mrs. Ruth Steele, Mrs. Charles Webster Smith, Mrs. Annie E. Oliver, Mrs. Eva Jenifer Rice, Mrs. Rose Harrison of Danville, Mrs. Georgia Jones Ellis, Mrs. Carrie Lee Hamilton and Mrs. Mary C. Clarke. Among the guests were Mmes. N. J. Foote Davidson, J. Edwards, M. O. Gainer, Aldine Russell, Marjorie Hedrick, Floy Clements, Pearl Pitts, Eva Wells, W. J. Macheun Chauncey Jones, Hattie Lofton, Mabel E. Washington, Cora E. Rollins, Jeska Renfrow, Eugene Marshall, Thomas H. Allen, Laura Yancey, James A. DeRamus, J. W. Covington, Thelma B. Loyo, Jessie P. Majors, Willie Miller, Sheliva Polk, F. H. Mattiex, J. L. James, Bruce L. Polk, Mabel Overton Young, Emma Stothard, Bessie Calhoun, Ruth Cooley, Della D. Harris, America Thomas, Virginia Frazier, Robert dill, La Ursa Snelson-Hedrick, Morris Lewis, H. B. Rogers of Buffalo, Florence E. Johnson, Adah M. Waters, Nathan S. Taylor, Edna R. Clarck, M. Elliott Hawkins, Letitia R. Myles, J. A. Carter of Logansport, T. H. Elliott of Nashville and daughter of Melissa, H. A. Watkins, Albert B. George, John Banks, Edward S. Cole, Reginald H .Smith, Leonara C .Bell, Mayme Edmondson, Edna L. Martin, F. Gordon, Viola Atkins, Inez Carter, Frank R. Whitlow, Lula B. Wright, Bettie Gaines, Annie L. Pleasants, Ella Williams, C. B. Greenup, Lena Eubanks, Mary Brock, Maud E. Jackson, Ells B. Day, W. A. Falls, A. T. Owen, Cecelia K. Yerby, Olga Brame, Mae Shivers, A. Saunders, W. Mason, Irene C. Offord, Lula Lampkin, Nevada Robinson, Irene B. Moore, Maine C. Hudlin, H. King, Atilla Moore, Mamie E. Clark, Fleetwood McCoy, C. Stanley Hough, U. T. Blanks, Harrison Emanuel, Homer Roberts, J. W. Woodlee, Leon A. Tancil, Hugh L. Thornston, Fannie E. Bowers, Floretta Jackson, Adelaide Green, Charles Wren, A. H. Richey, Anna E. Appleby, Anna Jewell, W. W. DuPont, Moses Proffitt, A. A. Marquess, M. Brown, Alice Price, D. J. Lucas, Misses Jimmie Wynn, Alpha Morgan, Inez M. Steele, Julia Washington of Nashville, and Dr. Georgia Proctor. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY Founded May 6, 1905 by ROBERT S. ABBOTT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1929 RED CAPS' CLUB Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C., will be the principal speaker at the Red Caps' Literary club Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6. at 4 o’clock. Other excellent talks and good music will feature this program. We invite all our friends to be present. Mrs. Kathrine Brice, president of the Ladies' auxiliary, will preside. Sandy W, Trice, president. Red Caps' Literary Club Red Caps' Club House 3639 South Michigan Boulevard Sunday October 6th, 1929 4 o'clock P. M. PROGRAM UNDER AUSPICES OF THE Ladies' Auxiliary of the Red Caps' Club KATHERINE BRICE, President---presiding. PROGRAM Song,--- --- Prayer by the Chaplain ------- -------- Wesley L. Edwards Song ------ Minutes of last meeting ------ -------- Frank J. Taylor Report of the Journalist ------ ------ Timothy W. Adams Piano Selection ------- -------- Martin G. Haynes Vocal Selection ------ ------ Mrs. Helen R. White Reading -------- --------- Madame Janie Hancock Violin Section ------ ------ Mrs. Guinetta Barrett Introduction of the principal Speaker by ------ Mrs. Irene Gaines Principal Speaker -------- ------ Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Vocal Selection ------- ------- Mrs. Fannie Wood Short Talks by Mrs. Ada McKinley, Mrs. Florence Webb, and other prominent women. Song ------ ------ "Blessed be the Tie that Binds" BENEDICTION SANDY W. TRICE, President JAMES WALDEN, Secretary The Arrow Press-5016 State St.-Ken. 4984 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1929 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell here. A group of representative Chicago women entertained the nationally known character at the Poro tea room Sept. 26. The reception was sponsored by Mrs. Irene G a i n e s. Mrs. Terrell is shown seated in center with Mrs. Gaines, hostess (left) and Dr. Lillian Dove Photo by K. D. Ganaway Defender - Oct. 12-29 Mrs. Terrell Addresses Fifth Ward Auxiliary At the regular meeting of the Women's auxiliary of the Fifth Ward Regular Republican club Tuesday night at Ridgeway hall, 5536 Indiana Ave., it had an honored guest in the person of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C. The members and friends enjoyed Mrs. Terrell's message. The auxiliary is conducting a drive to get 500 new members. Any woman residing in the Fifth Ward and who is a Republican is eligible to join. Mrs. Iola W. Green, president; Mrs. Theodosia Grose, reporter. THE Chicago Defender WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY Founded May 6, 1905. by ROBERT S. ABBOTT, LL. B. Saturday, October 12, 1929 At Mrs. McCormick's Headquarters Seated, left to right: Mrs. Joana Snowden, Ruth Hanna McCormick, congressman-at-large, and Lorraine Johnson. Standing: Irene M. Gaines, Mary Church Terrell, Margaretta P. Wolf, LeRoy M. Hardin, campaign manager of the group; Jennie Lawrence and Alice Sutton. They are going over plans for Mrs. McCormick's campaign for United States senatorship. Mrs. McCormick Has Record of Fairness One of the busiest sections of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's headquarters in the London Guarantee building, from which she is directing her campaign for the United States senate, is the group of offices occupied by a staff of five Colored men and women. The enthusiasm and energy displayed in the headquarters is reported to be due to the fact that the Colored people of the country, city and state, have been particularly interested in Mrs. McCormick's record of the last 12 months. The manager at the Colored headquarters told the Defender that their work of interesting the voters in Mrs. McCormick's behalf had been made easier by three incidents. The first of these was an address delivered at a Colored mass meeting in the 1928 campaign, in which Mrs. McCormick raised her right hand and pledged herself to fight for enforcement of the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution. The McCormick workers display records in the house of representatives which show that Mrs. McCormick, a few months later, on the house floor in Washington fulfilled that pledge. She then voted for the Tinkham amendment to the census and reapportionment bill, which demanded that southern states either permit Colored men and women to exercise their right to vote under the Constitution or that the southern states should submit to a reduction of their representation in the lower house of congress, as also provided in the Constitution. The McCormick workers have a large collection of clippings taken from the newspapers of the southern states in which Mrs. McCormick was abused during the last spring and summer because she had on one occasion sat at table with Congressman Oscar DePriest of Illinois in the house restaurant in the capitol at Washington. Mrs. McCormick has paid no attention to these criticisms because, in her opinion, they deserve none. When a reporter for the Defender visited her headquarters he found there an organization of workers, all of them quite evidently filled with the spirit of confidence and friendly good will. In one suite of four rooms was installed a busy staff who will be in charge of Mrs. McCormick's campaign among the Colored people. Those include Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, brought to Chicago at the suggestion of outstanding Chicago Colored leaders to give the women of her group the benefit of her long political experience and to assist them with counsel and advice, as an expert organizer. Leroy M. Hardin, identified with the late Medill McCormick's last campaign and the head of Mrs. McCormick's Colored organization in her primary campaign for congress last year, is in charge of the organization of the Colored men. Another pillar of strength in the group is Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, who has held office in several of the leading civic, fraternal and political organizations of the county and state, and is the Colored state committeewoman in Illinois. Mr. Hardin is assisted by Miss Lorraine Johnson, a stenographer and secretary, and Mrs. Alice M. Sutton is engaged in a similar capacity for Mrs. Terrell and Mrs. Gaines. In addition to the members of this staff in the state headquarters there are two women who are in charge of other activities: Mrs. Joan C. Snowden, in charge of publicity, and Miss Jennie Lawrence, in command of the Cook county organization. Mrs. Terrell has been in Chicago several weeks meeting old friends and making new ones and going about her plans for advancing the cause of Mrs. McCormick. Mrs. Terrell has a record of distinction and is known throughout the country as an effective speaker, an able organizer and as a woman of wide culture. She was first president of the National Association of Colored Women, she was the first woman of her race to serve on an American board of education. This service was performed in Washington, D. C., and her term of 11 years broke all records for length of service in the national capital. Mrs. Terrell attended the quintennial congress in Berlin several years ago, where she was particularly useful because of her command of English, French and German. Mrs. Terrell befriended the Colored soldiers during and after the war and successfully intervened in their behalf with Chief Justice Taft, then secretary of war, when an attempt was made to dismiss a group of Colored doughboys without honor. Mrs. McCormick told the Defender reporter that she was delighted to be able to induce Mrs. Terrell to remain in Illinois and assist the Colored women of Chicago and the state in organizing for the campaign. Her decision to accept the assistance of Mrs. Terrell was influenced by the cordial endorsements given of Mrs. Terrell's ability and experience by various leaders of the Colored group in Chicago and elsewhere. The personnel at Mrs. McCormick's headquarters believe that Mrs. Terrell will be able to help the Colored women of the state materially in the coming campaign. Soon after the 19th amendment was passed, granting suffrage to women, Mrs. Terrell was appointed by the national Republican committee as director of Colored women in the eastern division. She worked at the national Republican headquarters during the day and made speeches at night and party leaders of that time credited her with excellent service. She has worked in every campaign since that time. The reporter for the Defender found Mrs. Terrell much more willing to talk about Mrs. McCormick than about herself. Mrs. Terrell is a woman of charming personality and of intense enthusiasm. Modesty is apparently one of her chief virtues and Mrs. McCormick's success in the present campaign is her one absorbing interest. "I know we shall have not trouble in convincing the Colored women as well as the men of the desirability of Mrs. McCormick as their candidate for the United States senate," said Mrs. Terrell. "Mrs. McCormick does not need to tell the Colored people of Chicago what she and her husband, the late Senator McCormick, have done for them, as her friendly service is written upon the records of various public offices where the McCormicks have placed the names of Colored men and women on the rolls. I was particularly impressed by the manner in which Senator McCormick has obtained a place for Elmer J. Myers as a clerk in the postoffice. Mrs. McCormick, at the written request of Mrs. Susie Myers, interested herself further in the matter and was successful in obtaining for Mr. Myers a position as foreman in the postoffice. I am sure that Mrs. Myers has not forgotton the grateful letter she wrote to Mrs. McCormick as Mrs. McCormick had obviously obtained a position and higher pay for her husband. "That is only one of her many instances of the consideration that Mrs. McCormick has given and is giving to the Colored citizens. I know something of her record in Washington with relation to matters affecting the Colored race and I hope to tell about those things to all the Colored voters of Illinois or as many of them as is possible to reach." LeRoy M. Hardin goes into the McCormick-for-senator campaign with a wide acquaintance gained during his political work. His offices are equipped with all facilities for reaching the Colored voters of the city and state and he is already well on his way in the responsible position in which he holds. The last word to the Defender reporter at the main headquarters was, "Please come again and tell all your friends and our friends where we are." * THE Chicago Defender WORLD'S GREATEST WEEKLY Founded May 6. 1905. by ROBERT S. ABBOTT, LL. B. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929 Women Voters Oust Defender Reporter Groups of women, who hitherto have been exceedingly antagonistic towards one another, have come together, temporarily, at least. Of the many things on which they disagree there is one thing which they conclusively consider a common grievance. And against which a majority of them have agreed to fight. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, congresswoman at large for the state of Illinois, announced two weeks ago that she is in the race for United States senator against Senator Charles S. Deneen. In selecting leaders for the various units for the promotion of her campaign Mrs. McCormick chose Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C., to head the Race women in Illinois. Some women folks here became vexed. Some, because they were not the chosen one and other because they sincerely believed that a woman should have been selected from the state in which the campaign is to be fought. A sufficient number are embittered enough to cause much disturbance in an already muddled situation. At the request of a committee of women representing several clubs, a meeting was called last Thursday night at 3522 Michigan Ave. Mrs. Bertha Montgomery and Mrs. Susie Myers, apparently, were responsible for the get-together. The former presided. The theme of the meeting, obviously, was an objection to Mrs. Terrell's presence here to lead Illinois women. One of the speakers very formally referred to her as "the lady from Washington," much after the fashion that senators address their colleagues on the senate floor. Sounds Keynote Mrs. Montgomery, in sounding the keynote of the meeting, sought to make it clear that there was no fight against Mrs. Terrell, nor were the women behind the movement seeking to injure Mrs. McCormick's chances of winning. "We wish our position to be clearly understood," she said. "It is our opinion that there is a woman some where in the state of Illinois who is capable of directing Mrs. McCormick's campaign for senator, and we therefore protest against her bringing a woman from another state. The fact that it is Mrs. Terrell is incidental," she added. "Our protest would be registered if the individual were anyone else from another state." One speaker, in recalling instances to justify the action of the group, referred to the last campaign of the late Senator McCormick, husband of the candidate, who was defeated by Senator Deneen, whom his wife is now trying to dethrone. She pointed out that Mr. McCormick brought Walter H. Cohen of New Orleans here over the protest of Race leaders to direct his senatorial campaign. Then at the conclusion of her remarks rather significantly added, "and McCormick lost." Mrs. Grace Outlaw insisted that nothing be done to hurt Mrs. Terrell's feelings, inasmuch as her being here was by invitation and not of her own volition. It was recalled by a member of the group, who asked that her name be withheld from public print, that Mrs. Outlaw had been quite active in Mrs. McCormick's behalf during the last election, and that some consideration should have been shown her. At this point Mrs. Effie Hale rather vitrolically put in, "How do you know she hasn't been shown consideration? Mrs. Outlaw is here, she can speak for herself." Chooseth Not to Speak Mrs. Outlaw was pressed for an answer, which, it was plain, she did not care to give. She finally arose and after several minutes asserted, "I do not choose to answer." Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett, veteran clubwoman and participant in many battles, was introduced as the principal speaker. In opening her talk she observed : "Anyone who knows me knows well that I would be among the first to protest against the bringing of a woman from another state to lead the women of Illinois in a political campaign. I have made protests before, but have found it difficult to get other women to stand with me." Mrs. Barnett went right into her speech and as a Defender reporter reached for a piece of paper to record a statement she made with reference to Congressman Oscar DePriest, the speaker, who had just become aware of the reporter's presence, offered a motion that he be asked to withdraw. The motion was put and carried unanimously, but not until the gist of the proceedings had been well catalogue in the reporter's brain. [*Oct. 12- 1929.*] THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Apology Demanded From Mrs. Barnett Calling one of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's secretaries a "spittoon cleaner" may have serious consequences for Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, one of Chicago's most prominent citizens, if LeRoy M. Hardin, the aggrieved secretary, carries out his threat to refer the case to his attorney. Mr. Hardin, in an open letter to Mrs. Barnett, takes exception to a statement attributed to her at a recent public meeting. The letter follows: Oct. 4, 1929 Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, 3624 South parkway Chicago, Ill. My dear Mrs. Barnett: I have a record of a protest meeting which was held at 3522 Michigan Ave., in the Real Estate exchange, Thursday evening, Oct. 3, 1929. As one of the speakers at that meeting you made the assertion that LeRoy M. Hardin, who has been a confidential secretary in the office of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for the past four years, occupied the position of "spittoon cleaner" in her office. The statement is erroneous, and you know that it is untruthful as you have had occasion to call at this office several times, and have met me in my capacity as one of Mrs. McCormick's secretaries. I am going to ask you to retract such a statement publicly or either to me in writing, or I will proceed to place the matter in the hands of an attorney. I am doing this because it is the second time that you have, without cause, attacked me, trying to belittle me in the public's eye. Whatever your grievance is against Mrs. McCormick for having Mrs. Terrell here to handle her campaign among the women, it has no bearing as to why you should attack me. I might add that I have lived in Chicago all of my life, being born and reared here, and I have been able to live here and hold the respect of not only the better class of Colored people, but also of the leading influential whites of this city ; and I am simply asking yourself to put yourself in that class of people. Sincerely yours, LeROY M. HARDIN. Mrs. Barnett, known to Chicagoans as the "Mother of Clubs," has been one of the city's most consistent fighters for the rights and privileges of her people. The Old Settlers Social Club will hold an Ante-Bellum Costume Party At the residence of Mrs. Melissa Elam, 4726 South Parkway Wednesday Night, October 9th, 1929, at 8 o'clock A Prize for the Most Unique Old-Time Costume! A Fine Program – Fred Anderson, Chairman Valleta Drisden, Mistress of Ceremonies Words of Welcome by President Joanna Snowden L. U. Webb, Vice-President Rose Lively Fossett, Costumes Jennie Collins, Refreshments -------- Next regular meeting at home of the Atkins Family, 3334 Vernon Ave., Thursday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m. PROGRAM Second Sunday Musical by MUSIC COMMITTEE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CONGREGATIONAL Sunday Oct 13 1929 7:30 PM Rev. Harold M. Kingsley Pastor 1 "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Johnson Congregation 2 Invocation Rev Kingsley 3 (a) "Fruhningsvent" Becker (b) "Hurrah for the Man who Dies" Bisvhoss John Burdett, Basso 4 "L'Harp Eolienne" Godefroid Elinor Adams, Harpist 5 Address: "New Opportunities for Our Women" Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 6 Solo Selected John Greene, Baritone 7 Trio – "O Dry Those Tears" Del Riego Alan Lane, Violinist--Ernest Smith, Cellist, Elinor Adams, Harpist 8 Announcements Offertory Benediction Accompanists: Miss Jesie Branch Mr. T. Theodore Taylor Miss Ocena B. Marshall Presiding Miss Nellie Askew, Chairman Mrs. E. Fortune, Secretary Church of the Good Shepherd (Congregational) Fifty Seventh Street and Prairie Avenue Chicago TELEPHONE WENTWORTH 9190 Rev. Harold M Kingsley, Pastor 5712 PRAIRIE AVENUE Telephone ENGLEWOOD 6538 October 14, 1929 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 360 N. Michigan Ave Chicago Dear Mrs. Terrell : I am enclosing the program which you requested. We feel deeply indebted to you for coming to us last night and are highly pleased with the impression which your talk made. If any comment comes to us which we think will be of interest to you, shall be glad to call you. We are wishing you much success in your work. Cordially yours, Ocena B Marshall Secretary SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1929 RUTH HANNA McCORMICK OPENS CAMPAIGN OFFICE __________________ Bee Reporter Visits Headquarters of Colored Women Workers ____________________ In a statement issued at colored headquarters in the campaign offices of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick in the London Guarantee Building, McCormick workers told a reporter of the "Bee" that interest among the colored people in this battle was greater than in any other previous contest in their experience. They explained that this was due to three incidents in Mrs. McCormick's recent record as Congressman, which definitely proved her attitude toward the colored race. The first of these was an address delivered for a colored mass meeting in the 1928 campaign in which Mrs. McCormick raised her right hand and pledged herself to fight for enforcement of the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States constitution. The McCormick workers display records of the proceedings in the House of Representatives which show that Mrs. McCormick a few months later on the floor of the House in Washington fulfilled that pledge. She then voted for the Tinkham amendment to the Census and Re- apportionment bill which demands that southern states either permit colored men and women to exercise their right to vote under the Constitution or that the southern states should submit to a reduction of their representation in the lower House of Congress, as also provided in the Constitution. The McCormick workers have a large collection of clippings taken from the newspapers of the southern states in which Mrs. McCormick was abused during last spring and summer because she had on one occasion sat at table with Congressman Oscar DePriest of Illinois, in the House restaurant at Washington. Splendid Corps of Workers When a reporter for the Bee visited her headquarters he found there an organization of workers, all of them quite evidently filled with the spirit of confidence and friendly good will. In one suite of four rooms was installed a busy staff who will be in charge of Mrs. McCormick's campaign among the colored people. These include Mrs. Mary Church Terrell brought to Chicago at the suggestion of outstanding Chicago colored leaders to give the women of her group the benefit of her long political experience and to assist them with counsel and advice, as an expert organizer. LeRoy M. Hardin, identified with the late Medill McCormick's last campaign and the head of Mrs. McCormick's colored organization in her primary campaign for Congress last year, is in charge of the colored men. Another pillar of strength in the group is Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, who has held office in several of the leading civic, fraternal and political organizations of the County and State, and is the only colored State Committee- woman in Illinois. Mr. Hardin is assisted by Miss Lorraine Johnson, a stenographer and secretary, and Mrs. Alice M. Sutton, is engaged in a similar capacity for Mrs. Terrell. In addition to the members of this staff in the state headquarters there are two women who are in charge of other activities: Mrs. Joan C. Snowden in charge of publicity and Miss Jennie Lawrence in command of the Cook County organization. A Capable Assistant Mrs. Terrell has been in Chicago several weeks meeting old friends and making new ones and going about her plans for advancing the cause of Mrs. McCormick. Mrs. Terrell has a record of distinction and is known throughout the country as an effective speaker, an able organizer and as a woman of wide culture. She was the first president of the National Association of Colored Women, she was the first woman of her race to serve on an American Board of Education. This service was performed in Washington, D. C., and her term of eleven years broke all records for length of service in the national capitol. Mrs. Terrell attended the Qinquennial Congress in Berlin several years ago where she was particularly useful because of her command of English, French and German. Mrs. Terrell befriended the colored soldiers during and after the war and successfully intervened in their behalf with Chief Justice Taft, then secretary of war, when an attempt was made to dismiss a group of colored doughboys without honor. Mrs. McCormick told the "Bee" reporter that she was delighted to be able to induce Mrs. Terrell to remain in Illinois and assist the colored women of Chicago and the state in organizing for the campaign. Her decision to accept the assistance of Mrs. Terrell was influenced by the cordial indorsements given of Mrs. Terrell's ability and experience by various leaders of the colored group in Chicago and elsewhere. The personnel at Mrs. McCormick's headquarters believe that Mrs. Terrell will be able to help the colored women of the state materially in the coming campaign. Soon after the 19th amendment was passed, granting suffrage to women, Mrs. Terrell was appointed by the National Republican Committee as director of colored women in the eastern division. She worked at the National Republican headquarters during the day and made speeches at night and party leaders of that time credited her with excellent service. She has worked in every campaign since that time. The reporter for the "Bee" found Mrs. Terrell much more willing to talk about Mrs. McCormick than about herself. Mrs. Terrell is a woman of charming personality and of intense enthusiasm. Modesty is apparently one of her chief virtues and Mrs. McCormick's success in the present campaign is her one absorbing interest. A Friend to the Negro "I know we shall have no trouble in convincing the colored women as well as the men, of the desirability of Mrs. McCormick as their candidate for the United States Senate," said Mrs. Terrell. "Mrs. McCormick does not need to tell the colored people of Chicago what she and her husband, the late Senator McCormick, have done for them, as her friendly service is written upon the records of various public offices where the McCormicks have placed the names of colored men and women on the rolls. I was particularly impressed by the manner in which Senator McCormick had obtained a place for Elmer J. Myers as a clerk in the Post Office. Mrs. McCormick, at the written request of Susie Myers, interested herself in the matter and was successful in obtaining for Mr. Myers a position as foreman in the Post Office. I am sure that Mrs. Myers has not forgotten the grateful letter she wrote to Mrs. McCormick after Mrs. McCormick had obtained a promotion and higher pay for her husband. That is only one of many instances of the consideration that Mrs. McCormick has given and is giving to the colored citizens. I know something of her record in Washington with relation to matters affecting the colored race and I hope to tell about those things to all the colored voters of Illinois or as many of them as is possible to reach." SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1929 CHICAGO SUNDAY BEE Ruth Hanna McCormick, congressman at large from Illinois, who has announced her candidacy for the United States senate, is shown here with her recently selected staff of workers for campaign among Colored women. Seated from left to right are Irene M. Gaines, Hon. Ruth Hanna McCormick and Miss Loraine Johnson. Standing: Margaretta P. Wolf, Mary Church Terrell, Jennie Lawrence, Alice M. Sutton and Joanna Snowden. (Story on page 3, section 1.) * * * Mary Church Terrell Addresses Women At the regular meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Fifth Ward Regular Republican Club, held every Tuesday night at the Ridgeway Hall, 55th and Indiana avenue, had an honored guest in the person of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, of Washington, D. C., who is here to work with the women of Illinois in behalf of Congressman at Large, Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick. The members and friends enjoyed Mrs. Terrell's message. * * * HARDIN SLATED TO HEAD FIGHT FOR M'CORMICK Report Chicagoan to Lead Negroes It is being said among those supposedly "in the know" in political circles that LeRoy M. Hardin, special secretary to Ruth Hanna McCormick, will lead the fight among the colored voters for Mrs. LEROY M. HARDIN McCormick's election to the U. S. Senate. This rumor seems to be gaining credence in many quarters. Mr. Hardin has been a protege of the McCormick family for the past seventeen years. He was born in Chicago at 26th place and Federal Street, then 'Armour avenue, in the late "Eighties." Mr. Hardin lost his parents at the early age of 6 years and was committed to the Chicago Orphan Asylum where he spent 3 years. He attended the Keith and Moseley Schools and had his high school work at Wendell Phillips. This training was later supplemented by a course in commercial law. Mr. Hardin has worked as a newspaper boy, messenger, special delivery boy, dining car waiter, special government investigator, mail carrier, and now he is special secretary to Mrs. McCormick SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929 THE CHICAGO DEFENDER Women Open War on Mrs. Ruth McCormick The conference of Women's Republican clubs met at 3522 Michigan Ave. Thursday evening and approved the report of its committee on resolutions. Mrs. Bertha Montgomery presided. Mrs. Barnett, chairman of that committee, reported that the following letter had been registered and sent to Mrs. McCormick: Dear Madam: At a meeting held Thursday, Oct. 3, 1929, 50 key women, representing six Republican women's organizations in Illinois, the following resolution was unanimously adopted and a copy ordered sent to you. As a majority of those present had received an announcement of your candidacy for United States senator, asking an expression of our opinion as to sentiment thereof, to be returned to you in the stamped self- addressed envelope which you enclosed, we deemed it best to crystalize that opinion in the following manner: "Whereas, it has been announced by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C., that she is in Chicago as chairman of the executive committee of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's campaign among the Negro women of Illinois, and "Whereas, the Negro women who have loyally supported Mrs. McCormick every time she has asked their vote, and who thus had the right to expect political recognition for themselves and their daughters, which they have not received at her hands, regret that she could find no Negro woman in the state which must elect her to head her campaign; therefore be it, "Resolved, that we hereby serve notice on Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick that we resent the slight thus put upon the Negro women of Illinois, whose vote she solicits, by the employment of an outsider to influence that vote, and pledge ourselves to use our influence to urge the Negro women throughout the state to resent the slight thus put upon them. "Resolved further, that a committee of five persons be appointed by the chair to publish and circulate this expression of our opinion" With the hope of hearing from you relative to the above before our next meeting, we are, Respectfully yours, IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT, Chm. GERTRUDE BALAY, Sec. MARY C. CLARKE CLARA McADAMS MRS. B. M. CLARK Mrs. Bertha Montgomery, chairman of the conference committee. Mrs. Barnett reported that although a return receipt had been received showing that the above letter had been accepted and signed for by Mrs. McCormick's agent, no reply to it has been received by the committee up to date. The conference voted to go into permanent organization and invites delegates from every faction of every political organization in the city to join. It also voted to send copies of the above resolutions to every Negro women's organization throughout the state. After a vote of thanks to the Negro press for the publicity it gave the resolutions, the conference adjourned to meet next Thursday evening at the same place to perfect permanent organization. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Speaks at Good Shepherd The main feature of the second Sunday musicale sponsored by the music committee of the Church of the Good Shepherd was the stirring address by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell. A full house greeted the speaker and interrupted her many times with bursts of applause. Mrs. Terrell did not confine her remarks entirely to her work here, but covered, in an interesting manner, the history of the work women have accomplished for many years past. The musical program was furnished by John Burdett, basso, accompanied by Miss Jessie Branch; Miss Elinor Adams, harpist; John Greene, baritone, accompanied by T. Theo Taylor; a string trio composed of Alan Lane, violinist; Ernest Smith, cellist, and Elinor Adams, harpist. The speaker was introduced by Rev. Kingsley. Miss Ocena B. Marshall presided over the program. Miss Nellie Askew is chairman of the music committee. LeRoy M. Hardin goes into the McCormick-for-Senator campaign with a wide acquaintance gained during his previous political work. His offices are equipped with all facilities for reaching the colored voters of the city and state and he is already well on his way in the responsible position which he holds. The last word to the "Bee reporter at the headquarters, was, "please come again and tell all your friends and our friends where we are." Mrs. Meyers Answers Mary Church Terrell In an open letter to The Chicago Defender, Mrs. Susie Myers, 5616 Michigan Ave., prominent clubwoman and political leader, answers the statement made by Mrs. Mary Church Terrell last week. Mrs. Myers' letter reads: Oct. 14, 1929. Chicago Defender, 3435 Indiana Ave., Chicago. Gentlemen: The following is the record of my husband, Elmer J. Myers, who is now foreman at the Armour postal station: Mr. Myers has been a clerk in the Chicago postoffice for more than twenty-three years, having passed a civil service examination and was appointed on his merit, serving in that capacity until he was called to service on the Mexican border twice and then to the World war in France, where he was decorated with the Croix de Guerre. Returning from France he resumed his duites as special clerk in the postoffice. May I just present a few exhibits of letters to give the readers of The Chicago Defender an idea of who was responsible for the promotion and raise of salary of Mr. Myers? ——— On Oct. 29, 1925, the following request was made: Oct. 29, 1925. Hon William B. McKinley, 39 S. La Salle St., Chicago. My Dear Senator: Your request of promotion of Elmer J. Myers, special clerk at the Armour station, has been received and shall be glad to bear your interest in him in mind should an opportunity for advancement present itself. With all good wishes and personal regards, yours truly, ARTHUR C. LUEDER. Postmaster. ——— On Jan. 5, 1926, Mr. Myers received the following letter. Mr. Elmer J. Myers, 4513 Indiana Ave., Chicago. Dear Sir: You are hereby notified of your transfer from your present position to that of special clerk (acting foreman) Van Buren station, effective Jan. 6, 1926. Please confer with the superintendent of mails for instructions regarding assignment. Respectfully, ARTHUR C. LUEDER, Postmaster. ——— The following letters tell their own story: March 29, 1926. Hon. William B. McKinley, United States Senator, Washington, D.C. My Dear Senator McKinley: Referring to your interest in the case of Elmer J. Myers, a special clerk in the Chicago, Ill., postoffice, who is seeking promotion to the position of foreman, I have to advise you that the postmaster has recommended the advancement of Mr. Myers from special clerk at $2,300 to foreman at $2,500 per annum to fill a vacancy. This recommendation will be approved, effective April 1, 1926, and the postmaster will be notified in the regular course of business. Sincerely, JOHN H. BARTELL, First Assistant Postmaster General. ——— WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM Washington, D.C., March 30, 1926. Mrs. Susie Myers, 4424 Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill. Happy to inform you, have just received confirmation of your husband's promotion from $2,300 to $2,500, affective April 1. Sending letter. CHARLES J. PICKETT, Clerk, 510P. ——— April 6, 1926. Senator William B. McKinley, 39 S. La Salle St., Chicago. My Dear Senator: I am pleased to advise you that my recommendation for the promotion of Elmer J. Myers, in whom you are particularly interested, has been approved by the department and I informed Mr. Myers accordingly a day or so ago. He is now in the grade of foreman and receiving the salary that goes with it. Assuring you of my pleasure in serving you in this matter, I remain with personal regards, very truly, ARTHUR C. LUEDER, Postmaster. ——— Champaign, Ill., April 11, 1926. Mr. Elmer J. Myers, 4513 Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill. My Dear Mr. Myers: Your letter of thanks for helping along your confirmation of position in the Chicago postoffice is received and I am very glad indeed to know that you are placed. I assure you I appreciated your letter and the assurance of support of yourself and wife on the 13th. Whether I win or lose, I shall be glad to have known of your interest and that I could help you in securing the position you wanted. Very truly, WILLIAM B. McKINLEY. ——— It is my hope that readers of The Chicago Defender will draw their own conclusions. . Respectfully, (Mrs.) SUSIE MYERS. 5616 Michigan Ave., Chicago. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929 HARDIN SLATED TO EHAD FIGHT FOR M'CORMICK Report Chicagoan to Lead Negroes It is being said among those supposedly "in the know" in political circles that LeRoy M. Hardin, special secretary to Ruth Hanna McCormick, will lead the fight among the colored voters for Mrs. [LEROY M. HARD] McCormick's election to the U.S. Senate. This rumor seems to be gaining credence in many quarters. Mr. Hardin has been a protege of the McCormick family for the past seventeen years. He was born in Chicago at 26th place and Federal street, then Armour avenue, in the late "Eighties." Mr. Hardin lost his parents at the early age of 6 years and was committed to the Chicago Orphan Asylum where he spent 3 years. He attended the Keith and Moseley Schools and had his high school work at Wendell Phillips. This training was later supplemented by a course in commercial law. Mr. Hardin has worked as a newspaper boy, messenger, special delivery boy, dining car waiter, special government investigator, mail carrier, and now he is special secretary to Mrs. McCormick. He has been in the office of Mrs. McCormick for nearly five years and has charge of all investigations for that office, keeping records and handling political campaigns among the colored group. Atlantic City When he has won this case MRS. TERRELL IS OBJECT OF SCORN BY CLUBWOMEN Illinois Women Attack Mrs. McCormick For "Importing" Her Chicago clubwomen are sparing no adjectives in condemnation of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Congresswoman from Illinois, whom they say has selected a "voteless ambassador" to represent her cause and solicit votes in Illinois in her fight for the United States senatorship. They refer to Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, noted clubwomen, who Mrs. McCormick has placed at the head of her campaign activities for the state, and who is now in Chicago marshalling her forces to help dethrone the incumbent Senator Charles S. Deneen. Colored women who aided Mrs. McCormick in her last political venture regard the selection of Mrs. Terrell as a "slight" to them. The employment of an outsider to head an Illinois campaign, who, herself, is unable to vote in her own community was the subject of discussion by over fifty Chicago clubwomen and political workers who assembled last Thursday evening at 3522 Michigan avenue. The meeting was presided over by Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 3824 South Parkway. Adopt Resolution A resolution was adopted, unanimously endorsed, and sent personally to Mrs. McCormick at her headquarters 360 North Michigan avenue. It read as follows: Dear Madam: At a meeting held Thursday October 3, 1929, fifty key women representing six Republican Women's organizations in Illinois, the following resolution was unanimously endorsed and a copy ordered sent to you. As a majority of those present had received an announcement of your candidacy for United States Senator making an expression of our opinion as (Turn to Page 4, Col. 1) MRS RUTH HANNA MC CORMICK ANGERS ILLINOIS LADIES [*The Chicago World Oct. 19-1929*] Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick who is an active aspirant for Charles S. Deneen's seat in the senate has made another false step, the result of which is yet to be seen. Notwithstanding, the fact remains that nothing but ill advice could have induced her to place Mrs. Mary Church Terrell in full charge of the organization of Illinois Colored women voters in support of her campaign, Mrs. Terrell while having some admirable talents, does not represent Illinois women in the least. They have capable and perhaps better organizers within their own local group and justly resent Mrs. Terrell's invasion of their sphere. A number of prominent women leaders have already filed their protest against Mrs. Terrell's leadership with Mrs. McCormick and it is safe to predict that if she ignores this request for recognition of Illinois colored women, the success of her efforts to reach the senate is exceedingly doubtful. Mrs. Terrell is a rank outsider and is not permitted to vote in her own State. Bringing her to Illinois to lead is a reflection on our women which even the male voters cannot afford to overlook. It is felt Mrs. McCormick will wisely accede to the self respecting demands made by Illinois colored women. On the other hand, her failure to do so will certainly invite the wrath of thousands of Negro voters who might otherwise be friendly to her candidacy. Mrs. McCormick has made a serious mistake and should correct it immediately before the present breach widens. YOUNG REPUBLICANS ASK MRS. M'CORMICK TO RUN FOR SENATE Byron, Ill., Aug. 31.—Young Republicans, more than 1,000 strong, representing nearly every county in the state, gathered here today to urge Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick to announce her candidacy for the United State senatorship. The group which journeyed to Rock River farms was composed of first and second voters, members of Illinois Young Peoples' Republican clubs. They bore petitions from county and neighborhood organizations urging the congresswoman to run as embodying the spirit of progress sought by young Republicans. The program was to have started at noon but it was postponed three hours to allow time for delegates from far southern counties to arrive. The guests drove in by automobile for the most part and officers of the clubs said that by the time all the delegates got to the scene nearly every county would be represented. A picnic lunch was spread by Mrs. McCormick, and there were speeches presenting the petitions. No formal announcement of candidacy was on the program. The young peoples' clubs last year campaigned in behalf of Gov. L. L. Emmerson. RUTH M'CORMICK URGES FLEXIBLE TARIFF SCALE It is good business to make the United States' tariff wall high enough to protect the country's industries, but it is not good business to make it any higher than necessary in view of this country's position as the leading creditor nation of the world, Mrs. Ruth Hannah McCormick, Illinois congresswoman-at-large, told the Executives' club yesterday at the Sherman hotel. "A flexible tariff is our only hope for thoughtful consideration of the amount of duty which should be placed on various articles," said Mrs. McCormick. "We demand, and justly, that Europe pay our war debts, but if we raise the tariff wall beyond a reasonable point don't we deny Europe that possibility? "And do I help the farmer if I raise the tariff on hides too high, when Canada has threatened to retaliate if we do raise it too high, by not ratifying the treaty which would make possible the St. Lawrence deep waterway providing transportation for the farmer?" WOMEN AFFILIATED—John Rossi, left; John De Grazia, Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, Vincent E. Ferrara and, standing, Michael R. Durso, Charles Peace, Senator J. J. Joyce, Judge Joseph Burke and Judge Bernard P. Barasa at the banquet of the Italo-American National Union at the Morrison Hotel last night. Herald and Examiner photo. FATHER'S DOOR TENDER SERVES CANDIDATE. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick greeting Alphonso (George) Burdis, who also served her father, the late Senator Mark Hanna, as she arrives at headquarters at 12-14 East Monroe street. (Story on page 6.) CONSOLIDATED BUREAUS CHICAGO USA SOUTHWEST DIVISION KANSAS CITY [?GRAM] ALA. NEWS JUNE 18, 1929 J22 ILLINOIS WOMAN WILL AID NEGRO IN GIVING PARTY AT WASHINGTON RUTH HANNA McCORMICK Ruth Hanna McCormick, representative- at-large from Illinois, has pledged her aid to Oscar DePriest, negro congressman from Chicago, in entertaining guests at a musicale to be given by the negro. [*Oct. 15 - 1929*] Ruth McCormick Asks Business Women to Study Government Declaring that business men and women seem to have built a psychological resistance against knowing anything about the nation's business, Congresswoman Ruth Hanna McCormick last night urged members of the Alliance of Business and Professional Women of Chicago to realize what is Happening in Washington. She spoke at the organization's 7th anniversary dinner at the Chicago woman's club, where miss Marion H. McClench , Presidents of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, was a guest. “We cannot survive as the leading nation of the world, to whom other countries look for leadership and guidance, if business interests of our country remain indifferent to the business of the greatest government on earth, “ Mrs. McCormick asserted. She discussed the tariff and the disarmament conference to be held in London in January. “There has never been a time in the history of our country when legislation is more vital not only to business interests in this country but its relation to international conditions,” she said. Miss Jane Magan, President of the Chicago club, presided. Delegations Were present from Wilmette ,Evanston Elgin, Gary, and Hammond clubs. and discovered Alabama and Florida license plates inside. CONGRESSWOMAN IS CHAFFED Mrs. McCormick Good-Naturedly Hazed in Committee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Representative Ruth Hanna McCormick (Rep.), Illinois, underwent a good- natured hazing today at the first meeting of the House Naval Committee she attended. Chairman Britten, also of Illinois, First told the new woman member that he did not believe in “handles two names,“ and that “from now and on, you will be known as ‘McCormick’ rather than ‘Mrs. McCormick.’” “This will make you one of us,” he said, laughingly, as he appointed her to subcommittees on yards and docks and the Naval Academy. “the last appointment,” Britten said, ‘is now made with the proviso that you do not appoint any girls to the academy.” Mrs. McCormick replied: “You certainly are having a lot of fun with me, aren't you?” NO 18TH AMENDMENT IN THIS TOWN; IT'S TOO POOR TO ENFORCE LAW Carbondale, Ill., Nov. 30-[Special.] --Because it has no funds with which To hire A city Marshall and with no one in town willing to sign a liquor complaint the town of Carterville near here is making no effort to enforce they prohibition law, mayor McKeller told a delegation of W.C.T.U. women today when they asked him to clean up the town. If anyone were to arrest a bootlegger other tribulations would result due to the poverty here. There is no money to feed them while in jail. Mayor McKeller referred the appeal of the women to the Sheriff of Williamson County, in which Carterville is located. 8 ** RUTH MCCORMICK INDORSED BY TWO BIG WARD GROUPS 37th and 41st Line Up Against Deneen. BY PARKE BROWN. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's candidacy for the United States senate was indorsed last night by the regular Republican organizations of the two Chicago wards that cast the biggest party votes in the primary two years ago, the Thirty-seventh and the Forty-first. In the former, at a meeting in headquarters at 1647 North Cicero avenue, the ward committeeman, Eden T. Brekke, presented a formal resolution which was adopted. In the Forty-first, the committeeman, Le Roy Millner, urged the indorsement, pointing out that this was the first ward to indorse the late Medill McCormick when he was starting his first race for the senate in 1918. Wins Jenkins' Home Ward The action of the Millner organization also was considered significant since this is the home ward of Newton Jenkins, a Farmer-Labor candidate for senator six years ago, who against is in the field. Jenkins formerly belonged to the organization. Millner is an old Brundage leader now affiliated with the Thompson-Snow faction. Brekke lines up in the same way, but is considered primarily a follower of Charles V. Barrett. In the 1928 primary the total Republican vote in the Thirty-seventh was approximately 26,000. In the Forty-first there were about 25,000 Republican ballots cast. The substance of the Brekke resolutions follows: "Ruth Hanna McCormick has taken a definite stand against the United States entering the world court or any other foreign alliances or entanglements. Devotes Time to Duty. "As congressman at large she has devoted all of her time and attention to the duties of that office and has not mingled in local, city, county or state politics and has not attempted to become a political dictator." This second paragraph was considered aimed at Senator Deneen as th head of a county organization of hi own and was taken to mean tha other factional units battling the Deneenites, including the Brundage Barrett, Snow and even some of the Thompson detachments, may line up behind Mrs. McCormick The Deneen headquarters announced that on Monday a separate campaign organization for it five candidates for the sanitary district will be started under the leadership of Col. Noble Brandon Judah, former ambassador to Cuba. The quintet will have their own headquarters in the same building with the general headquarters, but it is expected that special efforts on their behalf will more or less lead the local battle of the Deneenites. Report Crowe in Deal. Former State's Attorney Crowe's name came into political chatter again with the circulation of a report that in consideration of his delivering the votes of two Circuit judges to the Democrats in the election of a south park commissioner tomorrow morning his former first assistant, George E. Gorman, will be made attorney for the board. Several weeks ago it became known that Crowe had promised to have two of the eleven Republican judges vote with the nine Democrats and insure the election of a Democrat, Benjamin F. Lindheimer, to succeed Commissioner Louis J. Behan, whose term expires this year. The two judges mentioned were Michael Feinberg and Stanley H. Klarkowski, with whose nomination and election in coalition or "setup" years Crowe is credited. Mention Delay in Election. More recently the reports have been that there would be an effort to have the judges postpone the selection of a commissioner until after the the primaries because of possible public criticism of the deal and the chance that it would react against Crowe and against William R. Swissler, candidate for the board of review, whom Crowe describes as the only candidate in whom he is interested. He is quoted as declaring publicly that he will "trade and shop for votes" for Swissler wherever he can get them. Attorney Gorman was a Democrat prior to his being Crowe's first assistant. SNOW BOMBARDS 'SIAMESE TWINS,' DENEEN, CERMAK Defends G. O. P. Fight on Bipartisan Rule. BY PARKE BROWN. Simultaneous statements from United States Senator Deneen and Chairman Cermak of the Democratic county central committee yesterday morning, both attacking the reorganization of the Republican committee, gave to B. W. Snow, chairman of the latter body, an opening that he seized with avidity. After discussing orally the two attacks upon himself and suggesting that newspaper space might be saved by the issuance of a joint Deneen- Cermak statement signed with both names, Snow issued a typewritten statement in which he called the two a pair of Siamese twins. Attacks Deneen Record. Then, advising Cermak to wait until after the Republican primary is over before starting a fight with Republicans, the new county chairman said in effect that as a United States senator Deneen has shown himself to be more of a Cook county politician than a statesman. This assault was supplemented by an interview with Charles V. Barrett, who insisted that the world court will be a dominant issue in the Illinois senatorial campaign, despite Deneen's suggestion that discussion of that question be deferred until President Hoover has sent to the senate his message on the subject. "It is interesting to discover," said the Snow statement, "that the Deneen-Cermak alliance is still working on six cylinders. They stand shoulder to shoulder in their determination to be neither ashamed nor afraid to battle against the sentiment that demands absolute divorce between the political interests of political leaders of different parties. "So far as Tony is concerned, I can only say that his courage is better than his judgment. Instead of devoting time and gray matter to the defense of his bipartisan playmate he should have enough to do in steering the county board out of the financial mess and practical bankruptcy into which he has led Cook county. From now until next April Senator Deneen should do the explaining for the Siamese twins combination. After that it will be Tony's turn between the primary and the election. Talks Much at Home. "Senator Deneen, who has never addressed the senate upon any question of national importance, becomes locally talkative, as usual, when a primary election approaches in which his ambition to be the political boss of Cook county is threatened. "As a Cook county politician, he is again scolding about crime and corruption in Chicago. It strikes me that a leader who for more than a year has had the representatives of his party faction in undisputed control of the law enforcement agencies and who has spent more than half a million dollars of public money through those representatives within that time should sing low on crime and corruption in view of the complete collapse of his widely advertised plan to bring some of these criminals and corruptionists to justice. "There is a growing impression in Cook county and, I am told, a very distinct impression in Washington that the senator is more interested in his job as a factional leader in Cook county than he is in his job as a member of the United States senate. Controls Prosecuting Machinery. "He is not very happy in his reference to the failure of local courts to disentangle political and other alliances. The courts can act only after the prosecuting machinery of the county has moved. The senator's friends control the prosecuting machinery. "My sincere hope now is that Mr. Deneen's well known disposition to procrastinate will not delay action toward disentangling the result of his sanitary district alliance, which was responsible for the Tim Crow regime, until after the statute of limitations has run. Indictments upon charges that cannot even be brought to trial are useless even if much practiced. Pay roll stuffing, with fourteen Deneen ward leaders named in the evidence, is one of the things that the statute of limitations run on in eighteen months. Thirteen months of that time have already passed. "The voters of Chicago may be confident that neither criticism nor abuse will change my determination to bring back decent government in Cook county by the crushing of all bipartisanism between political leaders of different parties. If Mr. Deneen desires to hook up a campaign in opposition to this, his own campaign for return to the United States senate, that is his business. Should Review Record. "It is my judgment, however, that the less he defends his alliances as a Cook county boss with the Democratic leaders and the more attention he gives to presenting to the voters his record as an Illinois representative in Washington, the more his style of campaigning will be appreciated by those same voters." The Lundin organization tonight has a banquet at the Palmer house in honor of Walter E. Bacon, its candidate for county treasurer. It is one of those $100 a plate affairs used to aid in raising campaign funds. Bacon's candidacy is said to be the cause of the threatened break between Attorney General Carlstrom and Senator Deneen because of the latter's supposed alliance with Lundin. Kidney Trouble Kidney trouble is one of the most serious disorders of mid FEDERAL PRISONERS BUILD STATE ROADS; SENATORS ASK WHY Washington, D. C., Dec. 16—(AP)— The department of justice was directed in a resolution adopted today by the senate to furnish it with information regarding a contract under which the government transferred to the state of Georgia 200 federal prisoners for road construction work there. The proposal was offered by Senator Wagner [Dem., N. Y.], who said of the floor that he had grave doubts as to the legality of such a contract. In addition to requesting the terms of the contract, the resolution asked the department to explain the reasons for it, the extent to which this practice had been followed, and whether it intended to enter into similar contracts in the future. The text of the resolution follows: "That the attorney general of the United States is hereby requested to report to the senate as soon as practicable: "1. The terms of a contract entered into the 16th day of October, 1929, between the prison commission of Georgia and the United States of America by the superintendent of prisons, relating to the transfer of 200 federal prisoners to the custody of the prison commission of Georgia. "2. Whether the transfer has been made pursuant to the contract aforesaid. 33. Summary of operations under the contract. "4. The reasons which prompted the execution of the contract. "5. Whether any other contracts of a similar kind or purpose are in effect and, if so, the terms of each of such contracts. "6. Whether the execution of any contracts of a similar kind and purpose is now pending or contemplated." North Chicago Justice Fines 17 Dry Violators Fines aggregating $1,235 were collected yesterday in the court of Justice of the Peace Harold J. Tallet of North Chicago from 17 violators of the prohibition law arrested in Sunday raids. The raids were made by Constable George Steied, chief investigator for State's Attorney A. V. Smith of Lake county. James Geer, a Chicago beer runner, was among those fined. He was arrested on a transportation charge. Eighteen cases of beer were found in a false bottom of his machine. He paid a fine of $500 and costs. to shoulder in their determination to be neither ashamed nor afraid to battle against the sentiment that demands absolute divorce between the political interests of political leaders of different parties "So far as Tony is concerned, I can only say that his courage is better than his judgment. Instead of devoting time and gray matter to the defense of his bipartisan playmate he should have enough to do in steering the county board out of the financial mess and practical bankruptcy into which he has led Cook county [?] From now until next April Senator Deneen should do the explaining for the Siamese twins combination. After that it will be Tony's turn between the primary and the election. Talks Much at Home. Senator Deneen who has never addressed the senate upon any question of national importance, becomes locally talkative, as usual, when a primary election approaches in which his ambition to be political boss of Cook county is threatened. "As a Cook county politician, he is again scolding about crime and corruption in Chicago. It strikes me that a leader who for more than a year has had the representatives of his party faction in undisputed control of the law enforcement agencies and who has spent more than half a million dollars of public money through those representatives within that time should sing low on crime and corruption in view of the complete collapse of his widely advertised plan to bring some of these criminals and corruptionists to justice. "There is a growing impression in Cook county and, I am told, a very distinct impression in Washington that the senator is more interested in his job as a factional leader in Cook county than he is in his job as a member of the United States senate. Controls Prosecuting Machinery. "He is not very happy in his reference to the failure of local courts to disentangle political and other alliances. The courts can act only after the prosecuting machinery of the county has moved. The senator's friends control the prosecuting machinery. "My sincere hope now is that Mr. Deneen's well known disposition to procrastinate will not delay action [?] has run. Indictments upon charges that cannot even be brought to trial are useless even if much practiced. Pay roll stuffing, with fourteen Deneen ward leaders named in the evidence, is one of the things that the statute of limitations runs on in eighteen months. Thirteen months of that time have already passed. "The voters of Chicago may be confident that neither criticism nor abuse will change my determination to bring back decent government in Cook county by the crushing of all bipartisanism between political leaders of different parties. If Mr. Deneen desires to hook up a campaign in opposition to this, his own campaign for return to the United States senate, that is his business. Should Review Record. "It is my judgment, however, that the less he defends his alliances as a Cook county boss with the Democratic leaders and the more attention he gives to presenting to the voters his record as an Illinois representative in Washington, the more his style of campaigning will be appreciated by those same voters." The Lundin organization tonight has a banquet at the Palmer house in honor of Walter E. Bacon, its candidate for county treasurer. It is one of those $100 a plate affairs used to aid in raising campaign funds. Bacon's candidacy is said to be the cause of the threatened break between Attorney General Carlstrom and Senator Deneen because of the latter's supposed alliance with Lundin. ______________________________________________________________________________- North Chicago Justice Fines 17 Dry Violators Fines aggregating $1,235 were collected yesterday in the court of Justice of the Peace Harold J. Tallett of North Chicago from 17 violators of the prohibition law arrested in Sunday raids. The raids were made by Constable George Steied, chief investigator for State's Attorney A. V. Smith of Lake county. James Geer, a Chicago beer runner, was among those fined. He was arrested on a transportation charge. Eighteen cases of beer were found in a false bottom of his machine. He paid a fine of $500 and costs. ______________________________________________________________________________ Kidney Trouble Kidney trouble is one of the most serious disorders of middle life. Records show that more than 100,000 people between 40 and 60 years of age die every year of kidney disease. Many serious disorders such as Bright's Disease, High Blood Pressure, Rheumatism have their beginning in the kidneys. If you want to live long and be healthy, you should guard your kidneys carefully. 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I think your mayor referred to me in his last campaign. It seems that I was the principal issue of the campaign." "You were mentioned, your majesty. Perhaps you saw some of the clippings." "A few came in—from South Africa, Australia, Borneo, India, and several other places. It must have been a jolly campaign." "You get a lot of publicity, sir. It crowded nearly everything else out of the papers. A very important hog calling contest out in Missouri was lucky to get a few lines on the eleventh page of the papers. The voters were much wrought up during the excitement of the campaign." "Let's see. If I recall correctly, the mayor's campaign was centered on a program which included something about busting me on the snoot, or words to that effect." "That was the general purport, your majesty." "A most ingenious slogan! With four thousand miles separating your honorable mayor and myself, the program involved a minimum of jeopardy on the part of both of us, But what I cannot understand is what it had to do with running your great city." "It had nothing at all to do with it, It was just to get people to vote. They got all worked up. Lloyd George used it over here when he was elected on the slogan, 'Hang the Kaiser.' It always goes over big." "Um-m. I haven't heard so much of your mayor lately. Is he still in a belligerent frame of mind?" "Not so much, your majesty. The people have discovered that you can't borrow anything at the bank on such a constructive program as a busted snoot. The banks seem more interested in a balanced budget, You see, the mayor has other things to think of just now. The schools are threatened with a shutdown; the coal bins are empty; teachers are not paid; police and firemen are living on hope and scrip. and on the whole things are not so bright, so to speak. that's what the voters are talking about now." "But can't the mayor get back to a good safe subject, such as busting me on the snoot? It would entertain the voters and take their minds off of such bothersome things as insolvency." "I think he would like to get back to that program, but the voters won't let him. If he started to mention it, they would say, 'Cut it out! Let's get back to what became of all our money!' And that would hurt all the pay rollers and politicians feelings." "But can't the money be secured by bond issues, or something?" "Whenever the mayor mentions a bond issue the voters run to the polls and vote 'no.' They like him when in a snoot busting mood, but not in a bond spending mood." "It's all very complicated. And what is going to happen? The city is enormously rich. There should be no trouble to finance it." "Well, the citizens are now taking a hand and if they can raise some money the necessary city institutions may be able to continue. Otherwise, not." "And what will happen to your honorable mayor?" "O, when he can get back to a good sound program, such as busting you on the snoot, he probably will be reelected again." ILLINOIS G.O.P. WOMEN'S CLUBS TO MEET TODAY First Downstate Convention of Organization. Springfield, Ill, Dec. 2 - (Special.- An attendance of 400 is anticipated for the seventh annual convention of the Illinois Republican Women's clubs, to be held in Springfield tomorrow. This is the first downstate convention of the organization, and the experiment is said to promise success. Every county in the state is represented. Meetings are to be held tomorrow and Wednesday at Representatives hall. Mrs. Louis L. Emmerson will be hostess at a reception at the executive mansion tomorrow evening. the convention will close with luncheon at the Abraham Lincoln hotel Wednesday with addresses by Representative Mary Livermore Barows of Massachusetts and National Committee- woman Berth D. Baur of Illinois. Since it is against this policy of the organization to indorse candidates for primary nomination the senatorial fight in Illinois will be taboo and there appear no prospects of factional disputes. Lists of Candidates. Officers to be elected include vice president, treasurer and recording secretary. Mrs. John T. Mason of Aurora. is nominated for first vice president; Mrs. Frederick A. Brown, Chicago, treasurer; Mrs. Harry E. Smott, Wilmette, recording secretary. Nominees for vice president at large are Mrs. Richard Barr, Jollett; Mrs. James W. Carney Galesburg; Mrs. Congressman Ruth Hanna McCormick, Matha Connole, Representative Anna W. Ickes, Mrs. A. W. Evans, and Mrs. C. L. Silva, Mrs. George R. Dean, president of the organization, will preside. Call Wyoming Legislature to Select a U. S. Senator Cheyenne, Wyo. , Dec. 2. (AP) Gov. Frank C. Emerson announced today he would call a special election probably late in January to select a United States senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Francis E. Warren. He indicated that a temporary appointment may be made tomorrow. The FLORSHEIM SHOE A shoe like The STANFORD will dress your feet in the new smarter mode of the day...and having a pair in Tan and a pair in Black will give Youth Admits Robbing 27 "L" Line and I.C. Station Richard Allen, colored, 18 year old 4251 Vincennes avenue, confesses last night that he had robbed seventeen elevated stations and ten Illinois Central suburban stations within the last month. Allen was arrested at the 18th street elevated station yesterday after E. D. O'Donnell, chief special agent of the Rapid Transit lines, appealed to Police Commissioner Russell for protection for the ticket agents whom the Negro attempted to assault Allen said he was unarmed but frightened the women agents by keeping one hand in his pocket as though he carried a gun. Miss Storey, in private life Mrs. R E. Foster, was 24 years old. She was brought here from England about five years ago by Florenz Ziegfeld. After making her "mark" in the Follies she played in Earl Carroll's Vanities and later went to the Shubert's, appearing in two productions for that company--"Pleasure Bound," which had a run of several months here in New York, and "The Duchess of Chicago," which never reached Broadway, but did have a run in Chicago Barmaid at Covent Garden The girl's home was at Whittelsby, England. She was employed as a maid behind the bar at Rule's Covent Garden alehouse when she became stagestruck. Her vivacious beauty, auburn hair, and slim figure won her a place in Charlot's Revue, where she was found by a Ziegfield "scout" and given her chance to come to New York. Holland had just returned from a trip taken for his health when the girl's body was found by a maid, Anna Kerjourlay, today. The body, clad in a black silk slip and bedroom slippers, lay on a bed with the head hanging over the edge. Leaves a Five Cent Piece The artist called a physician, who in turn summoned the medical examiner. A quart bottle containing a little amber colored liquid was found on a table together with the girl's pocketbook which held only a 5 cent piece. A slight abrasion from the bridge of her nose to the hairline was believed to have been caused by a fall before she succumbed to the gas. Holland said that he had let the girl, whom he knew as Mrs. Foster, use his apartment while he was away and that she had a key. He said he had known her for some time. It was not ascertained how long she had been dead. She was heard moving about the studio last night. FIND LATIN NAVIES MUST HAVE WINE FOR BLUEJACKETS LONDON, Jan. 29--(AP)-- There is a link between warships and wine, and the London naval conference has discovered it. Talks between naval experts have revealed that Latin countries must have warships big enough to store wine casks for the crew. The problem is readily solved in battleships and large cruisers, but in the smaller submarines and torpedo boats it becomes serious. The extra displacement and greater tonnage required to serve French bluejackets wine with their bread is something to be considered in fixing naval ratios between nations. of a deep sea diver, who was trapped at the bottom of the Outarde river, in an isolated section 175 miles north of here, at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Peter Trans became caught in the cribbing at the bottom of a falls, where the Ontario Paper company is constructing a power plant, at a point near where the Outarde empties in the St. Lawrence. The Ontario Paper company is a subsidiary of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE and supplies paper for THE TRIBUNE and associated papers. Grips Hand, No Response. Two airplanes, bearing two rescue divers, set out yesterday to go to Trans' aid, but they were forced down by a snowstorm at Rimouski. A volunteer diver went down twice yesterday and reported Trans could be freed only by sawing away the crib, but he was afraid to try it himself, lest he accidentally sever the air lines. Today a laborer, Arvo Silyala, put on a diving suit and went down into the icy waters. He worked close enough to Trans to grip his hand. There was no response. Trans was either unconscious from the long exposure or dead. Meanwhile the two rescue divers, Quesnel Moreney and Lewis Begin, resumed their flight today and arrived at Outardes. But when they got there the current had become too swift for them to go below. Third Diver on Way. A dispatch from Toronto, Ont., said a third diver, W. T. Dudley, who never had flown before, started from there this afternoon by plane. His party expected to reach Quebec tonight, and if weather conditions are favorable, to continue at once to another point across the St. Lawrence from Rivière aux Outardes. They will complete the trip tomorrow as soon as daylight and weather permit. Paper company officials plan to put the crib dry if the rescue divers fail in their efforts to free Trans. A NATION BUILT OF WRONGS MAP OF THE UNITED STATES 6 * * CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER DEMOCRATS FIND TICKET 'TWICE AS G.O.P.' AS FOE'S Brundage Men Answer: "Same Old Alliance." BY ARTHUR EVANS. A mad passion for mathematics hovered over the judicial campaign again yesterday. In the cloistered seclusion of Democratic headquarters at the Sherman house the professors laid down the theorem that the Democratic ticket, by virtue of the presence upon it of all sitting Superior judges with a total bench experience of 324 years, is twice as Republican as is the Republican ticket with its five—count 'em —candidates. At a conference between Clayton Smith, Democratic manager, and two Deneen leaders, William Busse and Jacob Allen, it was decided that the Deneen group should arrange their own meetings and the Democrats should hold their own rallies, all the candidates on the Democratic ticket to be welcome at all meetings on the plateform. In this wise it is proposed to counteract the cries of "bipartison alliance" set up by the Republican organization and the Brundage People's ticket. "Still Same Old Alliance." When news of this percolated to People's ticket headquarters it elicited a response in the Euclidian manner. The Brundage managers said: "It will still be the some old bipartisan alliance, for anything is always equal to the sum of its parts, no matter if they are in separate bird cages." The Democrats responded with a typewritten sheet showing the years of bench service of the twenty judges on their ticket for the Superior court and the two Circuit court vacancies. A put-ou tfrom the research bureau said: "Of the twenty-two candidates on the Democratic ticket, ten are Republicans, twelve Democrats. Seventeen of them were also nominated by the Republican party, but voluntarily elected to run on the Democratic ticket. Hope to Retain Able Men. "The entire ticket was nominated with the purpose not only of retaining on the bench men who had served the people ably and honestly but also of giving voters a real chance to choose between candidates. Its nomination was unanimously hailed by the press and the bar as a triumph of good citizenship over boss rule. "The only candidates against these judges are two groups representing the followers of two different bands of Republican bosses. "No party issues are involved. Republican city judges and leaders, including the Republican national committeeman and the Republican United States senator from Chicago, advise this course." The Democratic executive committee meets today and the managing committee tomorrow. Organization work was concentrated upon at both the People's ticket and the Republican headquarters, but the day was unproductive of news developments other than reports in the Brundage camp of increased response from Republican precinct committeemen in applause of the independent movement. Decorum descended like a dove upon the day's activities. Sitting judges, some of whose hands are becoming swollen from unaccustomed handshaking, demurred at doing much speechmaking as not in comport with dignity and judicial calm. In the best tradition, about the most they generally do is to exhibit themselves on platforms and make brief talks disassociated from politics. Meanwhile the real arguments are pounded home by the politicians. Snow Quotes Some Figures. The one chirp of the day came from B. W. Snow, acting Republican chairman. Being a statistician by profession, Mr. Snow followed the Democrats into the realm of mathematics. "I see the Democrats claim their ticket shows 324 years of bench service," said Statistician Snow. "The trouble is the Democrats used multiplication where they should have used long division, the long end of the division going to Tony Cermak and the short end to Senator Deneen, on the good old 60-40 basis that was worked in the sanitary district bipartisan deal. That's the long and short of it." IRWIN B. LAUGHLIN NAMED AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN BY HOOVER Washington, D. C., Oct. 9.-[Special.]-President Hoover today announced the appointment of Irwin Boyle Laughlin, Pittsburgh businessman, and former career diplomat, as the new ambassador to Spain. Mr. Laughlin will succeed Ogden H. Hammond of New Jersey, whose resignation was handed to the President a few weeks ago. Mr. Laughlin's last assignment was as minister to Greece, where he served from 1924 to 1926. Prior to his appointment Mr. Laughlin had been stationed in various diplomatic capacities at many of the principal capitals of the world. He began his career as private secretary to the minister of Japan. He became the second secretary of the American legation at Tokio in 1905 and successively was the second secretary of the American legation at Peking and the embassies at St. Petersburg and Paris. In 1910 Mr. Laughlin became secretary to the special embassy to the sultan of Turkey and in 1911 secretary and chargé d'affaires of the embassy at Berlin. For five years beginning in 1912, he was secretary and during many periods chargé d'affaires of the embassy in London, also a counselor of the embassy. In 1921 at the Washington disarmament conference Mr. Laughlin was secretary to the late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, one of the American delegates. ___________________________________________________________________________________ and the two Circuit court vacancies. A put-out from the research bureau said: " of the twenty-two candidates on the Democratic ticket, ten are Republicans, twelve Democrats. Seventeen of them were also nominated by the Republican party, but voluntarily elected to run on the Democratic ticket. Hope to Retain Able Men. " the entire ticket was nominated with the purpose not only of retaining on the bench men who had served the people ably and honestly but also of giving the voters a real chance between candidates. Its nomination was unanimously hailed by the press and the bar as a triumph of good citizenship over boss rule. "The only candidates against these judges are two groups representing the followers of two different bands of Republican bosses. " No party issues are involved. Republican city judges and leaders, including the Republican national committeeman and the Republican United States senator from Chicago, advise this course. " The Democratic executive committee meets today and the managing committee tomorrow. Organization work was concentrated upon at both the People's ticket and the Republican headquarters, but the day was unproductive of news developments other than reports in the Brundage camp of increased response from Republican precinct committeemen in applause of the independent movement. Decorum descended like a dove upon the day's activities. Sitting judges, some of whose hands are becoming swollen from unaccustomed handshak- It's the Aristocrat of All Pencils 10c EACH VENUS PENCILS The softest, blackest, easiest-to-write-with lead. 17 SHADES OF BLACK 3 INDELIBLE Ask for VENUS B No. 7 AMERICAN PENCIL CO., Hoboken, N. J. ing demurred at doing much speech-making as not in comport with dignity and judicial calm. In the best tradition, about the most they generally do is to exhibit themselves on platforms and make brief talks disassociated from politics. Meanwhile, the real arguments are pounded home by the politicians. Snow Quotes Some Figures. The one chirp of the day came from B.W Snow, acting Republican chairman. Being a statistician by profession, Mr. Snow followed the Democrats into the realm of mathematics " I see the Democrats claim their ticket shows 324 years of bench service," said Statistician Snow. " The trouble is the Democrats used multiplication where they should have used long division, the long end of the division going to Tony Cermak and the short end to Senator Deneen, on the good old 64-40 basis that was worked in the sanitary district bipartisan deal. That's the long and short of it. O DAILY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1929. * * * 5 plebiscite on Germany's acceptance of the Young reparations plan for would-be revolutionary propaganda. The minister of the interior tonight ordered the dissolution of the Steel Helmet organization throughout the Rhineland and Westphalia. At the same time police closed down the offices of the plebiscite campaign committees QUALITY—SERVICE—SATISFACTION DDISHADE BLUE SUITS Surpass all other blue suit values SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1929 RUTH HANNA McCORMICK OPENS CAMPAIGN OFFICE Bee Reporter Visits Headquarters of Colored Women Workers In a statement issued at colored headquarters in the campaign offices of Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick in the London Guarantee Building, McCormick workers told a reporter of the "Bee" that interest among the colored people in this battle was greater than in any other previous contest in their experience. They explained that this was due to three incidents in Mrs. McCormick's recent record as Congressman, which definitely proved her attitude toward the colored race. The first of these was an address delivered for a colored mass meeting in the 1928 campaign in which Mrs. McCormick raised her right hand and pledged herself to fight for enforcement of the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States constitution. The McCormick workers display records of the proceedings in the House of Representatives which show that Mrs. McCormick a few months later on the floor of the House in Washington fulfilled that pledge. She then voted for the Tinkham amendment to the Census and Reapportionment bill which demands that southern states either permit colored men and women to exercise their right to vote under the Constitution or that the southern states should submit to a reduction of their representation in the lower House of Congress, as also provided in the Constitution. The McCormick workers have a large collection of clippings taken from the newspapers of the southern states in which Mrs. McCormick was abused during last spring and summer because she had on one occasion sat at table with Congressman Oscar DePriest of Illinois, in the House restaurant at Washington. Splendid Corps of Workers When a reporter for the Bee visited her headquarters he found there an organization of workers, all of them quite evidently filled with the spirit of confidence and friendly good will. In one suite of four rooms was installed a busy staff who will be in charge of Mrs. McCormick's campaign among the colored people. These include Mrs. Mary Church Terrell brought to Chicago at the suggestion of outstanding Chicago col- [?] materially in the coming campaign. Soon after the 19th amendment was passed, granting suffrage to women, Mrs. Terrell was appointed by the National Republican Committee as director of colored women in the eastern division. She worked at the National Republican headquarters during the day and made speeches at night and party leaders of that time credited her with excellent service. She has worked in every campaign since that time. The reporter for the "Bee" found Mrs. Terrell much more willing to talk about Mrs. McCormick than about herself. Mrs. Terrell is a woman of charming personality and of intense enthusiasm. Modesty is apparently one of her chief virtues and Mrs. McCormick's success in the present campaign is her one absorbing interest. A Friend to the Negro "I know we shall have no trouble in convincing the colored women as well as the men, of the desirability of Mrs. McCormick as their candidate for the United States Senate," said Mrs. Terrell. "Mrs. McCormick does not need to tell the colored people of Chicago what she and her husband, the late Senator McCormick, have done for them, as her friendly service is written upon the records of various public offices where the McCormicks have placed the names of colored men and women on the rolls. I was particularly impressed by the manner in which Senator McCormick had obtained a place for Elmer J. Myers as a clerk in the Post Office. Mrs. McCormick, at the written request of Susie Myers, interested herself in the matter and was successful in obtaining for Mr. Myers a position as foreman in the Post Office. I am sure that Mrs. Myers has not forgotten the grateful letter she wrote to Mrs. McCormick after Mrs. McCormick had obtained a promotion and higher pay for her husband. "That is only one of many instances of the consideration that Mrs. McCormick has given and is giving to the colored citizens. I know something of her record in Washington with relation to The first of these was an address delivered for a colored mass meeting in the 1928 campaign in which Mrs. McCormick raised her right hand and pledged herself to fight for enforcement of the 14th and 15th amendments to the United States constitution. The McCormick workers display records of the proceedings in the House of Representatives which show that Mrs. McCormick a few months later on the floor of the House in Washington fulfilled that pledge. She then voted for the Tinkham amendment to the Census and Reapportionment bill which demands that southern states either permit colored men and women to exercise their right to vote under the Constitution or that the southern states should submit to a reduction of their representation in the lower House of Congress, as also provided in the Constitution. The McCormick workers have a large collection of clippings taken from the newspapers of the southern states in which Mrs. McCormick was abused during last spring and summer because she had on one occasion sat at table with Congressman Oscar DePriest of Illinois, in the House restaurant at Washington. Splendid Corps of Workers When a reporter for the Bee visited her headquarters he found there an organization of workers, all of them quite evidently filled with the spirit of confidence and friendly good will. In one suite of four rooms was installed a busy staff who will be in charge of Mrs. McCormick's campaign among the colored people. These include Mrs. Mary Church Terrell brought to Chicago at the suggestion of outstanding Chicago [?] of her group the benefit of her long political experience and to assist them with counsel and advice, as an expert organizer. LeRoy M. Hardin, identified with the late Medill McCormick's last campaign and the head of Mrs. McCormick's colored organization in her primary campaign for Congress last year, is in charge of the colored men. Another pillar of strength in the group is Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, who has held office in several of the leading civic, fraternal and political organizations of the County and State, and is the only colored State Committee- woman in Illinois. Mr. Hardin is assisted by Miss Lorraine Johnson, a stenographer and secretary, and Mrs. Alice M. Sutton, is engaged in a similar capacity for Mrs. Terrell. In addition to the members of this staff in the state headquarters there are two women who are in charge of other activities: Mrs. Joan C. Snowden in charge of publicity and Miss Jennie Lawrence in command of the Cook County organization. A Capable Assistant Mrs. Terrell has been in Chicago several weeks meeting old friends and making new ones and going about her plans for advancing the cause of Mrs. McCormick. Mrs. Terrell has a record of distinction and is known throughout the country as an effective speaker, an able organizer and as a woman of wide culture. She was the first president of the National Association of Colored Women, she was the first woman of her race to serve on an American Board of Education. This service was performed in Washington, D. C., and her term of eleven years broke all records for length of service in the national capitol. Mrs. Terrell attended the Qinquennial Congress in Berlin several years ago where she was particularly useful because of her command of English, French and German. Mrs. Terrell befriended the colored soldiers during and after the war and successfully intervened in their behalf with Chief Justice Taft, then secretary of war, when an attempt was made to dismiss a group of colored doughboys without honor. Mrs. McCormick told the "Bee" reporter that she was delighted to be able to induce Mrs. Terrell to remain in Illinois and assist the colored women of Chicago and the state in organizing for the campaign. Her decision to accept the assistance of Mrs. Terrell was influenced by the cordial indorsements given of Mrs. Terrell's ability and experience by various leaders of the colored group in Chicago and elsewhere. The personnel at Mrs. McCormick's headquarters believe that Mrs. Terrell will be able to help the colored women of the state The reporter for the "Bee" found Mrs. Terrell much more willing to talk about Mrs. McCormick than about herself. Mrs. Terrell is a woman of charming personality and of intense enthusiasm. Modesty is apparently one of her chief virtues and Mrs. McCormick's success in the present campaign is her one absorbing interest. A Friend to the Negro "I know we shall have no trouble in convincing the colored women as well as the men, of the desirability of Mrs. McCormick as their candidate for the United States Senate," said Mrs. Terrell. "Mrs. McCormick does not need to tell the colored people of Chicago what she and her husband, the late Senator McCormick, have done for them, as her friendly service is written upon the records of various public offices where the McCormicks have placed the names of colored men and women on the rolls. I was particularly impressed by the manner in which Senator McCormick had obtained a place for Elmer J. Myers as a clerk in the Post Office. Mrs. McCormick, at the written request of Susie Myers, interested herself in the matter and was successful in obtaining for Mr. Myers a position as foreman in the Post Office. I am sure that Mrs. Myers has not forgotten the grateful letter she wrote to Mrs. McCormick after Mrs. McCormick had obtained a promotion and higher pay for her husband. "That is only one of many instances of the consideration that Mrs. McCormick has given and is giving to the colored citizens. I know som-[?] of her record in Washington [?] relation to [?] I hope to tell about these things to all the colored voters of Illinois or as many of them as is possible to reach." LeRoy M. Hardin goes into the McCormick-for-Senator campaign with a wide acquaintance gained during his previous political work. His offices are equipped with all facilities for reaching the colored voters of the city and state and he is already well on his way in the responsible position which he holds. The last work to the "Bee reporter at the headquarters, was, "please come again and tell all your friends and our friends where we are." Woman Kills M[?] SOCIETY NEWS PUB- SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LISHED FREE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX ________________________________________________________________________________ Vol. XXXV 5 CENTS PER COPY The Broad Ax, Chicago, Saturday, October 5, 1929 No. 3 ________________________________________________________________________________ [PICTURE] MRS. RUTH HANNA McCORMICK The above picture appeared in the 32nd Anniversary Edition of The Broad Ax on October 20, 1927, without costing her one cent, and the colored ladies of this city should plainly inform Mrs. McCormick that seemingly she is very tight wad, that she has no moral right to import Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D.C., which is a Jim Crow town, to come to Chicago and delivery long-winded speeches for her, at so much per, in favor of her election to the United States Senate, as the colored women in this city and state are rising up in their arms against her. The best thing that Mrs. McCormick can do is to request Mrs. Terrell to beat it back to her Jim Crow city, Washington, D.C. ______________________ COL. MARCUS GARVEY LANDS IN JAIL IN THE OLD WORLD, CHARGED WITH CON- TEMPT OF COURT ______________________ Attack on Judges in Campaign Speech Lands U.N.I.A Head in Cell _____________________________ Kingstown, Jamaica, B. W. I. - Marcus Garvey, President General of the United Negro Improvement Asso- ____________________________________ presence before the district court to show cause why he should not be com- mitted to prison for slandering the judge of the court. Garvey appeared, ably represented by counsel, and was sentenced to three months in jail. An effort is being made to appeal the case, but it is believed in court circles that the sentence and fine will stand. ____________ There are many short sighted __________________________________________________________________________ Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Congressman-at-Large from I[L?]LINOIS x RUTH HANNA McCORMICK (MRS. MEDI[L?] McCORMICK) BYRON ILLINOIS FEBRU[ARY?] 22, 1928 Campaign Headquarters: 1706 LONDON GUARANTEE BLDG. 360 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago Telephone ST Ate 8651 Mrs. Ruth Hanna M[c]Cormick Who Has a Horsing Desire to [Become] President of the United States Mus[t] [?] Rolled in a Big Roll of Bills in Real M[??]into the Pockets of Mr. Roy M. Hard[?] ored) Who Faith- fully Serves Her [?]ial Messenger and Confidential Cle[?] [?]obbering All Over Her with So Muc[h?] [?f]or It Was Enough to Cause an Old [?]t to Become Sick at t[?] [?]ach. _______________________ It Will Be Recalled That [P?]icture of Lady McCormick's Newspaper Cut or Picture [?]ared in the Columns of the 32nd Anniversary Edition [?] Broad Ax on October 20, 1927, and Two Copies of [?] issues of This Newspaper Were Inserted on Its Front Page [?]thout the Slightest Expense to Mrs. McCormick, and Sh[e] [?]efore the Primaries in 1928 She Forwarded a Thre[?] [?]vertisement of Her Candi- dacy for Congress[?] Illinois to Simply Prove _____________________________________ [PICTURE] MRS. BERTHA MONTGOMERY _____________________ One of the best and most favorably known among the colored citizens residing in this great city. In the past she has worked very hard for the success of that class of politicians who are friendly disposed towards the colored people and she does not hesitate in letting the world known that Hon. Charles Krutchkoff, member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County, continues to be one of the true friends of the colored race, and Mrs. Montgomery will stand by him as long as he remains in the political game. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ eligible woman in this country to oc- cupy the office of President. May I ask, don't you think that a woman with the cardinal points of this wonderful woman, who is a mother, businesswoman and a politician, de- She believes in a protective tariff. She believes in farm relief. She believes in upholding the Con- stitution and all amendments. And she also believes as [??]ther, when he said "Let [?tim?] [???] ciation, was found guilty of contempt of court this week, and was sentenced by Chief Justice Adrian Clark to three months imprisonment, and fined $500. Garvey was charged with uttering and publishing scandalous and contemptuous statements regarding the judges of the island in a campaign speech promoting his candidature for membership in the Jamaican legislature. Before a gathering of more than 1,500 people at Eidleweiss Park, in St. Andrew's parish, on September 14, Garvey explained the fourteen planks of his platform. Plank number ten, which brought about the contempt citation, followed by the fine and imprisonment, reads as follows: "A Law to impeach and imprison such judges who in defiance of British Justice and Constitutional right, will enter into illicit agreement with lawyers and other prominent business men to deprive other subjects of the realm of their right of such Courts of Law over which they shall preside, forcing the innocent parties to incur an additional cost of appeal and other legal expenses which would not have been but for the injustice occasioned by the arrangements of such judges with such lawyers." Two days after the meeting, Garvey was served with a writ demanding his colored people in all parts of this country who have gone daffy on him, and they had better lay away from him before it is too late. BULLETIN NO. 61 By Commissioner of Police William F. Russell Citizens who find it necessary to be on the streets late at night should avoid using poorly lighted thoroughfares as much as possible. Darkness is the silent partner of the footpad and automobile highwaymen. When you are obliged to be out late at night, carry just enough money for your immediate needs. Pedestrians, for their own protection, should refrain from taking short cuts through deserted prairies or dark lots. A desire to save a moment's time may cost you not only your valuables, but possibly your life. Parents are requested to caution their children against playing in lonely places after dark. Don't show your money in public places. It is an invitation to criminals to follow, assault and rob you. Help the department to protect you by keeping these suggestions in mind at all times. HON. EDGAR A. JONAS One of the most painstaking and straightforward Judges of the Municipal Court of Chicago. His widespread popularity insures his election as one of the new Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County on Tuesday, November 5th. That Seemingly [ ] [?ays] [?ails] to Beat Warm and Fast of the Side of [ ] People Unless They Are Perfectly Willing to Fall [ ] on Their Hands and Knees and Worship Her as the [ ] Goddess of the Grand Old Party of Illinois. Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor, THE BROAD AX, Chicago, Illinois. Dear Mr. Taylor: Mrs. Medill McCormick, Republican National Committeewoman from Illinois, has announced her candidacy for Congresswoman-at-Large for the State of Illinois. Kindly permit me, as one who knows, to tell you some of the good things she has done for us as a race and as individuals, and some of the things we will get (not expect) from her if she is elected to Congress. It was Ruth Hanna McCormick who inspired her late husband, Senator Medill McCormick, to fight for a colored man to be appointed collector of port t New Orleans, La., when all southern, some eastern and western senators were against it, and when they said Medill McCormick was signing his political death warrant by making a fight for a Negro. It was she who encouraged him when he was making the fight on the Senate floor for the Anti-lynch Bill, and again they (the southern Senators) told him of his political suicide. It was Ruth Hanna McCormick who forced the appointment of one of the first colored supervisors in the Chicago Postoffice. (This man has made good and is now serving his second year in that capacity.) It is she, when opposition was strong against it, who placed a colored man in her office on the same footing as the white office force, because she believed he needed a chance to elevate himself. I am that man. It is she who has been trying to force the appointment of a colored man in the Department of Agriculture in a supervising capacity. It is she who has made it possible for so many colored young men and women to enter the government service as clerks, and ordinary laborers and [?pt] them there when they [???] to be forced out. It is [ ] [?nick] who wants [ ] all the trouble [ ] she personally [ ] [?nd]. She is a [w?] [ ] high to stoop [a?] [ ] child in the [stre?] [ ] [?tress], and who [wi?] [ ] of places to help [ ] distress, be he [ ] [?r] poor-a mother [ ] In the [ ] [?en] in her office, as [ ] and messenger, I [ ] grant the request of [ ] [?ed] churches that were [ ] -----stance, also colored [ ] [?es] and individuals. This [broa?] [ ] [?an] is not the type to [carr?] [ ] [?and] with her when she [m?] [ ] [?table] donation or to [hav?] [ ] [?st] through a loudspeaker. [ ] [?s] as the case may warrant, [ ] [?rit]. Mrs. Medill [ ] [?ormick] is the daughter of [M?] [ ] [?nna], the maker of presidents [ ] whose very name means [ ] [?y]. She is the wife of the late senator from Illinois --Medill McCormick--whose grandparents helped to make the underground railways an escape for the persecuted Negroes of the South. In the year 1871 Joseph Medill was Mayor of Chicago, when Chicago knew no color question within its borders, and it was he who [ag?] [?ated] the question of freeing the Negro from his southern master. Mrs. Medill McCormick is the mother of three wonderful and beautiful children, the most unassuming and unpretentious children I have ever known--very democratic. In my dealings with them I have never noticed them, by action or word, give one indication that they knew the difference between the races. It proves a mother's teaching. It has been my good pleasure to spend the summer with the family in Wyoming and to be in close contact with these children, and I have found them of the same lovable disposition, always willing to romp and play with guest or servant. That is mother-wit. She is a business woman, successfully handling a large estate and managing a farm of some two thousand acres, where the purest of certified milk from contented Holstein cows is sent to the city to furnish food for babies. This farm is not run for profit but it was founded and is run by a mother who has the welfare of her children and the children of other mothers at heart. Is not that a great charity? Thinking of the future generation. Last, but not least, she is a politician and a real good politician, as only a mother who has the future welfare of the next generation at heart can be. She knows the game of politics as no other woman in America, having been raised in a political atmosphere. At the age of 16 she was secretary to her father, Mark Hanna, and as the story goes, had to make the office at 9 o'clock every morning and not maybe. She remained in that capacity until the year 1903, when she married Medill McCormick. In her position as daughter of and secretary of Mark Hanna, and later as the wife of Medill McCormick, she had to deal with Presidents, Senators, Congressmen, Governors and smaller politicians in all walks of life. She knows the game from the precinct committeeman to the President of the United States. One writer speaks of her as the most serve the support, trust and confidence of a race of people which she has expressed to me is the greatest individual group in America? May I state further that I positively know that Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick has absolutely no connection with any of the Chicago newspapers and is only interested in the business previously mentioned in this letter? She is an American first, last and always. She advocated the Lake to the Gulf Deep Waterway. preserved that all men [sha?] just deserts." It will be my great pleasure to be in your neighborhood some time during the campaign and I will be pleased to make a special call on you. In the meantime I would like to hear from you and will answer any and all questions you may ask. May I suggest that you start among your friends a McCormick-for-Congress Club? I beg to remain Very sincerely yours, LE ROY M. HARDIN. (Continued on Page 2) HON. CHARLES KRUTCHKOFF President and member of Board of Assessors of Cook County who has become one of the smoothest and most popular politicians in this city. Thousands of his friends are importuning him to enter the race for Treasurer of Cook County in 1930, to succeed his friend, Hon. George Frankling Harding, whose term as such expires December 1, 1930. Mr. Krutchkoff has at all times displayed his friendship for the colored race. At the present time he has fifteen colored men and women working for him in his offices in the rooms of the Board of Assessors on the third flour of the County building, and it is almost useless to state that the vast majority of the colored voters will stand by him at the county election in 1930. The Broad Ax, Chicago, Saturday, October 5, 1929 The 34th Anniversary Edition of The Broad Ax Will Appear Saturday, October 12th, 1929 The Broad Ax Has Appeared Once Each Week in this City since July 15, 1899 Down to the Present Time Which Covers a Period of 30 Years Without Missing One Single Issue. No Other Weekly Newspaper can approach or Surpass That Record. It Has Accomplished Wonderful Work in Behalf of Both White and Colored Races. As Usual, It Will be [Prin????] [??e]that Aberdeen American Halftone Book Paper. It [????] Many Beautiful Halftone Newspaper Cuts of th[???] White and Colored Citizen[????]. [image] Hon. Kickham Scanlan One of the highest and most popular Judges of Cook County who is a constant subscriber to this newspaper. Judge Scanlan has been one of its friends for many years and it has been well said that mighty few Judges can analyze law cases as quickly and thoroughly as he can. Judge Scanlan is a high honor to the Circuit Court Bench. THE COLORED WOMEN OF CHICAGO SHOULD NOT PERMIT MRS. RUTH HANNA McCORMICK TO BOSS OR LORD IT OVER THEM. (continued from Page 1) Several days after we had received and with much interest read the long rambling letter which had been forwarded to us by Mr. Roy Hardin, which appears in this issue of this newspaper, and got in touch with him over the phone and he urged us to [?????] him, meet Mrs. McC[????] [*preserved that all men sha[???]*] many years ago, or shortly before her husband, Senator McCormick, felt kindly toward many colored women who had aided him in his fight, promised some of the colored people that he would assist them in the way of placing them in some place or other where they would be able to do right well, and shortly after the election of President Harding and during the primary election in 1922, those colored women called on Mrs. McCormick to see if she would not assist her husband to land them in some place or other, and it is said that when they came in contact with her she broke out, "I don't want a bunch of colored [????] [*serve the support, trust and confidence*] WHITE WIFE OF AFRICAN LEADER GETS KNIGHTED Loved by Tribesmen of Interior Because of Her Bravery Monrovia, Liberia--In the devil bush of a tribal camp, deep in the forests of Liberia, "Ma" Brown, 55, widow of a Canadian missionary, a white women who for 30 years has been married to a black chief of an African tribe, has been knighted by the Liberian government for supreme bravery. "Ma" Brown went native upon the death of her husband she has [f??] [*??ays [?ails] to Beat Warm*] THE [?????] "Chicago [?]" [??urest] milk supply [?]. Arnold H. Kegel [?sioner] of health, states in [t???] bulletin of the Chicago [?] [?anitary Instruction "T[??] of Chicago has not suffered milk-borne disease during [??] past fourteen years, shows the evolution of the Health Department milk control work. "The safety [?] of the community is measured" MOREHOUSE COLLEGE NEWS Morehouse Squad in First Scrimmage of the Season With forty-nine men in uniform, in spite of rain practically every day, the coaches express themselves as satisfied with the development of the Morehouse squad in knowledge and in execution, in fundamentals and general physical fitness. Coaches and squad have adopted the motto of preparing for each game and forgetting the rest of the schedule, he the team uppermost in the [?] HON. ALBERT C. BARNES One of the most honorable judges judges of the Superior Court of the Cook County who will ne reelected to the Superior Court bench Tuesday, November 5. SPORT NEWS, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Department of Public Information Emory B. Smith, Director Washington D.C. Verdell put his Bison charges through a tough scrimmage today in the Howard University Stadium. The practice took the forma of a real game with regular fifteen minute quarters and assistance coaches acting as officials. Neither team could be regarded first or second as they were distinguished only by the color of their jerseys, one wearing blue and the other white. trip, walking on an average of twenty five miles a day. Some days he was lucky enough to get a lift in the morning. At other times no one picked him up until late in the afternoon. All the while he was trudging northward, saying to himself "Washington or bust!" To most of the people she told his story only in part, namely, that he was going to Washington to work, while to others he admitted that he was going to work his way though college. He said that he was afraid that his ambition might defeat the purpose for which he had hailed the passing car. Upon arriving in Washington he went directly to the Twelfth Street Y.M.C.A. where he spent the night resting up for his last long [?] But before doing so, we hunted up copies of The Board Ax, and had them all marked so that no time would be wasted in glancing at the notations, and after being presented to Miss Bennett, who held her haughty head high up in the air, and after Mrs.Irene M. Gaines had greeted us very warmly and had sounded the praises of this newspaper and so Mr.Hardin informed us that Mrs.McCormick was out, that he was sorry that we would be unable to meet her at that time, that he had charge of the newspaper advertising, and that he wanted our advertising rates by the half page, quarter page, and so much per line, and Mr.Hardin went on to state, after being furnished with all the information he desired along that line that our figures were a little high, nevertheless he would use at least one half page more or less. As he was doing the talking, Miss Bennett continued to stalk back and forth through the room and after we had looked the ground over it turned out that she was ahead of Mr.Hardin, and were informed by Miss Bennett that the advertisement would be forwarded to us by mail and on our way across the river we began to figure out we finally concluded that a lady of the standing of Mrs.McCormick, who always claims that she has so much love for the colored race, would not send any advertisement for less than half page, but in a day or so we came very near falling dead right in our humble little home, for just as we were opening the envelope the check rolled out onto the floor and after grabbing it and looking at it at the same time and her wonderful check for full payment for a 3-inch advertisement at $2.10 per inch. Our first impulse was to return it to her but we hated to insult her or to wound her feelings, and there was only one way to get even with her and that was to set the 3-inch ad away down in one line in relation to her race for congressman at large, and she was forced to run to two other newspapers and pay them big money for touting he up. As evidence that Mrs. McCormick seems to be cranky, and fussy, not so [ ] women to come down here and argue with me for colored women will not follow leaders." It is further said that Mr. De Priest brought here Mrs. Terrell to boss over the political ladies. If this is true, they will whack him over the head in 1930. PARKER FINED; PRACTICED LAW WITHOUT LICENSE Cook County Bar Assn. Fights to Outlaw "Court Quacks" The Cook County Bar Association for a number of years has regarded Richard E. Parker, erstwhile politician, business man, investor, salesman, and what not as a thorn in the flesh, because he has persisted in practicing law without a license. Through the agency of the association he was sent to jail at one time for this practice and last week was hailed into court and fined $50 and costs by Judge Hartigan at 48th street station for obtaining money by false pretenses when he took $10 from a man to apply on court costs after representing himself to be a lawyer. He made his case with him victim doubly strong by telling him that he had saved Shanks from the electric chair after the other "inferior lawyers" had failed. Whereas the facts are that Parker is not a licensed attorney and did not even visit the court while Shanks was on trial. He was arrested on this charge while speaking from a wagon at 37th and State street on Sunday night. He had just finished telling his audience that jail was nothing more than a summer resort to him and that if the would put their money into his store proposition he would soon put the A. & P. stores out of existence. The police could wait no longer so they ushered him to the station. The association will now prosecute him for practicing without a license. A NICE WEDDING IN ENGLEWOOD One of the prettiest weddings of the season was solemnized in the home of Mrs. Jennie Stacker, 6027 Loomis boulevard. The contracting parties were her daughter, Grace Camille, and Mr. Edward Weathersby Jefferson. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the groom, 3223 Rhodes avenue. The couple received many very handsome and valuable gifts. They are at home to friends at 6027 Loomis boulevard. [ ] children by her black husband, and around her but now toddle her grandchildren, many of them blonde-haired and almost white in color. Medicine Man To the tribe, "Ma" Brown has been a loyal and faithful "medicine man," curing ills more by her knowledge of the curative power of plants and drugs. She is feared by the superstitious narratives and reigns almost as a queen over thousands of blacks. Since American rubber interests moved into Liberia, "Ma" Brown has prospered. She started a hasty general store and caters in fruits, fowl, and fresh bread for the Americans engaged in clearing the forest and their thousands of workers. Knighted in Liberia "Ma" Brown was knighted for saving the Liberian army from near extinction in an ambush in the forest. The army had as its mission the subjugation of one of the smaller tribes which refused to send men for contract labor work in a Portuguese colony at the instruction of the government. [Please let Mr. Snyder see this? - M.C. Terrell] Page Eight The Chicago Defender All Around Refutes Statement of Mrs. Susie Myers In an open letter to Mrs. Susie Myers, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, nationally know clubwoman and affiliated with Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick's campaign headquarters, refutes the statement made last week by Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Terrell's letter reads: Chicago, Ill., Oct. 22, 1929 To the Editor Chicage Defender, Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir: In last week's issue of the Defender, Mrs. Susie Myers published several letters to prove that Mrs. McCormick did not assist in having her husband, Elmer J. Myers, promoted in the postoffice and made foreman with an increase in salary. Please be kind enough to publish the inclosed letters, which are exact copies of originals in Mrs. McCormick's files. I am asking you to do this so that the trust about the matter may be revealed. Very truly yours, Mary Church Terrell. On Jan. 25 Postmaster Lueder received the following letter from Mrs. McCormick: Jan. 25, 1926 Arthur C. Lueder Federal Bldg. Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Lueder: I received your letter of Jan. 8, and am delighted to hear that you were able to do something for Mr. Myers. I am particularly interested in Mr. Myers and whatever you can do for him will be very much appreciated. I am grateful to you for your kindness in the matter, and hope if I can be of any service to you at anytime you will be good enough to let me know. Very sincerely yours, Mrs. Medill McCormick. It was on March 5, 1926, that Mrs. McCormick recieved the following letter from Mrs. Myers: Chicago, Ill., March 5, 1926 Mrs. Medill McCormick, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mrs. McCormick: I am writing you regarding the promotion of Elmer J. Myers in the post-office. As you know, he has been promoted foreman through the recommendation of Senator McCormick and yourself. He is serving in the capacity and has been since Jan. 1, but his confirmation has not come from Postmaster General New so as to receive his raise in salary. Will you kindly take the matter up with Postmaster General New at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, Mrs. Susie Myers. The following letter shows that Mrs. McCormick had not given up her fight for Mr. Myers: March 15, 1926 [?] Church Terrell, nationally know clubwoman and affiliated with Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mc- Cormick's campaign headquar- ters, refutes the statement made last week by Mrs. Myers. Mrs. Terrell's letter reads: Chicago, Ill., Oct. 22, 1929 To the Editor Chicago Defender, Indiana Ave., Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir: In last week's issue of the Defender, Mrs. Susie Myers published several letters to prove that Mrs. McCormick did not assist in having her husband, Elmer J. Myers, promoted in the postoffice and made foreman with an increase in salary. Please be kind enough to publish the inclosed letter, which are exact copies of originals in Mrs. McCor- mick's files. I am asking you to do this so that the truth about the matter may be revealed. Very truly yours, MARY CHURCH TERRELL. On Jan. 25 Postmaster Lueder re- ceived the following letter from Mrs. McCormick: Jan. 25, 1926 Athur C. Lueder, Federal Bldg. Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Lueder: I received your letter of Jan. 8, and am de- lighted to hear that you were able to do something for Mr. Myers. I am particularly interested in Mr. Myers and whatever you can do for him will be very much appreciated. I am grateful to you for your kindness in the matter, and hope if I can be of any service to you at anytime you will be good enough to let me know. Very sincerely yours, MRS. MEDILL McCORMICK. _________________ It was on March 5, 1926, that Mrs. McCormick received the following letter from Mrs. Myers: Chicago, Ill., March 5, 1926 Mrs. Medill McCormick, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mrs. McCormick: I am writing to you regarding the promo- tion of Elmer J. Myers in the post- office. As you know, he has been promoted foreman through the rec- ommendation of Senator McCor- mick and yourself. He is serving in that capacity and has been since Jan. 1, but his confirmation has not come from Postmaster General New so as to receive his raise in salary. Will you kindly take the matter up with Postmaster General New at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, MRS. SUSIE MYERS. ____________ The following letter shows that Mrs. McCormick had not given up her fight for Mr. Meyers: March 15, 1926 Arthur C. Lueder, Federal Bldg., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mr. Lueder: I am sorry to bother you again about the Colored man in whom I am inter- ested, Elmer J. Myers. He was promoted foreman on Senator Mc- Cormick's recommendation, and while he has been serving in that capacity since Jan. 1, his confirma- tion has not come from Postmaster General New, and consequently he has not received the raise in his salary. I am reluctant to take this matter up in Washington unless in your judgement it is the thing for me to do, and I am, therefore, writ- ing to ask your service. Sincerely yours, MRS. MEDILL McCORMICK. __________________ Postmaster Lueder's letter to Mrs. McCormick on April 5 reads: April 5, 1926 My dear Mrs. McCormick: I am pleased to advise you that I made a recommendation to the depart- ment for the promotion of Elmer J. Myers, to which your letter of March 15 refers, which has now been approved, and I advised Mr. Myers accordingly a day or two ago. He is now in the grade of foreman and receiving a salary that goes with it. Assuring you of my pleasure in serving you in this matter, I re- main with warm personal regards. Sincerely yours. ARTHUR C. LUEDER, Postmaster. Mrs. Medill McCormick, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, III. _______________ In appreciation for the kindness shown him, Mr. Myers sent the fol- lowing letter to Mrs. McCormick: April 7, 1926 Mrs. Medill McCormick, 360 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. My dear Mrs. McCormick: I wish to express my gratitude and thanks to you for the interest you displayed in me in bringing about my confirmation as foreman in the Chicago post office. The name of the late Senator Medill McCormick, who recom- mended me to that position, will ever live in my memory. I am ever ready to offer my serv- ices in any capacity you may sug- gest. Again thanking you, I remain, Very respectfully, ELMER J. MYERS. 4513 Indiana Ave. ________________ REMOVAL NOTICE The Neighborhood Barber Shop, formerly at 551 E. 45th St., has moved to No. 9 E. 59th St. Samuel E. Graves, Prop. k1 PART 1-PAGE 1 ILLINOIS HOLDS FIRST PRIMARY OF LAND IN '30 ____________ 35 Senators, Full House Will Be Chosen. BY ARTHUR CRAWFORD. [Chicago Tribune Press Service.] Washington, D. C., Dec. 7. —[Special.j— Illinois furnishes the first of the primary contests in the senatorial and congressional election campaign of next year. The Illinois primary, which is set for April 8, is the only one in that month. There are five state primaries in May, in four of which nominations for senator are to be made. In June seven state primaries will be held, senatorial nominees being selected in five of them. Two will be held in July, senatorial nominees being named in both. In August there will be primaries in fourteen states, twelve of them involving nominees for senators. In September there will be primaries in twelve states with senatorial contests in four of them. One other state, Georgia, will hold a primary, but the date is not fixed by law. Six states will make their nominations by convention, most of them being scheduled in August or September. Thirty-three to Elect Governors. Thirty-five senators and the entire house membership of 435 will be elected on Nov. 4, 1930. Thirty-three states will elect governors. Three extra senatorial seats are to filled besides the 32 which are ordinarily involved in the biennial elec-be filled besides the 32 which are ordinations. The Three are the Curtis seat in Allen [Rep.], the Burton seat in Ohio, now held by Senator Roscoe McCulloch [Rep.], and the Vare seat in Pennsylvania. Senator Allen was appointed following the resignation of Vice President Curtis, while Senator McCulloch was appointed after the death of Theodore E. Burton. The death of Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming does not require the election of an additional senator in November, as he would have been up for reelection if he had lived. An election will be held in Pennsylvania for the balance of the term for which William S. Vare was originally elected in 1926 and which would expire in 1933. The Illinois primary promises to furnish a lively curtain raiser for the 1930 series of senatorial battles. The contest between Senator Charles S. Deneen and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for the Republican nomination is certain to attract nation-wide attention. Heflin May Face Fight. Senator J. Thomas Heflin [Dem.] comes up for renomination in the Alabama primary on May 13, Senator Charles McNary [Rep.] in the Oregon primary on May 16, and Senator William H. McMaster [Rep.] in the South Dakota primary on May 20. Senator Heflin may have a fight, but the other two will have an easy time. Other state primaries in May are those in Indiana on May 6 and Pennsylvania on May 20. Governors will be nominated in Alabama, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. The June primaries include Iowa on June 2, Florida on June 3, North Carolina on June 7, Maine and Minnesota on June 16, New Jersey on June 17, and North Dakota on June 25. Senators seeking renomination in the June primaries are Daniel F. Steck [Dem., Ia.], F. M. Simmons [Dem., N. C.], Arthur R. Gould [Rep., Me.], and Thomas D. Schall [Rep., Minn.]. A nomination will also will be made for the Edge seat in New Jersey to which David Baird Jr. has been appointed. Senator Steck probably will be renominated without difficulty, but there is likely to be a scramble for the Republican nomination. Senators Gould and Schall will be opposed in the primaries and there will be a hot primary contest in New Jersey. Gubernatorial nominees will be selected in the primaries in Iowa, Maine, Minnesota and North Dakota. Kentucky's in August. The August primary schedule embraces Kentucky, Aug. 2; Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia and Mississippi, Aug. 5; Tennessee, Aug. 7; Arkansas, Nebraska and Ohio, Aug. 12; Wyoming, Aug. 19; California and South Carolina, Aug. 26. Senators seeking renomination in the August primaries are Frederic M. tions. The three are the Curtis seat in Allen [Rep.], the Burton seat in Ohio, now held by Senator Roscoe McCulloch [Rep.], and the Vare seat in Pennsylvania. Senator Allen was ap-pointed following the resignation of Vice President Curtis, while Senator McCulloch was appointed after the death of Senator Francis E. Burton. The death of Senator Francis E. Warren of Wyoming does not require the election of an additional senator in November, as he would have been up for reelection if he had lived. An election will be held in Pennsylvania for the balance of the term for which William S. Vare was originally elected in 1926 and which would expire in 1933. The Illinois primary promises to furnish a lively curtain raiser for the 1930 series of senatorial battles. The contest between Senator Charles S. Deneen and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for the Republican nomination is certain to attract nation-wide attention. Heflin May Face Fight. Senator J. Thomas Heflin [Dem.] comes up for renomination in the Alabama primary on May 13, Senator Charles McNary [Rep.] in the Oregon primary on May 16, and Senator William H. McMaster [Rep.] in the South Dakota primary on May 20. Senator Heflin may have a fight, but the other two will have an easy time. Other state primaries in May are those in Indiana on May 6 and Pennsylvania on May 20. Governors will be nominated in Alabama, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota. The June primaries include Iowa on June 2, Florida on June, North Carolina on June 7, Maine and Minnesota on June 16, New Jersey on June 17, and North Dakota on June 25. Senators seeking renomination in the June primaries are Daniel F. Steck [Dem., Ia.], F. M. Simmons [Dem., N.C.], Arthur R. Gould [Rep., Me.] and Thomas D. Schall [Rep., Minn.]. A nomination will also be made for the Edge seat in New Jersey to which David Baird Jr. has been appointed. Senator Steck probably will be renominated without difficulty, but there is likely to be a scramble for the Republican nomination. Senators Gould and Schall will be opposed in the primaries and there will be a hot primary contest in New Jersey. Gubernatorial nominees will be selected in the pri-maries in Iowa, Maine, Minnesota and North Dakota. Kentucky's in August. The August primary schedule embraces Kentucky, Aug. 2; Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia and Mississippi, Aug. 5; Tennessee, Aug. 7; Arkansas, Nebraska and Ohio, Aug. 1; Wyoming, Aug.19; California and South Carolina, Aug. 2. Senators seeking renomination in the August primaries are Frederic M. Sackett [Rept., Ky.], Arthur Capper and Henry J. Allen [Rep., Kas.], W. B. Pine [Rep. Okla.], Carter Glass [Dem., Va.], Pat Harrison [Dem., Miss.], Willam E. Brock [Dem., Tenn.], Joseph T. Robinson [Dem., Ark.], George W. Norris [Rep., Neb.], Roscoe McCulloch [Rep., O.] , and Coleman L. Blease [Dem., S. C.]. A nomination for the Warren seat in Wyoming also will made. Senators Sackett, Norris and McCulloch seem certain to have primary contests and some of the others also may be opposed. Governors will be nominated in August primary contests in Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Wyoming, California and South Carolina. In September there will be primaries in the following states: Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin, Sept. 2; Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York, Sept. 16, and Maryland, some time between Sept. 8 and 15. Michigan's in September Senators up for renomination in the September primaries are James Couzens [Rep., Mich.], Lawrence C. Phipps [Rep., Colo.], Joseph E. Randall [Dem., La.], and Henry W. Keyes [Rep., N. H.]. Most of them will be renominated without difficulty. Senator Frederick H. Gillett [Rep., Mass.] has announced that he will not be a candidate for renomination and a lively contest for his place is expected. Senator W. J. Harris [Dem.] is up for renomination in the Georgia primary, the date of which has not been fixed. Nominees for governor also will be chosen in the Georgia primary. The Idaho convention will take place on Aug. 26. Dates of the others have not been fixed. Senators up for renomination in the convention states are William E. Borah [Rep., Idaho], Sam D. Bratton [Dem., N. M.], and Jess H. Metcalf [Rep., R. I.]. All are likely to be renominated without difficulty. Gubernatorial candidates will be named in Idaho, Connecticut, New Mexico, Rhode Island and Utah. ELIABLE FOR 24 YEARS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1929 THE TOWN Mrs. Abbott Brown Urges Defeat Woman Wanted to is survived by a wife, Mrs. [?] Benton, and three small children. The Chicago whip MRS. McCORMICK ENLISTS AID OF LEADING WOMEN Oct. 19 - 1929 A veritable tempest in a teapot has been stirred up by what has been termed by some as the "importation" of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C. to head up the campaign for Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for Senator. The claim that Mrs. Terrell comes from a voteless district and has no vote in Illinois has been loudly proclaimed by a number of women. Associated with Mrs. Terrell are a number of Illinois women who have for years been to the forefront in both civic and political activities of the state. Among these women are Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, State Central Committeewoman and prominent in both political and club life; Mrs. Jennie Lawrence, who has charge of organizing the city and county, and has for years been one of the most efficient workers and organizers in Illinois politics, aside from her many and varied charity and club activities. She is known from one end of the state to the other being one of Illinois' best women speakers. Another Illinois women who is lending her aid to Mrs. McCormick is Mrs. Johanna Snowden, former president of the Northwestern Federation of of Women's clubs. These three Illinois women are lending all of their efforts in the interest of Mrs. McCormick in spite of the opposition to Mrs. Terrell, feeling that the best interests of Mrs. McCormick can be served by giving all of their experience and influence to the work at hand. Mrs. McCormick should be glad to have these three women along with others in her camp while she is fighting for one of the highest offices within the gift of the people of Illinois. Oct. 18 - TEMPEST IN A TEA POT 1929 Some of the women of Chicago are up in arms because Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick has secured the services of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell to assist in the senatorial campaign in Illinois. It seems to us to be a tempest in a tea-pot. The office of United States Senator is a national office and surely Mrs. McCormick can invite anyone she desires to aid her in the canvas for votes. In her choice of Mrs. Terrell she secured the services of one of the ablest women of the race. Mrs. Terrell has been called on to speak in all parts of the country in the interest of candidates for office who were Republicans. As a matter of fact Mrs. Terrell was the first women of the race to conduct a national political campaign. This was in the memorable Harding campaign in 1920, when she had charge of the activities of the colored women with headquarters in New York City. What the colored women of Chicago should do would be to get back of Mrs. Terrell. By both of them working together they could build up a formidable organization that would be effective in securing the desired results. The women who are for Mrs. McCormick for United States Senator, and those who are against her, cannot be hurt by Mrs. Terrel being in the campaign. Healthy competition in this matter as in others will be helpful. Instead of the women fighting each other will get along better if they use the same energy in the cause in which they are enlisted. [?] Tribune Oct 2 Ruth H. McCormick Lauds Girl Scouts, Favors Larger Funds Congresswoman Ruth Hanna McCormick was appointed honorary commissioner for the Chicago Council of Girl Scouts yesterday. That was announced by Mrs. Charles R. Lindsay, deputy at the Chicago Woman's club where Mrs. McCormick was a guest and principal speaker. It was the initial meeting of the Chicago council and workers for the annual budget for $100,000 to carry on the work of the Girl Scouts in Chicago. Miss Elizabeth G. Baker, commissioner, presided. Among those attending the luncheon were Mrs. George Farnsworth, treasurer; Mrs. John P. Kellogg, secretary; Miss Elizabeth J. Mundie, local director; Mrs. Richard Bentley, Mrs. James H. Douglas Jr., Mrs. Clarence Barteleme, Mrs. Nathan S. Davis. "The Girl Scout movement is the only movement that challenges the imagination of the youth of today and makes it think," Mrs. McCormick declared. "The youth of this country never was as hopeful and vital as it is today. I have been wondering why women of my age worked so hard for suffrage if we weren't to carry the ball down the field by bringing up the younger generation on the same vital principles for which we fought. "But it is ridiculous for a city the size of Chicago to raise only $100,000. The Girl Scout movement is one of the healthiest and best contributions we can give to America, and estimating the Girl Scout movement in Chicago at only $100,000 is an outrage. It ought at least to equal the amount put on the Boy Scouts." An advisory board of twelve Chicago business men who have pledged their to aid the campaign are W. Rufus Abbott, John P. Wilson Jr., Lester Armour, Prince Michael Cantacuzene, Howard Gillette, Stuyvesant Peabody, Gustavus Swift, Graham Aldis, James L. Kraft, and Samuel Weis. Under the Lash of the WHIP A column of constructive criticism of men and measures in the hope of correcting errors and evils. Oct. 19-1929 Confusion and pandemonium reigns in the colored women's flank of Mrs. Medill McCormick's camp. The Illinois women are loud and vociferous in their objection to Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington. Mrs. Terrell has been imported from Washington to head up the McCormick campaign for United States Senator. They dislike the idea of some outsider to the meets and bounds of Illinois, some one from a voteless district, coming over here telling them how to put over their candidate. It is a very regrettable condition and one which is deplored by Mrs. McCormick's friends who ae legion among the colored voters. It will be more regretable however if the situation is not cleared up before the long and gruelling contest begins. Senator Deneen, now incumbent, who will oppose Mrs. McCormick, has many strong followers amongst our voters, and it seems that the Deneenites are laughing up their sleeves at the friction and bitterness among the McCormick women. The women cannot be discounted in Illinois as the record breaking vote, given Corones Bundesen in the last election proves. Bundesen was popular with all of the fair voters. These differences must be straightened out if the "Lady From Illinois" is to win and step in the path of statesmanship followed by the later Mark Hanna who was a friend of our people and the father of Mrs. McCormick. Oct. 19, 1929 MRS. McCORMICK ENLISTS AID OF LEADING WOMEN A veritable tempest in a teapot has been stirred up by what has been termed by some as the "importation " of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington, D. C. to head up the campaign for Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick for Senator. The claim that Mrs. Terrell comes from a voteless district and has no vote in Illinois has been loudly proclaimed by a number of women. Associated with Mrs. Terrell are a number of Illinois women who have for years been to the forefront in both civic and political activities of the state. Among these women are Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, State Central Committee-woman and prominent in both political and club life; Mrs. Jennie Lawrence, who has charge of organizing the city and country, and has for years been one of the most efficient workers and organizers in Illinois politics, aside from her many and varied charity and club activities. She is known from one end of the state to the other being one of Illinois' best women speakers. Another Illinois women who is lending her aid to Mrs. McCormick is Mrs. Johanna Snowden, former president of the Northwestern Federation of Women's clubs. These three Illinois women are lending all of their efforts in the interest of Mrs. McCormick in spite of the opposition to Mrs. Terrell, feeling that the best interests of Mrs. McCormick can be served by giving all of their experience and influence to the work at hand. Mrs. McCormick should be glad to have these three women along with others in her camp while she is fighting for one of the highest offices within the gift of the people of Illinois. Indian Kabob to be had on her lawn during the Full Moon of this month, to which she plans to invite all the friends of the Felder family from the Tri-states. Mary Church Terrell Addresses Women At the regular meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Fifth Ward Regular Republican Club, held every Tuesday night at the Ridgeway Hall, 55th and Indiana avenue, had an honored guest in the person of Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Washington D. C., who is here to work with the women of Illinois in behalf of Congressman at Large, Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick The members and friends enjoyed Mrs. Terrell's message. Mrs. E. R. Bailey Visiting New York Mrs. E. R. Bailey, wife of Dr. Everett Bailey left last Friday for New York where she will be the house guest of her sister, Mrs. Howard Colbert, prominent society matron of that city. Mrs. Bailey will visit all points of interest while in the east. lot--more certain and a lot quicker. Send For Special Bargain Assortment If your druggist does not carry Hi-Ja Beauty Preparations refuse all imitations and send $1.00 for our Special Bargain known as the "GreasyFront", and later kept a saloon at 2701 Armour avenue For the past thirty years (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) [*Whip Oct. 26 '99*] PLANS LAID TO END CONFLICT IN McCORMICK CAMP The conflict in Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick political ranks among Illinois women, it is believed, will be settled by a new arrangement of forces to be made at a meeting Wednesday. The women of the state, who were annoyed at the importation of Mrs. Mary Church Jeuel of Washington, D. C., to head of the campaign of Mrs. McCormick for the U. S. Senate, will be purified, it is believed, by the scheduled appointment of Mrs. Irene McCay Gainer as the state head of the women, with Mrs. Jennie Lawrence in charge of the Chicago forces. Mrs. Jeuel, in the new alignment will be used as a speaker at large, to make campaign speeches throughout the downstate communities. Spend Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.