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1916 Illinois Gubernatorial and Presidential Fight Looms
Illinois Republicans brace for a busy 1916 campaign with a presidential primary set for April 11 and a state officer and congressional nomination on September 13. Key figures include Col. Frank Lowden, Mayor Thompson, Roy O West, and Senator Sherman as influence centers in Cook and downstate factions. Upheaval shifts and ward-level alignments signal a contested battle for the Illinois delegation and party control ahead of the Chicago convention.
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Roy O. West
Chicago
Republicans
Garrett Def. Kinney
Oorth
Republican Committee
Charles 8. Deneen
West
Thompson
Col
Frank O. Lowden
Ward Thompson Republican Club
Bush Temple
A. Sheldon Clark
Francis A. Becker
Mayor Thompson
Eugene R. Pike
Agaist Hebel
Mr. West
Dencen
Bary
Cook County
Mann
Illinois
Sherman
Deneen
Frank L. Smith
Pwight
Deneen-West Forces
Hugh Magill
Springfield
Drew
Richard J. Barr
Joliet
L. Y. Sherman
Thomas J. Dolan
Berwyn
International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel
James M. Kittleman
L. K. Sherman
State Rivers and Lakes Commission
H. B. Morgan
Peoria Association of Commerce
Herbert Wiley
Ottawa
Lee O'Neil Browne
John J. Gaynor
Sanitary District
Joseph M. Page
Jerseyville