Primary Law Changes Illinois Politics and Voter Access
A 1920s Illinois discussion explains the direct primary law enabling voters to choose party nominees in August primaries for November offices. It outlines petition requirements, candidate counts for governor US senator congress and other offices, and notes historical district effects on delegates. It cites Will County results showing partisan vote patterns and district splits for Snapp and Clow.
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Ilinois
Will
HF Ulnois
United States
Congress
Fumber
Illinois
A. J. Hopkins
Wm. E. Mason
Congressman Foss
Chicago
Howard M. Snapp
Arwin E. Price
Snapp
Will County
Clow
Wheatland
Planfield
Port
Snapp Bote
Joliet
Gnap
Kase
Aurora Clow
Kane
Aurora
Bigin
Democrats Seek Unity in Illinois Governor Race Amid Talks
Chicago hosts the state central committee meeting as leaders including John Mitchell Adlai Stevenson and Samuel Alschuler mull a Democratic governor ticket. Mitchell denies candidacy while urging party unity. Joliet and Logan factions clash over attorney general pick and state committee seats.
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Mayor Cronin
Wm. H. Clare
John Bray
Chicago
Democratic State Central Committee
John Mitchell
Spring Valley
Adlai CE. Stevenson
Bloomington
Free P. Morris
Watseka
Samuel Alschuler
Aurora
James Hamilton Lewis
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
E. R. A. Kimbrough
Danville
United Mine Workers of America
State Federation of Labor
Springfield
Mitchel
Dong
Sam Alschuler
Joliet
McNaughton
State Committee
John Quinn
Logan
Donnelly
Joliet Ment
Quinn
Political party voting law quoted in primary dispute
A quote criticizes a law that would block a voter from switching parties within a year. It notes August Republican primary voters would be barred from Democratic primaries the following spring, shaping the party fight next spring.
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Palty
New Lenox Cars To Run Downtown Under Agreement
An accord between the C and J and the Fishers will bring New Lenox cars into Jeset with connections at Hebberd and Cass and at Scott and Cass streets. The Granite street line also to be connected.
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LENOX
Scott and
Cass Streets
White men rob a colored couple in downtown restaurant
Two white robbers wearing gray slouch hats entered William Williams’s restaurant at 611 Jackson street and rifled the till of over fifty dollars at 1 80 a.m. The proprietors wife fainted in fear while the man remained calm. A neighborhood chase followed but failed to locate the thieves. Police, including Captain Murphy and Lieutenant Connors, investigated and indicated they know the robbers’ identities.
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William Willama
Jackson Street
Willams
Williams
amurphy-Connore
Murphy
Connors
Willashs
Romance Seen In Conklins Life and Will
A dramatic nuncupative will links romance to Joel Conklin’s death in Will County Jail after a fourteen year courtship with Blanche Stewart. He leaves most wealth to Blanche while sister Sarah receives household goods and farm machinery. The act occurred minutes before his death and spurs probate litigation.
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Joel Conklin
Will County
Conklin
Blanche Stewart
Peotone
John Conrad
Joliet
Miss Stewart
Sarah
Kankakee County
Will
Stewart
Tilly
John
Jofet
Plainfield Aims to Grow as Suburban Hub Near Joliet and Aurora
At a joint banquet of the Business Men's Association Plainfield township fair association and Plainfield Methodist church members 200 to 800 local business leaders and farmers gathered. W F Smith led a procession to a decorated dining hall where a substantial supper was served highlighting Plainfield's ambitions as a residence suburb for workers commuting to Joliet and Aurora.
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Plainfield
Besh
Electric Park
Toliet
Aurora Electric
Joliet
Aurora
Business Men's Association
Township Fair Association
Plainfield Methodist Church
la Page
W. F. Smith
Reminiscent of C B Hayward in Joliet Memoir
A reminiscence recalls C B Hayward visiting his old Joliet home and sharing tales of early Joliet journalism. It recounts Hayward and Radcliffe editors, the News and Joliet Sun rivalry, and the bustling era with mill growth and streetcars.
Alleged horse thief held after Joliet link seen
William Cahill, jailed in Wilmington, is suspected of stealing a horse believed taken in Joliet after a strange approach by a man fleeing from that direction. Liveryman B White alerted authorities leading to a swift arrest by City Marshal Cassidy.
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William “Cahilll
Wilmington
Joliet
Atahill
B. White
White
Marshal C
Cassidy
Will County Voters Face Choice in State's Attorney Race
A Joliet newspaper letter condemns current law enforcement and calls for a candidate who will enforce the dramshop act without bias. It argues against state’s attorney nominees tied to saloon influences, warns of continued vice, and urges a firm, respected lawyer with integrity to uphold law and public safety.
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Mr. Barr
Mr. Martin
Barr
Martin
Africa
Joliet
Will
Will County
Platform nomination by GOP linked to F M Fahey
A platform will be nominated by a GOP majority led by F M Fahey in Manhattan on June 5. The report notes party discipline and regional backing influence the selection process.
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Republican Party
F. M. Fahey
Manhattan
Money to Loan Real Estate Security Offered
Cowing and Young lawyers offer real estate security loans in any amount. Financing advertised from a Victorian era storefront.
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Cowing & Young
Lawyera
Cute Ting Building
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Jéset
Hebberd
Cass
Harry Reiser
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Mra L. Smith
Andrew Hallen
Hawkins
C. C. Whipple
J. R. Jones
Allie Tobias
Howey Kiett
Hoffman
W. G. Stepp
F. N. Ween
Plainfield Chautauqua
Dr. Brown
C. B. Hayward
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Elgin
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News
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Hayward
Jo-let
Joliet Sun
Hayward & Radcliffe
Linden Heights
Bluff Street
Sun
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Radcliffe
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Ferriss
Horace Weeks
Deacon Williams
Capt
Egbert Phelps
Dr. Casey
Judge Weeks
Geo. H. Munroe
William Gardiner
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Fahey
Pinonez
W. A. Gustafson
Jolioliet
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Stillman’s Pharmacy
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