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    "ocrText": "1929 16\n1929\n16\n1929 16\nCommerce.\nRAFTS\n- 3.\nSWANSON FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY.\nDAILY\nTRIBUNE:\nFRIDAY,\nOCTOBE\nJudge John A. Swanson, republican nominee for\nstate's attorney of Cook county, became a candi-\nCH\n26, 1928\ndate for that office not from his own choice but\nSWANSON SWATS\npublican of the Deneen factio\nNTS NORTHUP\nin response to an insistent demand by good citi-\nJudge Lindsay had been pla\nthe bench by the same tactics\nRIME-POLITICS\nzens that he take the leadership in the fight to\nelected Judge Emmanuel Eller\nbreak the alliance between politics and organized\nIs this the same Daniel\ncrime which has made a mockery of justice in this\nAND STANSBURY\ncommunity. news 10/22/78\nRACKETS; RIVAL\nwho stated to me near the H\nSalle that he and the Deneen\nHow unwelcome was his candidacy to the crimi-\nwould support me because I\nRULE MUST END!\nkind of man who would n\nnal elements and their political protectors was\nshown when they emphasized their verbal assaults\nSWATS SWANSON\ngood state's attorney, and tl\nrecord on the bench had beer\nupon him by making an attempt on his life with\nIs he the man who professed\nan exploding bomb. How welcome was his candi-\nship for me, received favors fr\nral Loesch Aids on\nGAYS SWANSON\ndacy to the citizens was demonstrated by the size\nand urged me to become a ca\nfor state's attorney in De\nof Judge Swanson's majority in the April primary\nover the vote for the rival candidate who had\nLindsay Charges Trading\n1927?\nst; Names Specialist\nOr is he paying a political\nthe support of the ward pluggers of the Crowe-\nDeneen for nominating him fo\non Racketeering.\nCandidate Blames Rackets for\nThompson-Galpin political faction, including thou-\nof Votes for His Foe.\neral judgeship?\nHigher Taxes; 'Alliances'\nsands of public jobholders and the organized\ncrooks dependent for protection on the success of\nAlso Assailed by Lindsay\ntheir friends in office. The opposition included\nmurderous gunmen, kidnapers, well-drilled stuffers\nIt was charged by Judge Willia\nJudge John A. Swanson yesterday\nof ballot boxes and experts in other forms of\nJ. Lindsay, Democratic candidate,\nWE READY TO MOVE\nspeeches las: night that the Dene\nforgot his Democratic rival for state's\nelection thievery, all of whom toiled unremittingly\nleaders are trading every other ca\nattorney, Judge William J. Lindsay,\nto defeat Judge Swanson.\nd'date en the ticket for support f\nto concentrate his efforts in an at-\ntack on crime and its consequences\nThe candidate who in the primary campaign\nthe candidacy of Judge John A. Swa\nto Chicago.\nhad the violent opposition of the bootlegging,\nson, Republican nominee for\nt\nBY PAUL R. LEACH.\nMeanwhile Judge Lindsay contin-\nstate's attorneyship.\nn Judge John A. Swanson re-\nued to assail Judge Swanson, U. S.\nbeer-running and hi-jacking fraternity and other\nOn the other side of the county\nto Chicago next Monday from a\nSenator Charles S. Deneen and other\nbanded lawbreakers who buy and pay liberally for\nmajor political battle the vote\nleaders in the Deneen-Swanson or-\nn the Mississippi gulf coast to\nganization.\npolitical protection has gained the friendship of\nfound Judge Swanson ignoring h\ne to take over the office of\nJudge Swanson charged before au-\nnone of them since that time. Having failed to\nopponent for a day. The Republica\nattorney of Cook county from\ndiences at noon yesterday and last\ndefeat him in the primary, they are as active as\nneminee devoted his oratory to a ser\nE. Crowe, makeup of the ad-\nnight that taxes have mounted from\nous exposure of racketeering in Ch\nration of that office will be-\n2 to per cent partly because of\never in their efforts to defeat him in the com-\ncago, its perils and its terrible e\nwaste in local government.\ntake form. Already Judge Swan-\ning election. For they know that, if elected,\nper.se to business.\nAnd, he said, the other part of the\nhixing work and rest to catch\nincrease is due to efforts of racket-\nhe will keep faith with the law-abiding elements\nAnd I pledge myself absolute\nm a vigorous election campaign,\neering that has become so firmly es-\nthat have followed his leadership gladly, valuing\nto destroy the corrupt alliance of pol\nntatively settled upon some of\ntablished.\nhis trustworthiness, his ability and his high\nties and racketeers which has grow\nding assistants who are expect-\ngroup of criminals has formed\nto such mighty proportions in Ch\nhelp him in the Augean task\na strong pact with a group of bipar-\ncharacter. They know that if elected he will keep\ncago. If do nothing else I sha\ntisan politicians,\" he charged. \"The\naning up the office and help-\nhis pledge to prosecute all crime-organized crime\nbreak down. the racketeers forever\npoliticians have enough influence to\nm make good his promise to en-\ngive criminals protection.\nparticularly-regardless of political or other con-\nJudge Swanson promised. That i\nlaw in Cook county and drive\nMEANS HIGHER TAXES.\nsiderations.\none reason why the enemies of so\niminals and racketeers.\n\"Every property owner, business\nciety are fighting to defeat me.\"\nman, small or big, every man or\nJudge Swanson's record of public service is a\nng these men are:\n1 E. Northup, to be first as-\nguaranty of his faithfulness to the cause of the\nLindsay Hits Foe Again.\nwoman who pays rent in Cook\nstate's attorney. He is now\nCounty cannot fail to be interested,\npeople. has served with distinction as a mem-\nIn this campaign,\" said Judg\nbecause racketeering means higher\nLindsay in his speeches, John A\nassistant \"District Attorney\ninsurance and higher taxes.\nber of house and senate in the Illinois legis-\ne E.Q. Johnson.\nSwanson is all things to all people\n\"Corrupt politicians breed crime.\nlature. judge of the Municipal court his ex-\nWhen he addresses a meeting of regu\nid D. Stansbury, a democrat\nBut, even worse, corrupt politics\nassistant to Special Assistant\nbreeds corrupt government, and cor-\ncellent record won him promotion to the Circuit\nlar church attendants, Swanson be\nrupt government results in padded\nbench, where, since 1921, his service has been of\ncomes a strong supporter of the\ney-General Frank J. Loesch in\necial grand jury investigation.\npayrools, and padded payrolls result\nthe same high order.\nchurch. When Swanson goes before :\nin increased cost of government,\nmas H. Slusser, another assist-\nJudge Lindsay agreed with Judge\nAs usual the pre-election campaign for state's\nmeeting of citizens who do not pay\nMr. Loesch,\nSwanson, for once, that crime could\nmuch attention, if any, to the\nin J. Raber, former assistant\nbe obliterated if criminal alliances\nattorney in Cook county has been fought bitterly.\nchurches, Swanson tells them: This\nattorney, a special prosecutor\nwere annihilated.\nSo far as Judge Swanson is concerned, however,\ntalk about my being a reformer is a\nhe Loesch investigation.\nThen he cited two more campaign\nissues, in his opinion. They were:\nit has served to make clear his exceptional quali-\nmistake; I'm not a reformer.'\n\"Tax dodging by groups of prop-\nfications for the office. There could be no stronger\nWhy doesn't Swanson stand on his\ntacketeer Expert Selected.\nter G. Walker, a former assist-\nerty owners who buy their relief at\nargument in favor of his election than the fact\nown feet? The tactics he follows are\nte's attorner, a special associate\nthe expense of an army of renters\nthat the protected crooks and their political allies\nthe tactics of Deneen, his political\nand home owners who haven't suf-\nboss. Deneen is fighting to put the\n1 for the Employers' association\nficient funds to interest corrupt of\nare solidly organized against him.\nstate's attorney's office in his vest\ncago in its investigation of the\nficials.\nPolitical alliances formed by the\npocket, and he is stopping at nothing.\neer grip on various businesses\ncago.\nDeneen political machine with moon-\nCharges Trades for Swanson.\nlerick L. Fake, a former special\nshiners and beer runners, the pro-\nThe Deneen organization is offer-\nutor and Municipal court judge,\nprietors of speakeasies, gangsters\nand racketeers and criminals of all\ning to trade every office on the ticket\nthe Loesch assistants.\nclasses, bombers included.\nin return for support of Swanson for\ne C. Watkins, past commander\nCHARGES ALLIANCE.\n1929 16\nstate's attorney. He will sell Hoover\nIllinois American Legion, an-\nJudge Lindsay enlarged upon his\nand Curtis as quickly as he will sell\nof the Loesch assistants.\nprevious charges that Judge John A.\nthe presenu\nEdward F. Moore, the Thompson can-\nold M. Tyler, a colored lawyer,\nSwanson and the Deneen group have\nclause the United States immigra-\ndidate for sanitary trustee; perhaps\ntands high with the better ele-\nformed an alliance with gangsters-\ntion\nmore quickly, for Moore, they tell\nin the Negro wards as well as\nnamely. Joe Saltis and John (\"Ding-\nis white colleagues. Mr. Tyler\nbat\") Oberta, beer overlords of the\nSouth Side.\nU. S. Marshals May\nlican politics than some other Repub-\nme, knows a lot more about Repub-\nther of the Loesch special as-\n\"The sole reason why the Deneen\nlican candidates.\nS and is said to be especially\npolitical machine is moving moun-\nGuard Polls Nov. 6\nThe chief contributors to Swan-\nquainted with terroristic meth-\ntains in an endeavor to link my can-\ndidacy with the present state's attor-\nson's campaign fund have been for-\npoliticians in the colored dis-\nHe is expected to be of im-\nney. Robert E. Crowe, is the fact\nDeputy United States marshals may\ntunate enough to secure enormous re-\nthat Deneen fears to have the public\nguard Chicago's voting places against\nductions of their taxes. And those\nrable assistance to the new\nknow that none of the Republican\nfrauds and hoodlums Nov. 6, it was\nwho support me \"not included in\nside,\nattorney in a cleanup of the\nfactions are far apart in this cam-\nlearned today.\nd\nthat class, These tax dodgers want\npaign and that all of them afterward\nGeorge\nwill have their feet under the same\ndistrict thas held se\nattorney E. Q. Johinson, United veral States con-\ns\na friend as state's attorney to pro-\ne Swanson also has a plan for\nag up a special staff, to be\ntable, Judge Lindsay charged.\ntect them and their tax fixers.'\n\"The Deneen organization is offer-\nferences with United\ning to trade every office Re-\nHenry C.\nwl on Maubenheimer federal States Marshal on the\nA Rebukes Judge Trude.\nwhen their services are re-\n: all law-trained, but experts\npublican ticket in return for support\npossibility\nrchiatry, medicine, commerce\nNeither y just thelofficials would pla admit\non Wednesday. Judge Trude. a him Re-\nDaniel P. Trude, who attacked\nJudge Lindsay also rebuked Judge\nfor Swanson for state's attorney.\nof to-\ncounting.\nAnything for sale for another vote\nforthup Wanted by Both.\nfor Swanson. That is the instruc-\nhow far their\nave\ntion Deneen is having carried out.\none. On previous occas\now-\n\"draft\" of Mr Northup creates\n\"The chief contributors to Swan-\nzer, Laubenheimer has sa\nif\nbarrassment to District Attor-\nson's campaign fund, any one can as.\ncould beyshown by besnor\nohnson.\ncertain by looking up the tax records\nJudge Swanson wants Mr.\nof the county, have been fortunate\nintly, I assure you,\" Mr.\n1p I'll let him go, but very\nenough to secure enormous reduc-\ntions in their taxes. Those who sup-\nport me are not included in that\nn said today. \"He would have\nclass.\nish some cases that he is\nA1\nng in the federal building be-\npasser\nswimn\nfor him at the bolls\nSwanson. The racket irs will fight\n\"The racketeers are supporting\ncould let him go.\"\nitentally, the choice of Northup\nwas in\nMr. Johnson's embarrassment\nfellow\nSchr\nontinued on Fourth Page.]\nseer\nto WIRE"
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