The Bismarck Tribune

Candidacy of Mrs. Medill McCormick (above) for republican nomination as representative at large, the quest of Senator Frank L. Smith (right) for renomination, and an effort to draft Coolidge, sponsored by Mayor Thompson of Chicago, shown below with Gov. Len Small, feature the Illinois primaries April 10. Thompson would prevent instruction of Republican delegates for former Gov. Frank O. Lowden, only presidential candidate in the primary.

Chicago, March 26.--(AP)-Illinois may show the country what the voters think of President Coolidge's "do not choose to run" statement.

In the preferential primary April 10 only one presidential candidate will be voted upon—Frank O. Lowden, republican, the state's own son.

But Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago—in his usual picturesque manner—has sponsored a method to determine what the thermometer reads on Mr. Coolidge, and asks the voters to refrain from instructing a delegation.

A United States senator, Frank L. Smith, duly elected but refused office because of the source and size of his campaign contributions, is before the republican voters asking re-nomination.

Another feature of national interest is the campaign of Mrs. Medill McCormick, daughter of Mark Hanna, for republican nomination as congressman-at-large.

No Democrats Filed

No democratic presidential candidates qualified; and there are campaigns of various sizes on to have voters write-in the names of their favorite presidential candidates.

Mayor Thompson, after returning from Washington where he had lunch with Mr. Coolidge, asserted that the voters should draft the president. The Cook county convention placed itself on record in agreement.

Thompson and Lowden have been political enemies for years. Thompson has made the statement that he has a slate of national convention delegates in each county—favorable to him, which means unfavorable to Lowden.

Those who believe about President Coolidge as Thompson does have been asked to vote for these delegates and refrain from marking the direct ballot for Lowden. The move, if successful, would mean at least an uninstructed delegation.

Fight for Delegates

Thus, with but one candidate on the ballot, there is a fight for the state's 58 delegates to the republican convention. Democrats are entitled to the same number of delegates.

Frank L. Smith, Dwight banker elected United States senator and then denied admission to the senate, is opposed for the republican nomination by Otis F. Glenn, Murphysboro attorney, and former member of the Illinois legislature.

Mrs. McCormick, who has conducted a vigorous campaign, stumping the state from end to end, seeks the seat of either incumbent congressmen-at-large Henry R. Rathbone or Lork Rickard.

Of next importance to the balloting on national issues is the candidacy of Governor Len Small for third term. Small and Thompson signed a truce in the cementing of the strict cleavage in Illinois republican ranks, with one faction under the co-leadership of Brookhart and United States senator and the other Thompson's and the other.

L. D. Emerson, secretary of state opposed by Small.

Governor's campaign has been bitter.

Bringing interest to the elections.

Additional picture made at Chicago and extension the state. Day of prayer on which churches to seek divine guidance men and women rather with help voters elect upright officers at the polls.

An agile Ceylonese can climb a 4-foot palm tree in ten seconds.