Show m RU fOR CONGRESS CHICAGO May 2 Four AP ward committeemen a primary substituted 1 Or election yesterday and named Oscar Depriest i year 7 negro as the Republican congressional congressional nominee from the First Illinois Illi nois district Ills His name nam will replace that of the late Congressman Mad Mad- den Depriest a former alderman and county commissioner is one of ot many Chicago politicians who durIns during during dur dur- ing Ins their careers have been the victims vie vic Ic tims of 01 bombers Ills His home was bom bombed d several years ago o during racial disturbances Although Altho Depriest is aligned t with tho the Republican faction dominated by Mayor Thomp n the mayor was understood to have taken no active etive part In Ia urging Depriest's selection The First congressional 1 d district is larg largely ly populated by negroes yet th the late Congressman Madden won on easily over tho the negro candidate William L L. Dawson No negro ever has been elected to congress congress congress con con- gress from this state and there has been no negro member o of congress from any state in tv twenty seven years Dawson Indicated he would challenge challenge chal dial lenge the selection o of Depriest O Othe on the ground that the four tour committeemen committee committee- men who made the choice had not rot received their certificates of election I I following the April el election and so were unqualified Ele Election ls however I saw w little merit in the Dawson argument Assistant Attorney G General n ral Harrison Harrison Har liar rison also a a. negro announced that he would run as an an Independent against Depriest it If the Dawson Dason p petition pe were denied |