Show IS WH Illinois Leader Terms Candidacy Candidacy Candidacy Can Can- as Direct Referendum Referendum Referendum Refer Refer- on V olst ad CHICAGO March 6 AP George AP-George George E E. Brennan one of ot the leaders in inthe inthe inthe the campaign to nominate Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Al Smith at the last Democratic convention has announced his candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- for lor the United States sen- sen atae terming it a direct popular referendum in Illinois on ism The heir to the political mantle of the late Roger Sullivan an declared that his election would assure congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional action upon this national evil When Illinois votes in favor of ot ending the disgrace of Ism Ism the federal lawmakers ers will no longer be afraid to vote yute their con con- As my friend AI Al Smith has said a majority of ot the members of ot the national house and senate have dry throats and wet bellies PARTY TRADITION Mr Brennan's Brennan s 's candidacy marks the second time In a quarter of a century that a tradition has been broken For long it has been the custom of the leader of Illinois Democracy Democracy Democracy De De- to sit quietly behind the scenes without running for office eIf Roger Sullivan first shattered shattered shattered shat shat- the tradition in 1914 when he heran heran heran ran for senator Brennan Is the Democratic national committeeman from Illinois and has risen to na national national national na- na prominence In the party It ItIs Itis Itis is the first time he has stood for public office since 1892 when he heran heran heran ran for recorder of Will VIll county The state primaries are on April 13 On the Republican side the candidates are Senator William B. B McKinley and Colonel Frank L. L Smith with the world court measure measure meas meas- ure for which Senator McKinley voted one of ot the leading issues The wet and dry issue was injected inject Inject- ct- ct ed Into the campaign in vigorous terms by the Democratic candidate whose platform also Included declarations declarations declarations dec dec- for home rule for tor Chicago and a defense of ot his participation in ifs In b b alliances |