Show lONDIN FREED I IN GRAFT CASE Acquittal Changes Change Face of G 0 O P Poll Politics tics In Illinois CHICAGO CI july July H If POliticS In Illinois will be I ia by the effects of the ac- ac ac ac Friday of Fred Lundin for for- former forner ner mer representative In congress and antan an ally ot of M W illiam Hale lIsle Thompson former or of Chicago and lico 15 co charged with Ith con con- con conspiracy to tco tc defraud the thc Chicago Of ot approximately approximately- 2000 1000 5 roo according to some somo 1 political w us Altar After a trial Irla which cost thE jury deliberated four and one one- half houis took look two ballots and anthen then 1 acquittals In nil all cas caes ThE Judge hurriedly retired and ond loft p o crowded court room roon In disorder POOR roon MAKES FORTUNE The TIre defense attorneys s In their jury plus pleas called the prosecution per persecution by State Stale Attorney Gen Con e and Robert E B Crowe Cook county state stale attorney leaders of a a I faction opposed to the th LundIn Thompson branch of the th state slata He party Lundin termed self poor Swede and ailed by political opponents the thc power behind Thompsons Thompson's ma- ma machine machine ma machine chine and ard the silent ellent bose boss dur- dur durIng dur during ing lag the trial tria emerged from the 01 spry which had cloaked him duling hl his 30 80 yeats of ot political life On the witness stand he lie re that ho came caine to Chicago as an 11 old 11 I ye yeAr old r ld B Swedish Immigrant start start- started started started ed w work ork s 0 eO a a bootblack and ond a ne new news noy s- s o noy Is later tel became the manufacturer ir lr er of rode a 0 temperance bl rage in n the advertising of lie lio spent more than 1000 o o and became Involved In tlc to Infringements on hIs soft drink patent Ident rights JI CROOKEDNESS ISS D He Ho denied that he had bad Influenced appointments by Mayor Thompson I saying he lie had not sought favors he hlo would have hate been forced to tn take orders and called the Thompson administration cus In his bis testimony he corn com com Mayor Maor Thompson and said that If It he ever stood for office again tt the e Lundin support would be his hi is |