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, by terrorism, theft and defiance of oe law, ‘are laying siege to the people's legis Pature in Dlinois. The gangsters aspire to seats in the house and two in the senate, Hf) Rhe voters do not arouse themselves and their, ‘$ndifferent officials to the danger, Cepone,’ prow doing time in Atlanta, will be dictating ‘orders to his representatives in the next gen- ‘eral assembly at Springfield. That is the shockingly revealing and amazingly instruc- ‘sive story being told by Warren Phinney a \The Daily News. a Night-prowling hoodlums thrust a gun fn! the ribs of a legislator and demanded ‘withdrawal from the primary race last April. When he nervily refused, they threatened to kidnap his daughter, and by that dastardly threat forced his surrender. James Adduci, ‘hoodlum, got the nomination by 6,000 major-| ity on the face of the returns. The nemins- tion is equivalent to election, Ip the Z7th fasstic, hired hoodlums virtually ran the pri- mary. Joseph N. DeGrazio, residence un- { known, but for a few weeks before the vot-; ing a lodger in a cheap hotel in the district, jwas declared nominated by almost 1,000 ma- front. In three precincts, with four oppo- nents, one of whom was Representative A. 0. Galvin, the sitting member, DeGrazio got’ every vote on the poll lists and three more. [7hese are high spots in the story thus far.° | Let citizens remember that such things lee not happen by chance or in the lawful course of politics, There are laws which, ‘faithfully enforced, would make them impos- ‘sible. Gangland is running roughshod ever the board of election commissioners and po-. lice. It is corruptly and by terrorism control- ling election officials. It is even hoodwink- ing 60 eminently respectable a body as the state canvassing board, on which sit Gov. Horner, Secretary of State Hughes and State, Auditor Barrett. That virate, appealed to on the basis of DeGMdzio’s dubious resi- dential status, stood on technicalities and de- ‘clined to disallow his candidacy, . oy Mr. Galvin is contesting DeGrazio’ ’snom-) ‘\nation. "The case comes to hearing before, Judge Friend tomorrow, Mr. Phinney’s story] iwill continue. No citizen should neglect. to| Eerie SEEM 22 S74) - 2S