In Illinois last week was fought the first 1936 Presidential primary in which one Republican candidate faced another Republican candidate on the same ballot. The result:
In votes: 480,000 for Publisher William Franklin Knox; 410,000 for Senator William Edgar Borah. In delegates to the Republican National Convention: at least 35 for Knox; perhaps 22 for Borah. In public opinion: a substantial set-back for Knox; a fair-to-middling victory for Borah.
This discrepancy between the numerical and the moral outcome of the Illinois Republican primary was accounted for by the difference in what the two...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
