Replies of Candidates to State Legislative Questionnaire 



IF ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE WILL YOU WORK AND VOTE 



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For a Beveaue Amendment 



Limiting tazei 

 on tang ible 

 property to not 

 over 1% of ac 

 tnal Talue 



Granting power 



to tax other 



flources of 



revenue 



For legislation 

 requiring proper 

 taxing unit* to 

 provide equitable 

 revenue f o r re- 

 1 1 e f before re- 

 ceiving State Aid 



Against any 

 I e g 1 elation 

 diverting gas- 

 oline t a xea 

 from roads 

 and streets 



7th Senate (Rural section of Cook and parts of Chicago) 



Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 

 Yes 



Charles F. Baumrucker Yes Yes 



Arthur J. Bidwell Yes Yes 



Heuse 



Frank G. Ring Noii- 



Coinmittal 

 Oscar S. Johnson Yes 



Frank E. Foster Yes 



Bernice T. Van Der Non- 

 Vries Committal 



8th House (Boone, Lake and McHenry) 

 Thomas A. Bolger No Ves 



Richard J. Lyons Yes Yes 



William M. Carroll Yes Yes 



10th House (Winnebago and Ogle) 



Frank B. Wilson Non- No reply 



Committal 

 Leroy M. Green Yes, for its Yes 



submission 

 David TTnnter, Jr. ^ rs Yes 



Carl O. Nyman Yes Yes 



12th House (Carroll, JoDaviess and Stephenson) 



Chas D. Franz Yes Yes 



Homer Curtisa Yes Yes 



Non- Non- 

 committal Committal 



Non- 

 Edward E. Laughlln Committal 



14th House (Kane and Kendall) 

 John F. Petit No report 



John M. Peffers 



John A. Bingham 



Yes 



No report 



"Should be a Non- 

 real limitation" Committal 

 Frank A. McCarthy No report No report 



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Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 



Yes 



Ves ';'••"■' 



Yes ■; -::./•• 



Yes "^ :•/•: 

 Yes., 



Yes ■■■■-;■:, 



Yes 



No report 



For general 



program" 



No report 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yep. condi- 

 tionally 

 Yea 

 Yes 

 Yes 



No 

 Yes 

 Yes 



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16th House (Livingston, Marshall, Putnam, Woodford) 

 William Vicars \on-Committal Non-Committal Non-Committal 



Calistus A. Bruer 

 Charles M. Turner 



18th House (Peoria) 

 Edward J. Gorman 

 Clarence P. Scott 

 Leo D. Crowley 



Yes 

 Favorable 



Ves • " ■ • 



Yes ••'■'••.■ 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Favorable 



Yes i 



Yes 



Yes 



Yes 

 Favorable 



Non-Committal 



.■..-'■-.,. Yes 

 Yes 



Will answer 

 at proner time" 

 Yea 



^ r- ■' Yes 



V Jk-fBmy' . .,v . 



Yea 



;,_ Ye.-^--: 



,.' ■'} ■ Yes 

 Yea 



No report 



Non- 

 Committal 

 No report 



Non-Committal 



Yes 

 Favorable 



Non-Committal 

 Yes 

 Yea 



20th House (G'undy, Iroquois, Kankakee) ■^ v : 

 James T. Burns » ■ ■ "For specific Yes 



limitation" 

 Ben W. Alpiner Non- Non- 



Committal Committal 



Luther B. Bratton Yes - Yes : .; 



Harry L. Topping Yes Yes > ' 



22nd House (Edgar and Vermilion) 



"Yes, but not too 

 P. J. Breen :^,f^ Yes much power" 



W. 0. Edwards :,,V Ves Yes 



.\|ealter J. Book- T Ye« ^'^^ Yes :.V 



"Walter 

 H#. M. Luekey f Yes Yes 



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Yea 



Yea 

 Yes 



Yes, except in 

 great crisis 

 "So long as emer- 

 ^. g e n c y demands, 

 think it proper to 

 divert" " 

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Yes 

 Yea 

 Yes 



Yea 





Yet 



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 Yes 

 Yes 



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Favors 



Yea, fcohdi- 

 tionally 



Yea , 



V 'Yes 



24th House (Champaign, Moultrie, Piatt) '>.^,f 



Hugh M. Rigney Ves Yes Yea 



E. B. Sturdyvin Yes Yes Yes 



Everett R. Pejters ^/'Yes, provided both are Yes 



adopted" 

 Roger F. Little Opposes Favors -;^-r Favors 



limitation , 



26th House (Ftwd. McLean) '^ .>r = 



Joseph W. Russell Yes Yes 



D. J. Sammon Yes '. Yes . ' * 



Maurice O. Kalahar Yes .' Yes *.4 v 



G. J. Johnson Yes Yes , 



28th House (DeWitt, Logan, Macon) 

 Verne R. Johnson Yes Yes '' V<.. 



Nicholas L. Hubbard Favors . '. Favors ;^ ■ 

 W. C. Chynoweth Yes Yeis "■' 



Dan Dinneen Yes Yes ;. 



80th House (Brown, Cass, Mason, Menard, Schuyler, Tazewell) ^ .►•.:.,;. n 

 H. V. Teel Yes, condi- Yes Yes Yes, except In ex- 



► I* tlonally treme emergenciea 



Glen Peteflsh >'; - "I expect to support the Agricultural Program" 



Homer H Tlca ' *'Have frequently spoken for these very propositions" 

 Robert H. Allison Yes Yes Yes Yea ; 



82nd House (Hancock, McDonough, Warren) 

 Ross E, Noper Yes -.;.:, Yes ^ Yes 



Lawrence H. Stice Yes . ; ; ^, Yes^^ Yes 



Claude R. Thomas Ves • Yes " Yes 



T. Mac Downing ''Favors reason- Yes Yes 



able limitation" 

 88rd Senate (Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island) 



Yes .?i -. 

 Yea;.; '---^ 

 Yeat^'^ 

 Yes 



Yes, unles emer 

 Yes ' gency exists 

 Favor^ Favors 



Yea^ • • "T Yes 



Yes> ■ V :• ^Yes 



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Tet 



Yet 

 Yes 



Robert M. Harper 



William B. Schroder 



88rd House 

 Thos. P. Sinnett 

 Clinton Searle 

 Harry M. McCaskrln 



Yes, condi- Yes 



tlonally 

 Yes Yea 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 



Favor, except for 

 possible emergency 

 Yes 



Yes, qualified Yes 



"I am in favor of the above principles.** 



Ves Yes Yea V , 



84th House (Clark, Coles, Dotlglas) 



J. M. Turner . . No report No report No report 



Yes 

 No report 



For a Revenue Amendment 



Limiting taxes 

 on tang Ible 

 property to not 

 over 1% of ac- 

 tual value 



Granting power 



to tax other 



aources of 



revenue 



For legislation 

 requiring proper 

 taxing units to 

 provide equitable 

 revenue for re- 

 1 i e f before re- 

 ceiving State Aid 



Against any 

 1 e g i elation 

 diverting gas- 

 oline t a xes 

 from roads 

 and streets 



Victor H. McDonald Ves Yes 



Chas. G. Strohm Yes Yes k 



Orion B. Goble Yes Yes 



85th Senate (DeKalb, Lee, Whiteside) 

 Henry J. White Yes Yes 



George C. Dixon Yes Yes 



85th House 



John P. Devine Non-Committal Non Committal 

 Dennia J. CoUlna Yes Yes 



Henry C. Allen Yes Yes 



36th House (Adams, Calhoun, Pike, Scott) 

 Jos. K. Heckenkamp No report No report 



Thomas J. Lenane 



Non- Non- 



Committal Committal 



Henry F. Scarborough "Could favor 



if convinced" 



37th Senate (Bureau. Henry, Stark) 

 James H. Andrews Yes, condi- 



Thomas P. Gunning 



House 

 Henry Knauf 



George F. Hayes 



tlonally 



Yes 



Ves 



Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 

 Yea 



■ Yes ■'^'^■\ 



Yes 



Non-Committal 

 Yes 

 Yes 



No report 



Non- 

 :;; Committal 



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Yea 

 Yea 

 Yea 



Yea 



•;. • Yes 



Non-Comniittal 

 Yea 

 Yes 



No report 

 **Do not believe 

 in diversion un- 

 less absolutely 

 necessary" 

 . Yes 



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Yes, condi- 

 tionally 

 Frederick W. RennickFears difficulty Vet* 



in administering 

 James A. Nowlan Yes Yes 



38th House (Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery) 

 Frank W. Fries Yes Yes Yes 



Dr. Frank A. Stewart Yes Yes Yes 



Hugh W. Cross Ves , Yes f^" Yes 



Yes 

 Yes V 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yes I 



Yes, except 

 : ■,: emergency 



... Yes 



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. 1 Yes, Condi- 

 tionally 

 Yejs, except In 

 acute emergency 

 Yes 



V- «,'., 



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Yea 



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Yes 



Yea 



Yes, under present 



conditions 

 39th Senate (TaSalle) 



James R. Johnson Yes, provided Yes 



new constitution 



N. M. Mason Yes . Yes 



House 



Rdmond P. Conerton No report ' No report 



Edward G. H^yne Ves Yes 



O. B. Benson Yes Yes rV 



R. Q. Soderftromv^i'. Yes - Yes Yes 



40^h Senate (Cbdatlan, Cumberland, Fayette, Shelby) 



John W. Frlbley Yes Yes Yes 



J. Wv Sprejsi^r ^»Ye8 !f '-; 4>Ye8 .. :«, .f-> Y®" 



House ..^■•* '•'•■: i:\r ' v 



Sam S. Lorton ■* Conditional Favors *;•'* Favors Conditional 



C. F. Easterday r ' No report y.^No report Hj No report No report 



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Yes >./• . 

 Yes :'::;::: 



No report 

 Yes 



Yes 



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Yea 



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Yea 



No report 

 Yes 

 Yea 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yea 



Henry D. Sparks 

 Will P. Welker 



Yes 

 Yes 



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Yes 



Yes 



Yea 



4l8t Senate (DiH'^ge, Will) 

 John V. McCarthy J Ves 

 Richard J. Barr ,Favor 



^, ; ^-J^ ;;Yes X^^'r^:- Yes Ves/'-exceiit In case 

 'i ' '^*'^u'^'-'.-^ ^'- '■"'^ r ' of extreme necessity 



Z'fil ^'j r.'Yes 

 Favor 



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House ; ,, 



Michael P. Hennebry Yes ''-r 



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Ix)ttie Holman O'Neill Yes 

 John L. Walker Yes 



Warren L. Woqd. , Ve^^ 



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Yes 

 Yes 

 Yes 



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42nd House (Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion) 

 George J. Baaer ^ ' Favorable Favorable •' * 



• Yes Yea 



Favor Yes, except in case 

 ?.;.* of extreme necessity 



Yes. con- 

 iT" ditlonally 

 Yes 



;^;:.e.--;:, ves 



|; jw r- ■' Yea 



Yes 



Yes . 



C- Yes-'? 



A. B. h&ger 

 R. J. Branson 



.Yea. ... 

 . 'Not entirely 

 ^'■■■■^- favorahla.^; 



48rd Senate (Fulton, Knox) .•,, 



Yes 

 Yes 





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M. P. Rice 

 Clinton L. Swing 



48rd House 



Frank W. McClure 



Ray SImklns 



Favorable 

 Yes 



E. W. Mureeo' 



Reed F. Cutler 



44th House ( 

 Jos. H. Davis 



A. A. Brands 





Yea 

 Yes 



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Favorable 

 Yes 



Yes 



:-. Yes ' 



Favorable 

 '.. Yes 



/' Yes • 



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Favorable 

 Yes 



; Yea 



\'/- Yes 



.JL- favorable 

 ;*•.:. • Yes 

 : Vu Yes 



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Favors tax 

 limitation 

 Yes 



44thJIou8e (Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Washington) 



. ;,.V-> Yes • .. . / 



R. G. Crisenberry 

 Elbert Waller . 



Non- 

 committal 



Yes 

 Yes 



Favora 



Yes 



, Ra 

 Yes 



Yes 



Favors 



^ Yes 



ishin 

 Yes 



Yes 



Favorable" , 



' . : Y^ ... ' ' ■" 



"• • Yes • 



Yes, except In 



emergency 



Oi)i>ORed to 



divert on 



Yes :■ V- 



If 



Yes 

 Yes 



46th Senate (Morgan, Sangamon) 



S. I. Gresham Thinks 1% too Ves 



low a figure 

 Earl B. Searcy ~ . Yes Yes 



House "■'. -^^ '^.v^ ,.■-•■■■-■''". :'-.-Vf '■•.'.'•■" ■■ 



David Evans : /v Yes ; . Yes 



Allan Cole (deceased) ;: ^ ^ ;* ; .. ;,' / 



Hugh Green Yes - •; Yes 



William J. Lawler Yes " / • : Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yes 

 Yes 



Yea 



Yes 

 Yea 



Yes con- 

 ditionally 

 conditions get 

 worse, will vote to 

 use some existing 

 tax 

 Yes . 

 Ves 



No answer ■ 



Yes ;X:\ 

 .'■ Yes ;.^. 



" •" Yea ■■ ■'. 



■■^^"■'- Yes;.-;: . 



NOVEMBER, 1934 



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