Illinois votes on MacArthur
Chicago, Illinois (UP) –
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was the only major presidential possibility whose name appeared on the ballot today in the Illinois presidential preference primary election.
Gen. MacArthur, whose name was entered without his consent, was opposed on the Republican ticket only by Riley A. Bender of Chicago, a political unknown and former boxer. There were no contestants on the Democratic ticket.
Preferences shown by the voters in the Illinois primary are merely advisory and not binding upon the delegates to the national conventions.
The principal Republican contests are for the nominations for U.S. Senator, Representative-at-Large and Secretary of State.