Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
Voters Of All Three Parties Express Prefer
enoe for Candidates
lREE coNGRESsMEN ARE RENoMlNATED
LOrimer, Mann and Graft Win Fights in
Their DistriotS
SALE OF LIQUOR is STOPPED IN CHICAGO
For First Time in History of City
Saloons Are Closed, While
People Take Part
tn Election.

CHICAGO Aug 4.-For the first time in
the history Of Illinois all the primaries Of
all the parties were held on the same day
and the voters were given an opportunity
to express their preference through their
ballts for candidates from United States
senator's down to sheriff. The new primary
law passed by a special session of the
legislature last spring was given its first
trial and gave general satisfaction. In
the tempestous districts in Chicago the
vote was large, but in the districts where
there were no local contests apathy was
manifested by the voters, and In these sec
tions the vote was so light that it pulled
down the total for the city to slightly over
12O0 00O, out of a total registration OF
S75OOO.
The greatest interest in the election CEN
tered in the vote for United States senator
and for that or republican congressman in
\ the second and sixth districts. located in
! Chicago. The voters cast their ballots for
/ three candidates for United States senator,
| Shelby NJ. Cullom, Ex-Governor Richard
| Yates and william G. Webster. The demo-
! Gratis had no candidate for United States
senator.
CuIIOm Far in Lead.
! Today's vote for United States senator
was merely an expression of preference
and is not binding on the members of the
legislature. In Chicago Senator Cullom re-
ceived nearly twice as many votes as
former Governor Yates and from scattered
| returns throughout the state the indica-
tions are that he will carry the state by a
handsome majority. The total vote cast
in the city for United States senator was
Cullom, 36, ,7S3; Yates, p, 1,297; Webster, 3,SI1
Both Congressman Lorimer and Congress.
of ba fps
cast in their districts. In both districts a
heavy vote was cast. In the Sixth the
indications are that Congressman LorimeI
received nearly twice many votes al
his opponent, Louis p. Friestadt
In the Second district Congressman Manr
was opposed by Francis w Parker and th'
vote was heavy as both candidates made
spirited campaign. Mann won by 1
large majority and win go before the con
J vention with. enough delegates pledged Il
: him to insure his nomination.
Chicago Saloons Closed.
For the first time in its history Chicas
was today, while the primary election
were held, an absolutely dry town. TIL
law forbids the selling of spirltuous o
matted liquors during elections under iron
clad provisions, which make it mandator
I upon the authorities to cancel the liceus
OF any saloon keeper Nloidtlhs ehe 10"
Should license be taken away the saloo
e keeper could not in any way secure an
E other one for at least twenty years. Hith
r erto on election days it has always bee
. possible for the thirsty to secure relic
I via back entrances and side doors, eve
n when the police attempted to keep tn
y saloons closed. But II is the saloon keeI
o ers themselves who are responsible for tc
d days unprecedented condition Of affairs.
CuIIom Carries Peoria County.
PEORIA, H., Aug. 4-Cullom won owe
Yates in Peoria county today, TO l, an
w G. McRoberts and Charles Black, Gu
l lom men, were chosen to go to the legii
lature Joseph V. Gran was renominate
for congress-