Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-10
Republican Senatorial Fight Not Settled by Satur.
days Primaries, Loser Insisting That Verdict
Should be by Districts Alone.
DENEEN MAY LEAD YATES BY 10000 VOTES
Feature of Election From Democratic Standpoint the Ease
With Which Former Vice Pre- esident Stevenson Defeated
Opponents for Gubernatorial Honors.

continue to come in slowly Definite
figures are most difficult to obtain on
many votes, particularly those on the
democratic ticket. Because of the i'll
ie-est felt in the bitter struggles for
The republican gubernatorial nomina-
lion and for the republican endorse
ment for senator, the election judges
generally have counted the votes of
that party first.
StrinGer and Stevenson Land.
Enough figures are obtainable. how
ever, to show that Stringer has re-
teived ali ovC-|"i;e el,nin@ plurality for
the democratic endorsement for sen
a.or and that former Vice President
Adlai z. Stevenson has been nomi
nated for governor. Republicans
throughout the state seem to have
turned out TO vote at the primary elec.
tion in greater force than the demo
Gratis. This is generally attributed tC
the interest felt in the republican con
tets.
Contest Was Fierce.
Chicago, Aug. 10.-The primary elec
tion contest was one of the fiercest
ever witnessed in Illinois, the strug
giles in the republican party for the
Subernatorial nomination and for in
dorsement as United States senator
being especially severe
The contest between Governor
Charles S. DeneenS and former Gov
ernor Richard Yates for the guberna
torial nomination was close.
On the democratic ticket ex-Vict
President Adlai E. Stevenson O
Bloomington has been nominated
James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago
made a wonderful run in his home
county, receiving at least 10000 ma
jority.
Hopkins Has Close Race.
/ For endorsement as United State
senator the contest between Senate
Albert ]. Hopkins and Representativ,
George Edmund Foss of the Tent
district was extremely close. Lawrence
B. Stringer of Lincoln had a walk
away in the democratic party for tn
| senatorial endorsement. The primar
election excited great interest. partio
| ularly among the republicans, VIII
polled much larger vote than tn
democrats.
IS Much Confusion.
| The first attempt to put the ney
primary law into effect throughou
| Illinois was attended by, considerabl
confusion. Challenges were frequen
throughout this city and in many G
the country districts it was reporte
that the vote was light because man
OF the farmers declined to state thei
rarty affiliations before receiving
ballot. They could not be allowed t
vote unless they did this, and man
of them left the polls. The extrem
length of the ballot and the late hou
to which the polls were kept ope
rendered the returns extremely slov
Democrats Staid Mt Home.
The democratic party turned out
much smaller force to the primarie
tnan did the republicans, there bein
no such bitter fights in their ranI
as characterized the contests anon
the republicans for the gubernatori
' nomination and for the senatorial re
ommendation to the next legislature.
Hopkins May Not Suit.
Chicago, Aug. 10. = Senator Abe
J. Hopkins plurality over George E
imund Foss appears to be about 1871
R ! 81 one of the 102 counties in Il
/ Ute.
\awrence B. Stringer is well abe;
for the democratic nomination, inco
plete returns from SO counties givil
him an estimated plurality over Ad
son Blakeley of 60,537 As far as
ported. Mr.. Blakeley has failed to W
a single county.
Senator Hopkins admittedly h
won by a big plurality at the pol
but the Foss forces are relying on
victories they claim they won in t
Legislative districts.
There are 19 of these in Chica
and Foss claims he has carried t
majority of them. together with eis
in the rural districts, or perhaps ne
ly half of the 81 in the state.
A victory of the men friendly