Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-08


NJ Cullom. who has been living at the
Moraine Hotel. in Highland Park. during
the summer. waiting for chance to cast
his ballot in the primaries for Charles s.
Deneen and Albert ]. Hopkins. will moi
be allowed to vote.
The senator has received word that ne
has failed to register properly under the
new district primary law and therefore
cannot cast his ballot either in Chicago
or Highland Fark.
CHICAGO. August S-When the polls
opened at & O'Clock today the first actual
test here of the direct nomination Of cam
dfdates by direct vote of the people was
commenced.
The four parties are taking part in to-
days primary-republicans. democrats.
prohibitionists and socialists. The two
parties first named have candidates for
all state offices, for all congressional nom-
nations and for an almost interminable
number of county and municipal officers.
In addition. they are taking an advisory
vote on United States senator, to be filed
by the next legislature
The men receiving the highest number
OF votes in connection with any Office on
any of the four party tickets will be the
nominees of those parties for those par
ticular offices.
No More Conventions.
There will hereafter be no convention to
name candidates or to ratify the selec-
tions made at today's primary election.
The vote as registered today nominates
the men and places their names upon
the tickets.
The republicans have four candidates
for the recommendation to be made to tho
| legislature for United States senator.
whose term is about to expire: William E.
Mason of Chicago, who was Senator Hop,
kins predecessor; William @. Webster o6
Chicago, and Representative George q.
Foss of the tenth district
The democrats have two candidates.
Lawrence Il. Stringer Of Lincoln and Ad.
olson Blakeley OF Chicago.
The fight for this position. particularly
among the republicans. has been bitter.
The interest concerning the senatorial rec
ommendation, however. has been dwarfe0
by the fierce fight waged in the republican
party for the gubernatorial nomination.
There are but two candidates. Gov.
Charles s. Deneen is seeking to return
to his present position. Former Gov.
Richard Yates is anxious to succeed Gov.
Deneen.
The fight between these two has been
exceptionally sharp, and has been carried
into the far corners of the state.
Seven Democratic Candidates.
The democrats have seven candidates
for governor. The contest in that party
has not developed anything approaching
the animosity with which the republican
struggle has been carried on.
The candidates for the democratic NOM
ination are Douglas Pattison of Freeport.
former Vice President Adlai f. Steven
son of Bloomington. John p. McGoorty.
James Hamilton Lewis. Charles f. Gum
ther and James C. Monroe of Chicago.
The name of Judge 4. r. +. kimbrough
of Danville is on the ballot. He is not
an active candidate.
The prohibition candidate for governor
is Daniel r. Sheen of Peoria. The So
cialist candidate is j. II. Brewer of Chi
cago.
1t IS believed that accurate returns from
the election will be slower than for any
vote ever taken in Chicago. There Is AN
average of 800 names on each ballot, and
i'm addition to this there is an average OF
$500 precinct committeeman in the demo-
cratic and republican parties who are
seeking Office.
There is. under the primary law. no
such thing as a straight party vote. made
by placing cross at the head or The
ticket Every voter must mark the name
Of every man whom he desires TO nom-
mate This. in itself. is expected TO make
slow work at the polling places.
1t is believed by the election commits
sioners that the result of the entire ticket
will not he known before some time on
Sunday 1t may not be apparent even at
that time.
The polls also are to remain open for
one hour longer than at a regular cleo
ton closing at ) o'clock instead OF at 4.
Heavy Vote Indicated.
The weather today throughout the state
was fair and cool. The Indications were
that an extraordinarily heavy vote will he
polled for a primary election. and in some
quarters il was predicted that the num-
her of votes cast would not be far behind
the number that viii be polled at the No
vemher election. The interest i'm this city
was intense. and long lines OF voters were
present at the polling places when they
were opened at O'Clock. The voting
was slow because of the length of time
required TO mark the big ballots. There
was also confusion and delay because OF
challenges made by various democratic
and republican precinct workers Ii was
claimed by 10th parties that their voters
weie endea voring to east votes out side OF
their own organization. The fight be
tween tie followers of Yates and De-
neen. republican candidates for governor
and between those of Hopkins. Foss and
Mason were very active.
The democratic party also was engaged
In number of energetic contests. but
none of them matched i'm bitterness the
fights in the republican party.