The Washington herald., 1908-08-10
Deneen's majority.

Deneen's majority H,73a
Senator Albert J. Hopkins gained ap-
proximately LOO votes in to-night's mors
complete count
His plurality over George Edmund Foss
now appears TO be about 1s.IoO in 81 out
Of the 10e counties in the State
At the same time. L 3 Stringer kept
up his gains fer the Democratic nomlna-
ton. incomplete returns from hfty-tzo
counties giving him an estimated plural
ity over Addison Blakeley Of s05sz. As
far as reported, Mr.. Biakeley has failed
to win a single county.
Vote for Candidate.
The estimated vote Of the Republican
candidates IN ninety-ole counties follows:
Hopkins -------------------- .5s5
ross ----------.----------------- 4os
Mason -----------------.---------. 6-.lS5
heoSter ------------------------- $50
The total vote Of the two Democratic
candidates IN hfty-two counties was:
Stringer ----------.---------------7 -
Blakeiey ---------------.----..-.--1
Decisive as the Republican vote at ths
polls on Saturday may seem. Represent
ative Foss has not yet given Up hope
OF gaining the nomination for the sens-
tO-snip-
Serat0r Hopkins admittedly has won BY
a big plurality al the polls. but the Foss
forces are relying on the victories they
claim they have won in the legislative
districts
Both sides Claim Il.
Never before in the history OF Illinois
has an election been so hotly contested
as was the primary election held here
yesterday.
At midnight Gov. Deneen and former
Gov. Yates claim the Republican nou1i-
nation for governor. the former By a
plurality OF 5ooa while the Yates leaders
claim the election OF the latter BY 3.550-
Senator Hopkins has a small plurality
for the Senatorial nomination over Repre-
sentative FOss. former Senator Mason,
and others. the fight being - cFs== that
the legislature may be called upon 10 de-
eide It
Senator Hopkins opponents claim that
not having majority OF the votes cast,
the people have expressed no choice.
Returns are slow in coming IN. and
twenty-four hours after the election * Is
impossible 10 determine with. any degree
Of certainty the election or defeat OF any
Of the Republican candidates
The Democratic returns seem 20 point
clearly to the selection Of the following:
GoTeraor-Adlai Stevenson
Lieutenant gCvernor-E A PERI.
Secretary Of State-z 2 Bsidlz
Auditnr-Rslph Il. Je1ries
Treasurer-J. B. Mount.
Attorney Fsnerzl-R. c Hall
United States SenGtor-L4E-enoe B st-ieEss.
Democrats Also Slew.
The Democratic returns were as SLOW
in coming in as the Republican. but they
were more definite. and made Il possible
10 determine the result The Republican
ticket, outside OF governor and Senator,
is probably as follows: Lieutenant gov
ernoT. J. Gogglesby or F. L Smith. with
the chances favoring the former: sscre-
tary OF state, James A Rose; auditor.
J. S Mccullough; treasurer. Andrew Rus
sell; attorney general william H Stead.
IN Chicago and Cook County the vote
for the Republican Senatorial nomination
was: Hopkins. 4o,35s: Mason, S,sI7; Foes,
81, -. giving Foss plurality over Hop
kins Of s.S94
CAASA1c u 1toA Clllltl AAle CDEEe>L vas
about evenly divided between Foss and
Hopkins. Mason bringing UP the rear.
Hopkins seems TO have the better OF Il.
but whether this shade viii enable him
TO overcome Foss' big lead In Cook
County viii probably not be known be-
fore tomorrow night. II Is lust barely
possible that an Official count may be
necessary 70 determine the result
Democrats for strfnEer.
Stringer had no trouble in carrying the
Democratic Senatorial Endorsement. every
county in the State giving him a big
margin over his opponents.
Col. ]. Ham Lewis made a prominent
run IN Cook County for the Democrats
gubernatorial nomination. securing al
most as many votes as all the other can
didates combined
Adlai Stevenson. former Vice President
OF the United States. went away ahead
OF him in the country districts and easily
won out
With complete ret ESs in from about
half Of the counties OF the state outside
Of Cook County and the vote IN the other
counties. based on the vote in the cities,
Gov Deneen at midnight Is given q lead
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