The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-09

Chicago. Aug. 9.--At I o'clock this
morning Sunday accurate returns
from the first direct primary eiecti. n
ceyr held in this state are coming in
gradually and the result is still in
doubt, except lin a few particulars.
The contest was one of the fiercest
ever witnessed in Illinois, the strug.
giles in the Republican party for the
gubernatorial nomination and for the
Endorsement as United States senator
being especially severe.
From the incomplete returns at
at hand il can only be stated that the
contest between Deneen and YATES
was extremely close. Deneen carried
Chicago and Cook county by approx
MA ely 1900. but the returns indicate
thae Yates has received greater sup
port in the state outside of Cook
county,
The Deneen people claim the re.
turns indicate the nomination of the +
mas by about $500. The Yates ma =.
ayers assert that ne will certainly
viii have a strong majority.
on the Democratic ticket indiCa-
tidns are that Stevenson, of Bloom
ington, has been nominated Lewis,
OF Chicago, made a wonderful run IN
his home county, receiving at least
10000 plurality
For endorsement as United states
senator the contest between Hopkins
aud Foss was extremely close. F1ss
carried Chicago by six thousand but
returns from the state at large are in
definite and conflicting. The present
indications seem slightly favorable for
Foss.
Lawrence b. Stringer Of Lincoln,
had a walk away in the Democratic
party for the senatorial endorsement.
As far as could be ascertained the
following nominations We're made f..
congress by the Republicans;
First district-Martin b. Madden.
Second-James X. Mann.
Nmth-Henry S. Boutell.
Tenth-George f. FOss.
Twelfth-Chas. f. Fuller.
Thirteenth-Frank \. Lowden.
Fourteenth--James Mckinney.
Fifteenth-James +. Prince.
SiXteenth-Jos. V. Graf.
Seventeenth-John A. Sterling.
Eighteenth-Joseph G Cannon,
Nineteenth--Wm. B. Mckinley.
Twenty-third-7Fr S. Dixon.
Twenty-ffth-N. b. Thistlewood.
Democrats.
Seventeenth-C. G. Scheiner.
Twenty-f NJ. Graham.
Twenty-third-Marti ID. Foster.
Twenty-ffth-I. r. Spillman.
Chicago contains the first ten con-
gressional districts in the state and
the figures at hand about represent
the yoteas the early returns showed
had been the case in them.
In the ELEVENTH district the vote be
tween Yates and Deneen was close.
Hopkins had a slight lead over Foss
for the senatorship. On the Demo-
cratic ticket Stringer and Stevenson
were reported as leading for senator
and governor.
Aurora, the home town of Hopkins.
was carried by Foss by vote of 2,776
to ,i43
Twelfth-Yates carried Rockford BY
goo. but Deneen was said to be run
fing ahead in in the country pre-
ciucts. Foss was credited with lead
ing the Republicans for senator and
Stetenson the Democrats for governor.
Thirteenth-They vote was said to be
I'm favor of Hopkins and Yates on the
Republican ticket and Stringer for
senator and Douglas Pattison OF Free
port, for governor. en- the Democratic
side.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth - Yates
was reported as leading Deneen. while
Foss was receiving a heavier vote
than HOPKINS On the Democratic
ticket it is all Stringer for senator.
while Stevenson and Pattison for gov
erner were polling the heaviest vote
for the Democrats.
Seventeenth-FavoTs Stevenson for
governor on the Democratic and