The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-09
FIRST PRIMARY HELD IN ILLINOIS Returns Are Slow Owing to
 the Confusion YATES IS PROBABLE WINNER AdIai E. Stevenson Seems To Have Defeated James Hamilton Lewis
 for the Democratic Nominal
 ton for Governor.
YATES IS PROBABLE WINNER

Chicago, August 9.-At 1 o'clock this morning accurate returns from the first direct primary ever held in this state were coming in gradually and the result still in doubt. except In a few particulars. !. The contest has been one of the fercest ever witnessed in Illinois. The struggles in the republican party for the guberna- torlal and for indorsement as United States senator being especially severe. From the incomplete returns at hand it can only be stated that the contest be- tween Gov Charles S. Deneen and former Gov. Richard Yates for the gubernatorial nomination Is extremely close. Deneen carried the city of Chicago and the coun- ty of Cook by approximately 4S00 votes, but the returns indicate that Yates has received the greater support in the state outside of Cook county.
 On the democratic ticket the indications are that ex-Vice President Adlai Steven son of Bloomington has been nominated. James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago made a wonderful run in his home county, re- ceiving at least 10000 plurality in Cook county For indorsement as United States senator the contest between Sena- tor Albert J. Hopkins and Representative George Edmund Foss of the Tenth district is extremely close Foss carried the city of Chicago by 6O0O but the returns from the state at large are indefinite and con- flicting The present indications, how ever. seem slightly in favor of Foss.
 Lawrence B. Stringer of Lincoln had walkaway in the democratic party for the senatorial indorsement.
 The primary election excited great in terest. particularly among the republi- cans, who polled much larger vote than the democrats In this city the total vote cast for the gubernatorial nomination was with 35 precincts missing, 127,510 Of this number, Yates received 61, ,142 and De- neen 66,36S In 1904 in the presidential election, the republican party boiled in the county, including the city and the outlying districts, 229,S4S votes.
 In addition to the vote in Cook cunty, S3O precincts in the state give Deneen 45- 69l; Yates, fl ,662
 The same precincts give Hopkins, re- publican candidate for senator, 3O,S65; Foss, 261s4. William E. Mason, former United States senator, made a strong race, but it is not believed has any chance for the nomination.
 The returns indicate the follwing nom- nations for congress by the republicans:
 First district. Martin B. Madden, renom- mated; Second district, James R. Mann, renominated; Ninth, Henry S. BouteH, re- nominated; Tenth George E. Foss, re- nominated; Thirteenth, Frank o. Lowdon, renominated Seventeenth, John A. Ster- ling, renominated; Tenty-second, William w.. Rodenburg, renominated; Twenty third. Frank S. Dickson; Twenty-fifth Napoleon R. Thistlewood, renominated; Twelfth district, Charles E. Fuller, re- nominated; Fourteenth district, James Me Kinney, renominated; Fifteenth district. George W. Prince renominated; Sixteenth 1 district, Joseph V. Graf, nominated; Eighteenth district, Joseph G. Cannon, re- nominated; Nineteenth district, William E. Mckinley, renominated.
 Add to democratic nominee the follow ing names:
 Seventh district, c. G. Schener; Twenty first district, James M. Graham; Twenty fifth district, l. R. Spilman.
 The following nominations have been made for Congress by the democrats:
 Twentieth district. Henry T. Rainey re- nominated; Twenty-first, w. D. Ryan ! Twenty third. Martin D. Foster, renomi- hated.
 The first attempt to put the new primary law into effect drought Illinois was at tended by considerable confusion. Chal- lenges were frequent throughout this city, and in many of the country districts it was reported that the vote was light be- cause many declined to state their party affiliations before receiving a ballot They could not be allowed to vote unless they did this, and many of them left the polls. The extreme length of the ballot rendered the returns extremely slow, and 1t is doubtful if the full result of the election is known before some time on Monday IRIES TO kIII pQISANEp