The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-16
Standpatters Victorious In Twen-
ty-Two Out Of Twenty-Five
Congressional Districts
in Illinois
FOSS WINS BY 500 VOTES
Well Known Regular Re- Nominated
by Close Margin Over insurgent-
Many Democratic Legis-
lators Successful.


gents were victorious in only three out
of twenty-five Congressional districts
of Illinois In the primary election yes
terday.
Henry $. Boutell, Standpatter Re-
publican, who has represented the
Ninth Chicago district In Congress for
twelve years, was defeated by Freder-
iok IL. Gansbergen, who conducted his
campaign on an out and out Insur
gent platform. Gansoergen was sup
ported by the republican organization.
Gansbergen's vote was 1854, while
that of Boutell was 1888. Arthur
West the third candidate. received L.
1874.
In the Eleventh district, Colonel Ira
G. Copley, the first man In Illinois to
come out as an Insurgent candidate,
won the Republican nomination over
George w. Conn, who classed himself
as a Progressive Conservative. This
seat now Is occupied by Howard M.
Snapp, Standpatter. Copley carried
the district by 46S votes, according to
this mornings figures.
John c. mckenzie secured the Re-
publican nomination In the thirteenth
district after a spirited contest with
Reuben r. Tiffany. Both Mckenzie
and Tiffany denied affiliation with the
I Standpatters, Mckenzie making his
campaign as a Progressive while Tiff
fany exhibited slightly more radical
views and called himself an Insurgent.
Congressman Frank o. Lowden, the
present representative from this dis
trict, has been aligned with the Regu-
lars and the selection of either Me
Kenzie or Tiffany would have been a
gain for the Progressivcs.
George Edmund Foss, Standpatter,
and head of the naval affairs commit
tee of the House. won the Republican
nomination i'm the Tenth district by
about 500 after a hard contest in which
he was opposed by George p. Engle-
hard and Frederick C. DeLang, In
surgents.
Speaker Cannon was re-nominated
in the Eighteenth district by a major
ity close to 5000. He was opposed by
Henry b. Downs, an Insurgent of his
own city.
Lee O'Neil Browne, minority leader
OF the lower house of the Illinois leg
islature, recently acquitted of the
charge of bribery I'm connection with
the election of Senator William Lori
mer, was renominated for representa-
tive in LaSalle county by large ma
jority.
| out of thirty-tw Democrats In the
last legislature, who voted for Lorimer
for senator. twenty-five were renom-
mated.
Congressional Nominees.
The Congressional Nominees OF both
parties in Illinois are as follows
District Republicans Democrats
TX Martin B. Madden,-lMichael Il
Maher.
2-x James II. Mann,-John c. Vaug-
han.
3-x william w. Wilson,-Fred j.
Crowley.
A. Michael G. Walsh, James T.
MrDermott.
Louis III. Clussmann-W Adolph j.
SABBATH.
s-x william ]. Moxley-Edmund j.
Stack
TX Frederick Lundin-Frank Bu-
chanan.
s-Daniel ID. Coffey-x Thomas Gal
lagher. 80,
e--Fred IL. Gansbergen-Lynden
Evans. .rf.t
io-x. George Edmund Foss-Richard
]. Finnegan.
l1-Ira c. Copley-Frank o. Hawley
) l2-x Charles f.. Fuller-No candidate
13-John c. McKenzie-Henry $. Dix
on.
: l4-x James McKinney-No candidate
i5-x George W. Prince--Albert f.
I Bergland.
1s-x Joseph V. Graff-ciaude U
Stone.
II7-x John A. Sterling-1ouis Fit7
Henry.
1s--x Joseph @. Cannon-william L
Cundiff.
19-x william b. McKinley-T. c. Gra-
: dy.
20-James II. Danskin-x Henry t
Rainey.
zl-H. Clay wilson--x James M. Gra-
ham.
E 22-x William A. Neutrality-suspicious. A
: Campbell.
r 23-I. II. Joy--x Martin w. Foster.
Q 24-x Pleasant T. Chapman-H, Rober
Fowler.
-.
25-x N. u. Thistlewood-Wiliiam ID
: Lyerle.
i -Re-nominated.
State Treasurer in Doubt.
Chicago. H., Sept. 16.-While tn