The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16
Speaker of House Is RenOmi.
mated, but by Reduced
Plurality.
REGULARS APPARENTLY
IN THE MAJORITY
Figures Indicate That Lee
0'NeiI Browne Has Been
RenOminated.

CHICAGO, Sept. 10 q a. m).-At this
"'ur the Indications arc that Congress
man George E. Foss. after many ycars
IN congress, during which he has be-
come strong member OF the Republican
orsanization. may be defeated by George
Z. Englchard. progressive. Returns from,
lo4 precincts out Of l47 i'm the Tenth
district give Englehard 3132 against e7se
for Foss
James r. Mann, an outspoken Cannon
man. met stout resistance from his op-
ponent In the Second district
Returns were meagcr, but Inc first few
precincts showed close race,
The Democrats who made William
Lorimer's election TO the senate possible
were in nearly every instance renomi-
mated Inc stand ~patters and progress
slNes split even in the Eleventh and
thirteenth districts. John c. Mckenzie.
progressive, was nominated in the
thirteenth by the Republicans, while in
the Eleventh George w. Conn, Jr.. who
opposed progressive, was nominated
speaker Cannon carried every county
In district Two years ago the speak
er was unopposed. so compa rison OF
his plurality today with The figures at
the previous election are valueless.
Vote in Chicago Light.
The vote cast in the congressional dis
trlcis in Cook county tChicago) was re-
markaby light, not more than a quarter
OF the vote on the registration books
The down-state vote was much heavier
Early returns indicated the renomi-
nation OF Lee O'Neil Browne TO the state
Il: G. Shurtlcff, Republican. and speaker
ol the house. against whom a deter
mined factlonal fight has been waged
Browne was. recently acquitted OF
charge of having bribed state represen-
t9tive To vote for William Lorilncr for
United States senator,
Early returns also Indicated the noml-
nation OF Ira G.. Copley by the Republi-
cans Of the Eleventh congressional dis
trict over George ". Conn, Jr This.
however is NOT conceded by friends OF
500 as against Copleys claim OF 1000
plurality. The fight In this district has
been one OF the fiercest OF the state.
Conn is said 10 have been backed by the
standpat element, while his opponent de-
c,ared himself an out t-and-o progress
siNe.
James r. Mann was renominated in the
The latest returns show that Colonel
Ira G., Copley has overcome a large lead
held by George Conn, Jr., and may win
George r.. Foss. Republican incumbent
lost TO GeorgeF. Enslehard. progressive.
In Cook county, but Is said To have been
saved by heavy vote In Lake county.
Easy for Some Candidates.
For state superintendent of public In
struction, Francis G. Blair. Republican,
had no opposition and was renomlnated,
while the Democrats nominated Conrad
NJ, Bardwell Alphu x. Hartley was
nominated for state treasurer by the
Democrats. There were two Republican
candidates for the position.
In number OF congressional districts
outside Cook county there were no con-
tests among Republicans and Demo-
Gratis and the following were nominated
without opposition:
Twelfth district, sCharles e. Fuller
(R), Thirteenth district Henry Dixon
Cd: Fourteenth district. James Me
kinncny R); Fifteenth district. Albert
f. Bergland (DD, George w. Prince
(R); Sixteenth district Claude w.
Stone CDD, Joseph V Graft (R); Sew
entccnth district, Louis FItzhenry CD,
John 4. Sterling tRD. Eighteenth dis
trict. William l.. Cundiff Cd; Nine
(RD: Twentieth district, Henry T.
Rainey DD, James II. Dansklm (RD;
Twenty first district, James II. Graham
DD. III. Clay Wilson (R.D: Twenty-sec-
ond district Bruce A. Campbell tDD
William A. Eodcnberg (RD; Twenty
third district. Martin u, Foster CD,
J. II 10y tRD; Twenty fourth district.
pheasant l.. Chapman E,l. Twenty
hnh district. William D. Lyerle (D),
'Napoleon B. Thistle (R).
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