The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-17
Regular Republicans are Routed
by the Progressives in Yester-
days Primaries, Johnson
Sweeping the Field
CLOSE CONTEST IN NEBRASKA
Governor Shallenberger and Mayor
Dahlman Of Omaha Running Close
for Democratic Nomination
For Governor.

San fTalcfScO, Cal, Aug. ll.-1nat
California is Insurgent in its Republic
can policies was proved yesterday be-
yond question when Hiram Johnson.
the leading exponent OF the anti ma
chine doctrines, swept the field, win
ming his party nomination for govern
or by plurality close to $4,000 when
all the returns are in.
Just how great was extent of the
disaster to the Stalwarts cannot be
known until the outlying districts
have been heard from, but every indi-
cation points to a clean-cut declaration
by the party insurgency.
1t Is asserted Johnson carried with
him To victory Two Insurgent con-
gressmen, William Kent, In the second,
and W. ID. stephens i'm the seventh.
For United States senator to sue
ceed Frank T.. Flitt, an advisory vote
was recorded and while the returns
are from complete, John ID. Works is
running with the same backing as that
accorded Johnson and seems to have
triumphed. Other state offices also
will be filled by men OF Insurgent ten
denotes If complete counts follow out
the lines of the first returns.
The Democrats entered the prima-
ries with perfect harmony as to their
nominees, and Theodore Bell will make
the fight against Johnson for election.
In the Republican gubernatorial
fight. around which the whole contest
centered, Johnson had an easy victory,
his closest rival being Charles +. Cur
ry, running on the strength of his own
political machine. Alden Anderson.
Regular, was hcpelessly distanced, not
securing a single county.
Close Contest in Nebraska
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.-Meagre re-
ports so far received from yesterdays
primaries i'm Nebraska seem to indi-
cate the race between Governor Shall
enberger and Mayor Dahlman. of
Ohama, for the Democratic nomination
for governor is very close. While Dahl
man has carried this (Douglas) county
by n three to one majority. returns
from 129 precincts outside of this
county give Shallenberger a small
lead. Most of these returns are from
the larger towns where Dahlman's
strength was supposed to be greatest.
Both sides are still claiming victory.
Cady has a god lead over Aldrich for
the Republican grbernatorial nomina-
tion, while Senator Burkett seems to
have secured a nomination by a
good majority over Whedon. For the
senatorial nomination, Congressman
Hitchcock leads Metcalfe. editor of
Bryan's paper. more than two to one
i'm the returns so far received.
New York State Situation
New York. N. Y, Aug 17;-There
was marked calm today over the
troubled waters of the Republican po-
litical seas following the storm of yes
terday when the "Old Guard" in the
Republican state committee voted
down Roosevelt's name for temporary
one was prepared to say how things
would shape themselves In the days
preliminary to the state convention.
where the delegates will, after all, fin
ally determine who shall be the tenn
porary presiding officer.
New York County Chairman Girls
com. who presented Roosevelt's name
to the committee. says the fight will be
carried to the primaries and convention.
That Roosevelt intends as a dele
gate to the state convention to urge
progressive platform and candidate for
overnor is clearly indicated. politicians
say this morning. in that portion of
the colonel's statement issued last
night which says that n speech by him
would be of such character IL might
help If the convention nominated the
right kind of man on a clean-cut.
platform. but that 1t
would hurt II neither the right kind OF
a man were nominated nor the right
kind of n ,latform adOpted"