The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-16
.L0RIMER DEMs.AnE
W|NMERsIh State
PRIMARIES
Lee 0'Neil Browne, Recently Asquit-
ted ON Charge of Bribing Nan 70
Vote for Lorimer, Returned =
Representative.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon Il Rsnom-
mated, But His Supporter, n. 8.
Boutell, Is Beaten by Progressive.

CHICAGO. Sept. 16.-The return OF
Lorimer Democrats to the state leg
isiature, was one or the leading fea-
lures of the Illinois primaries ON
Thursday. Speaker Cannon's renom-
ination was no surprise, 1t having
beeh expected The vote showed.
however, that his former majorities
were severely cut
The vote cast in the congressional
districts In Cook county (Chicagoy
was remarkably light, not more than
quarter Of the vote on the registra-
ton books being polled. The down
state vote was much heavier.
Early returns indicated the nomina-
ton OF Lee O'Neil Browne for re-
election to the state house OF repre-
sentatives, and also that of T.. q.
Shurtleff, Republican speaker OF the
house, against whom a determined
factional fight was waged. Browne
was recently acquitted OF q charge
OF having bribed q state representa-
tive to vote for William Lorimer for
UDnited States senator. He still has
like charge pending against him 1t
Springfield.
Lorimer Democrats won In large
numbers. In the great majority OF
instances they were nominated for
reelection to the state legislature.
Three Of the four lawmakers now
under indictment on charges connect
ed with the election of Senator Lori
mer were chosen by their districts to
contend for q return to Springfield
next winter.
The Pumping" system Is said 10
be largely accountable for this re-
suit. BY this system, where there
were three candidates. two candidates
might be ignored and all the votes
of the trio cast for one candidate.
Representatives OF the reform forces
tonight declared that the outlook was
not SO dismal from their viewpoint az
might at first appear. They said
that enough seats had been won to
| indicate that the next house would
be under different control from that
which ruled when Mr.. Lorimer was
elected to the senate.
Among those nominated are Sena'
tor John Broderick, OF Chicago, In
dicted on charge Of bribery ~
| Springfield, and Robert e. Wilson. oi
Chicago, charged with perjury In con
nection with the alleged st. Louis
| Jackpot" Joseph 8. Clark, another
of the representatives indicted at the
state capital, apparently was defeated,
Doubt In Eleventh.
Early returns also indicated the
nominations of Ira G. Copley by the
| Republicans of the eleventh congress
sional district over George w. Conn.
Jr. This, however, is not conceded by
| friends of Conn, who claims the dis
| trict by about 300 as against Copley's
claim of 1000 plurality. The fight In
| this district has been one OF the
| f,ercest in the state. Conn Is said ia
have been backed by the stand-pat-
tiers, while his opponent declared him
self progressive.
The defeat OF H. 8. Boutell, afteE
many years In congress, by r. n.
| Gansberger, who announced himself
as q progressive. caused little sur
prise locally. The regular Republican
organization refused to endorse Bour
| tell, on the grounds that his record
as a stand-patter would insure Demo
| cratic success II he were nominated.
| Gansberger ran about 1000 ahead OF
him. AS indicating the sentiment OF
| the district, Arthur West, also q pro
gressive, but running almost al0neu
polled more than 1000 votes, which
| goes to swell the progressive list
The closeness OF the fight In the
| Tenth district came as a surprise "a
most students OF the campaign. While
| Mr. Foss, who is chairman OF the com
mittee on naval AFFAIRS, has always
voted with the regulars at Washing
| ton, he stated In his campaign
| speeches that several months ago he
| had informed Mr.. Cannon that he feIt
| free to reserve his Judgment as to
| how he should vote I'm the next SPEAK
ership contest. G. p. Englehard cam
| paigned on an unmistakable progress
| sive platform and attacked the pres
ent congressman on his record on
| the tariff and as supporter OF Cam
| non. Late tonight 104 precincts out
OF lat In the tenth congressional dis
trict, give Foss 2,7S6, Englehard 3,132-
In Some Other Districts.
In the First district Martin B. Mad
den, incumbent. got the Republican
nomination over his opponent. Frank
Hall Childs. progressive.
Thirty precincts out OF 1877 In the
| Second congressional district give
James X. Mann, Republican incum-
bent, 1.126; J. r. Burres, progressive
| Republican, 721.
w. w. Wilson, Republican incum-
bent, was nominated in the Third con-
gressional district. F. ]. Crowley was
nominated by the Democrats.
In the Fifth district l.. n. Clus-
mann received the Republican nomin-
! alton. SABBATH Is the Democratic IN
cumbent candidate for reelection.
William ]. Moxley. Republican IN
cumbent. was nominated for congress
I'm the Sixth district. The Democratic
nominee in this district is Edmund j.
| Stack.
Congressman Fred Lundin. Repuo-
lican. was nominated for congress In
the Seventh district. Frank Buchanan
was named by the Democrats
| The Ianauase government has