The San Francisco call., 1910-09-16
CANNON RENOMINATED
BY SMALL PLURALITY

CHICAGO. Sept 15.-The renomina-
-tion Of Speaker Cannon by reduced
plurality and the neck and neck rare
'hetween Congressman George Z. Foss
and his progressive opponents, as indi-
cated in the early returns, were fea-
tures Of today's primaries in Illinois.
The vote cast in the congressional
districts in Cook county CChicago) was
remarkably light. not more than a
quarter OF the vote on the registration
books The downstate vote was much
heavier.
Early returns indicated the renomi-
nation OF Lee O'NeiI Browne to the
state house Of representatives and also
that Of L. G. ShurtIen, republican
speaker Of the house. against whom a
determined factiOnal fight has been
waged. Browne was recently acquitted
n charge Of having bribed a state
representatlNe to vote for William
Lorimer for United States senator.
Early returns also indicated the nom
ination Of Ira G. Copley by the repub-
licans of the eleventh congressional
district over George w Conn Jr This,
however, is not conceded by friends of
Conn, who claim the district by about
500. as against Copley's claim of 1000
plurality The fight in this district
has been one Of the fiercest in the state.
Conn is said TO have been backed by
the stand pat element, while his op-
ponent declared himself an out and out
progressive
The closeness of the fight in the
tenth district came as a surprise to
most students Of the campaign. While
Foss, who is chairman Of the commit
Lee on naval affairs, has always voted
with the regulars at Washington, he
stated ia his campaign speeches that
some honths ago he had informed
Cannon that he felt free to reserve his
judgment IS TO how he should vote in
The next speakership contest G. p.
EnElehardt campaigned on an unmis-
akable progressive platform and at
tackled the present congressman on his
record on the tariff and as a supporter
Of the Cannon rules. Forty-three pre-
cincts out Of 147 in the district gave
Englehardt 1,092 votes against LOAF
for Foss.
John c. Mckenzie. republican pro-
gressiVe, was nominated for congress
in the thirteenth district. Henry S.
Dixon received the democratic nomina-
tion in this district.
In the third. congressional district
III. Crowley. democrat, was nom
W ". Wilson, republican incumbent
was nominated in the same district
The defeat Of H. s. Boutell, after
many years in congress, by F. H
Cans bergen. who announced himself as
q progressive, caused little surprise
locally. The regular republican or
ganization refused TO indorse Boutell
on the ground that his record as a
-"standpatter" would insure democratic
success if he were nominated. Cans
bergen ran about 1000 ahead OF him.
As indicating the sentiment Of the dis
Lrict. Arthur West, also a progressive
but running almost alone, polled more
than LOO votes.
Two years ago Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon, who was renoninated today as
representative from the eighteenth
Illincis congressional district, carried
Nermilion county by a plurality Of
1855 Incomplete returns from this
county indicate that Cannon's plurality
wiz be about $3.50. Twenty-one out Of
: 2 precincts in Nermilion county give
Cannon l,23s and H B. Downes, his
opponent, 552.
Meager returns from other counties
in the district indicate the same falling
OF. The vote was very light