The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-14
Many Issues for Voters to ConSid-
er. Rid Legislature Of Men
Who Figured in Lori
mer Case
CANNONISM Also AN ISSUE
5s9 Candidates in Field for 153 Seats
In Lower House-Majorities of
Illinois Congressmen Will Be
Cut Down.

Chicago. Sept. 14-Illinois' new di-
rect primary law--the fourth since
i905-wil be given it's first test to-
morrow. when all parties will name
their candidates for State, congress-
ional, legislative, county and judicial
Offices. In the contest for State and
legislative offices the Lorimer scandal
has been the paramount issue, with
national and other local matters mix
ed in. In the congressional campaign
Cannonism, the Payne tariff bill and
the high cost of living have been the
subjects most discussed.
The better element of both parties
is supporting the proposition that the
legislature shall be cleaned out from
top to bottom of all men who voted
for william Lorimer for United States
senator. There are 204 members of
the legislature, of whom 55 Republi-
cans and SO Democats, 10S I'm all. vot-
cd for Lorimer for senator. Four of
the 1OS have confessed that they were
bribed to vote for Senator Lorimer.
Another, who has not confessed. has
already been tried once for bribery
and is now being tried the second
time Still another has been indicted
for alleged bribery.
Many Have Withdrawn.
About twenty of the legislators who
voted for Lorimer are not candidates
for denomination. Several others are
hold-over senators who cannot be
reached at the coming election. The
interest taken i'm the movement to
purify the legislature has brought
candidates galore. The Democrats.
believing they have n chance to cap
ture the legislature. have put up two
candidates In practically every dis
trict of the State. and the Repubi-
cans have done likewise. For the 153
seats i'm the lower house $50 candid
ates are entered In the primaries. and
for the twenty-six State senatorships
TO be filed there are 1872 aspirants.
The fight of insurgency agains'
standpatism has also brought out
candidates I'm plenty for congressional
seats. For the twenty-five seats III
inois has in the national house oil
reprosentasves 144 candihates are
seeking party nomination.
The prediction is made that few. u
any, of the Illinois congressman VIII
he returned with their old time ma
iorities behind them one of the DEL
cgation. Frank q. Lowden' ueciueu
not to stand for reelection, ana nai
. dozen others have serious contests
cn their hands for denomination
insurgency Very Pronounced.
one Democrat. James i. Mcper
mott of the Fourth district, as peen
turned down by the Democ''uc or
canization because he voted III anu VI
the Cannon house organization ias'
March. In the Republican ranks thc
signs of insurgency are pronounced
The leading Republican
have opposition in almost every !"
stance. Two Republicans are con
,os,,ny for the seat of william D.
NoxIev in the sixth district. MoNiey
has come I'm for much notoriety '"o
mast wear and his defeat Is consiuere"
lusc,v. Recently he was forced 10
nay the Government fine Oh S1o'voo
Cor violation of the olcomars"''' '''
law and his firm has also peeh
peatediy mentioned In conhe'.'o"
With "butter moonshining' In Chica-
go. o,oros
Tho real surprise of the consres-
s,ona, contest is likely to occur III '"e
Ninth district, where Henry . -
tell. member of the Ways anu
Committee, who nominated 'pe""s =
c.,,on for President, and VINO 70
Lnoyn as the "ideal statesman
helieved 10 be in grave danger Oh ue
feat. The newspapers unqua"i''''s
assert that Boutell, who is known do
the "Roanerges of protection Is ho'
coming back
viii Return Cannon.
Ont in the state, Representative
Howard M. Snapp of the E'o'."
district. who is an out-and-ou' I'm
non man. had very serious coh'e''
on his hands,
60 far as Speaker Cannon Is con-
corned he viii undoubtedly be re-
turned from the Danville district.
onposition in their own party ia0
es Representatives Martin H. Mauue"
in the First district, James H. .a.' ma
in the Second. William W. "isvn %
In the Third, Fred Lundin IN ..t I
seventh, George Edmund Foss III ."e
Tenth. and Speaker Cannon III '"'
Eighteenth. ..o
There is no opposition among '"s
Renuh,,cans 10 the denomination OF
Representatives Charles w. fune
Ar rr..aikAl, dIsfricf James MCNIh-