Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-07
Senator is Renominated
and Carries Friends
in With Him.
HAS LEAD OF 10000
Senator Burrows of Michigan
Beaten-Primary General
Victory for insurgents.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept 7.-Returna
up to IL this forenoon indicate La Fol-
lette's plurality is 10000 over Cook.
The pluralities of McGovern and other
members of the La Toilette state tick
ct, except Tucker, who was drowned
last week, are estimated at 10000.
fuckers plurality, presumably because
of his demise. was cut to 10000.
Easy for La Toilette
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 7.-Though
the figures throughout the state on the
primary are incomplete and the finals
may not be known for a day or two,
there is no doubt La Follettee has an
overwhelming majority for senator on
the republican ticket, and that he has
carried with him the state ticket head.
ed by Francis 2. McGovern, and in
addition a majority of the legislative
nominees in accord with his views.
All insurgent congressman were re-
nominated, and as an addition TO their
ranks Henry c. Cochens, in the Fifth
district. Congressman Weisse is the
choice of the democrats for senator.
Thomas Morris of La Crosse, a La
Toilette supporter, was nominated for
| lieutenant governor.
Burrows Far Behind.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. TN yester-
days primary elections Congressman
Townsend Is conceded TO have over
/ 1900 plurality in the tight for the re-
publican endorsement for senator.
Chase s. Osborn OF Sault Ste. Marie
has lead almost equally good in the
contest for the republican gubernator-
ial nomination.
Cannon Supporter Loses.
In the Third congressional district
Representative Gardner, a Cannon sup
porter, was defeated by over 1000 by
]. NJ. c. Smith of Charlotte. Congress-
man Dekman, an avowed candidate to
succeed Speaker Cannon, was renom.
mated in the Fifth. So is Fourdney,
in the Eighth.
The result in other districts where
there were contests, the Second, Tenth
and Twelfth, is uncertain.
Townsend $4,000 Ahead.
Returns from all but six counties
give Townsend, republican, for sena-
tor, over Burrows, more than $4,000.
Osborne, for governor, with only half
the counties reported, has 46,0So; Kel-
ley, 25,321. and Musselman, 29,914.
On lieutenant governor, SO counties
give Ross of Muskegon 21,6O4, Diclkin-
son of Charlotte 1889, and Rice of
Benton Harbor 1858.
Congressional Nominations.
Representative McMorran Of Port
L.,
district; Wedemeyer of Ann Arbor. in
the Second; Young was nominated in
the Twelfth, and Smith of Charlotte
was nominated in the Third. All tho
remaining republican congressman
we're renominated.
Even New Hampshire InsurEent.
Concord, n. H., Sept. 1.-THE direct
/ primary in this state resulted In a
| landslide for the insurgent republi
cans yesterday. State Senator Rob
ert p. Bass of Peterborough. a son Of
Perkins Bass, late of Chicago, was
nominated for governor by a vote OF
more than two to one over the can
didate of the regulars. Bertram Ellis
of Keene. Indications are that Bass
has carried every county in the state
and but a small percentage OF the
towns and cities have returned a ma
jority for Ellis. The issues have been
the domination of the state by the Bos-
ton and Maine railway and Cannon
| ism.
Got Late start.
In the second congressional district,
where Cyrus A. Sulloway, who was a
candidate for reelection. was opposed
by Sherman E. Burroughs. insurgen:,
the indications are that Sulloway has
won out by a good majority. In this
district Cannonism was also the lead
ing issue, but Burroughs was late in
coming into the field
/ In the first district Frank d. Cur
rier has been nominated without op.
position 20 succeed himself
Republican Lead Cut Down.
Montpelier, VT, Sept 7.-Lieutenant
Governor John A. Mead of Rutland, n
retired physician and prominent bust
ness man, was elected governor by
the republicans in the state election
yesterday by a plurality of about IT,
900, over Charles d. Watson, ST. Al
bans lawyer. his democratic opponent.
The republicans elected the balance Of
the state ticket. both congressman. but
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