The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-14
ILLINOIS To TEST
NEW PRIMARY LAW
All Party Nominations to Be
Made ar Polls To-
morrow.
LORIMER SCANDAL
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Republican Members of House in
Grave Danger of Being Refused
denomination.

CHICAGO, Sept H-IIIinois' new d.
rect primary law-the fourth since 1896
vii be given its first test tomorrow,
when all parties will name their candi-
dates for state, Congressional, Iegis-
lative, county, and judicial Offices
The campaign has been one of the
most exciting in the political history
Of Illinois IN the contest for State and
legislative offices the LOrimer scandal
has been the paramount issue. with
national and other local matters mixed
In In the Congressional campaign Can
nonism, the Payne tariff Law, and the
high cost Of living have been the sub
jeCts most discussed
The better element Of both parties Is
supporting the propOsl,.SE that the
Legislature shall be cleaned out from
top to bottom of all men who voted for
William Lorimer for United States Sen
stor- There are 204 members Of the
Legislature, Of whom 50 Republicans
and 81 Democrats, los in all, voted for
LOTimer for Senator Four of the lbs
have confessed that they we're bribed 10
vote for Senator LoTimer- Another. who
has not confessed, has ben tried twice
for bribery
Twenty Withdraw.
About twenty Of the legislators who
voted for LOrimer are not candidates
for denomination Several others sre
hCld-OveT senators. who cannot be
reached at the coming election
The interest taken in the movement
TO purify the Legislature has brought
candidates galore The Democrats, be-
Iieving they have q chance 10 capture
the Legislature, have put up two can
didates in practically every district Of
the State, and the Republicans have
done likewise For the Isl seats in the
lower house, $50 candidates are entered
in the primaries. and for the twenty-six
State senatOrships to be filled there are
IS2 aspiTants.
The fight OF insurgency against stand
patism has also brought out candidates
IN plenty for Congressional seats For
the twenty-five seats Illinois has in the
National House Of Representatives. 154
candidates are seeking party nominal
ton
The prediction Is made that few. If
any, Of the Illinois Congressman will
be returned with their old-time ma
Jorfties behind them one of the dele
CATION, Frank o LOwden. decided not
10 stand for reelection. and half 4
dozen others have serious contests on
their hands for denomination
one Democrat James r 4CDtEIlOLLs
Of the Fourth district. has been turn
ed down by the Democratic orSaniza-
ton because he voted IN aid OF the
Cannon House organization last Marcn
In the Republican ranks the signs OF
INSURGENCY are pronounced The lead
ing Republican members have opposi-
ton IN almost every instance.
Monkeys End Predicted.
Two Republicans are contesting for
the seat Of William J. Monkey IN the
Sixth distrfc5. Moxley has come in for
much notoriety the last year and his
defeat IS considered likely Recently
he was forced 10 pay the Government
q fine Of $4,000 for violation Of the
oleomargarine law and his firm has
also been repeatedly mentioned in con-
nection with butter moOnshining'' in
Chicago
The real surprise Of the Congressional
contest IS likely TO occur in the Ninth
district. where Henry S BouteIl, mem
Der Of the Ways and Means Committee,
who nominated Speaker Cannon for
President and who Is known as the
ideal statesman IS believed 70 be
IN grave danger OF defeat The news
papers unqualihedly assert that BouteH
IS not coming back
Out IN the State, Representative How
ard NJ Snapp, Of the Eleventh district
who is an Out-and-Out Cannon man,
had q very serious contest on his hands,
and withdrew from the race. So far as
Speaker Cannon IS concerned, he will
undoubtedly be returned from the Dan
vile district
Face Party Opposition.
Opposition in their own party faces
REPRESENTATIVES Martin B Madden in
the First district James r. Mann in the
Second, William W Wilson in the
Third Fred LUndin in the Seventh.
George Edmund Foss IN the Tenth, and
Speaker Cannon in the Eighteenth
There Is no opposition among the
Republicans to the denomination Of Rep
resentatives Charles E Fuller in the
Twelfth district James Mckinney in
the Fourteenth, George w Prince in
the Fifteenth Joseph c Graft in the
Sixteenth, and William Mckinley in
the Nineteenth district
Three Republicans are COntesting for
Frank 0. LOwden's seat in the Thir-
teenth district Two Democrats are
contesting the denomination of Adolph
:. SABBATH in the Fifth district Henry
H Rainey- the Democratic Representa-
tive from the Twentieth district. will
be renOminated without opposition