Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-17
Primaries Signal Triumph
for Eneimes of
Standpatism. 4.A
MAJ0RITIES ARE LARGE
Nebraska Returns Are Slow,
But Indicate denomination
of ShaIIenberger.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 17.-That
can politics was proven yesterday be-
yond question when Hiram Johnson,
leading exponent of anti-machine doc
trines, swept the field In the direct
primaries, winning his party's nomina-
ton for governor by a plurality close
to $4,000. when all returns are In.
Just how great was the extent of the
disaster to the stalwarts cannot be
known until the outlying districts have
been heard from, but every indication
points to a clean cut declaration by the
party for insurgency.
Flint Loses for Senator.
1t is asserted Johnson carried with
him to victory two insurgent congress
men, William Kent, in the Second, and
w. D. Stephens, in the Seventh. For
United States senator to succeed Frank
P. Flint an advisory vote was record.
ed, and while the returns are far from
complete, John d. Works, running with
the same backing as that accorded
Johnson, seems to have triumphed
Other state Offices will also be filled by
men of insurgent tendencies IL the
completed counts follow the outlines
of the first returns.
Harmony Among Democrats.
The democrats entered the primaries
with perfect harmony as to their nom
inees, and Theodore Bell will make the
fight against Johnson for election.
In the republican gubernatorisl fight.
around which the contest centered,
Johnson had an easy victory, his clos
est rival being Charles p. Curry, run
ming on the strength of his own polit-
ical machine. Alden Anderson, regu-
lar, was hopelessly distanced. not Sc.
curing single county.
Two staIwnrts Lose.
Later returns place Johnson's plur.
ality of about 10000. Two stalwart
congressman. Duncan Mckinley in the
Second district, and James McLachlan
in the Seventh. apparently have been
defeated. William E. Kent, for whom
Clifford Pinchot "stumped" in the Sec
ond district, leads Mckinley by a mar
row but safe margin; while w. d.
Stephens has a similar lead over Nc
Lachlan. e. A. Hayes, insurgent in
cumbent of the Fifth district. was re-
nominated. Englebright and Smith,
regulars, were renominated in the
First and Eighth, respectively. In the
three other California districts. the
present stalwarts were not opposed.
Race I'm Nebraska Close.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.-Meager re
turns so far received from yesterdays
primaries in Nebraska seem to indt
cate the race between Governor Shall
lenberger and Mayor Dahlman Of Oma,
ha for the democratic nomination for
governor is very close. While Dahl
man has carried this (Douglas) county
by to / majority. returns from 12s
precincts outside this county give Shal
lenberger a small lead Most of these
returns are from the larger towns,
where Dahlman's strength was suppos.
ed to be greatest. Both sides are still
claiming victory.
Cady Republican Choice.
Cady has a good lead over Aldrich
for the republican gubernatorial non1-
ination, while Senator Burkett seems
to have secured the denomination by a
good majority over Whedon.
For the democratic senatorial nom
ination, Congressman Hitchcock leads
Metcalf, editor of Bryan's paper. more
than two to one in the returns so far
received.
Confirm Earlier Reports.
Returns up to noon seem to confirm
ea-lier estimates of the results on the
governorship. For congress in the
Second district, Suffer, republican;
and Lobeck, democrat, are nominated.