The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-16
CANNON BY
A REDUCED
PLURALITY
UNCLE JOE" HAS CLOSE
CALL IN ILLINOIS
PRIMARIES
lBy AssocIated rress.l

Chicago, Sent. I6r~I'he re.nomlna-
tion Of Speaker Cannon by reduced
plurality and the necls-and.nccck race
being given Congressman George
1 foss by his progressive opponents,
were features Of Tllursdsys primar-
les In Illinois.
lhe vote cast In the congressional
districts IN Cook county (Chicago)
was remarkably light. not more than
. quarter Of the vote on the regis.
tiation books heinE cast The down.
state vote wss much heavier.
Early returns also indicated the
nomination of Ira G. copeley by the
Republicans Of the Eleventh congress
slonal district over George w Conn,
.Tr This, however. IL not conceded
by Conn's friends, who claim The dis
ltrict by about 300 as against Copley'a
claim Of 1000 plurality The fight in
| this district has been one OF the
| fierceGt IN the state. Conn rs said TO
ls1dye been backed by the so-called
standpatter element while his oppon-
ent declared himself an out and out
progressive
The defeat Of II. $. Boutell, after
many ears In congress. by r. RI.
Gansbergen. who announced himself
as a progressive, cautsed little sur
prise locally The regular Republic,
an organization refused to indorse
Eoutcll on the grounds that his record
as 4 'standpatter' would insure Dem.
ocraic success If he were nominated.
Gansbcrgen ran about 1000 ahead ol
him AS Indicating the sentiment Of
the district, Arthur West, also pro
gressiye, but running almost alone,
polled more than 1,10O votes.
The closeness Of the fight In the
| Tenth district came as a surprise to
most of the students of the campaign.
While Mr.. Foss, who is chairman OF
the committee on naval affairs, has
ALWAYS voted with the regulars at
Washington. he stated In his cam
paien speeches some months ago that
he had informed Mr.. Cannon that he
lfelt free to reserve sis Judgment as
to how he should vote in the next
speakership contest. G.vP Englehard
/ campalgned on an unmistakably pro.
gressive platform and attacked tho
present congressman on his record on
the tariff and rs a supporter OF the
Cannon rules. "a
In the Third congressional district
e. J. Crowley. Democrat. was nom
! mated W. w Wilson, Republican
incumbent, was renominated in this
district.
The so-called I,orimer Democrats
won In large numbers at yesterday
primaries. Three of the four law
/ makers now under Indictment on
cnarges connected with the election
Of Senator LorImer were picked BY
their districts to return to Springfield
next winter.
The pumping system is said tc
be largely accountable for this re
suit BY this system where there
were three candidates. two candidates
might be ignored and the entire trio
OF votes cast for one.
Among those re-nominated arc Lee
Q'Ncil Browne, the Democratic minor
Iity leader. recently acquitted In Coon
county of charge of bribing legls
tor TO vote for Mr.. Lorimcr. bui
against whom there is another indict
mcni at Springfield.
Senator John Broderlck. also indiet
cd on charge Of bribery at Spring
field was re-nominated The same
honor was done Robert II. Wilson
i who is charged with perjury In ron
ueclion with the alleged s. Louis
jackpot,
Joseph : Clark, another Of the rep
rcscnia,iyes indicted at the state cal
iial. apparently will be defeated