Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-10
CHAMP CLARK BEATS WILSON
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE is DEM
ocRAcY's CHOICE FOR CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
CULLOM LOST THE NOMINATION
LAWRENCE SHERMAN DEFEATS
SENATOR BY MARGIN OF
$4,000 VOTES

Chicago, April 10.-Revised figures
today show that Theodore Roosevelt
swept Illinois in the presidntial pref
erence primary yesterday, defeatinl
Taft by 115,000 and Clark defeated
Wilson by about 100000.
Governor Deneen was renominatet
by the democrats for governor b,
about 10000.
The advisory vote on United States
senator shows that Sherman received
the republican endorsement over
Senator Cullom by about $4,000. Sen
ator Lorimer met defeat in his at
tempt to capture the republican par.
ty organization of the state from
Governor Deneen. His candidates for
state committeeman were defeated in
his home district and as a result, it
is said, he will not go as delegate
to the republican national conven-
ton.
He was defeated in all but one con-
gressional district in mis- campaign
for party leadership and Governor
Deneen will control the new state
central committee by large major
ity. On the democrat side the fight
between National Committeeman Rog-
or n C,,llitov ond kbo IIoo~ot JTo ,.,-;
son combination was sharply fought
in every district in the state for con-
troll of the party organization and the
vote is so close the result will not
be known until complete returns are
received.
Roosevelt defeated Taft in the
preferential primary held in Illinois
yesterday by approximately Iii. 1000
votes and Speaker Champ Clark re-
ceived majority of more than 14O, 900
over Governor Woodrow Wilson. ac-
cording to returns up to a. m. today.
Charles S. Deneen has been nomin-
ated for governor for the third conse-
cutive term by the republicans, his
plurality being estimated at $4,000
Edward F. Dunno, former mayor of
Chicago, received the nomination for
governor of the democratic ticket by
plurality close to 10000. Owing to
the length of the ballot it is expect
ed that another "a hours will re-
quired to complete the count. Prac-
tically complete returns from the
city of Chicago and estimates based
on about one-half the vote in the
state outside of this city, give the
following totals:
For president, republicans -Theo-
dore Roosevelt 100000; Taft 10000;
La Toilette $4,000; Roosevelt's plur-
ality 111,OOO Democrats Clark 22O
900; Wilson $4,000; Clark's majority
i4O 0O0.
Lawrence Y. Sherman, president of
the state board OF aaministratioe. re-.
ceived the endorsement of the rspnhsi-,
cans for United States senator over
Shelby M Cullom by a plurality es-
timated at 10000. James Hamilton
Lewis had no opposition on the DEM
ocratic ticket for the senatorship en-
dorsement.
Joseph G. Cannon, former speaker
of the house, was renominated for
congress by a vote of two to one over
Mis- nearest competitor. w. B. McKin-
President Taft's campaign man
a also was renominated to con-
sress2 the Nineteenth district. The
soclaiiss and prohibitionists nominal
cts.
A list of tn congressmen-at-large
ana the representatives in congress
from the Is IlinoA districts, chosen
by republicans and democrats follows:
congressmen-at-large. republicans
William q Mason and B. NJ. Clipper
held Democrats-L B. strineer and
". ,. Williams.