The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-10
The Colonel Sweptithe State and sLeads Taft
and Lafollette as the Choice Of People
for President
CHAMP CLARK GETS SOLID DELEGATION
Governor Deneen Polled Largest Number of
Votes and Lorimers Candidate Was
Sadly Neglected

Both Congressman Mckinley and
Cannon were renominated despite the
heavy vote against Taft in their dis
tricts All congressman at present rep
resenting the state were renominated
by their respective parties except two.
Edward John Stack, democratic candi-
date in the Sixth district failed of re-
nomination, James M McAndrews de-
feating him. In the Fourteenth James
Mckinney, republican, was not can
dition for denomination and Lawrence
M. Magill was nominated to succeed
him.
Lieutenant Governor Oglesby was
renominated on the republican side of
the primary as was James A. Rose,
for secretary of state, James b. Nc
Cullough for auditor. and w B. Stead
for attorney general
On the democratic side, Charles c.
Craig Was nominated for lieutenant
governor; Andrew Olsen for secretary
of state; Jas. j. Brady for auditor. G.
Y. McClenathan for treasurer and Pat
rick j. Lucey for attorney general.
Lawrence B. Stringer and Henry Ho-
gan are the democratic candidates for
congressman at large.
Clinton County.
CARLYLE, ILL.,. April 10. Clinton
county complete republican vote:
Roosevelt SAG; Taft, 352; Lafollette
So; Governor: Small 292; Yates, 247;
Deneen, 142.
Democratic, incomplete: Clark 1856;
Wilson 216. Governor: Caldwell 295;
| Alschuler, 613.
BY Six to One.
| HARRISBURG. III. April 1D--Pri-
mary returns here today show that
Roosevelt carried the Gath congress
Taft. Deneen beat Small for governor
| in Saline county over four hundred
votes. Mayor J. B. Buackman of Har-
risburg, after a spectacular campaign,
defeated Noah c. Bainum Of Carmi,
land Thomas Creighton of Fairfield for
congressman.
Returns in Hancock County.
/ CARTHAGE, H., April 10.-Seven.
teen out of thirty-one precincts in
Hancock county give Roosevelt 900;
Taft 400 and La Toilette 120. Clark
will carry the county about three to
4 one over Wilson. Early returns give
4 him 1,215 votes to 400 for Wilson.
On the congressional ticket Maeill
! has 300, Franklin $50 and Searle rs.
Ia Harpe Primaries.
4 LA HARPE, III. April 10.-The pri
mary vote at La Harpe is as follows
on the head of the ticket: Taft, "a;
Roosevelt, 1870; La Toilette, IS; Clark
!. CT; Wilson, 80. The vote was very
heavy.
!. MagilI Wins.
, ROCK ISLAND, Ill. April 10.-At al
early hour this morning Lawrence 8
Magill, of Moline. announced that ht
had been nominated by the republi
: cans OF the Fourteenth Illinois dis
, trict as their candidate for congress
: to succeed James Mckinney, of Aledo
Mr.. Magill said he had carried Han
cock and Henderson counties and hat
run a close second in Warren county
! He also received a nice vote in Nc
i Donough county The returns from
i Mercer county we're very slow comin'
/ in. and It was impossible to make al
3 estimate.
OiIina up the Steam Roller
I CHICAGO, April Despite tn
I result in Illinois, President Taft vii
+ be renominated on the first ballot il
r the Chicago convention. He will b
e renominated because he is determine,
t to overcome all opposition. He VII
/ deal with Roosevelt by using Roose
i yelt's own tactics and the forme
president will know what it means t
d be flattened out by the steam rollers
y The president will use all the machir
r cry and every bit of his power to cor
J. troll the convention"
e This statement was made today b
Q a man who speaks authoritatively an
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