Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-09
LONG TICKET MAKES DELAY
Fewer Ballots Than Usual Cast in
Early Morning Hours.
SUFFRAGE ISSUE IN CHICAGO
Choice for Governor and for q. S.
Senator to Be Made in
the Primary.

CHICAGO. April 9.-Illino;s citizens by
thousands trooped to the polls today to
cast their ballots in the most momentous
primary contest ever held in the state.
For the first time a direct expression of
preference for a presidential candidate on
the republican and democratic tickets Is
possible to the voters, and supporters OF
President Taft, Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and Senator La Toilette, republicans. and
Of Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson,
democrats, were busy with the opening
Of the polls.
In the republican party the vote by
congressional districts will control the
complexion Of the delegates to the ma
tional convention. except for the dele
gates at large, who will be selected by
the state republican convention.
The democratic delegates Will be select
ed by that party's state convention. The
presidential preference vote Is advisory
and carries with 1t only a moral obliga-
ton instructlng the delegates to vote for
the candidate preferred by the people.
Choice for Governor.
Next to the presidential vote the guber-
material nomination in both the great par
ties is the center Of interest On the re-
publican side there are eight candidates,
Gov. Deneen, Len Small of Kankakee.
former Gov. Richard Yates, State Senator
W. C. Jones, State Senator c. r. Hur-
burgh, John ]. Brown Of vandalia and
J. McCan Davis Of Springfield.
\ spirited campaign has been waged
for months, and In the opinion of many
The issue is defined as Lorimer and anti
Lorimer.
The same trail Of Lorimer and anti
Lorimer runs throughout the minor state
Offices and into the list OF candidates for
Congress and the general assembly down
to precinct committeeman, Of whom 4 260
are to be elected today
On the democratic side the big fight lie
over the control of the state central COM
mittee. which forces. characterized as the
Hearst group in Chicago, and
generally throughout the state as the
| anti-Sullivan men. are seeking to wrest
control from National Committeeman
Roger'C. Sullivan. - 2.
The anti-SuIlivan faction in general Is
supporting the candidacy of aChamI
Clark, and opposed to it are the fol-
lowers Of Gov. Woodrow Wilson.
The gubernatorial fight in the demo.
| cratic party is being waged over Ben +.
Caldwell Of Sangamon county, Samuel
Alshuler of Aurora, Edward F. Dunno
former mayor of Chicago, and George E
Dickson of New Lennox. -
Senatorship Fight.
An advisory vote on United States
senator is also tied up in the primary.
On the republican side Senator Cullom.
long a representative Of Illinois in the
upper house. is a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Lawrence Y. Sherman. former
speaker of the general assembly. and
State Senator Hugh Mag1l are active
"a andidates AGAINST him.
James Hamilton Lewis Of Chicago ie
the sole candidate on the democratic
ticket for the toga for Illinois.
Woman Suffrage an Issue.
The woman's suffrage question in the
form of a little ballot is also before the
voters in Chicago
Because Of the many names on the
ticket in every district the voting was
slow and fewer votes were recorded in
the city anaA country districts in the
early hours than Is usual. The weather
is good.
In the vicinity of Cairo 1t was said that
voters were making their way to the
polls, in many instances. In boats. In
other parts Of the flooded districts voters
experienced much Inconvenience In reach
ing the voting booths. ..-.
The polls opened at o'clock and will
close at o'clock this afternoon.