The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-10
Leads President Taft
by Almost Two and a
Half. to One.
CHAMP CLARK FAR
AHEAD IF WILSON
Speaker Develops Approximately
Twice as Much Strength as J.
New Jersey Governor-sen-
ator Cull''rn Apparently
Losing to Sherman-De-
cisive Defeat for Suffrage.

Chicago. April a.-Winners In thS
iiltno's preferential advisory and
direct primary elections to-day. as in
dicated by suf1lcient returns to war
rant prediction. are as follows:
| For Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt.
Republican; Champ Clark. Democrat.
| For United States Senator-L Y.
Sherman. Republican, j. II. Lewis.
Democrat Gun ,.tcsted,.
| For Governor-Charlcs S. Deneen.
Republican; Edward F. Dunno Demo.
/ crat.
| Colonel Roosevelt's State managers
Taft as from 100000 to 10000. Res
turns indicate his vote was nearly
I'VE to two of that for Taft Prrsi-
Dental delegates were no, named on
the ballots, and will be elected by
congressional districts. and at large,
the effect of to-day's vote being only
TO serve as u guido to party officials
as indicating party feeling.
Shermans lead over Cullom for the
! advisory vote for United states
Senator was small and complete re-
turns from tho state might overthrow
the apparent result at midnight.
| bofrrDur DcpecD WINS.
| Governor Deneen's chief night wus
against Subtrei-surcr Len Small. res
ferred to in the campaign as a can
didatc of Senator Lorimer. Advices
SIX hours after the polls closed in
dictate Governor Deneen had won frcn,F
Small about 1--WE to three in the State.
John L. w. Wayman also made u
strong fight leading Small in Cook
county, which contains l.ia2 OF tho
| States n
mems indicated majority in Cook
county was $4,000.
The Democratic contest FOR Cover
-tnor offered more opportunits for con-
lecture at midnight Dunno had an
Indicated majority OF $1,000 III Cook
county, but -Alschnler. his nearest COM
petltor appeared TO be running So
well In the state that conservative
estimates OF Dunne's majority were
from 10000 to 10000 in the State.
Caldwell also gathered in many ball
lots in the lower part of the State,
Congressional raturns were delayed
| and authortative estimates ywere i'm
possible Cook county voters APP
peared 10 favor IS. NJ Chiperhe!d and
William T. Mason for The Republican
nomination for Congress al large. and
Lawrence StE!nger and either James
P. Brennan or William T. Williams
for the Democratic nomination.
Against woman Suffrage.
| Chicago voters voted two to ono
against womans suffrage In the pref
ercn,ial primary, ,'ac question was
not on ballots outside OF this city.
| Roosevelt carried the home ward ne
Congressman William +. McKinl.y.
Tafts campaign manager. in Cham
paign; he was successful In the Six
teenth Congressional District where
Colonel Frank l. Smith. the Taft State
| nj lives n
G Cannon's homo city of Danvile
Roosevelt polled 1,s4i to Tafi'a l227.
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette, OF
Wisconsin. polled a small vote In
Cook county. whore It appeared heav-
lest. the Wisconsin Senator had an
| apparent vote OF 1870, where Roose-
velt's apparent vote was S6,tA4 and
that of Taft 5o.o64.
While Colonel Roosevelt'z lead in
Cook county was OH a basis OF ap-
proximately to over Taft, returns
from out In the state Indicated he ran
stronger there in places high as
the estimated average OF = to /:
Champ Clark's candidacy met Just
the opposite results In Chicago his
apparent majority. based on more
than threc-fourths OF the total num-
Der OF precincts, was above 10000. or
on Il proportion of about 1 TO !! ovar
F., Wilson. In the State precincts his
leaU WAS IN Il proportion OF ABOUT
Is to 5. making the general proportion
as Indicated In returns at midnight
| about . 10 /.
IncompIcte Returns.
Chicago. ILL.,. April a.-lucomplcte
returns from Illinois primary election
precincts indicate that Theodore
Roosevelt led President Tatt about
two and a half 10 one in the prcter.p-
tial presidential primary to-day, and
that Champ Clarks vote in, the same
primary was approximately twice that
for Governor Wilson OF New Jersey.
Colonel Chauncey Dewey. head OF tina
State Roosevelt organization. gave out
a statement declaring that the formev
President had carried Illinois by
$50, 600 and that while the average pro-
portion Of his vote to that of President
TAFT was two and half TO one in
places it had been as high as ilvu 10
one.
Senator La Toilette poled small
vote. b
state candidates known TO BE- friendly
t. Senator Lorimer are indicated by
early returns to have lost In several
contests. Chief OF these was Lew
Small, who for Governor appears to
have been def,ated by Governor De.
neen. John L. w. Wayman WAS ram
ming a strong third.
Edward F. Dunno, Democratic cans
didatc for Governor, appeared TO be
leading Samuel Aiachuler IN Cook
county. but out in the state carly re-
turns indicate his Strength to be less. &
Benjamin r. Caldwell rlu well IN the @
central part OF the state.
sharp Fight on EnIiam. s;
Senator Cullon, encountered shaip
| fight for the advisory vote for United Z
States Senator. and early RETURNS indi-&
Gated that he was ioslns TO l.. 7. Sherv