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Roosevelt's Supporters Say That
the Colonel Will Have
Be Delegates.
CULL0M IN THE DISCARD
Governor Deneen Controls the
Party Organization by De.
feating Lorimer Demo
Gratis in Dispute.

Chicago. April 1a-F1gures compiled
failed materially to change the early re-
suits Of yesterdays primary in Illinois. in
which Colonel Roosevelt swept tho Stats
in the advisory preference vote for re
publican presidential candidate. defeating
President Taft by about 115ooo and In
which Speaker Champ Clark defeated
democratic ticket.
President Taft carried at least one dr.
trict It is the fifth Chicago district. TINS
was definitely established from figures
compiled from returns tonight There
will be two delegates from each Of the %
districts in the State and eight delegates
at-large and Colonel Roosevelt's suppor-
ers say that he will have 56 delegates from
Illinois to the republican national conven
ton according to the advisory vote. The
delegates Will be selected at district and
State conventions. The results Of tho
primaries as shown tonight are:
That Governor Deneen's plurality in his
denomination by the republicans is about
.5o0o while Edward F. Dunno procured
the nomna ton by the democrats for gov
ernor by about 1000.
SHERMAN BEATS CuLLOM.
That Lawrence Y. Sherman's endorse
ment by the republicans in the advisory
vote on United States senator was about
q eco over Senator Cullom, who has
served the people of the State 81 years.
That Governor Deneen will control the
new State republican central committee
by large majority.
United States Senator VIM. I.orimer
met defeat in his attempt to capture the
Republican party organization from
| Governor Deneer. His candidates for
State committeeman We're defeated in his
home district and as a result 1t is said
he will not go as a delegate to the re-
publican national convention. He was de-
fea ted in all but one congressional dis
trict In his campaign TOR party leader
ship.
Among the democrats both National
Committeeman Roger c. Sullivan and
the Hea arst- Harrison combination tonight
claim control OF the party organization
and the result probably will not be known
until complete returns are received.
Returns still We're coming in slowly to-
night and definite figures on the primary
were still lacking
| CLARK AND WILSON COMMENT.
| Washington, April l0.-Former Senator
Fred Dubois. Speaker Cark's campaign
manager to-day issued this statement:
| The Clark landslide in Illinois, far ex-
ceeding our fondes, expectations. is an
| indication Of the great strength Of
Speaker Clark with the people Clark re-
ce!ved more votes in Cook county than
| Taft and Roosevelt combined. The signi-
fcance OF this. as we'll as the magnifi-
cent race in every State, is apparent, and
certainly vouchsafes the speakers sue
cess in November, if he should lead the
democratic ticket, as he undoubtedly
Will"
The Woodrow Wilson headquarters to-
night issued statement Of which the fol-
lowing is a part:
THE result in Illinois ia attribute BILE
Hearst and his newspapers and pol,t
ical allies. 1t was aided too. by the
abandonment OF the feld by Governor
Harmon, who In accordance with the
territorial agreements Of anti Wilson
allies loft Illinois where his friends
had been campaigning for months and
turned the whole Harmon strength
over to Clark
IN the progressive State VI WIS
consin. where thAre is no Hearst ma j.
chine, the Clark Harmon combine was
defeated by more than two votes to
one. There Is no doubt that Hearst II
the greatest asset Of the Clark boom "
ST. LOUIS FOR TAFT
st. Louis. Mo. April l0-Early returns
Of the St. Louis city primaries to-day tn
dicate that President Taft carried ST
Louis by large majority and will win
the delegations from all but ono Of the
2s city wards. The Roosevelt forces won
but one OF the seven wards they contest
ed with the President Charles Na&el
secretary Of commerce Ard labor. was on
the ground all day marshalling the Taft