Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-09
LORIMER
IS LEADING ISSUE
IN ILLINOIS
STRUGGLE
Republicans Divided Between
Those Who Support and
Those Who Oppose Blond
Wearer of Senatorial TOga.
RESULT May DECIDE
PRESIDENTIAL RACE

CBy Evening Herald a. y. Leased wirej
Chicago, april 0.--llllnois citizens
went to the polls today TO cast their
ballots IN the most momentous pri-
mary contest ever seen In the state.
For the first time a direct expression
of preference for presidential cam
didatc on the Republican and Demo-
cratic tickets Is possible 20 the voters.
and supporters OF President TAFT. Col
onel Roosevelt and Senator La Fol-
lette, Republicans. and OF champ
clark and Woodrow Wilson, Demo-
Gratis, 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
national convention except for the
delegates at large who will be selected
by the state convention.
The Democratic delegates will be se-
lectod by that party's state convention.
The presidential preference vote is
advisory and carries with Il only "a
moral obligation.
gubernatorlal nomination In both the
great parties Is the center of interest.
on the Republican side there are
eight candidates. Governor Deneen.
Len Small OF Kankakee, States Attor-
ney Wayman OF Chicago, former Cow
ernor Richard Yates. State senator w.
c. Jones, state senator c. +. Hurl-
burgh OF Gales0urg. and John J..
Brown Of Vandaiia. and j. McCan Da-
Wis OF Springfield.
In the gubernatorial fight among
the Republicans the issue Is defined
by some as IS0rimer and anti-Lorimcr.
Governor Deneen's followers have
contendcd that a vote for any one but
the governor is, in effect. vote OF the
Lorimer forces who have endorsed the
candidacy OF small.
state Senators Jones and Hurlburgh
havu conducted their campaigns as
'progresslves," States Attorney Way
man has carried his own canvass
through the state and spared neither
the LorimCr mon or the state admin
lstration In his criticisms
The same trait OF Lorimer and anti
Lorimer runs throughout the state Of
iiccs and into the list of candidates for
congress and the general assembly
down 10 precinct committeeman, OF
whom 1850 are TO be elected.
on the Democratic side OF the nght
Is over the control OF the state cen-
tral committee by forces characterized
as tho Hears Harrison group In chi
cago and throughout the state as the
antl-Sullivan men. are seeking to
wrest control from National Commit
tceman Roger G, sullivan.
The antl-Sulliyan faction In general
Is supporting the candidacy OF Champ
Clark and opposed 10 them are the
followers OF Governor Woodrow Will
son.
The gubernatorial fight In the DEM
ocratic party IL between Ben II. Cald-
we'll of Sangamon county, Samuel Ait
schuler of Aurora; Edward r. Dunno.
former mayor OF Chicago, and George
r.. Dickson Of New Lennon.
Each county and district have nil
nor contests In addition 90 the gem
eral fight over the more Important Of
icos.
An advisory vote on United states
senator also Is tied up in the primary.
on the Republican side senator Cul-
IN the upper house, faces the fight OF
his life. Lawrence y. sherman, for
ner speaker OF the general assembly
and State Senator Hugh Maglll are
active candidates against him.
sherman has large personal fol-
lowing and Magill has made his Tight
as progressive.
James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago
IL the sole candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the United states SEN
ate.
Because OF the many names on the
ticket the voting was slow and fewer
votes were recorded In the city and
country districts In the early hours
than usual
Fine weather brought out the coun-
try voters and managers predicted an
Unprecedented vote,
Tho result Is important nationally
FOR the reason that Z II the FIRST time
a preferential vote has ever been cast
for president a preference viii be
shown only among Republicans ana
Democrats.
Republicans. Democrats. Socialists
aud ProhiOltionists win nominate By
direct vote complete state, congress
sional, legislative and county tickets
A preferential vote also Il being
taken for United states senator among
the Republicans and Democrats. Four
names appear on the Republican hal-
lot and only one on the Democratic.
In Chicago voters may, by special
arrangement, express their opinion as
% whether or not women shall vote