Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-11
President Loses the State
by 100000; Deneen and
Dunno the Gubernatorial
Nominees.
SHERMAN DEFEATS
CULLOM FOR SENATE
Lorimer Met Defeat in Eff
fort to Capture the State
Committee; Harrison-Sul-
Ivan Fight is in Doubt.

Chicago, April 10.-Theodore Roose.
welt defeated President Taft in the
preferential primary held in Illinois
yesterday by approximately $4,000
votes and Speaker Champ Clark re.
| ce1ved majority Of more than lao, 900
over Gov. Woodrow Wilson. according
to revised returns.
CHARLES s. Deneen has beer nomi-
mated for governor for the third con-
secutive term by the republicans, his
plurality being estimated at $4,000.
Edward F.. Dunno, former mayor OF
Chicago, received the nomination for
governor on the democratic ticket by
a plurality close to 10000.
Owing to the length of the ballot it
is expected that another twenty.four
hours will be required to complete the
count.
Practically complete returns from the i
city of Chicago and estimates based on
about one-half the votes in the state
outside Of this city give the following
totals:
For president-republic Theo.
Roosevelt 100000: Taft 119,OOO; La.
Toilette $1,000. Roosevelt's plurality
III 900.
Democrats, Clark 22O 1000; Wilson
10000, Clark's majority lag, 900. .is
Lawrence \. Sherman president OF
the state board OF administration re-
ceived the endorsement OF the republi.
cans for United States senator over
Shelby M. Cullom by a plurality esti.
mated at $4,000.
James Hamilton Lewis had no oppo
sition on the democratic ticket for the
senatorship endorsement.
Joseph G. Cannon former speaker q
the house was renominated for con,
gress by vote Of Q to 1 over his nearest
competitor.
W., B. Mckinley President Taft's
campaign manager, also was renomi.
mated for congress in the ninteenth
district.
The socialists and prohibitionists
nominated full state and congressional
tickets.
Complete Cook County Returns.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city OF Chicago give Taft 44l07;
Roosevelt 72,443 and LaFollette 1903.
Roosevelt's plurality Is 2S,336. The
republican vote is 1868.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city give Clark 113,334 and Wilson
32,6SS.
Clark's plurality is sO.646. The to
tai democratic vote is 146,022.
List Of Congressional Nominees.
A list of congressman at large and
the representatives in congress from
the twenty-five Illinois districts chosen
by republicans and democrats follow:
Womar's Suffrage Downed.
Chicago expressed its disapproval
Of woman's suffrage by almost two
to one vote in yesterdays advisory
according to complete, though nnofi-
cial returns today. The figures show
that 71,354 men favored the ex.
tension OF the ballot to women, while
135,410 did not, the anti" majority
therefore being 64056
Lormer Meets Defeat.
Senator Lorimer met defeat in his at.
tempt to capture the republican party
organization of the state from Gov.
Deneen. His candidates for state
committeeman were defeated In his
home district and as a result, it Is said,
he will not 60 as a delegate to the
republican national convention. He
was defeated in all but one congress
sional district in his campaign for
party leadership and Gov. Deneen will
control the new state central commit.
tee by large majority.
Congressman at Large.
Republicans-William E. Mason and
B. L. Chiperfeld.
Democrats. B. Stringer and w. e.
Williams
District Congressman.
First district-M. B. Madden. (rep.)
renominated; A. Donovan, (dem)
Second-James r. Mann (rep) re.
nominated; John C. Vaughan (dem)
Third--William w. Wilson (rep.) re.
nominated; David w. Taylor (dem.)
Fourth-C. J. Tomkiewizi. (rep.]
J. T. McDermott, (dem.)
Fifth-Jacob Gartenstein (rep.);
A. J. SABBATH (dem) renominated.
Sixth-Carl T. Marray (rep); Ed
mund J. Stack (dem) renominated
Seventh-Niel Juul (rep.); Frank
Buchanan (dem.) renominated.
William G. Herman (rep.)
Thomas Gallagher (dem.) renominated.
Ninth-Fred A. Britten (rep); Lin
coin Evans (dem.) renominated.
Tenth-Geo. E. Foss (rep) renomi.
mated; John F.. Waters (dem.)
Eleventh--Ira G. Copely (rep.) re-