The Washington times., 1912-04-10
VICTORY
ROUTED BOSS RULE
Colonel Roosevelt Poed 233,o 900 Votes in Yesterdays
Primary Republicans Show Contempt for Senator
Lorimer-Clark Sweep Counties.

CHICAGO. April 1O.-If the Taft Ad-
ministration had lingering doubts as 30
the opinion of the voters OF Illinois
concerning Taft's candidacy, II was re-
moved completely yesterday in the first
legitimate and honest primary express
ion since the fight against bourbon
government begsn.
BY vote OF no less than 23S0oo FOR
Roosevelt to ilS,OOO for Taft, according
to the latest returns today, and which
are practically complete, the Republicans
OF the State administered a singing re-
buke TO Taft. his methods, and his man.
ayers. and demonstrated they are capa-
BILE OF self-government despite the Presi-
dents assertions to the contrary.
This declaration can be made without
reservation because in the history of
the Australian ballot in Illinois there
never was a more complicated ticket
for the voters to decipher than that
which greeted them yesterday. Despite
this and despite theNfact that the ticket
was so arranged that II was supposed
II would work to the advantage of
the bosses and Taft the voters patiently
stayed with II until they mad expressed
their condemnation of a boss ridden
government, and cast their ballots forr
decency.
Votes Express Contempt.
In voting for Roosevelt, too, the
voters expressed their contempt for
the long deliberation of the United
States Senate in their ,vindication of
Senator Lorimer. Those deliberative
solons in Washington may. believe
that Lorimer is entitled to his seat
but the Republicans of Illinois do not.
In the long career of the blonde boss
this is the first time his fate has
ever been decided by a purely Repub.
lican vote. Heretofore he has always
been able to drag from his Democratic
friends, chief among them Roger Sui
ltvan, the Democratic national COM
mitteeman, who was read out of the
party by Bryan this year.
The fight was so keen among the
Democrats that they could waste no
votes helping Republican, friends and
the expression regarding Lorimer and
MS ticket Is genuine Republican
| opinion of them. Lorimers particular
candidate for governor was len Small,
the United States subtreasurer at Chi
cago, but had any candidate other than
Governor Deneen been nominated the
Lorimer forces would have regarded Il
as victory. Small was able to poll
but 5000 votes as against $4,000 for
Deneen. -...
There is no question but that a great
share of the credit for this victory be-
| longs to Colonel Roosevelt. Saturday
after he had been lambasting the f1axen-
| haired Senator the Roosevelt organiza.
| ton at Springfield got into an awful
| sweat. This because of a peculiar situ-
! alienation early in the game, the Fed.
| eral office holding crowd climbed on
board the Taft band wagon. Lortmer 8
| henchmen had to have an issue In San.
| CANNON county, so they espoused the
Roosevelt cause under the leadership OF
| Dick Sullivan. -
When this gang learned. how Roose-
Welt was faying Lorimer. they sent a
delegation to him at Bloomington Satur
| day afternoon and suggested that Lori
| nrer had many friends In Springfield ans
! that IL would be a good thing II h,
would not attack him there.
The colonel replied in words to thu
| effect that he could mot help expressinl
his convictions II 1t cost him every dele
! gate in the State.
Results yesterday indicate that tn