Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-10
Taft and Wilson are Over
whelmingIy Beaten and La
Toilette Hardly in Race When
Votes Come In,
COLONEL'S MAJORITY IS
PLACED AT 10000
Lorimer'S Friends are Licked
on Incomplete Returns for
State Offices Deneen Wins
GovernorShip Nomination,


INV Morn,ur JournnI sneciaI Leased wire.I
Chicago, April 9,-Winners In the
Illinois preferential advisory and dt-
! rect primary elections today, as In
dicated by sufficient returns to war
rant prediction, are as follows
For president:
Theodore Roosevelt, republican
Champ Clark, democrat.
For United states Senator
l.. Y. sherman, republican
James Hamilton Lewis. democrat
tuncontested.)
For governor:
Charles s. Deneen, republican,.
Edward T.. Dunno, democrat.
Colonel Roosevelt's state managers
claimed his majority over President
Taft as from 100000 to 10000. Re-
turns indicate that Roosevelt received
nearly five to two over Taft.
Presidential delegates were not
named on the ballots and will be
elected by congressional districts and
at large as without the primary the
effect of today's vote being only to
serve as a guide for party officials
as indicating party feeling.
Sherman's lead over Cullom for
| the advisory vote for senator was
small and complete returns may over
throw the apparent result at mid
night.
Deneens chief opponent was sub
Treasurer Len Small referred TO in
the campaign as the candidate OF
Senator Lorimer. Advices six hours
after the polls closed indicated that
| Deneen had won by about five to
three in the state.
John L. w. Wayman also made
strong tight, leading Small in Cook
| county. which contains l,429 of tho
states i.260 election precincts.
Deneen's indicated majority in Cook
county was $4,000.
Dunnes estimated majority over
Alschuler was from 0.000 to 1900
Cook county voters appeared to
favor h. NJ. Chipperfeld and William
T.. Mason for the republican nomina-
tlon for congressmen-at-la large and
Lawrence Strlnger and either James
=. Bremen or William T.. Williams
for the democratic nomination.
Chicago voters voted two to one
against woman suffrage in the prefer
ential primaries. The question was
not on ballots outside of this city.
RooseVelts victory was not re-
specter of territory. He carried the
home ward of Congressman william
b. Mckinley Tafts campaign mana
ger, in Champaign he was as sue
cessful in the Seventeenth congress
sional district where Col. Frank l..
Smith. the TAFT state manager lives.
and in Joseph G. Cannons home,
Danville Roosevelt p0lled 1.S4 to
Tafts 1,227.
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
polled small vote. In Cook county
where 1t appeared heaviest the Wis
consin senator had an apparent vote
OF 14.44O, where Roosevelt's apparent
vote was S6.144 and that OF Tart !
52.O64.
While Colonel Roosevelts lead in !
Cook county was on a bass OF APP
proximately eight to five over TAFT. |
,returiIs ,rom 1own-state indicated i
he ran stronger there. In places as
high as five to one, bringing the esti-
mated average to five TO two.
Champ Clark's candidacy met just !
the opposite results. In Chicago his |
apparent majority. bdstd on more !
than threc-fourths of the total num- /
ber of precincts was above 10000 |
or on proportion Of about four to |
one for Wilson. In the state pre- 1
cincts his lead was in a proportion 1
OF about eight to five. bringing the !,
general proportion as indicated in re-
turns at midnight as about two to
one.
Colonel Chaunccy Dewey. head OF
the state Roosevelt organization. gave
out statement declaring that the !
former president had carried Illinois
by $50. 00o and that while the proper
tion OF his vote to that Of President
Taft vas two and half TO one.
in places Il had been as high as five
To one.
\ statement issued by Prank l..
Smith. manager OF the Illinois head
quarters Of the national Taft bureau
attributed the success Of Colonel 1
Roosevelt 10 this cause.
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign in
the state had been promoted for
months while the active campaign
Tor thu denomination of President
TAFT had been under way hut four
or five weeks. Internal complications
also favored Roosevelt. The people
did not fully understand the issues.
However Roosevelt's success to-day
viii not have much effect on the gem
srai result for Taft win be nominated
"a the national convention"
Senator II Toilette pOiled a small
vote.
Candidates known 10 be friendly 90
Senator Iorimer are indicated by