Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-12
COL. ROOSEVELT
SWEEPS ILLINOIS
SWEEPS STATE-MAJORlTY OVER
TAFT ESTIMATED At MORE
THAN 100000.
CLARK BEATS WILSON
peneen Is Republican Nominee for
Observation-Disclosures Defeat
Woman's Suffrage Issue by
az to Vote.

Chicago, April 1O-Winners In the
Illinois preferential advisory and d.
rect primary election, as indicated by
sufficient returns to warrant predic.
ton, are as, follows
For President, Theodore Roosevelt,
Republican,; Champ Clark, Democrat.
For United States senator, L. Y.
Sherman, Republican; J. H. Lewis.
Democrat (uncontested).
For governor, Charles s. Deneen,
Republican; Edward F. Dunno, Demo.
crat.
Colonel Roosevelt's state managers
claimed his majority over President
Taft at from 100000 to 100000. Re.
turns indicate his vote was nearly five
to two of that for Taft. Presidential
delegates were not named on the bal
lots, and will be elected by congress.
sional districts and at large as with
out the 'imary, the effect of the vote
being only u serve as guide to party
officials as indicating party feeling
Deneen's chief fight was against
Gub-treasurer Len Small, referred to
In the campaign as candidate OF
Senator Lorimer. Deneen won from
the sub-treasurer about five to three
in the state. John E. w. Wayman
also made a strong fight, leading
Small in Cook county, which contains
1,492 of the states 1890 election pre-
cncts. Deneen's indicated majority
In Cook county was $4,000.
The Democratic contest for govern.
or offered more opportunity for con.
lecture. Dunno had an indicated ma.
tority Of $1,000 in Cook county, but
Alschuler, his nearest competitor, APP
peared to be running so we'll in the
state that conservative estimates Of
DUNES majority was from 10000 to
10000 in the state. Caldwell also
gathered in many ballots in the low
er part of the state.
Congressional returns were delayed
and authoritative estimates were i'm.
possible. Cook county voters appear.
ed to favor C. M. Chiperfield and viii.
liam E. Mason for the Republican
nomination for congressman at large,
James P. Brennan or William E. viii.
liams for the Democratic nomination.
Suffrage Defeated.
Chicago voters voted to against
woman's suffrage in the preferential
primary. The question was not IN bal
lots outside of this city.
Roosevelt's victory was not re.
spector of territory. He carried the
home ward of Congressman William
B. Mckinley. Tafts campaign man.
ager, in Champaign; he was as sue
ceseful in the Seventeenth congress
sional district, where Col Frank L.
Smith, the Taft state manager lives,
and in former Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon's home city of Danville,
Roosevelt polled 1874 to Taft's 1927.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette of
Wisconsin polled small vote. In
Cook county it appeared heaviest, the
Wisconsin senator had an apparent
vote of 14,44O where Roosevelt's ap.
parent vote was S6,144, and that of
Taft 52,064.
In Chicago Champ Clark's apparent
majority, based on more than three.
fourths of the total number of pre-
cincts, was above 10000. or on pro-
portion of about four to one for vii.
son. In the state precincts his lead
was in proportion of about 8 to s.
bringing the general proportion as in
dicated in returns at midnight al
about two to one