The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-04-18
CHOSEN BY VOTERS.
Roosevelt and Clark Win in Illinois
Preferential Primaries.
SWEEPING VICTORY FOR BOTH
Enormous PIuralities Rolled Up Ly
the Successful Cand'Gates-Oe-
neen and Dunno for the Cover
shIp-CuIIom Loses Toga.


Chicago.-The Illinois preferential
primaries OF April 10 resulted in a
landslide for Roosevelt, He defeated
President Taft for the state indorse
ment by a plurality Of $4,000 votes
Sure Of Fifty-Two Delegates.
Colonel Roosevelt has won at least
hity-two out of the fifty-eight Illinois
delegates to the Republican national
convention. He has carried twenty
two of the twenty-five congressional
districts. winning forty-four district
delegates thereby.
Then he will have the eight dele
yates at-large elected by the Repub-
ican state convention, but instructed
for Roosevelt by the popular vote
throughout the state.
The final returns may give the
colonel two or four more delegates.
Colonel Chauncey Dewey, chairman
of the Illinois Roosevelt committee, is-
sued a statement in which he claimed
the state for Roosevelt by 10000 The
Taft managers made no statement,
but admitted defeat.
Clark's victory was an overwhelm-
Ing one. He carried the state by three
to one over Woodrow Wilson, exhibit
Ing unusual strength In places where
II was presumed the New Jersey gov.
ernor would be strong.
But II was Colonel Roosevelt who
performed the deeds of the day.
Carries Mckiney Ward.
he carried the home ward Of Repre-
tentative William B. Mckinley, direc-
tor general of the presidents battle,
10 Champaign, annexed the district
and deposed some Of the old war
horses who have been fighting the
party's battles in Champaign county
for years.
The Wilson managers declined to
Issue a statement, tut admitted the
Clark victory. For the Clark people
W. K. Pattison, president of the
Champ Clark club, made the following
statement:
without funds. without leaders,
without organization, the plain peo-
pie Of Cook county went to the polls
and voted almost solidly for Clark.
Tneir voice wiz he heard from ocean
to ocean in no uncertain sound rhe
so-called independent press attempt
ed to dictate to we Democrats of this
state whom thew should nominate !oy
president. This advice has been
turned into IKE by the voters.
Roosevelt Victory Decisive.
Colonel Roosevelt's victory is de
cisive both In and outside Of Cook
county. Senator La Follette's show.
Ing was a disappointment to his sd-
mirers and incidentally to the Taft
managers. for they figured every La
much as 1t cut directly into the Roose
welt strength.
Champ Clark rolled up such great
lead that Woodrow Wilson was almost
unheard from. The speaker took an
early lead and maintained an average
strength four times greater than the
New Jersey governor.
Cullom Is Defeated.
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom. confirm
ously in public life for fifty.scven
years. has been retired as effectively
as an advisory primary ballot can
bring about that effect
Returns show that Lawrence Y.
Sherman is the choice Of the people
Mr o.
completely withdraw from the race
and will accept the verdict OF
the primaries and will not permit HIS
name to be presented to the legisla.
ture
Deneen and Dunno Matched.
Gov Charles S. Deneen has been
renominated by the Republicans
for the Office he now holds by
plurality Of 10000. Edward F.
Dunno, former mayor Of Chicago,
has been given the Democratic
nomination for governor Of the state
by a plurality Of IS 900
Pittsburg When asked what he
thought Of the Illinois result Colonel
IeooseNeit rhpled' flne, me. We
did fine work"
Against Woman Suffrage.
Chicago voters returned decided
mo to woman's plea for equal suf
frage.
They took advantage of the prefer
entail primary to answer in a most
convincing manner. By a vote that
reached the proportions Of approxl.
mately two to one they declare against
giving women the ballot.
The voters Of several precincts an
pears to be willing to give their wives
and sisters voice In the affairs OF
the government Their votes. how.
ever. were not sufficient to overcome
the opposition. It was landslide
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