The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-04-13
Taft GETS 2 FROM ILLINOIS
COLONEL LEADING IN ALL BUT
ONE DISTRICT.
Taft Men to Flight for Endorsement Of
Administration at Springfield,
April 10.


days presidential preference primary
In Illinois. 1t is the fifth Chicago dis
trict which he carried by 10000.
There will be two delegates from
each of the 25 districts in the state
and eight delegates at large and Colo,
mel Rooseevlts supporters say that he
will have Sc delegates from Illinois
to the Republican national convention
according to the advisory vote. The
delegates will be selected at district
and state conventions.
President Taft's managers announc.
ed that they would fight for an in.
dorsement of the present administra.
ton In the platform to be adopted in
the Republican state convention in
Springfield on April 10.
Every district in Illinois was car
ried by Speaker Champ Clark over
Governor Woodrow Wilson in the
| Democratic primary.
The results of the primaries show:
That Roosevelt defeated Mr.. Taft
by approximately 10000 votes and
Speaker Champ Clark received a. ma
jority of 147,5O0 over Governor Wood.
row Wilson.
| Practically complete returns from
the city Of Chicago and estimat es
based on about onc-half the vote in
lowing totals.
| For President-Repuhlica Thco-
dore Roosevelt. 233 900; Taft, lis, 900:
La Toilette, 41.OO0; Roosevelt's plu-
rality, 10000.
Democrats: Clark. 22l 900: Wilson,
1880: Clark's majority, 147,5OO
Tho first ton congressional districts
Of Illinois, with a complete vote COM
piled show the following figures:
Taft, 44, l07; Roosevelt, 72.a43; La Fol-
lette. 12,103; Wilson, 32,6SS; Clark,
1894
James Hamilton Lewis had no oppo-
sition on the democratic ticket for the
| senatOrship Endorsement.
Joseph G. Cannon. former speaker
Of tho house, was renominated for con-
rrcss by a vote of 2 to ! over his near
est competitor.
w. Il. Mckinley. President Tafta
campaign manager, also was renomi-
mated for congress in the nineteenth
district
The socialists and prohibitionists
nominated full state and congressional
/ tickets.
| Roosevelt Wins Chicago.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city Of Chicago gave Taft 44.107,
Roosevelt 72.4a3 and La Toilette 49,
io3 Roosevclt's plurality is 2S.33e
The total republican vote is 1868
Complete unofficial returns for the
city gave Clark, 1884 and Wilson 81
68S. Clark's plurality Ia S0.G46. The
total democratic vote ia 1902.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city OF Chicago on democratic candi-
dates for governor give: Caldwell
B,57S; Alschuler. 4O.471; Dickson,
1871; Dunno. 1O0,720. nunne's plu-
rality in the city is 6O.24?.
Complete unofficial returns for the
city of Chicago on the republican cam
hidntc for governor give: Dcncen. h2,-
b95; Small. 23,SS7; Wyman. 2G.7a5;
IIurburg, G.345; Brown. 2,452; Jones,
1914; Davis. 494; Yates. 4,7ol.
The complete unofficial returns for
Chicago on womans suffrage: Vest,
1884; no. 135,41O. The proposition
was defeated in the city by G4,O56.
The Roosevelt victory overwhelmed
the home districts Of opponents OF
the former president Congressman
McKinley's district, county, ward, and
precinct went to Roosevelt by a two to
ono vote. The fifth Chicago district,
the I.orimer stronghold, is conceded
to Taft.
Champ Clark has carried Cook conn
ty by approximately 10000 votes over
Governor Wilson and will get the
/ states solid delegation for the demo-
cratic national convention. Wilson
| carried one county, st. Clair, in which
East St. Louis is located, and which
| was expected to be a Clark strong
hold. Clarks state majority Is ex-
pected to be 100000.
That Governor Deneen's plurality in
his denomination by the Republicans
| Is about $4,000 while Edward i. Dunno
procured the nomination by the Dem
ocrats for governor by about 100000.
That Lawrence Y. Sherman's in
dorsement by the Republicans in the
advisory vote on United States sena-
tor was about $4,000 over Senator Cul.
! Iom.
That Governor Deneen will control
the new Republican state central com.
mlttee by a large majority.
Among the Democrats. both Nation.
! al Committeeman Roger G. Sullivan
and the Hearst-Harrison combination
claim control Of the party organiza.
ton and the result probably will not
be known until complete returns are
received.
Home Rule Bill Is Introduced.
London, April 1.-THE long sought
and bitterly contested Irish home rule