Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-05
PRIMARY BALLOT
BEARS Names OF
ORETHAN4,OOO
One Candidate Out of Every
Four Hundred of the State
Male Voters.
ARE SOME HOT CONTESTS
Race Between Democratic Aspirants
for senatorship Is Proving the
Most Interesting.
(eY THE ASSOCIATED PKsss).


ballots for the Illinois general pri-
mary next Wednesday. Sept 9. or one
candidate out OF every 400 OF the total
male population OF voting age in the
state. II the precinct committeeman
who are 10 be named in each party
are added 10 the printed list the pro-
portion OF candidates would be one
20 every loo OF the male population
OF voting age.
The candidates range from aspi-
rants for nomination for United
States senator from Illinois TO a null
titude OF seekers for state. congress
sfonal. legislative and county offices.
Each county and district differs in
the number OF candidates whose
mares are presented to the voters, but
Cook county. including the city Of
Chicago. heads the list in numbers
with a total OF 1888 candidates on
the printed ballots.
Women voters who made their first
plunge in state politics last spring
will have little share in the primary
as most OF the Offices for which nomi-
nations are TO be made come under
the classification OF constitutional Of
fees specifically excepted from the
suffrage act which gave Illinois wo-
men a place at the polls. In spite OF
this condition. however. suffrage lead
ers have urged women throughout the
state to visit the polls and vote for
the best candidates. and in addition
have sought TO learn from the va
rious candidates the position which,
II elected. they would take on the
question OF extending equal suffrage in
the state.
Illinois. this year. for the first time.
is to nominate and elect a United
States senator by the direct vote OF
the people and the selection of party
candidates for senatorial honors IS
everywhere regarded as the most i'm
portant task which faces the voters
OF the state when they go to the pri-
mary polls.
Democrats in Hottest Contest.
The hottest contest over the seIec-
ton OF a party standard bearer. this
not being a presidential year the SEN
ator carries that title. is being waged
in the democratic camp where five
candidates are on the ballot for NOM
ination for the upper house at Wash
3ngton- They are: Roger c. Sulli-
van, Lawrence 3. Stringer. congress
man at large; Harry Woods. secretary
OF state; Barratt OHara. Lieutenant
governor. and James Traynor. All
are Chicago men with the exception
Of Mr.. Stringer.
Most OF the five have toured the
state and presented themselves TO
the voters OF each OF the IO2 Illinois
counties. and all are nov. closing their
campaigns in Chicago. Declarations
that the victory was already won have
been issged from time to time D.
partisans % Sullivan, Woods. Stringer
and O'Hara-
On the republican ticket Lawrence
Y. Sherman, United States senator.
has three opponents. William Z.
Mason. former United States senator;
Frank n. Chflds and Myer Stein.
There is no fight IN the progressive
party. Raymond Robins being with
out opposition and Adolph Germer is
likewise unopposed for the socialist
nomination.
In the list OF candidates for nomi-
nation for state treasurer there are
few names among the 20 democrats
and the FIVE republican contestants
which are widely known and the
same condition prevails in the list of
&c democratic and four republican
seekers for nomination for clerk OF
the supreme court. The lists for the
Office OF superintendent OF public in
struction are less long there being
only six democratic ard two repub-
lican candidates.
Many Chicago Residents.
gresham at large on the democratic I
ballot live in Chicago. except James |
o. Monroe, Elmhurst; W. E. Williams. |
Pittsfield; J. W. Rausch, Morris; j. |
=. Riggs. Media, and J. 3. Barnhill, ]
Xenia. Seven Of the 13 republican 4
for Congressman at large /
are Chicago men. The others are: I
John Lynch. Olney; J. McCan Davis.
Springfield; B. u. .ChiDerfeld, Can
ton; S. H Cummins. Springfield; J.
]. E-s.on, Danyille, and W. G.. Hadley,
ColinsvilIe.
For the state offices there is a pleth-
ora OF candidates. but there has been
little active campaigning. the sena-
torial contest oyershadowing in In
terest the lesser Offices.
In most OF the congressional dis
lAAtLS AAtIt arc COIle5LE IN one or ]
Eore parties. notable among wnicn
Is the fight for nomination on the re-
publican ticket in the Eighteenth con-
gressional district where Joseph ~.
Cannon. former speaker OF the house
of representatives. IS opposed by FL
mer 3. Cooley, who IS also a resident
Of Danville-
William p. Mckinley. former Gin
a
.rict, is unopposed for nomination on
he republican ticket
In the fifteenth congressional district
which includes the counties OF Hen
y. Knox. Fulton, Schuyler and Adams,
here are four democratic and five re-
ublican contestants for the congress !