Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-04
ROGER SULLIVAN
LOSING GROUND
IN LATE returns
Sherman Has Big Lead Outside
of Chicago-"Joe" Cannon
Is Reelected.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4.--The senatorial
election in illinois is in doubt today,
the plurality outside of Chicago for
Senator Lawrence Y Sherman roll
ing UP so rapidly that Republican
leaders commended he would more
than overcome the plurality Of 5000
polled In Chicago by Roger G. Suili-
van, Democrat. Raymond Robins.
Progressive. despite a vigorous cam
psirn In his behalf by Colonel Roose-
welt was poor third, both III the
metropo is and outside.
Unoficial figures for Cook County
including Chicago, gave Sullivan,
who was supported by President Will
son and all his cabinet, except Sec
rotary Bryan, lead of less than
$1,000 over Senator Sherman. AS fig-
ures began to come from down-State
precincts, Mr.. Sherman cut down this
lead. The senator's plurality for a
time averaged about twenty to the
precinct and gradually crept up to
twenty-five.
Returns on senator from 1888 pre-
cincts out Of 2.7ss outside Cook Coun-
ty, give Sullivan, Democrat 1884,
92S. and Sherman, Republican, 1884,
Gal. Thus. Shernan's down-State plu-
rality IL the ratio is maintained,
would about equal Sullivan's plurah-
W In COOK county.
SuIlivan's supporters contend that
the Sherman gains would not continue
throughout the remainder OF the State
and asserted that final figures would
show SulIivan's election by a substan-
tial plurality.
The Figures In Chicago.
Complete official figures on the
senatorial election for Chicago gave
Sullivan a plurality of 59.05S over
Sherman. Unofficial returns from
Cook County outside Chicago re-
duced Sullivan's lead in the county to
$1,000. Half the precincts outside Chi
cago gave Sherman a plurality OF
35.23s. leaving him fewer than 10000
votes to gain in the remaining half
of the down-State precincts to be
elected.
The Progressives also suffered
other sethacks in Illinois. Congress-
men Charles NJ Thompson and w.
II. Hinebaugh, Progressive repre-
sentatives of the Tenth and the
Twelfth districts, were defeated.
former Congressman George Admund
Foss returning to the House at the
expiration of Thompson's term. Rep
resentative Ira G. COPY, of the Elev-
enth district. was reelected as a Pro-
gressive This was apparently the
only Progressive victory.
The Democrats suffered severely
In their Illinois congressional repre-
sentation, losing ten of the twenty
seats held In the House. The Re-
publicans thus gained twelve Con-
II ,ssmen, including six former rep
resentatives, who were retired when
the Progressive party split the Re-
publicans two years ago. Among
these six is former Speaker Joseph
Cannon. of the Eighteenth district,
who defeated Frank T. O'Hair.
william b. Mckinley Returned.
The others are William B. McKin.
ley, OF the Nineteenth district; Will
lam A. Rodenburg, of the Twenty
second; Charles e. Fuller, of the
Twelfth; John A. Sterling. of the Sew
enteenth, and William w. Wilson, of
the Third. Another incident was the
election In the Fourth district OF
James T. McDermott. who resigned
from Congress several months ago as
q result OF the investigation Of lobby
ing. He announced that he would not
submit to a vote by the House on his
conduct, but would seek vindication
at the polls.