The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-07
HOBSON SHOWED UNDER
ALABAMA REJECTS HIM
VOTERS LOYAL TO UNDERWOOD AND HE WINS
IN PRIMARIES FOR UNITED STATES SENATE.
MAJORITY is GROWING TODAY
Primary Elections Being Held in Many Places
Throughout the Country Today-New York
Voting on Referendum Question.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Apr. 7.-Tha1
Oscar A. Underwood has defeated Rich
mand p. HObsOn for the seat in the
United States senate from Alabama ny
a majority vote of at least $4,000 in yes.
terday's democratic state primaries
was indicated by further returns to-
day which cannot be completed before
Wednesday.
Mr.. Underwood's majority is in
creasing. Governor Conner led for
reelection but it seemed unlikely that
he will have more than a bare plural
ity, so that majority being necessary,
the prospects for second primary
on the governorship seems probable.
City May Buy Street Railway.
SUPERIOR, Wis, Apr. 7.-Voters of
Superior today are deciding whether
they will own and operate their own
street railway. Todays voting is said
to be the first popular expression of
opinion as to whether municipality
shall run it's own transportation sys-
tenn.
The question has been much advo
Gated and more interest was shown
at the polls today than for many years.
A big vote was presaged by early bal |
lotting. If the vote is registered to |
take over the street railway it will |
be the first municipality owned sys-
tenn in the middle west.
Socialists After Offices.
MILWAUKEE, Apr. 7.-Socialists
and non-partisans today were wag-
ing another desperate struggle here
at the city elections for control of
the city administration. Emil Seidel,
former socialist mayor, and Mayor G.
A. Bading, who led the primaries of
last month, were the only two, in ac-
cordance with the non-partisan prim-
ary act, whose names appeared on the
election ballots for mayor. In the
primary ballotting Seidel led with
21 ,054 and Bading was second with
100000 Today's vote was expected to
be unusually heavy.
Boston Choosing Congressman.
BOSTON, Apr. 1.-THE Twelfth Mass t
achusetts congressional district today /
voted to select successor to James /
NJ Curley, democrat, who resigned Z
from congress after his election as
Mayor of Boston. e
Voting. on Bremner Successor. Il
PATERSON, N. j., Apr. .7.-Election
of successor to Smiling Bob
3remner was being held today in the
Seventh congressional district of New
Jersey, with President Wilson's pol
cies as the issues. 9,
The race was between James J.
)Bryne, democratic candidate, and =
DOW H. Drukker of Passaic, republic
N. The progressive candidate, Henry
a. ~ = dl
!. Whitehead, and the socialist nom :,
nee, Gorden Demarest, were not ex-
ected to figure materially in the vo- =,
ing. The contestants today were \.
amed in primaries held March "a. g.
New York Referendum Vote.
NEW YORK, Apr. IA referendcm
ote is being taken throughout this
tate today on the question of holding Sc
state constitutional convention in
915. The present constitution has
we'd it's allotted span of 20 years, and
addition there are said to be hu- int
unitarian and sociological reasons ae
,r a new constitution to meet the Vo
seds of the present day. Sc
Question as to the constitutionality
such a special election was raised, su1
1t John Godfrey SAKE, Governor Sci
Iynn's legal adviser announced such wr
election would be valid. Governor co,
ynn holds that it is very important sal
r the welfare OF the state ana OIL the yea
terests of it's people that this refer
dun be carried.
The constitution provides that a !,
nV6QI1Ou ludy NC SdiiCu III 'DNo' -
an earlier date if the voters elect
lis special election was authorized -
the legislature last December
tn the object of avoiding confusion soi
the 1916 election, which is presi- ''o0
ntial year.
If the referendum is carried, the de- .
ates to the constitutional conv 'ntion 49,
II be chosen at the fall elections of nc
= 70 oio sen
J present year. .;ar
Texas Elections. Lev
WACO, Tex, Apr. 7.-Flatonia Bren- wit
m. Temple, Lockhart, and this city The
, holding elections today. Flatonia trat
izens are choosing mayor, Bren and