The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-09

PRIMARY
GOING GOING ON ON
Contest for United States Senate Be.
tween Sullivan and Stringer
is the Overshadowing
Issue at the Polls
Ry United Press.

eii iitit IN tAiC A<IlhbNi0t4A SWIM
torial nomination overshadowed every
other element in the statewide pri-
maries when Illinois voters went to
the polls today Other parties were
tc nominate their senatorial candi-
dates, congressional nominees and
nominees for several state and for leg
islative offices were to be picked, but
the fight within the Democratic ranks
was of national inerest.
Backed by majority OF the state
organization, and IS Of the 2S presl
dental electors that voted for Wood
row Wilson, Sullivan conducted q
strenuous speaking campaign that
reached into nearly every county OF
the state. Lawrence B, Stringer, pres
ent congressman at large from Illi-
noios, and Sulliyan's principal oppon-
ent for the nomination, has the EN-
dorsement of Secretary of State
Bryan, Gov. Dunno, Senator Lewis,
Mayor Harrison of Chicago and Sena-
tor Owen OF Oklahoma, who spoke
against Sullivan early il the spring.
Despite these odds the former national
committeeman today confidently pre-
dicted his nomination. Neither Secre-
tary of State Harry Woods, Lieut-Gov.
Barrett OHara, nor James Traynor,
the other three Democrats who want
the toga, are conceded chance by
the Sullivan and Stringer Democrats.
The big suffrage vote that played
such an important part in the spring
municipal and local option elections,
will not be felt in any of the important
contests today. Women obtained half
rights" in Illinois by Legislative enact
ment, but while they may vote for
presidential electors and for munich
pal officers, they have not yet achieved
the privilege of voting for Offices Gre
ated under the state constitution.
The senatorial fight in the Republi-
can primaries today was very tame
and Senator Lawrence Y, Sherman was
1 generally conceded the nomination to
succeed himself over William e. Ma
son, former senator, who has not con-
Quoted an active campaign. Raymond
Robins, the Progressive candidate, is
unopposed. The Progressive interest
today lay largely in the Democratic
primaries because of the prevailing
opinion that the nomination of Sulli-
van viii throw the support of many
Progressive Democrats to the Bull
Moose candidate in November.
A whole army OF candidate are pur
suing the nominations for state, con
gressional and state legislative offices
Twenty Democrats, for example, have
filed for state treasurer and nearly
that number for clerk Of the supreme
court. For state superintendent Of
public instruction, the only other state
executive office to be filled, each ol
the three leading parties has woman
candidate.
The state will not have to seek new
timber for the national house of repre-
sentatives. More present and former
congressman are in todays fight for
nomination than there are seats to fill
With the exception of George e. Cor
man of the third district, and Stephen
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both Democrats, every present mem.
her of the Illinois delegation is striv-
ing to come back.
In the eighteenth district Uncle
Joe Cannons efforts to win the Re.
publican nomination and eventually
oust Congressman O'Hara, Democrat,
from his seat, was opposed by Elmer
g. Cooley, also of Denver, who wants
the chance at O'Hara's scalp. Ia the
fourth district in Chicago James I Nc
Dermott who resigned his seat under
fire after the Mulhall investigation, is
seeking "vindication" by contending
again for the Democratic nomination
against the flock of ambitious stock
yard Democrats. Representatives
James r. Mann, Republican floor lead
er in the house, has no opposition fol
the Republican nomination in the sec
ond district but will have stiff fight
in November.
In the nineteenth district William B.
Mckinley, Taft leader and former con.
gresham. is the sole aspirant for the
Republican nomination to oppose Con
gresham Borchers, Democrat, in the
november elections
Democratic, Republican, Progress
sive and Socialist parties all have can
didate in every district in the state.
This keen competition for nomination
is also carried into the scrap for legiSr
lative offices and for many Of the
minor places to be filled on city and
county tickets.