Arizona republican., 1916-03-15
CUMM|NS WINS
 NOMINATION IN
 PRIMARY FIGHT
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 ST. PAUL. March 15.-Albert B. Cummins. United States senator from Iowa. was endorsed for the republican presidential nomination in Minnesota preferential Urinary yesterday, re- turns at 1:45 a. m., indicating that he defeated Henry D. Easta brook of New York by a vote of nearly to l.
 In the democratic party available returns pointed to a victory for the supporters of National Committeeman Fred E. Lynch ever the anti Lynch faction in the delegate contest Pres ident Wilson had no opposition for re- nomination on this ticket.
 The returns early today gave no definite indication as to the outcome of the presidential contest in the pro- hibition party.
 The election of the following dele gates at large to the republican na- tiolal convention seemed assured:
 A. O. Eberhardt, St. Paul: J. F. Jacobson, Madison; S. R. Van Sant, Minneapolis; and F. c. Stevens, St Paul.
 As delegates at large to the demo- cratic national convention the follow ing were leading:
 Daniel Lawler, St. Paul; A. C. Weiss, Duluth; B F. Nelson, Minne- apolis; and W. A. Just, Mankato.
 Three hours after the polls had closed not enough returns were in to make the final result certain but those available showed Cummins leading decisively.
 Characteristic of the trend of the returns the city of Marshall, in the western part of the state gave Cum mins 112 and Estabrook 15 while Fa- rihaul., in the southeastern part, rcllcd 363 votes for the Iowa senator and g for Estabrcok
 Precinct reports continued to show light vote throughout the state.
 Y. R. Irwin, a business man, and either w. C. Handy, city comptroller, or Mayor Vim Powers will be the candidates for mayor of St. Paul in the election May as the result of today's non-partisan city primary.
 With the exception of a few coun- ties where faction fights in the demo-
 
 the delegate contests, the vote throughout the state was light. Wood row Wilson was unopposed for the presidential nomination on the demo- cratic ballot. the contests for cleo tion as delegates being waged be- tween forces allied with National Committeeman Fred B. Lynch and the so-called anti-Lynch contingent Early returns tonight gave no def mite fndit ation as to which faction would control the delegation to the national convention, but the Lynch adherents claimed victory
 Neither Eugene N. Foss, former gov ernOr of Massachusetts, nor William Sulzer, former governor of New York, had decided advantage in the first returns on their contest for the pro- hibtion nomination for president.
 Contests for the presidential nomin- alton were limited to the Prohibition and Republican ballots the Progress sives. whose delegate candidates were unopposed having no presidential candidate in the field.
 Delegation is Unpledeed. MANCHESTER, x. H. March 14- An unpleGged delegation to the re- publican national convention at Chi [ cago was chosen at the first presi- dential primaries ever held in this state. In the only contest of the republican side. Frank H. Challis of this city, who announced his prefer ance for Theodore Roosevelt was de- hNy Fl of cord, who was unpledged, by d vote of approximately two to one. There were no contests in either , the democratic or progressive parties. Three of the democratic delegates at large are pledged to President Wilson. while the fourth. former Con-