Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-12
ILLINOIS FACING
BIG VOTING POLL
Primary Campaign Closing Today Most
Holly Contested Fight in His
tory of State.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-The state wide
primary campaign which closed today
is regarded by political observers as
perhaps the most holly contested IN
the history of Illinois.
While there are fewer candidates for
offices than at the last state primary,
there are apparently more close con-
tests this year.
The candidates for state offices alone
have expended 50, 500, 600 in their cam
paigns, according to an estimate MADE
bv Favette S. Munro of Highland Park.
candidate for republican nomination
for attorney general. Party leaders
expect an unusually heavy vote to-
morrow throughout the state by Doth
republicans and democrats. II 90 per
cent of the states vote is cast the total
may reach 100000.
PRINCIPAL interest in tomorrow's pri-
mary election centers in the three-cor-
nered fight between Frank 0. LOwden
of Oregon, Ill, Frank L. Smith of
Dwight and State Senator Morton d
Hull of Chicago, for the republican
nomination for governor.
Lowden heads the state slate. which
also contains the names of John G.
Oglesby of Elkhart for lieutenant-goV-
ernor: Louis L. EmmersOn Of Mount
Vernon for secretary of state, Senator
7. Tice of Greenwich for treasurer,
Len Small of Kankakee for state treas
urer. and Edward ]. Crum Of Chicago
for attorney general, end is supported
bv the regular state and Cook county
organizations.
Smith made his fight independent OF
any organization or faction.
Hull heads the slate including j.
Howard Jayne of Monmouth for sec
rotary of state, Julius Johnston of Mo-
line for auditor and George H. Wilson
of Quincy for attorney general, put
m bv the factions led by former Gov
ernor Charles s. Deneen Of Chicago
Hull and Wilson are Endorsed by the
Illinois anti-saloon league. Lowden
and Smith began their campaigns
nearly a year ago. Hull did not get IN
the race until July /. The three can
didates for governor have made active
canvasses and each claims victory.
Next in interest is the fight over the
republican nomination for attorney
general between Edward ]. Brundage
of Chicago, Richard ]. Barr OF Joliet
Favette S. Munro of Highland Park
Walter NJ Provine Of Taylorville, and
George H. Wilson of Quincy.
p M Chiperfield of Canton, candidates
for the republican nomination for con-
gresham at large, have the support OF
the regular state and Cook county or
ganization. There is considerable in
terest in several republican congress
sional contests. In the second dis
trict Rev Melbourne p. Boynton. pas
tor of Woodlawn Baptist church, Is
contrasting the denomination OF Con
gresham James r. Mann, republican
| leader in the house of representatives
| at Washington.
Former United States Senator vii
! liam Lorimer, with the regular organ
| ization and many of his former infiu
entail political friends against him, IL
making a determined effort TO come
hack politically by seeking the republic
can congressional nomination in the
sixth district, which he represented II
| congress for four terms. He is op
nosed by Arthur w. Fulton and five
1 other candidates.
| In the eleventh, the Joliet, Elgin
! Aurora district. Congressman Ira @