Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-14
dunno WILL RUN
AGAINST LOWDEN
Respectively Democratic and
Republican Nominees for
Governor of Illinois.
SIXTH DISTRICT DEFEATS
LORIMER'S ASPIRATIONS
A. W. Fulton Seems to Have Bested
Him-Medill Mccormick, Pro-
gressive, Gets G. o. P. Vote.

CHICAGO. September 14.-One of the
hardest fought political campaigns in
the history of Illinois will be waged
between Gov. Edward F. Dunno, demo-
! crat. and former Representative Frank
0. Lowden, republican, nominated for
governor yesterday by the democrats
and republicans, respectively, it was
predicted today.
With Cook county complete and re-
turns from 1857 out of 1913 precincts
down state compiled, Col. Lowden re-
ceived 161.141 votes. Morton D. Hull
ran second with Bliss votes and Frank
L. Smith received $3.50
Gov. Dunno received 10S,146 votes in
Cook county, complete. and 1885 pre-
cincts down state. W. B. Brinton, 49,
49S. and James Traynor l4.474
DUNES Big Vote.
Brinton of Dixon, a manufacturer,
had the backing of Roger Sullivan.
Dunno won Cook county by approx
mately $4,000 and had a plurality of
about 5000 in one-third of the down
state precincts.
Lowden won in Cook by about 10000
and down state by twice that plurality.
Morton D. Hull and Frank L. Smith, his
opponents, ran close together
Defeat of William Lorimer for Con-
gress from the sixth Illinois district
seemed assured. although returns were
incomplete. Arthur W. Fulton had
United States senator, who made a de-
termined fight to win the support of
his old congressional district.
Republicans Name Progressive.
Medill Mccormick, former progress
sive. and former Senator William E
Mason were nominated by the repub-
icans for representatives at large &C
cording to early returns today. Rep
resentative at Large B. NJ. Clipper
field, however. was running Mason
close race.
The democratic nominees for rep
resentatives at large are William Eliza
Williams of Pittsf1eld, incumbent. and
Everett Jennings of Chicago.
James r Mann; republican House
leader: Uncle Joe" Cannon. Martin B.
Madden, George H. Foss, Ira c. Copely,
John C. Mckenzie. Edward ]. King,
John A. Searling, William B. McKin-
ley, Loren f. Wheeler. William A. Ro-
denberg. Thomas S. Williams. Edward
f. Dennison and William w. Wilson
were renominated for Congress by the
republicans.
James T. McDermott, democratic rep
resentative. was defeated by Charles
Martin. an alderman of Chicago.
Democratic representatives renominat-
ed We're Adolph J. SABBATH, James Nc
Andrews, Frank Buchanan, Clyde N.
Tavener, Claude U. Stone and Henry T.
Rainey. Several others are in doubt.
O'Hara Loses Out.
Lieut.. Gov. Barratt O'Hara. leader OF
the Illinois vice commission, which
gained nation wide publicity, apparent
ly has been defeated for nomination by
Henry W. Huffman of Chicago. The
republicans nominated John G. Ogelsby,
who served as lieutenant governor for
several terms.
\ close race developed between Ed
ward J. Brundage of Chicago and Rich
ard ]. Barr of Joliet for the republican
nomination for attorney general. The
result is still in doubt, as is the race
for state auditor on the republican
ticket between State Treasurer Andrew
Russell and Homer j. Tice of Green
view.
James J. Brady, present state auditor,
was renominated by the democrats
Arthur W. Charles Is democratic nomi-
nee for state treasurer and Len Small
of kankakee the republican nominee
for that Office.
Comparatively Small Woman Vote.
Less than "a per cent of the register
ed woman voters in Chicago balloted
in the primary yesterday, according to
returns today. The small vote was at
tributed to thy scarcity of offices for
which they might vote.
There were approximately $4,000
votes of democratic women to $4,000 for
republican women.