The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
SHERMAN TOPS T.R.
z TO IN ILLINOIS
Ratio Against Ex- president Z
to / In Cook County Vote
for Delegates at Large.
HUGHES Is AWAY IN REAR

CNicAso. April I1.-Scnator Lawrence
Z. sherman b the choice Of Illinois
Nspvblicans for the Presidency. Early
returns In the hrst Presidential prefer
eNoe primary under the now law show
the Republican slate Of eight delegates
At lArss pledge to the support OF sher.
man has been elected.
John Maynard Harlan. sole Roosevelt
champion and the ninth name on the
Republican ticket In the delegate at large
group. IL running far behind the slate.
One hundred and I've precincts Of AGA
IN the state outside Of Cook county.
sav the leaders nearly 1900 votes. az
against SIS for Harlan. In the early
returns from Cook county Sherman vas
leading Harlan 7 70 I. These figures
also included eight votes for Hughes.
Returns on. the district delegates to
the Republican convention show Sher-
man has apparently topped the entire
list.
On the Democratic side no one is run.
ming for Delegate TO the convention who
y 10 pledged to President Wilson. OK.
cept Robert T.. Burke In Chicago. He
VA placed on the Roger Sullivan ticket
after Senator Hamilton Lewis withdrew.
He has no preference printed after his
name. bat II is understood that he too
Will vote for Wilson. II has been
Burkes ambition 10 get more votes than
ex-Mayor Carter II. Harrison. In the
oSst thirty-eight precincts In Cook
county I've has been successful.
SluEetns Of policemen and politicians.
~tsrrortrng raids by gunner In auto.
mobiles. scoree Of free for all fights and
frequent arrests made the election the
toughest and toughest In n long time.
Nearly all the violence vas traced TO
the bitter fight between the Sullivan
and Harrison factions for control of the
Democratic organization In this city.
Ne P~rosressive Contest.
The Progressive party has no contest
" any form The dissvowal by Col
Roosevelt o; dciesate candidates ended
ell controversy in the Progressive ranks
The organization list Of eight WAS
formulated b. the friends OF Senator
Sherman in agreement with ex-C;ov.
peneen. National Committeeman IVES,
and Mayor Thompson. II contains the
names OF Mr.. West. Mayor Thompson,
Medill Mccormick. ex-vice-chairman OF
tho Progressive national committee
william J. Calhoun. who Is to make the
dominating speech for Sherman In June
Chairman Garrett k!nny Of the Repub.
lcan State committee Representatives
Mckinley and Rodenbers n Isaac N.
Evans. the last named a Progressive
member Of the State board OF equaiiEa-
ton.
In the Republican tight for organize
finn snserpl aarlN rsfnrnS Indicate tina
lIeneen has defeated Mayor Thompson
and the remnant OF the Old Lorimer
guard. and that Roy y. West will be re-
elected as National committeeman
Mayor Thonxson aspired TO this hono'
and has wag.d a bitter fight against
be.etn for two years to achieve the am
bition.
Az the Democratic battle it is the Ole
feud VI twenty years standing between
Roger sullivan and a Lcwis-Dunne- Har'
r.son combination for control OF the
state convention and OF the State COM
mittee. For the FIRST time in many years
the old Bryan Democracy throu,h cen.
trail anu southe!n Illinois was aligned
with sullivan Early returns indicate
that sullivan WAS the victor.
Wom~n FiGsrc Little.
Women Of Illinois had little to say il
the battle. As only those ia Cook count,
figured The Cook county women were
favored by County Judge scu!ly. hea'
Of the local election machinery. Wh'
made a ruling permitting them To vot'
for national delegates and committee
man az well as FOR Presidential prefer
snce. The question WAS taken to In
Supreme court, which held that tn
women could not vote for committee
men or delegates. Lawyers. however
differed as TO the Suprele COURTS rul
Ing ana Judge Scully agreed In pcrmi
women 10 vote.
Attorney ;enerdl Luc'y took the op
posite ruling-that til. women could no
vote on any OF the questions submitted
In 90 county the wo.nen werc fur
nishod with ballots bearing only ia
ma mes OF Senator Sherman and Presi
dent Wilson. Only "A small numps
voted and few followed instructions I
write in the name OF a Presidential can
didatc. outside Of Cook county no bal
lots were furnished to the ONE AM
few attempted to vote.