Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
'CUMM|NS LEADING
| | FORD IN NEBRASKA
W. J. Bryan Believed Defeated
for Nomination of Delegate
at Large to Convention.
PRESIDENT HAS LITTLE
OPPOSITION IN MONTANA
Illinois Democrats Indorse Admins
tration and State Republicans
Effect Reorganization.

OMAHA. Neb.. April 22.-Senator A.
bert b. Cummins of Iowa is leading
Henry Ford of Detroi; for the repuhli-
can presidential nomination in todays
| returns from Nebraska's primary. held
Tuesday
Complete returns from half of IN.
1900 precincts in the state have re
versed the positions of Gummins ana
Ford and given the former slight lead
| of zoe votes.
Supporters of cummius predict his
lead viii be increased by later returns.
The Ford strength has come chtefr
from the cities aud ms. Justice
Charles Z. Hughes is 4 low third His
name had to be written in on the bal
lot by the voters.
1t is considered practically certain
that William J. Bryan, former Secre-
tary of State. has been defeated for the
nomination of delegate at large to the
democratic national convention.
r. B. Howell has been chosen repub-
lican. national committeeman. and
Arthur Mullen is leading Mayor James
c. Dahlman of Omaha for the place on
the democratic committee.
President Wins in Montana.
| HELM "A, MoHt. April ----Stnitt
ing returns today from twenty of the
| forty-one counties in Montana show
| that President Wilson virtually had no
| opposition for the democratic nomina-
| ton in yesterdays presidential prefer
| ence primary election. He received
6,711 votes
| United States Senator A. B. Cummins
| of Iowa received 3.5SS votes for the
| republican nomination for President
He was opposed by Edward r. Woods
| Of New Jersey, who received 3l9 votes
| Col. Theodore Roosevelt. whose name
was not on the ballot, was voted for
by 1891 men and women. the writing
| in of a name being permitted under
Vice President Marshall had a big
Head over Gov. E. w. Major of Missouri
for the democratic nomination for Vice
Scattering votes for the presidential
nomination were cast for Justice
Charles E. Hughes, Henry Ford of
Michigan. Elihu Root. United States
Senator La Toilette. William J: Bryan.
Champ Clark. Speaker of the House OF
Representatives. and former Gov. Jo-
seph Folk Of Missouri.
The socialist and progressive vote was
small.
Presidential electors and delegates to
the national conventions also were
chosen.
President Endorsed in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. April 2c.-Resolu-
ltions indorsing President Wilson and
1.-THE administration of Gov. Dunno were
adopted by the democratic state con-
vention with but one dissenting vote.
| Roger Sullivan was elected chairman
lof the Illinois delegates to the demo-
cratic national convention at St. Louis
at a meeting of the delegates held here
before the convention assembled.
| Gov. Dunno addressed the convention
and told what has been done in Illinois
during the last four years. He was
| followed by Representative Eliza Will
| liams of Quincy. who earlier in the
day had announced his candidacy for
governor.
| The convention cheered Representa-
| tive Williams when he said that now
| that American soldiers are in Mexico
| they should remain there until peace
| and order are restored in Mexico.
| There was no denying the shouts Of
| the Cook county delegation for Roger.
| Roger" and Chairman Lucey summon
ed the democratic leader to the ros-
| trum and introduced him the man
who more than any one else ss,,; had Wood
| Mr.. Sullivan praised the Presidents
| course in international affairs and urg-
| ed his supporters to begin Immediately
| to work for the reelection of Wood
| row Wilson"
Illinois Repu blicans Reorganize.
PEORIA. Ill. April 22.-Control OF
| the republican party organization in
Illinois was wrested from former Gov.
Charles S Deneen of Chicago mere yes
| terday by a new political combination.
| which includes as its leaders Senator
Lawrence Y. Sherman. Frank Q. Low
| den and Mayor William H. Thompson
| of Chicago.
| The convention Endorsed Sherman
| for President. nominated twenty nine
| presidential electors. four at large and
one from each congressional district.
| and then adjourned to reconvene in
Peoria September 19. when the dele
gates will finish their business by
| nominating three university trustee
and adopting a platform.
Thompson for Committee.
| The new state central committee elect
ed Fred E. Sterling OF Rockford chair
man by unanimous vote. Carrot de F.
Kenney of Peoria was the candidate sup
ported by Deneen.
! Deneen is displaced as state leader.
after ruling the party organization for
twelve years. Mayor Thompson. in re-"
| turn for throwing his support to Ster-
| ling, will receive the Endorsement of the
new combination for national committee
| man.
| AnA"er SuTppTNH pTr1