Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
GOV, WHITMAN Wins
BY HUGE MAJORITY
Returns From New York Pri-
mary Show Reorganization"
Candidates Ahead.
RESULTS IN OTHER STATES
By the Associated Press.

most universally successful yester.
day. The vote generally was light.
and no analysis was available early
today which would show the division
Of the vote between the sexes. but tho
granting Of political equality resulted
in nothing revolutionary.
So Tar as 1t Is possible to determine
at present, the women were no more
insurgent than the men in the pri-
most of those who have expressed q
party preference thus early in their
political career lined up for the can
dates Endorsed by the Organization
1t was pointed out by leaders of the
suffrage movement. however. that a
hesitated to align themselves with
any party and will make their first ap-
pearance at the polls at the election
in November.
Whitman overwhelms Opponent.
On the face of incomplete returns
the victory Of Gov. Charles S. Whit
man over Attorney. General Morton E.
Lewis was even more Of a landslide
The figures were: Whitman, 1s7,427;
Lewis, 1869. with 1874 districts out
of 5,7S1 missing.
Alfred L. Becker, deputy attorney
general, who sought the nomination
Tor attorney general. made the best
cation candidates, but was defeated
by Senator Charles D. Newton Beck
er appealed to the republicans Of
the state, with the Endorsement of
Theodore Roosevelt, as the nemesis
OF German plotters and propagandists.
Newton. 9s,3O5; Becker, 1864
Alfred E: Smith, president of the
board Of aldermen Of New York city.
showed under William Church Os-
born for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination. With 220 districts
Osborn's was 20,148. Osborn ran in
dependently, without organized sup
port. The democrats had no other
contest for state officers.
In Congressional Districts.
In the congressional districts nine
teen republican, seven democratic
and one socialist representatives were
renominated. In the republican column
these included F. H. La Guardia. a
New York city congressman, who is
forces in Italy. with the rank of cap
tain. He received also the demo-
cratic nomination in his district. the
fourteenth.
The democrats renominated include
Schenectady. N. Y, in the thfrtieth
district Representative Meyer London
was renominated in the twelfth dis
trict (New York city, by the social
lists. and in the twentieth district
Morris Hillquit, who was socialist
candidate for mayor last fall.
Frederick c. Tanner. former repub1i-
can state chairman, received the re-
publican nomination in the seven
teenth district CNew York city,.
One woman received congressional
nomination-Sadie Kost, republican,
in the twenty-second district (New
York city,. ~
Results In New Hampshire.
CONCORD. September 4.-Gov. Henry
W.. Keyes was leading today in the
triangular contest for the republican
on the face Of incomplete returns in
yesterdays primaries. For the demo-
cratic nomination as successor to
Henry F. Hollis the same returns gave
Reed a lead over Albert W. Noone. a
manufacturer of Peterborough.
Returns from 264 out of 294 towns
and. wards give: Republican-Keyes
8,144; Spaulding, 7,s42; Pillsbury, 1859.
Demonstrated. 1913; Noone. 936.
Gov. Philip Loses in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis. September A.
On the face of returns received from
day State Senator Roy P. Wilcox has
defeated Gov. E. L. Philip for the
republican gubernatorial Nomination
in the primary election held yester-
day. While the lead Of Wilcox over
Gov. Philip is narrow the formers
Io{v
returns are in he will be the victor
by a safe plurality.
J. N. Tittemore. the third candidate
in the race. received negligible vote.
Wilcox made his campaign on a
straight win the war" platform. Gov.
declaration Of war against Germany
and the fact that he opposed con-
scription are regarded as factors in
his loss Of votes.
Non-Partisan League Triumph.
BOISE, Idaho. September 4.-The
primary election yesterday gave the
Non-partisan League control of the
democratic state ticket, according to
complete returns from one-twe1fth of
the precincts, widely scattered. Sena-
tor John F. Nugent. Endorsed by the
league, won the democratic nominal
ton for the short term in the United
States Senate and Frank r. Gooding,
former governor. seems assured Of
the republican nomination for that
office. For governor H. F. Samuels,
non-partisan, has safe lead for the
democratic nomination and D. W.
Davis is far In the lead for the republic
can nomination.
Senator w. E. Borah was unopposed
for the republican nomination for the
long term in the United States Sem
ate. Frank L. Moore is the unopposed
candidate Of tho democrats for the
long-term senatorship.
Indicated Results in Nevada.
RENO, New, September 4-Incom-
plete returns on the primary election
indicate the nomination by q largo
majority Of Representative F. e.
Roberts over Walter B. Lamb for
United States senator on the repub-
lican ticket. Roberts made no CAM
paign, while Lamb made his an at
tack on Roberts loyalty, pointing to
his vote on the McLemore resolution
and other war measures. Charles B.
Henderson, filing the unexpired term
Of the late Senator Newlands, was
unopposed on the democratic ticket.
Gov. Emmett D. Boyle, democrat, Is
we'll ahead of the field for the COVER
norship. William NJ. Kearney is lead
ing former Gov. Tasker n. Oddie for
the republican nomination.
CONTINUE TO HARASS FOE.