Evening star., 1920-09-15
CLASHES At POLLS
FEARED IN CHICAGO
PRIMARY ELECTION
Thompson Orders Police to
Watch Deputies Put !
on Guard Duty.
aEW YORK AND VERMONT
SUPPORT PARTY TICKETS
Miller and Wadsworth Victors IN
Election-Senators Renom-
mated in Several States.

Election-Senators Renom-
mated in Several States.
CHICAGO, September 15.-Voting in
Illinois state primary today opened
sbriskly in Chicago during the morn
ing hours, with indications that the
total vote cast here might reach 500.-
900, considerably more than half the
Mumber registered.
Up to II o'clock one precinct captain
had been reported kidnapped by the
opposition. four arrests had been made
and one of the special deputy Sherlffs
sworn in by Sheriff Charles Peters to
guard the ballot boxes had been
sousted by policeman.
The weather was fair here and the
day promised to be hot. although rain
fell over other parts of the state.
Republican and democratic candidates
for United States senator, representa-
tives. governor and nearly ninety other
state officers were voted on by men
and women in Illinois today.
The republican factional fight CEN
tered around the ticket headed by
Ben Small of Kankakee and support
ed by Mayor William Hale Thompson
of Chicago. to which was opposed that
headed by John G. Og1esby, lieutenant
governor, supported by Gov. Frank o.
Lowden.
The Announcement by Sheriff
Charles w. Peters of Cook county of
the appointment of more than 1000
deputies for duty at the polls drew
charges from the Thompson faction
of attempted intimidation and in
structions to the police to arrest any
deputies found violating city ordi-
nanceS or election regulations. Sher-
iff Peters warned that interference
trr1f Loo
bloodshed"
Oscar E. Carlstrom of Aledo and Ed
ward n. Woodruff Of Peoria also are
seeking the republican gubernatorial
nomination.
Fight ON Senatorial Candidate.
The principal senatorial fight on the
republican ticket also was between
The man favored by Gov. 4Awden is
Representative. W. B. Mckinley of
Champaign. while the candidate sup
ported by Mayor Thompson is Frank
l. smith OF Dwight, a representative.
A third candidate is Burnett NJ Chip
: erfield of Canton. former representa-
tive.
Seeking the democratic nomination
for governor is James Hamilton
Lewis. former senator; opposed by
Barratt O'Hara, former lieutenant
governor. Both are from Chicago. The
democratic senatorial race lay be-
tween Robert Emmet Burke of Chi
cago and Peter A. Waller of Kewanee.
Among republican members of Con-
Eress seeking nomination was Uncle
Joe" Cannon of Danville. eighty-four
years old. veteran of twenty-five Com
Eresses. His opponent was E. B. Col
9ey, also OF Danyille-
Tickets Win I'm New York.
NEW YORK, September 15-Repub-
pican and democratic candidates who
received the Endorsement of the un-
official state convention at Saratoga
won decisive victories in all state
wide contests in yesterdays New York
With 2,549 districts missing out of a
total of 1874 in the state, Nathan L.
Miller of Syracuse. former judge of
the state court of appeals, republican
organization designee for. governor,
led State Senator George K. Thomp-
son of Niagara by 1882 votes. The
vote was: Miller, 171,360: Thompson.
S3.4SS. Senator Thompson's name.
however. will appear on the ballot in
November as the prohibition Candidate
Tor governor. He was unopposed for
the prohibition nomination.
Gov. Alfred E. Smith was renomi-
mated without opposition by the demo-
Gratis.
United States Senator James w.
Wadswerth. jr., backed by the republi-
can state organization. won an easy
victory over Mrs. Ella A. Boole, presi-
dent of the state branch of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union. and
George H. Payne. New York city tax
commissioner The vote in 1864 out
OF 1924 districts was: Wadsworth.
17o,745; Boole. 1852: Payne, 2s,9s7.
Walker Nominated for Senate.
Lieut.. Gov. Harry c. Walker. or
asanization candidate for the democratic
nomination for United States senator,
apparently defeated Mayor George r.
Dunn of SCHENECTADY hxy.
than two to one. With 1856 districts
missing. the vote was: Walker, 1854:
Dunn, 30.123.
Organization candidates also proved
VICTORIOUS In virtually all the contests
9o- nominations for representatives in
congress, supreme court justiceships.
state senator's and state assembIynen.
Harriet May Mills, unopposed demo-
cratic candidate for secretary of state.
was the only woman nominated for
state office by the two major parties
cThe prohibitionists nominated Irene B.
1ayior for secretary of state and the
socialists named Hattie F. Kruger for
state treasurer.
women were defeated for congressional
nominations
Neither side apparently polled the
vote expected, although splendid
weather prevailed and both republican.
Eand democrats strove hard to round up the
voters There are approximately /
100000 enrolled republicans and 800, ,0Ot
enrolled democrats in the state
Maj. Hamilton Fish, jr, won tn,
three-cornered republican fight fol
Congress in the twenty sixth district
over George r. Gregg and Akin S
Iallman.
NOn-Partisan Man Leads.
DENVER, Col, September I5.-Car
G Schuyler. Denver millionaire OF
s1nan and attorney, led Samuel d
Nicholson. wealthy mine owner O.
Ieadville, by 3,92S votes today wher
511 precinct; out of 1,532 in Colorado
including Denver, had been compile,
in the contest for the republican
nomination for United States senator
Lieut.. Col. Rice w. Means of Denver
who made the race on his war record
was running far behind.
Inc returns We're compiled by tn,
Denver Times. With only one-thir,
of the state heard from, a close rae,
was indicated. In 1876 out of 2lI pre-
fIncts in Denver Schuyler led Nichol
son by 5000 votes
In the democratic gubernAtoria
race, Robert III. Higgins of Denvel
was running about 5000 votes behint
james NJ Collins of Eaton. indorsec
by the non partisan and labor parties
Four hundred and thirty precincts, in
Guiding Denver, gave Higgins, 1877
Collins. 1865
Fo- the democratic senatorial nomi
,a;1'.. Tully Scott of Denver wa.
!, 1el::a. w. r. callicotte Of Carbon
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