The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-12
YATES AND
RATHBONE
LEAD RACE
Mrs. Huck Appears Win.
ner to Fill Fathers Un-
expired Term.

Chicago, Apr1l IL. - congress-
man Richard Yates and Henry r.
Rathbone of Kenilworth, ILL.,, ap-
near to have won the nominations
for congressmen-at-larg on the
Republican ticket for the regular
terms at yesterdays primary With
2,lSS precincts out of 5,7SS in the
state heard from, Yates had a vote
of 130, ,S07; Rathbone, 106,714; John
J. Brown of Vandalia, 72.452, and
the other two candidates, Mrs. Win
nifred Mason Huck, daughter of the
late William Z. Mason, and Benja-
min Michalek of Chicago were trail
ing far behind.
Mrs Huck, however. is leading in
the race for the unfinished term of
her father, 2,059 precincts out of
5,78S giving her. 50,267; Stephen A.
Day of Evanston, 1929, and John
J. Brown, 4O,549, with three other
candidates trailing Mrs. Huck's
chief strength came from Cook
county (Chicago), while Day show
ed the most strength downstate,
and as the majority of precincts
still to be heard from are from
outside of Cook county, this con-
test promises to be close.
Reid Beats Copley.
Additional returns from Will
county early today added to the ma
jority that Frank E. Reid of Au-
rora had established last night over
Congressman Ira G. Copley. With
all four counties heard from and
14S precincts out of 1S8 in the dis
trict reporting, Reid had 26,6S6;
Copley, 24,S56.
The Democratic contests for con-
gressmen at large nominations
were in doubt this morning.
In the district congressional fights
the following results were indicated
from almost complete returns:
First district: Congressman Mad
den, Republican, renominated.
Third district: Congressman
Sproul. Republican, renominated.
His Democratic opponent will be
Thomas H. Crane of Chicago.
Rainey RenOminated.
Fourth district: Congressman
John W. Rainey, Democrat, renom-
mated Henry G. Dobler, Chicago,
leads the other two Republican
aspirants by an apparently safe
margin.
Fifth district: Congressman
Adoph j. Sabbath, Democrat, re-
nominated His Republican oppon-
ent will be Jacob Gattenstein, Chi
cago.
Sixth district: Congressman John
J. German, Republican renominat-
ad
peared to be James r. Buckley, on
fairly complete returns.
Seventh district: Congressman
M. A. Michaelson, Republican, re-
nominated. Frank NJ Madden, Chi
cago, had an easy victory and will
be his Democratic opponent.
Eighth district: Congressman
Stanley KunZ, Democrat, renomin-
ated, and Fred S. Decola, Republi-
can. will oppose him.
Ninth district: j. A. Prendergast,
Democrat, Chicago, won the right
70 oppose Congressman Fred A.
Briten, Republican, who had no
opposition.
Tenth district: Congressman Carl
X Chindbloom, Republican, won
out IN rather spirited contest. On
NE Democratic side, B. M Vie
dlnger, Chicago, appears to be the
winner of an interesting race with
Charles B. Stafford of Evanston.
Eleventh district: Frank r. Reid,
Aurora, is leading Congressman Ira
I. Copley on the face of 102 out of
ISS precincts for the Republican
nomlnation. The vote stood: Reid
1851. Copley 16,749.
Ireland Trails Hull.
Sixteenth district: With 14S out
OF total of 215 precincts heard
irom, Congressman Clifford r. Ire
iand is trailing William E. Hull,
reor1a. for the Republican nomina-
uon- The vote stood: Hull 1852,
ireland 11,007. The local newspa-
pers call attention to these two
races as rejecting sentiment of the
wet and dry factions They state
mat both Reid and Hull are wet"
dry"
Eighteenth district: John III. Lew
man, Danville, known as an anti
small candidate in the governors
own district, had rolled nice lead
SREr6ACAASo "A0
wear the congressional toga put
aside by Uncle Joe" Cannon. One
hundred ffty-four precincts out of
zl2 gave Lewman 7,4S3, E. B.
cooley, Danville, 6,9S3. William p.
Holiday, Georgetown. 5,392. Charles
W Raymond, Watseka, 1896. Hol-
saay was known as the Small can
didate.
Twentieth district: Henry T.
hainey, former congressman, who
was defeated in 1920, came back
rha won the nomination on the
Demoeratic ticket, according TO re-
turns from nearly one-half the dis
met Congressman Shaw, RepuD-
hcan, had no opposition.
fwenty-third district: Early re-
arns here also indicate a spirited
.sce for the Democratic nomination
oppose Congressman E. b.
brooks. Republican. Albert II. Ora
'enhorst