Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1906 — PRIMARY IN ILLINOIS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PRIMARY IN ILLINOIS

How It Worked the First Time It Was Tried All Over the State. CTJLLOM CHOSEN FOR SENATOR Billy Lorimer Carries His District Again, as Does Man—List of / Selections for Congress. Chicago, Aug. 6.—The Republican voters of Illinois made it knowu at the primaries that they wished Shelby M. Cullom returned to the United States senate. After one of the most spectacular controversies ever seen in the state Culiom won Cook county by a plurality of more than 17,000, while

down-state districts what meager returns are in indicate that he has secured districts enough to assure him victory over his principal opponent, exGovernor Richard Yates. Cullom’s plurality in the state is about 35.000. Mann and Lorimer Win. All the parties in the state held their primaries, under the new primary law passed last spring at a special session of the legislature. Of all the candidates. either Democratleor Republican, Representative Lorimer, of the Sixth district, and Representative James R. Mann, of the Second, put up the most spirited campaigu for renomination. They both won their districts by handsome majorities. In the Eighteenth district Joseph Cnnuon, speaker of the house of representatives, had uo opposition and his renomination is assured. National Committeeman Frank O. Lowden was up for nomination on the Republican ticket in the Thirteenth district, and from what scattered returns that have been received the indications are that he has scored a victory. Republicans Nominated. The following representatives were nominated: First district —M. B. Madden (R«p.). Martin Emerieh (Dem.). Second —James R. Mann (Rep.). 'Third —W. W. Wilson (Rep.). Willis C. Stone (Dem.). Fourth —C. S. Wharton (Rep.), Thomas Carey (Dem.). Fifth A. Michalek (Rep.), A. J. Sabbath (Dem.). Sixth—William Lorimer (Rep.!, E. .T. Stack (Dem.). Seventh —Philip Knopf (Rep.), F. Buchannon (Dem.). Eighth Charles McGaviu (Rep.), Stanley H. Kunz (Dem.). Ninth Henry S. Boutell (Rep.), Quin O’Brien (Dem.). Tenth George E. Foss (Rep.). Eleventh —H. M. Snapp (Rep.). Twelfth Charles E. Fuller (Rep.). Thirteenth Frank O. Lowden (Rep.). Fourteenth James McKinney (Repvfr Alien H. Mertz (Soc.l. Fifteenth—Geo. W. Prince (Rep.). Sixteenth—Joseph G. Graff (Rep.). Rudolph Pfeiffer (Soc.). Seventeenth John A. Sterling (Rep.), J. A. Landes (Soc.). Eighteenth Joseph G. Cannon (Rep.). E. G. Shouse (Pop.). Nineteenth- -W. B. McKinley (Rep.). Twentieth H. T. Rainet (Dem.), T. A. Wakely (Soe.). Twenty-first Zeno J. Rives (Rep.). R. F. Caldwell <Pem.». Twenty-second „—W. A. Rodenberg (Rep.). J. F. Breekenrlde (Dem.). Twenty-third F. S. Dix (Rep.). M. D. Foster (Dem ), F. M. Riley (Soc.). Twenty-fourth—P.T.Chap-man (Rep.). Twenty-fifth George W. Smith (Rep.). Other Successful Candidates. State treasurer, John F. Smuiski (Rep.). Superintendent public instruction—Francis G. Blair (Rep.), Caroline Grote (Dem.). Bherlff Cook county— Christopher Strassheim (Rep.). Harry R. Gibbons (Dem.). Where none is mentioned there was no Democratic or Republican candidate. as the cane, may be.

CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM LORIMER.