Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1916 — ILLINOIS CLOSE, BUT FOR HUGHES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ILLINOIS CLOSE, BUT FOR HUGHES

Lowden, Republican, Is Leading tor Governor. HOYNE COOK COUNTY VICTOR Women Cast Huge Vote In State, Exceeding 500 000— President and Hughes in Close Race in Chicago. Returns from Down State Are Scatr tering. Chicago, Nov. 8. —All parts of the country watched Illinois, for the largest woman vote ever polled by any state was recorded here The vote of the fair sex has reached half a million. In Chicago alone 305,000 women were registered. ~ The state elected two congressmen-at-large, in addition to governor and a full state ticket. Cook county, in which Chicago is situated, voted on local propositions. The fight was continued to the opening of the polls. Illinois Returns Incomplete. The returns in Illinois are so scattered and so incomplete that a basis of the Republican plurality is difficult to estimate. Forjiresident Hughes and

Wilson ran close in Chicago, the Republican lead barely reaching 5,000 in Cook county. In the state outside of Chicago, the race also is close with Hughes leading. Governor Dunne carried Chicago for re-election by 10*00 but lost the state by a plurality approximating 100,000. Hoyne in Chicago Wins. Maclay Hoyne, Cook county state’s attorney, had the hottest fight on the local ticket, and is re-elected by a plurality that may reach 40,000. The special subjects on the “small ballot” are probably defeated. McCormick for congressman-at-large leads by over 100,000 while W. E. Mason running witlPhim wins by nearly as large a vote . Think Stone Beaten. Peoria, 111., Nov. B.—Clifford Ireland, Republican, has apparently defeated Congressman Stone, Democrat, by 800 votes for congressman Sixtenth district. Cannon by 5,000. Danville, 111., Nov. Joseph G. Cannon will have a plurality for reelection to congress of about 5,000.

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