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TODAY'S BASEBALL STARS fAOC 1H0M0M grsSZ T37 Cobi VERY COMICAL One death has already resulted from the epidemic. It is a comical sight to see policemen and physi cians hurrying from place to place in the city, posting up warning signs. Jerseyville Republican. 0 o Chinese are not isolated in their in ability to pronounce the letter R. In nearly every case it is the last letter even the English born child learns to .pronounce, POLITICAL RETURNS STICK CLOSE TO THE DOPE The balloting battle between men and factions that play the political game hard, and for a living, brought few surprises. The returns followed the "dope" almost as a rule. Sullivan cleaned up Harrison in city, county and state. He won 28 wards out of 35 and almost all of the S ) country precincts. Nine out of 10 state central committeemen in the county and 17 out of 20 delegates to the national Democratic convention fell to the men run by the biscuit maker and gas man. Cook county Republicans pulled themselves into a tie between the factions of Deneen, Thompson and v Brundage. The feature or the voting was the gain made by Brundage. Sherman was placed as Illinois presidential candidate with 56 out of 58 delegates. Two were Roosevelt men. Republican delegates at large to national convention will be: William J. Calhoun, Chicago; Isaac ' N. Evans, Milledgeville; Garrett De F. Kinney, Peoria; Medill McCormick, Chicago; William B. McKinley, Cham paign; William A. Rodenberg, East St Louis; William Hale Thompson, Chi cago; Roy O. West, Chicago. The state control was in doubt. Brundage was credited with 15 dele- t gates, Thompson 14 and Deneen 12. Returns may show different results, u Brundage carried the country dis- tricts. ', The Democratic delegates to na tional convention, according to therr latest results, will be: .--' ? Robert Burke, Chicago; Jacobs s. Creighton, Fairfield; Edward Dunne,,.; Ji Chicago; Carter Harrison, Chicago; , Henry Rainey, Carrollton; Roger,,-. Sullivan, Chicago; Robert Sweitzer-,. 1 Chicago; Michael Zimmer, Chicago. 1 Michael Zimmer is the only doubt-.- ful one. Green and Pearce who ran just behind Zimmer in Cook county? ,! expect gain when downstage votes " are county n Vs' flk. fl smaamiimim