Show HOPKINS CLOSE CALL Senator Hopkins or ot Illinois has lias won In the nomination primaries of his state stat defeating Congressman Foss and Former Senator W E Mason Iason by br a slender plurality plural t in a U very er heavy hea vote ote The surprise Is not in Hopkins vic victory vl tory but in the tho smallness of his mar margin margin gin of safety He was not only the candidate of ot the Cannon Ke He publicans out but he had behind him all the powerful interests he has served sered so long and so faithfully as well as profitably he was behind the sang gang of federal officeholders who owed their places to him ho he had the support of every eer machine politician and ho he had practically unlimited means with which to carry carr on on his campaign l n for It is a 11 marvel that with these cs and with the the opposition divided be between tween Foss and Mason lason the machine candidate barely bare pulled through to victory Ictor Hopkins success in the primaries ought ou ht to be a source of comfort to the Democrats because bec ure he Is sure to be b an Issue in the presidential pro campaign in Illinois and amI a handicap to the Republicans Republicans who have to carry carr him In the primary he h had the opposition of or the Chicago Tribune the th most powerful Republican R newspaper In the west anil aull lie 11 had no support from the other in influential newspapers of at the Vindy Indr City His record Is not calculated to contribute strength to the ticket on the contrary he stands for nil all that is obnoxious to the independent ent clement of ot his party part and is certain to be the center of or attack not only by b the Democracy but by b those Re Republicans R publicans who ho have determined to toi tol i l em house houIe |