Show TELEGRAPH NOTES st paul minn march 18 the new primary election law was put in effect for the first birte in this city today a full vote being cast under the law the regular judges of election after registering alio voters take their ballots for nominees for city offices on both democratic and republican tickets tho samo judges count both pets of ballots there are five republican and two democratic candidates for mayor besides numerous candidates for other offices chicago march 18 theodore P cook district superintendent of the W U telegraph company at st louis lias accepted the position of general superintendent in of alie western division with headquarters at chicago in tha place of col 11 C dowry elected president and general manager washington march 18 Soon after 2 the bill to protect the president was taken up and mr vest of missouri made a speech on the measure jefferson city mo march 18 cov dockery today issued an appeal to tho people of the state for aid for the farm ers in the ozark country in the southeastern part of the state who lost their crops in last summers drouth what is done says governor dockery must bo done quickly seed for the spring crop ia most urgently needed and the agricultural department lias been requested to furnish this |