Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-31

Larrimer. Peru; pop, Joshua Strange. Ar
cana.
vote last year was: Rep. 25.o0s: dem. p. :
Oh; pop. 2.414: pro-. 1,4S1. Steele expects
| to carry the district.
| Twelfth-candidates: Rep. ]. D. Leighty,
| M: Robinson, Columbia City.
This Is close district, and the demo-
| Gratis and populists have fused. Both sides
| claim 1t. The vote at the last election was:
4s sp' i''o''' 0em' l''lA'; p0p'' 2'i'0' pro-
| Thirteenth Rep. L. w
| Koyse Warsaw. renominated: dem, Chas
Kellison. Plymouth.
| The populists and democrats have fused
Royse was elected two years ago by q
| vote of 23,523 TO 1876. dem: 1.34S. pop
and pro-. 7e7. The result is in doubt.
The democrats and populists have fused
In every district except the second In Iowa
and they claim good fighting chance In
| six districts. The second district, however
| Is the only one that has always, until the
| landslide of 1894. been regarded as natu.
| rally democratic. The republicans now
claim every district in the state.
Ftrst-Candidates Rep, Saml. NJ. Clark
Casey. Fort Madison.
This is generally believed to be safely
republican. The vote last year was: Rep,
1sS ssIn dem. ls.747; pop, 2.os5; pro-. 497.
It's. Clinton. renominated; F. s. D., Alfred
Hurst; pop, Chas. Lloyd.
Here there Is no silver fusion. The dis
| trict is usually democratic. The republt-
cans carried 1t at the last election, the
vote being: Rep, $40: dem. 1924; pop.
1873: and pro-, 135. The German vote is
expected to give the district to the repub-
| licans.
Third-Candidates Rep. David B. Hender.
DUBUQUE. renOminafad.
Staehle, Manchester.
The democrats are claiming this district
but the republicans say there is no safer
district for them in the state Gen Hen.
derSon is extremely popular. The vote
last year. when there was fusion against
the republicans. was: Republican, q, S92
democrats, 1920.
Fourth. Candidates-Thomas Updegran
McGregor, renominated; fus., Frank Bay.
less. Elkader.
The vote at the last election was: Rep
2o;lS.; dem. 1894; pop. .235: pro-. 65s.
sins; Upton. renomin',ted; DEM, J. r.
Caldwell.
This is a pretty certain republican dis.
trtct. The vote last election was: Rep
q, 261: DEM, 15.4S7; pop, I.21S: pro-, 52G
Sixth. Candidates Rep. John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa, renominated; fus., Fred White
This Is close district and the democrats
are making hard fight for it.
The vote last election was: Rep. 1S,41S
DEM. 11.5s2; pop, 1903; pro. 5o2 -Four
years ago the republican majority was
but 400 over the combined opposition.
Seventh. Candidates-Rep.. John A. T.
Huh Des Moines, renominated; fus.. Frank
w. Evans, Des Moines.
Two years ago Hull got 2o.167 votes
against 1892 for the fusion candidate
against him.
Eighth. Candidates-Rep.. VIM. P. Hep
w. H. Robb. Creston
In this district there is a close fight
The silver sentiment in the district is
strong. but there is some dissatisfaction
among democrats with the fusion candi-
date. The vote at the last election was
Rep, 21,672: fus., 1888. Hepburn then
got many silver votes and was regarded
as silver republican. though that was
not the direct issue.
Ninth. Candidates-Rer., A. L. Hager
I Greenfield. renominated; dem, Louis T.
Genung. Hastings.
"The Catholic influence in this district is
largely opposed to the fusion candidate
which counts against a strong silver SEN
timent supposed to prevail in the district
The vote at the last election was: Rep.
p. s72; DEM, 1887; pro-, 367 This Is Gen.
WeaverS district.
Tenth. Candidates-Rep, Jonathan z.
Dolliver, Fort Dodge, renominated; fus
J. B. Romans. Denison.
This is a strongly republican district
The vote two years ago was: Rep, 25,262
| fus. 1895.
Eleventh. Candidates-Rep, Geo. d. Per.
| kins, Sioux City. renominated; fus., A
Van Wegenen, Sioux City.
This district Is strongly republican. The
last vote stood: Rep, 24O6; dem. II. 425
pop. 1926; pro-. a02.
KANSAS.
In Kansas the democrats have Endorsed
the populist candidates in all the districts.
The votes in the districts are subject to sud
den changes, and the populists are claim
| ing everything.
At large.-Candidates Republican, Rich
fusion, j. d. Botkin. Neodesha.
Blue was elected two years ago by a vote
Of LAT, 1858. against ia, 459 for the populist.
26,093 for the democrat, and 4,S9S for the
prohibitionist. Four years ago the populist
candidate got 163,634 votes against 1i6, 76l
/ flor the republican. The democrats claim
that Botkin's chances are good.
First. - Candidates: Republican. Case
Broderick, Holton (renominated); populist.
Rev. H. E. Ballou. Seneca.
The vote last election was: Republican.
1922; democrat and popuist, 1854; pro-
h'bition. 2O2. Four years ago the vote was
claim the district.
I Second.-Canddates Republican, John P.
Harris, Ottawa; democrat, and populist, Nj
S. Peters, Kansas City.
The vote two years ago was: Republican,
p, 1853; populist. 1881; democrat, 4.7SO; pro-
hibition. 1888. Four years ago it was: Re-
publican, 22.9O0: democrat and populist, g,
SIT. The republicans claim the district.
Third.-Candidates: Republican, Snyder
8. Kirkpatrick, Fredonia renominated)
populist, E. r. Ridgley. Pittsburg.
The vote two years ago was: Republican,
2O,631; populist, 1855; democrat, ZOOS.
Four years ago populist was elected from
this district. The vote was: Populist %
U9S; republican, q .594: prohibition, 49,. The
democrats then voted for the populist, and
now claim the district
Fourth.-Candidates: Republican, Chas
Curtis. Topeka renominated); populist,
John Madden, Emporia.
Curtis carried this district last election by
vote of rs, 154, against 10. 79O for the popu-
list, 2,546 for the democrat and sos for the
prohibitionist. Four years ago he had 1000
less plurality. He expects to be reelected.
Fifth.-Canddates: Republican, VIM. A.
Calderhead, Marysville Tenominated; pop
ulist. w. d. Vincent Clay Center Endorsed
by democrats).
Two years ago the vote stood: Republi-
can. ,42S; populist. 5,S21; democrat, 27SS;
prohibition. ga Four years ago the popu-
list was elected. The vote stood: Populist.
~, 1872: republican, 1882; democrat, sos:
prohibition All; scattering, "a. The fusion
lists claim the district
Sixth-Canddates: Republican A, H. FL
lis. Beloit; populist. N. B. Mccormick, Phil
lirsburg.
The populists carried this district at the
last election. The vote was: Populist, 49,
Il