Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-25
STATE TICKETS IN IOWA
Complete List Of the Candidates Of
the Various Parties Who Seek
Political Honors.
NAMES OF CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES.
How the Vote Has Varied in the Past
Four Years-Board of Control Be.
cures Low BIDS for state Suppliss--
An Important Question to BE Dc"
cided by the Voters.
[speo,al correp ondence.l

nations tor state OmCeS anu meAupCXb
OF congress have been made by all
parties and filed with the secretary Of
state. The following shows the candi-
dates of the several parties complete.
The republicans, democrats, prohibit
tionists, peoples party and socialist
labor party have made complete nomi-
nations. The peoples party is the part
Of the old populist party that refused
to join with the majority in entering
into fusion with the democrats and
free silver republicans. The demo-
cratic ticket represents fusion Of
democrats, populists and free silver
republicans, all of whom are repre-
scented on the ticket:
Republican Ticket.
Secretary Of state-a L. Dobson. Des
Moines.
Auditor of state-Frank f. Merriam.
Hopkinton.
Treasurer of state--John Herriott, Stuart.
Attorney-General-Nil Remley, Iowa
City.
Judge of Supreme Court-Horace e..
Deemer, Red Oak.
Clerk of Supreme Court-C. T. Jones,
| Brighton.
Reporter of Supreme court-Benjamin L.
| Salinger, Carroll.
| Railroad Commissioner Welcome
! Mowry, Elberon.
| David J. Palmer, Washington.
Democratic Ticket.
Secretary OF state-clauds R. Porter.
| Cepterville.
| Auditor Of stats-E. H. Gillette. Dea
| Moines.
| Treasurer OF State-Nils Anderson Bur-
| lington.
Attorney General-Jame NJ. Parsons.
Rock Rapids.
Judge Of Supreme Court-William A.
| Spurr1er Des Moines.
Clerk Of Supreme Court-Earl r. Per-
| kins, Des Moines.
Reporter Of Supreme Court-W. A. Fer
rip . Glssft eemm,.,,oerAntnony Hanson,
Paull,na.
Railroad Commissioner Ito fill vacancy
| Herman q. Wills, Clinton.
Prohibition Ticket.
Secretary of state-Malcolm Smith, Co
dar Rapids.
Auditor Of state-Edgar Brintnall, Win
| throp.
\ Treasurer of state-J c. Reed, Delta.
| Attorney-General-Sam Holmes, Ham
burg.
Judge Of Supreme Court-H. F. Johns
Clerk Of Supreme Court-Berthe ]. Bow
| ers, Creston.
| Reporter of Supreme Court-Benjamin
Radcliffe. Marcus.
Railroad Commissioner--R. M. Dihel
| Washington.
Railroad Commissioner Ito fill vacancy
A. M. Johnson, Spirit Lake.
Peoples Party Ticket.
Secretary Of Slater. NJ. Daniels. War
l ron county
Auditor Of state-C. A. wickes. Decatu
county.
!. Treasurer Of state-A. NJ. Hutchinson
Pottawattamie county.
Attorney-G eneral-J. A. Lowenberg. Wa
pello county.
Judge Of Supreme Court-L. n. Weller
| Chtokasaw county.
Clerk Of Supreme Court-Alll Reed. Mus
Reporter Of Supreme Court-Charles R
Smith, Davis county.
Railroad omrnissionsr-Joseph Ash
| Polk county.
Socialist Labor Ticket.
; Secretary OF stste-A. c. swanholu
c %nStol p, ~ st.t.-c,aud. Bronner, Corr
Treasurer OF state-Ausust Westpha
r Davenport.
Attorney-General-M. J. Kremer. Daver
port:
8 Judge of Supreme Court-John Weller
!. dorf, Davenport.
Clerk Of Supreme Court-August Lelor
:. eek, Davenport
D Reporter Of Supreme Court-Charlt
echennickan, Walcott.
!. Railroad Commtssio er-Peter Lohse. Da'
export.
;. Railroad Commissioner Ito fill vacancy
@. Hostrop. Clinton.
i Congregational Nominees.
i Republican = First district. Thoms
| Hedge, Burlington; Second, Joe r. Ian
Davenport; Third. David B. Henderso
Dubuque; Fourth, Gilbert N. Hauge
Northwood: Fifth. Robert g. Cousins, I'll
ton; Sixth. John T. Lacey. Oskaloosa: Sc
4 William P. Hepburn, Clarinda; Mint
~ Smith Mcpherson, Red Oak; Tenth. Jo
= athan P. Dolliver, Fort Dodge; Elevent
i Lot Thomas. Storm Lake.
- Democratio-First district, D. J. O'Co,
% nell. Burlington; Second. John ]. Ney. Low
city; Third. John H. Howell! Wright cou
!. ty; Fourth. T. T. Blaise. Mason Git
- Fifth. Capt. L. J. Rowell. Upton; sixt
l. James B. Weaver, Colfax; Seventh, Charl
q o. Holly Des Moines: Eighth, George
y Finn, Page; Ninth. ]. A. Lyons. Guthl
II Center Tenth, Edwin Anderson, Palo All
l. Eleventh. Arthur g. Gerretson, Sioux Gu
Prohibition-First district, ]. w. Gle
gov, Morning Sun; Second. Ell Ellio
re West Liberty; Third, --; Fourth,
~ Woodins. Oelwein; Fifth. ]. q. Van Ne
- Marshalltown: Sixth. r. L. Turner. Osk
D. loosa Seventh. Thomas G.. Orwig.
al Moinas; Eighth, c. L. Parsons. Bedfor
Ninth. Steven NJ. Blackman, Woodbin
81 Tenth, P. J. Shaw, Plover; Eleventh, J.
of Hoffman, Spencer.
- Peoples Party-First district. -- 81
as ond, Allen w. Kicker, Johnson count
Third, g. w. Combs, Blackhawk count
O Fourth, Thomas Tracey, Chickasaw cou
10 ty; Fifth, ]. w. Whitmer. Cedar coun,
Of Sixth, L. NJ. Morris. Wapello county; 81
os snth, Charles NJ. Iams. Madison count
% Eighth, b. G. Cowles, Decatur count
Ninth. Luke Mcdowell. Shelby coun
. Tenth, A. Norelius. Crawford coun
Eleventh, ]. o. MoElroy. Monona coun
n Socialist Labor-second district. J.
n Welaenbach, Davenport.
Independent-Third district, Epraim
10 Dean, Bremen county.
Populist-Bifth district. L. 8. Wood. IA
20 county.
- Comparison of Votes.
IS Interest In politics does not sex
x to be up to the usual standard OF ev
to an "off" year. Neither party is h
Ing largely attended meetings. p
On pie ore very busy and have otl
nv things than politics to think of. T
90 following table shows how the We
In Iowa has varied for the past 70
years, the comparisons being by &C
,is gressional districts; the votes of Il
:. and 1896 are on congressman and
- 1895 and 1897 on governor;
ru FIRST DISTRICT
e. Nat So