Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-08

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Treasurer. c. S. GlLBERTSON
Auditor .......... IF. F., MERRIAM
Attorney General &C. w. MULLAN
Railroad Commissioned. J. PALMER
Justice Supreme Court. e. M'cLAlN
Des Moines, Nov.7.-Iowa the grand
est state of them all, the most sturdy
son Of most sturdy stock, has again
raised it's voice in support of the flag,
and by plurality of over 100000 has
called out in voice of might that the
flag must and shall be supported, that
progress and not retrogression
must and shall be the
program, that unquestioned cred
it and dishonor must and
shall be maintained, that tried and
true principles of experienced Ameri-
.canism must and shall be continued
and the political experiments Of bla-
tant demagog forever defeated
There has never been any question
OF what the. outcome in Iowa would be,
for the Hawkeye state has been tried
in the fire many and many time. The
only fear was that over-confdence
would blind republicans to the danger
SO that they would neglect their duty.
That ,,Iowa republicans do not
neglect their duties is made plain,
however, by the large vote, and by the
immense plurality which has been
given Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Gains 20 to Precinct.
Some 523 precincts out of the 2,137
in the state have been heard from, and
these, compared with the vote of 1896,
show net gatn.t to the republicans of
20 to-. the precinct. II. this ratio is
maintained, and it is more than likely
that it will be, McKinley's plurality in
Iowa wi1l.'be OVER 1907 900. In view Of
the great confidence felt by all repub-
licans, in the result in Iowa, and the
lack of any great contest in this state,
the result is especially gratifying.
- - A Heavy Vote.
Returns show that heavy vote has
been cast all over the state. The result
in the congressional fights can not yet
be told, altho the indications. are that
all the republican congressman will be
elected.
Congressional Delegation.
| The returns from the eleven con.
gressionaI districts of the state are in.
dicative that the delegation will be
solidly republican, and that Iowa will
be represented in the next national
house, as follows:
First district, Thomas Hedge r(R).
| Second district, j. N. w. Rumple
]t(R.)
Third district, David B. Henderson
i (R).
Fourth district, Gilbert N. Hauger
! (R).
i Fifth district, Robert G. Cousins (R)
Sixth district, John F. Lacey (R).
/ Seventh district, John A. t. Hull (R)
Eighth district, William P. Hepburn
/ (R).
Ninth district, Walter I. Smith (R)
/ Tenth district, James P. Conner (R
\ Eleventh district, Lot Thomas (R).
4 Des Moines, Nov. 7.-3 a. m.-(Spe
cial. From returns received at re
publican headquarters up to a. m
the republican committee is justified
in claiming veritable landslide il
Iowa for the republican party. A
that time about 700 precincts, or abou
one-third of the state, have been heard
from and the increase over the repub
lican vote in the same precincts IL
1896 was about 5000, while the demo
cratic loss was about 1000. The rate
of gain was keeping constant ant
Chairlan Weaver states that he hal
no reason to doubt that the pluralit,
for Mckinley will be close to 100000
The gains in the rural districts have
been enormous and while some of thu
larger counties have not done BETTE
than to hold their own, yet the gail
turnout the state is such as to promise
the largest majority ever given an.
republican candidate in Iowa.
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