The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-11-07
THE VOTE IN IOWA.
A. B. Cummins Sets a New Re
cord Stake.

Dies MONIES, Nov. 6.--Iowa is, of
course, magnificently republican, and
A. B. Cummins has been elected by
plurality Of over 10000 The entire
republican state ticket has been elect
ed by large majorities and in both
houses of the Legislature good gains
have been made. The present repub.
lican majority in the legislature is
large, but the returns indicate that
it will be three or four larger in the
senate and in the house some six or
eight larger.
The returns from Iowa, sent in
from scattered precincts, that ought to
form a basis for a reliable estimate,
shows a net republican gain Of twelve
and one-half votes to the precinct,
and as there are 2,140 precincts in the
state, the showing is remarkable, and
Goyernor-elect Cummins has set a new
high-water mark for Iowa republican
pluralities. The returns from one
fifth of the precincts show a net re-
publican gain of 26,750 votes, which,
added to the 56,163 plurality received
by Governor Shaw in 1899, makes
Governor Cummins' plurality S2,913,
the largest ever given governor of
Iowa. Some estimates by others place
the plurality as high as 10000 and
95 600 but it is thought that the Off
cial returns will not confirm them.
In 1899 the state cast a total vote
of 433,351, and of these Shaw received
239, 9,464 and Fred White 1S3,301,
Shaws plurality being 56,163 and his
majority ASST.
The falling off in the vote through
out the state was marked, and in some
precincts was no less than so per cent,
while the average decrease will be
something like one-ffth. The election
passed off quietly and with no excit-
ing incidents. In Des Moines it was
the quietest election the city has seen
for years, and it was with difficulty
that the party leaders could get the
voters to the polls.
The victory is the final slap in tho
face for the silver supporters in Iowa,
and is the last straw that breaks the
back of the Populistic-Democratic
mule. The gold democrats voted al
most to a man for the republican
ticket, and served notice on the silver
wing of the party that they will con-
tinue to support republicanism as long
as the democratic platform of Iowa
endorses the Kansas City platform
and Mr.. Bryan. a. -..
Chairman R. H. Spence, Of the re-
publican state committee, gave out
the following statement: "The indi-
cations are that Mr.. Cummins' plural
ity will not be less than $4,000, the
largest that has ever been given a
| governor in the history of the state.
Reports from the legislative districts
are meager, but indicate that the re.
Ipublicans will gain at least ten mem
bers, The total vote is probably Is
per cent less than two years ago. 1t
is hard to see how the republican vic
tory could have been greater"
| GOvernor-elect Cummins said: "Of
course, l am much gratified at the
size of the plurality as indicated by
the returns so far received. The per,
centage of majority for the republican
party in Iowa is as large as any the
party has ever had. 1t could not well
be any larger. That is about all there
is to say"
Polk county led the state in piling
up pluralities for A. B. Cummins for
governor. This county, alone, will
furnish fully 1000 of his 100000 plu,
rality In fact, Polk county was prac'
tically unanimous. The vote was only
about 1000 bigger than was the vote
in the election two years ago when
this county gave Governor Shaw
$500 plurality.