Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-06
special to Times -Republican.


Des Mofnes, Nov. 6.-12:30 a. ma. b.
Cummins has been elected governor OF
Iowa by the largest plurality ever given
any candidate for governor, possibly
the largest plurality ever given any
candidate in the state. When the re-
turns are all in it will be found that
Cummins has between $4,000 and $4,000
more votes than Phillips. This has
been done on vote that will be about
the same as the vote of two years ago.
Cummins made slight gains over Shaw,
and Phillips lost from the vote cast for
White. Cummins has secured his best
support in the northern and northwest
ern part of the state, in the communl-
ties where he was strong before the
convention, tho, without exception, the
returns by townships indicate that
there has been republican gains In all
the counties of the state. In this Polk,
county the vote cast was about the
same as two years ago. The ma1orities
for Cummins are large in every pre-
cinct of the city and latest returns indl-
cate he will have 5000 plurality in the
county. In number of precincts the
proi,ibitionists made heavy gains and
fairly beat the democrats out. Bennett,
democrat, was elected supervisor in Des
Moines ON a local fight over Loveridge,
who essayed the role of high morals.
Chairman Spence. of the republican
state central committee, gave out the
following statement:
"The indica tiona at II o'clock are that
Mr. Cummins' plurality will not be less
than 10000, 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 republicans will gain at least ten
members The total vote is probably Il
per cent less than two years ago. 1t is
hard to see how the republican victory
could have been greater.
Mr.. Cummins said:
IT am satisfied; perfectly satisfied
with the result
Two hundred ninety-five precincts
show loss of republican votes of 500
and loss of democratic votes of 5000.
In Polk county the vote was practical
IL four to one for the republicans anc
the democrats have not carried waro
or precinct on governor. The republic
ans have carried Jasper, Clinton ana al
the close legislative districts.
THE BULLETINS.
Des Moines-Thirty precincts give
Cummins, republican, for governor %
S75. Phillips. democrat, 1000.
Fifty precintcs give Cummins, re-
publican, 7.439, Phillips. democrat, l.
035, a net republican gain of 1886.
Des Moines-Eighty precincts give
republican, 11,1S0; Phillips,
democrat, 5,194.
Des Moines-One hundred precincts
give Cummins, 1865, Phillips, demo-
6579, a net republican gain OF, l.793.
Des Moines-11:0 Of p. m.-One hum
dred and six precincts give Cummins
1870 Phillips, democrat, 1884 a net re-
publican gain of 2.45S.
Des Moines, Nov. 5.-All reports re-
ceiyed here of today's state election have
the same tenor and indicate an unusual
ly light vote is being polled. Altho the
weather frightened up towards noon.
the impression prevails that the vote
will be 100, 900 less than year ago. Ad-
vices from Davenport are to the eject
that many German democrats are voting
for the head of the republican ticket on
account of his stand as an anti-prohioi-
tionis.. Owing to- local issues the repub-
licans Of Dubuque they will carry the
county for the first time. In the south
ern part of the state advices received
declare the farmers are In the held mar
vesting corn, and are too busy to vote.
In Polk, the home of the republican can
didate for governor, special efforts are
being made to get out the vote.
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Des Moines. Nov. 5.-The committee
men have gone home to vote and are
apparently we'll content with the situa-
tion as they find it. That which has
been most gratifying to the party man
ayers is the fact that the campaign has
completely eliminated all factional
lines. The ticket has been pushed be-
fore the people on it's merits and 1T is
strictly republican, ticket. When the
nominations were made the factional
lines disappeared. Mr.. Cummins and
the other candidates on the republican
ticket, counseled that the committee
should be organized for a campaign
that would please all republicans. They
asked that factional lines should pc
forgotten. AS governor Mr.. Cumpins
expects to be governor of all the people
and while he will not forget those
staunch and tried republicans who were
his friends when he needed friends most
he will not be a narrow partisan in
office. The committee organized along
the lire OF making good night to eject
the ticket and to build up the republic
can party permanently in Iowa for fu-
ture victories. 1t will be recalled that
before the Cedar Rapids convention one
of the strongest arguments against
Cummins' nomination was that ms
nomination would mean the perpetua-
tion of factionism in the party and 1t
was boldly proclaimed, partly as a
prophecy and partly as threat, that IN