Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-04
Latest Returns Today Indicate
Cummins' Plurality Will
Be Close to $1,000
CONGRATULATED
COVER RNoR
Party Leader. Express Their Pleasure
Over the States Magnificent Show
ina-The Close Districts-independ-
ents Win in Hardin county-Defeat
of Furry-lowa Returns.

Des Moines. Nov. --latest returns
r,,.,,, NJ, election In Iowa make no ma
te.riaI change in the receipt. except "
,nf,ica,te that the majority Is nearer
10000 shan 10000. Scott county was
carried by 1000 and Muscatine the
Same. while Clinton was carried for uhe
first time in years In Polk county the
ocmnlete returns give Cumrains 6,322
ma icmity over Sullivan. which is with
In 600 of what 1t was two years ago.
and the expected slump in the votes
here did not appear.
Governor Cunmlyins today received
congratulations from Secretary Shaw,
Governor Durbin and many others.
Ca,n,mins carried the ward. city and
county OF the home OF Sullivan.
Late reports are that Sa7nkey. demo-
crat. was elected in Decatur county by
~ majority and that both the senator
and representative in Clayton counfy
are republicans by fair majorities.
Following are the counties electing a
democrat TO the house, according TO the
latest reports:
jackson AllamalSee, Chickasaw,
Osrien. Clinton (one), johnson,
Washington. Decatur. Fremont, Mills.
Shelby, Carron. Crawford, Cass, Poca-
hontas, Ida, Monona. Des Moines, Da-
Wis Bremen. Jefferson. Buchanan, har-
rson, Lyon ard Osceola.
The democratic committee also
claims Van Buren,. Harrison, Lee, Au-
d,Ibol aria Iowa. and both are claiming
Clayton on senator and AllaaraKee-
Fayette districts.
The Earlier Estimates.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov 4.-The returns
from election came slower and IN a less
satisfactory manner this year than ever
.efore, owing to the fact that In so
many places there was no Interest TAX
en- and in others there was SO much
scratching that the count was slow.
Both republican and democratic state
committees kept open and received re-
ports at republican headquarters. Gov
ernor Cummins remained to a late hour
to get returns. The earlier returns were
generally favorable and it was seen
from the first that the republican ma
jority would not be reduced much be-
low that of two years ago. EARLY in
the evening the governor stated that
the returns indicated plurality at
about the $4,000 mark which he had
set for himself AT democratic head
quarters the returns were favorable TO
Sullivan and indicated considerable
reduction in the republican majority.
The first 1000 precincts heard from
in the state, scattered all over the
state showed a republican gain Of ia
over the Cummins vote OF two years
ago and democratic gain of 331, max
ing a net democratic gain Of PIT. This
would indicate a republican plurality
OF $4,000. The vote in Polk county
was light, the first nineteen precincts
to hear from showed total loss of
1856 or about 20 per cent in nine pre-
cincts and Des Moines showed a net
democratic gain of about 900, hut this
proportion was not followed all the
way thru. A larger proportion of
straight tickets was cast than expected
and it is regarded as probable that the
majority will be 5000 for Cummins in
the county. The first legislative dis
trict to be heard from was Cass coun
ty. where republicans conceded the
election Of Delano. democrat, over
Pipher.
At midnight the indications were
that the republican ticket had close to
10000 majority and this is the claim
put out by Chairman Spence, but
Chairman Jackson of the democratic
committee still insists that the ma
jority for Cummins would be about
10000. Three hundred precincts show
an average loss from two years ago of
twelve to a precinct, which would give
cummins about 10000, The republican
vote will be about the same as two
years ago. but the democrats cast
more.
whitman. democrat, was elected IN
O'Brien over Jim Donahue. Thomas
Stapleton, democrat, was elected SEN
ator in the Iowa-Johnson district.
Reports show a close vote. in Decatur
county and in Union, Crawford ana
others. The democrats claim they VIII
have about twenty-five seats In the
house, and the republicans concede
about twenty.