Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-05
RESULT IN IOWA.

1 1850 - ttN tOWVSs
DeA Moines, Ia, Nov. 4.-Refurne
keep coming In slowly, but from tha
incomplete ones Ciovernor Cummins'
plurality win be reduced from $4,000
two years ago To $4,000.
The democrats have made decided
gains In the legislative districts. and
for the first time In many years the
number Of democrats will be over
twenty and possibly thirty.
The gains In the legislature made by
the democrats II entirely due to local
| differences.
The vote throughout the state was
/ cities.
Republican state Ticket il Electsa
BY $4,000 Majority.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov 4Refurna
indicate the reelection 81 Govsrnur
Cnmmins BY 9 plurality 81 sg 900 and
Of his associates On the Republican
ticket by substantially the same pin.
Talities. AT Democratic headqnarte4n
SO large plurality Is not admitted.
The legislature returns. although nbk
complete, indicate material Demo.
cratic gains over two years ago. when
the house contained elghty-two Repub.
Hcans and eighteen Democrats. ana
the senate forty Republicans and ten
Democrats, but the Republicans VIM
have . good working majority Ii bofh
houses.
Thomas Stapleton was elected sen.
ator by Democrats In the Iowa.Johns
son district. Ia the premerBntlar
senatorial districts the Democrats
elected John Wade over E. w. soes-
be. In Hardin county there was aac-
tional fighting, William Weldon, bolt.
ing Republican, was elected over
Mark Fnrray. regular nominee. in
the WinnebagoW Worth district 0ieson
was elected over Miller Ia the aama
way In o'Brien county George Whit.
meF was elected over Donakua. In
Cass county the Democratic aaeetea
/ Delan0 over ripper
Returns hare come In slower than
usual. as not over onafomrth Ok the
state was heard from last night. The
returns from 400 precincts show That
the Democratic gain WAS about twelve
10 2 precinct which would make the
Republican estimate about right. In
these precincts Cummins gets a0.Yt8
and Sullivan rs 04g. The Cumnsins
vote Is about as Il was two years ago,
but the Democrats have polled fun.
er vote than before. There was mncA
scratching dne.
The following statements we're
made:
Governor Cummins-'T had estf.
mated would receive d plurality ar
10000 and did not see how could 20
above that. However. II the present
rate is kept UP will so higher
Chairman Spence OF the Republican
Committee The returns are coming
In slowly and II IL impossible to esti-
mate the character OF the legislature
at this time. had expected plural.
ity Of $4,000 for Cummins, but the In
dications point to at least g0,000.v
Chairman jackson of the Demo.
cratic Committee~-'I still hold that
Cummins' plurality will not be over
10000. We win several members of
the legislature"
J. B. Sullivan, Democratic candidate
for governor, at his home In Creston.
without giving figures, expressed a
belief the Democrats had made ma.
terial gain over two years ago. when
Cummins was elected by $4,000. and
expressed satisfaction with the out.
come OF the campaign.
Sullivan carried Des Moines county
BY about 200 plurality. Two years
ago Cummins carried the county hy
fourteen plurality.
Marshall county gives Cummins. FOR
governor, plurality or I,50O. about
the same as that Of two years ago.
Returns from l56 precincts III Scott
county, show that the Democrats car-
ried the county by 500 plurality.
against 1872 Democratic plurality last
fall.
Returns from all but Benton town
ship give Cummins about sixty pln-
rality In Des Moineg, or d gain 81 FOR.
ty-six over two years ago.
The entire Republican ticket ID
Wapello county was elected " 500
majority.
Ten out Of twenty precincts III Ms
haska county give Cummins 1920. SUI.
iivan l.O96. In 1901 same gave d Re
publican majority of $50. Tie esd.
mated Republican majority Id the
county is 700.
Creston complete gives Cummins
7I4. Sullivan 714. q net Democratic
gain Of 17b over last year. Crssfon
is Mr. aullivan's home city.
Six precincts Ia Keokuk city. com.
pIete, give Cummins 1.4s9, sullivan
l.S93. Twenty.eight precincts of Lee
county, complete give Cummina
8,58z Sullivan akk1