Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-05

this city candidate for railroad COM
missioner, ran ahead of his ticket in
this county securing $50 majority.
These figures give the results from
eighteen out of a total of twenty-three
precincts in the county and as the re-
naming precincts generally split even
the figures fairly represent what may
be expected of the county. The candi-
dates were given the following majors
ties in the county: Governor Cum
Minis, (rep.) 462; representative, H. H
Wilson (dem.) $50; treasurer. j. S.
Shearer (dem.) 504; sheriff, j. w. Tee
ter (dem.) 779; county superintendent,
Miss Cora Porter (rep) 500; supervis-
or, S. M. McCleery (rep) 500
Loss in keokuk.
Sigourney, Nov. a Special )-The
| democrats are virtually the victors in
yesterdays election, having elected
| Geneva representative by 15, Miller SUI
perintendent by 900, and Baty sheriff
| by 400. G. G. Shanafelt (rep) is trea-t
surer with plurality of 10; and James
| Sheridan supervisor with a lead of lao.
J. M. Adams and n. B. Kerr were elect
! ed coroner and surveyor respectively,
botht being republicans, without oppo-
sition. John F. Riggs leads the state
ticket with about lao, Cummins having
about 1875.
Divide in Jefferson.
Fairfield, Nov. Especial )-Cum-
Minis has Jefferson county by 52S plu-
Irality The democrats elected Wight
sheriff with plurality of 30s and the
republicans have Cassel for represen-
tative by small majority, Brown
treasurer by AZ. and the remainder of
the ticket by from 800 to 500.
1 Republicans Make Gains.
i Bloomfield, Nov 4-(Special.)--
Though the democrats elected all the
officers except supervisor the republi-
!, cans have made good gains in Davis
county, which Is always democratic.
The county ticket shows democratic
pluralities of from 100 to $50 with the
exception named.
Sullivan Loses Home City.
i Creston, Nov. 4.-Complete returns
of the city give Cummins TIA, Sullivan
TIA, a net democratic gain of ITS ovel
last year. This is Sullivans home
5 city.
: cummins Carries Henry County.
Mt. Pleasant, Nov. 4.-(SpeciaD =
: With a majority of 600 the entire re
: publican state ticket headed by A. B
Cummins for governor, carried Henr.
county over the democratic opponents
: With the exception of sheriff and coun
II ty superintendent the republican
county candidates were elected b.
: good majorities. NIilt Campbell (dem
4 defeated j. R. Norman (rep) for shel
: iff by 109. Miss Annie Packer (dem
3 reelected county superintendent oy
) er Miss Sadie Briton (rep) by 1856.
Republicans Win in Lee County.
Keokuk. Nov. 4-For the first tim
in several years Lee county went re
: publican yesterday, overcoming MOI
! NAL democratic lead of 1000. Ever
!; !. republican county candidate was cleo
I ed with the exception of one for treas
: urer. Sullivan (dem) for governo
y carried the county by rs, while Gun
. minis (rep) won out in the city G
y Keokuk by 1856.
Van Buren, Goes Republican.
Keosauqua, Nov. A. (Special) :
With a majority of 543 the republica
l. state ticket was elected in Van Bure
e county yesterday. All of the republ
e can county candidates We're electe
= with varying majorities. Senator Ja
n Elerick. $40 majority; Representatiy
y l.. i. Summers, 235 majority Trea
y urer H. l., McGrew, SIS majority
. Supervisor J. A. Ferguson, 524 nj
. jority; Sheriff r. P. Ramsel, sc majo
y ity.
! Marion Joins the Ranks.
& Knoxville, Nov. 4-Governor Gun
minis and the entire republican tickt
A. were elected in Marion county. Go
r. ernor Cummins plurality was 400, I'll
n entire vote cast being 1899 All tt
d, county officers We're elected by fro
200 to 400 majority. l.. ID. Teeters
Knoxville was elected representati,
and ]. L. Warren of Pella was name
s senator to represent the Marion-Mo
N roe district.
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