Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-05
This Afternoon Ma
Estimate Reasonable.
DEMOCRATS in THE LEGISLATURE
LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS CAUSE DE
FEAT OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR REPRESENTA-
TIvE-LIGHT THE clTIEs-voTE
IN VICINITY oTTUMWA,

Des Moines, Nov. 4.-Returns arel
coming in very slow but from COM
plete and incomplete ones at hand
Cummins' plurality will be reduced
from $4,000 two years ago to $4,000.
The democrats have made decided
gains in the legislative districts for
the first time in many years The num-
ber of democrats will be over twenty
and possibly thirty. The gains in the
legislature made by the democrats are
entirely due to local differences. TheI
vote throughout the state was exceed
ingly light particularly in the cities.
Lucas County Republican
Charlton, Nov. Especial. )-Thir
teen. out of fifteen precincts in Lucas
county give republican majorities for
all offices but those of sheriff and SUI
perintendent of schools. The vote for
the precincts thus reported is as fol-
lows:
For governor
Cummins, (rep) ................l, 726
Sullivan (dem.) ............. 9f2
For state senator -
Hasselquist (rep.) ..............l62S
Rockhold (dem, ............l,2o6
For representative
Manning (rep.) .......-..... ...I,3o9
jenkins (dem.) .....l,l loo
For treasurer
Waynick (rep.) .l,35o
James (dem.) ...... ...-.......i,o4o
For sheriff
Long (rep. ..... .-............ 99o
Boss (dem.) .............l,S3 ], 80
For superintendent
Allen lrep.) -. ..... .........l, ,0oo
Fitch (dem.) =. ....g. ..........l .l,S29
Hasselqust Elected.
Hasselquist lost $50 in Wayne coun-
ty. the other half OF the senatorial dis
trict Of which Lucas county is part
but is elected nevertheless.
The democratic vote was the largest
polled here for years The fight was
almost entirely confined to the county
ticket and there was a great deal of
scratching.
New County Building.
The proposition to build a new coun-
ty building in Charlton, at cost of
$4,000, carried by about 200.
poner Elected at Abba.
Abba, Nov. A. (SpeciaD Big gains
were made by the republicans in Mon
roe county although their efforts to
elect William Griffin sheriff We're I'M
successful, John Doner (dem.), being
elected by about 100 majority. All OF
the rest of the republican candidates
were elected, N. e. Kendall getting
a plurality of 200 for the legislature
Wilson, treasurer, has plurality OF
about 600. Spence, superintendent, l.,
900; f. w. Crouch, surveyor. 900; ant
C. N. Hyatt, coroner, 900. Five pre-
1t tf, orfl lttt + he
above figures are made as an estimate
figuring them in.
Mahaska Loses Representative.
Oskaloosa, Nov 4-tSpeciaD-M
haska county republicans lost the rep
resentative but elected all the othel
candidates, except possibly the sheriff
The race between present Sheriff
Cricket and Candidate Valentine, thu
latter republican, is very close ant
the result is not yet known. Jone
(rep) for senator, has majority o
400. 100 less than the state ticket
Whitmore (dem) for representative
has less than 100 majority.
temperance Element Defeats Wilson
Centerville, Nov. 4.-(SpeciaD -Th
temperance element in Appanoos
county IS uelu TeSpOlSlDic NY liiS -
publicans for the defeat of ]. M. Wilson
(rep.) who lost to w. G. McCrary, reI
resenting the democratic party and tn
temperance element, by 81. Il. l.. Ta9
lor's popularity was the cause of hi
election on the democratic ticket TO
senator from the Appanoose-Davis dis
trict, by 500. The other officers are rt
publicans, their pluralities being a
follows:
J. A. Moss, treasurer 400; w. P. Dt
Wis. sheriff, 500; B. f. Bradley, supel
visor, 400; w. NJ. Sears, superinter
dent, $50; j. A. Shaw, coroner, $50;
Holbrook, surveyor, $50.
Muscatine County Strong.
Muscatine, Nov.4.-(S Especial. )-Mus
catine county elected every man o
the republican ticket with majoritie
largely increased over two years ag
except that for Governor Cummin'
which remains about the same.
H. M. Sheppard, Journal.
Scott County Celebrates.
Davenport, Nov. 4.-(Special)- D
Scott county is republican by from SO
to 1000, electing every candidate o
the republican ticket Enthusiast
members of the party last night ser
naded the Times with a brass band.
b, P. Adler, Times.
Palmer Runs Ahead of Ticket.
Washington, Noy A.. Especial y
With a republican majority CT 462 fl
the state ticket Col. D. j. Palmer,