Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-07
MORE COMPLETE RETURNS lNDl-
CATE VICTORIES IN MANY
Esz CLOSE COUNTIES.
THE REPUBLICAN GAINS
Though First Reports Tended to Show
Democratic Gains in Legislature
They Were Wrong and That Party
Lost Some Members of Assembly.

Des Moines, Nov. 5.---(SpeciaD II
The latest returns, which, though un-
official, give good insight into the ac-
tual result of Tuesdays election, indi-
cate that Governor Cummins will have
majority of over 10000, nearly as big
as that given him in 1901, when he ran
against T. J. Phillips of Ottmnwa. This
result was unexpected, as much by the
republicans as by the democrats. The
results from all the counties have been
surprising. For instance, Scott and
Muscatine counties, in the second dis
trict, which is represented by Con-
gresham Martin j. Wade democrat.
both went republican with majorities
bigger than for many years. AT pres
ent the returns give Cummins a plural
ity of 7S,439.
Local Fights Have No Effect.
Contrary to expectations the local
fights in some Of the counties had lit
tie or no effect on the head of the
ticket but only seemed to bring out
the vote to better advantages.
Democrats Lose in Legislature.
Not less of surprise than the big
plurality given the governor is the
fact that the democrats have lost
members Of the legislature. AL
though the early returns during Tues
day night gave Indication that there
would be gain for the democrats in
several of the counties the fuller
figures show that the republicans have
gained instead.
Seven Senator'S.
Instead of democratic GAIN as
seemed likely at first, an actual loss
of three members is sustained in the
senate. In the last general assembly
there were ten democrats in the sen
ate; this time there will he only sew
en- They are: Lewis Taylor o.
Centerville from the Ap lanoose dis
trict., Thomas Lambert OF Sabula from
the jackson district, John F. Wade o.
Greene from the Butler-Bremer dis
trict, David A. Young of Argyle of the
Lee district, Fred N. Smith of Burling
ton from The Des Moines district, and
4 John l.. Wilson of Almont from the
Clinton district.
Yesterdays returns showed that thu
Clayton and Iowa-J ohnson districts ar
lost to the democrats.
Conflicts Were Unusual.
The legislative conflicts have bee
marked by much of the surprising ant
of the dramatic. The most startling
revolutions have been worked. j
some quarters surprisingly heavy re
publican votes were polled and in oti
ers equally heavy losses were sustain
ed.
One of the hardest fights as well a
one of the most surprising in its re
suits, was Woodbury. county, wher
John I'll. Jackson is declared electe
by narrow margin of Is over hi
competitor, A.. S. Garretson, the demo
cratic candidate. and contest
threatened. The fight was picturesqu
in the extreme.
Garrettson's ECONOMY"
A. S. Garrettson was nominated Q
an economy platform. He is one
the picturesque character OF the Gil
by the Big Muddy having been one
the chief promoters of the boom Whie
started Sioux City on the high ros
to unlimited wealth and LETT HI
stranded with burdensome munich
al debt.
Several local interests probably e
tered into cutting down the MAORI
of jackson to 10 as compared with
700 cast for Cummins among the
city politics. Sioux City cut Jackst
heavily, which might be due to II
above reason and also to secret OPP
sition of the friends of Marlin j. Swe
ley, whom Mr.. Jackson defeated +
the nomination.
The Hardin Fight.
In Hardin county another contest
threatened Mark Furry the regul
republican nominee was defeated
a slender plurality Of 140 as compar
with a plurality for Cummins of
700. The Furry republicans clai
fraud in some precincts and propose
contest. William Weldon the succe
full candidate is an old time reput
can, a prominent business man
Town Falls and a popular gentlems
He made no canvass for the pla
but was elected and carried on WI