Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-02
RESULT IS IMPORTANT
Democrats Have Hopes of Gain
ing a Number of Seats In
Legislature
IN THE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
;ntees. Now centers On This Fighting
Ground-statemen of Districts GEN
orally Regarded as in the Doubtful
Column, Together With the Vote of
Two Years Ago.
in THE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
;nteyest Now centers On This Fighting

U WO years ago.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov 2.-While there is
more or less of academic discussion of
the size OF the republican majority for
the head of the ticket. on Tuesday.
and the guessing is greatly varied in
character. the closest figuring is done
on the legislative tickets. Everyone
recognizes that the results at this time
may have an important bearing on the
senatorial contests OF the future, and
factional feeling that has broken out
in the state the past few weeks. The
democrats hope to gain number of
seats in the legislature, and their hopes
have been somewhat encouraged by the
covert attacks OF republicans embitter-
ed by factional ill will. It is no secret
that in many parts OF the state there
are republicans who have heretofore
stood high in the councils of the party
who are now giving no real support
to the ticket. In one way or another
thay have given encouragement to the
democrats. That this may have the
effect of reducing the majority for the
republican state ticket will be acknowl
edged by all. But 1t will also have
some effect on the Legislative districts.
The democrats have ten seats in the
senate now and seventeen in the house.
They viii keep three In the senate by
the hold overs and in the house they
have a sure thing OF perhaps a half
dozen. The fighting ground is confined
to about dozen senatorial districts.
and twice as many house districts. 1t
Is in this list that the interest now
centers. Below will be found state
lnent Of the districts which are re-
garded by the party managers as in the
doubtful column. or where there have
been contests of a nature to arouse un
usual interest, with the vote in this dis
r.S cast for Cumn.ins and Phillips
two years ago. But inasmuch as the
vote of two years ago was an abnormal
one for Governor Cummins on account
of his great personal popularity and the
failure of his opponent to put up any
campaign, these figures make much
better showing for the republicans than
any other figures that might be select
ed. But the comparison will be made
with the vote ON governor two years
ago and the interesting districts are
as follows:
Senatorial Districts.
Appanoose-D se-Davis-James h Swan
son, rep; Lewis L. Taylor dem. Vote
~
1885,
Lucas -wayne-R. A. Hasselquist,
rep; A. L. Rockhold, dem. Vote for
1907, republican 1858. democrat 26S7.
Ha selquist is a member of the house
Ro ,khold is making q strong fight.
Union Decatur Ringgold-NIarion F.
Stookey, rep; s. A. Bowers. dem. Vote
of 1901, republican 5,795. democrat
1920 Situation complicated by past
factional troubles Of republicans
stookey will get full party vote.
Mahaska-William G. Jones. rep:
Dan Davis. dem. Vote of 1901, repub-
lican 1862, democrat 2.442. Jones has
been member OF the house and Is re-
gal ded as not very strong. Big mine
vote is uncertain and may be manipu-
lated.
Jackson-A. b. Bowen, rep; Thomas
Lambert. dem. Vote OF 1901, republican
2,5O6, democrat 1922. Lamber: is
present senator and running for second
term, Is very popular and competent,
but republicans are putting up good.
clean fight and expect to win.
Cedar-Jones--T. B. Hanley, rep;
r. C. Sterton, dem. Vote of 1901 re-
=
sonal fight being made by Hanley, COM
plicated by factional troubles, growing
out of judicial nomination last year.
Iowa -Johnson-John Hughes, Jr..
rep. Thomas Stapleton. dem. Vote of
1901, republican 4.496, democrat 4,461.
johnson is democratic and Iowa repub-
lican. Both candidates live in Iowa and
are very popular District now has
democratic senator. Clean fight on ma
tional issues alone.
Woodbury-John II. Jackson. rep:
] A. S. Garretson, dem. Vote of 1901. re-
publican 4,063, democrat 1,790. Contest
purely local in character.
| Ciayton-B. W. Newberry, rep; Fl.
&c. Bishop, dem. Vote of 1901, republi-
can. 2,4s7, democrat 2.1s9. Bishop is
running for second term and is strong.
but republicans have put up good cam
paign. Contest largely local.
Butler Bremer-E. w. Soesbe, rep.;
| John f. Wade. dem. Vote of 1904, re-
publican 3,621. democrat 2.511. Fac
ional troubles in republican party
| make situation complicated; democrats
nave been putting up good fight.
Allamakee- -Fayette-A. c. Wilson,
rep; C. r. Brown, dem. Vote of 1901.
! republican 5,O76, democrat 3.244 Both
! andidates in Oelwein; campaign has
| 1een hard fought.
| Representative Districts.
Davis ,Rev-D. A. Wickizer, rep;
| i. j. Prev. dem. Vote of 1901, repub
| lean, 1,5TO, democrat 1853. County
| formally democratic, still hunt cam
| ,aign on both sides this year.
| Decatur-John d. Brown, rep; +. j.
| sankey. dem Vote 1901, republican,
| o73 democrat, 1908. Brown opposed
| because OF his factional associations.
sankey not very strong.
| wapello-lA w. Buchanan. rep;
tlaude NJ. Myers, dem. Vote 1901. re-
l publican. 1892. democrat $3.50. Dem