The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-01
LACEY SHOWS
LARGEST GAINS
PLURALITY TRERLED OVER RE.
suit FOUR YEARS AGO.
DAwsoN's MARROW MAJORITY
Elected Over Judge Wade BY Only 1856
Other Facts Brought Out BY
Official Canvass Of
Iowa Vote.
DAwSoN's NARROW MAJORITY

man j.. F. Lacey, of the Sixth district,
shows the largest percentage of gain
of any congressman in Iowa,-in the
record-breaking republican majorities
this year,-according to the official
canvass of the vote cast Nov. 8, just
completed by the state executive coun-
Gil. Mr.. Lacey's plurality of 1878 is
not so large as eight others, but none
of the others show anything like the
same proportionate gam over the
vote of 1900. Judge Conner, of the
Tenth district, has the largest ma
jority of any one of the eleven sue
cessful candidates with 20,446 to his
credit. This however, is an increase
Of only 5000, or rs per cent, while La
cey has over 800 per cent to the good.
Senator Hubbard of the Eleventh
district was a close second, securing
a plurality of 1904 and a majority Of
1905.
Congressman Hull Of the Seventh
district is third in the list, with 49,
sol plurality, and Congressman Bird
sail of the Fourth district a close
fourth, with 1908.
Following are the pluralities of each
of the winning republican candidates
for congressman:
First district, Thomas HEDGE. 5,043
Second district, A. F. Dawson. 1856
Third district, p. B. Birdsall. 80. Is, 093
Fourth district, G. N. H9ugen. 1896
Fifth district, r. G. Cousins 1924
Sixth district, ]. f. Lacey. 1878
Seventh district, ]. A. T. Hull. 1851
Eighth district, w. P. Hepburn .12,085
Ninth district, w. I. Smith. -. 1897
Tenth district, j. P. Conner. ...20,446
Eleventh district, e. H. Hubbard19,O41
Comparison With 1900.
AS compared with the results of the
election in 1900, selected because it
was, also, d presidential year, Con-
gresham Hedge increased his plural
ity by about 1,700, Birdsall has 3,70O
more than Henderson, Haugen has g.
100 more, Cousins has 1,400 more, La
cey has trebled his plurality, increas-
ing it from 3,144 to 1878, Hull has in
creased his lead 3,40O, Hepburn has g.
300 more plurality, Smith doubled his,
and Conner has 4,500 more than in
that year. Dawson wiped out Wade's
plurality of 1,158 in 1902 and 1876 more,
while Hubbard had $500 more than
Thomas in 1900.
The total vote in the Sixth district
was as follows:
j.. f. Lacey, .z5,zlo
S. A. Brewster, dem. 1886
Ira d. Kellogg, r............. LOOT
Perry Engle, l,o4o
E. J.. Emmets, union pop....... AZ
Total Vote in State.
In 1900 the republican candidate for
| secretary of state, Martin, received
305, 821; this year he received 3O1,S93.
But the democratic candidate for sec
rotary of state four years ago receiv-
ed 200, 767, while this year dickson re-
ceived only 153,337. While the repub-
lican vote fell off 1900, the democratic
vote fell off $4,000. Which accounts
for the fact that the republican plu-
rality this year is 148,556, whereas
four years ago it was only 96,054.
1t is very likely that the ofncial can
vass Of the votes cast for the candi-
dates for presidential electors will
show a larger number than were cast
for candidates for secretary Of state.
About 1000 more votes were cast for
the electoral ticket in 1900 than for
the head of the state ticket. The dis
crepancy will be larger this year. It
is estimated that the total vote on
presidential electors may run to about
$780, 900.
Constitutional Amendments.
The official canvass shows that
about 10000 less votes were cast on
the amendment giving each county in
the state at least one member of the
house of representatives than on the
biennial elections amendment. The
total vote on the latter proposition
was about ZOE, 900 under the total vote
for secretary of state.
The total vote for and against each
proposition follows:
For. Against.
Biennial elections. .199,474 176,251
Temple amendment. Ill, 1882 165, 076
Majority for biennial 23,223
Majority for Temple. 5000
The Temple amendment gives
twelve northwestern Iowa counties
each a member of the lower house,
whereas they are districted now in
pairs, having six members among
them. These counties are Clay and
Palo Alto, Dickinson and Emmett, Ida
and Monona, Lyon and Osceola, Win
nebago and Worth, Hancock and Hum
boldt.
After these counties each gets an
additional member there will be two
additional members Of the lower house
to be allotted sooner or later, before
the maximum limit of 10S is reached.
1t has been assumed that Lee county
would get one of these Immediately,
but 1t is said that the state census
about to be taken may give the mem
Der to Black Hawk instead. The re-
naming one will not be allotted for
49, "a 4