Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-05
BOTH SIDESCLAIM low
CUMMINS VOTE WILL CERTAIN.
LIZ BE REDUCED.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DES MONIES, Iowa, November 5.-For
the first time in fifteen years an Iowa
campaign closes with both republican and
democratic party leaders confident they
will elect their candidate for governor.
The gubernatorial fight has overshadowed
everything else in the Iowa campaign.
neither Fairbanks. Shaw. Bryan or. the
powerful Iowa congressional delegation be-
ing able to get voters interested in national
issues. Governor Cummins remained the
chief issue of the campaign up to the clos
ing hour. In the bitter opposition to Gov
ernor Cummins within his own party dem
ocrats center all their hopes for success.
Conservative politicians generally believe
Governor Cummins will be reelected,
though by a greatly reduced vote. Indica-
tons are that his plurality will be cut down
to 10000 or less If he is elected. It would
require a tremendous republican bolt to do
this. for Iowa gave President Roosevelt
1913, OC0 plurality in 1904 and Governor Cum
Minis had 70 600 plurality In 1903. There has
been but little betting on the result. Cum
minis supporters have been o1ering money
on 10000 plurality. At the close OF the
campaign some Cummins men wanted even
money on 1900 plurality. In his final
forecast for the republicans. State Chair
man Woods says:
1t Is evident that In some places cahoi-
dates for state offices, Congress and 1egis-
lature will be scratched; but we believe
every nominee of the republican party for
state Office will have upward OF $1,000
plurality, that at least nine republican
that the republicans will have not less than
50 out Of 1853 members In the state leglsla-
ture."
Democratic State Chairman c. w. Miller
limits his claim to the election Of Claude
r. Porter for governor.
Cousins and Hepburn Major1ties.
Republican State Chairman Woods admits
the first and sixth congressional districts
are in doubt, but claims all other districts
by safe majorities. Democratic State Chair
man Miller claims the first. second and
sixth districts as certain to elect demo-
cratic representatives. and says the demo-
Gratis have a good chance also in the fifth,
eighth and eleventh.
Iowa now has a solid delegation of eleven
republicans in Congress. In retaliation for
the stand-pat bolt Of Gov. Cummins, pro-
gressive republicans are threatening to
bolt stand-pat congressional candidates In
several districts, which may defeat Repre-
sentative A. F. Dawson of the second dis
trict and Representative j. F. Lacey OF the
sixth. c. A. Kennedy, republican nominee
In the first district, seems certain of defeat.
owing to the progressive republican bolt.
Representative Robert G.. Cousins of the
fifth and Col. W. P. Hepburn of the eighth
will undoubtedly have their majoriues con-
siderably cut by the progressives.
Democrats are claiming that Cousins and
Hepburn may be defeated, but this is not at
all probable. Representative E. H. Hub
bard of the eleventh district has also had
a hard race, but now seems to be safe
though the democrats are claiming the
district
1t is admitted by the democratic mana
gers that they have no hope Of securing a
majority of the state legislature and thus
defeating Senator J. P. Dolliver. The demo
Gratis claim from fifty to sixty state repre-
Iowa house for the first time in years. Over
| whelmfng number Of hold-over senators
prevents the democrats from securing that
body or a majority on joint ballot for SEN
atOr.