Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-11
FIGHT Is OVER SEATS
OF SENATOR HOPKINS AND
GOV. DENEEN - DEMOCRATS
ALSO IN STIFF CONTEST.
RETURNS MAY NOT
BE IN UNTIL SUNDAY
is AN AVERAGE OF FIVE /
HUNDRED NAMES ON EAcN
BALLOT AND EACH NAME MUST
BE CROSSED BY VOTER.

Chicago, Aug. 8--When the polls
opened today the first actual test of
the nomination of candidates here by
direct vote Of the people commenced.
Republicans, Democrats, prohibitions
lists and socialists are participating i'll
today's primaries The two first named
have candidates for all the state Of
ficers, congressional nominations and
almost an interminable number of
county and municipal officers. In adj
dition they are taking an advisory
vote on United States senator, which
Office is to be filed by the next legis- +
lature.
Fight on Hopkins ana Deneen.
The Republicans have four candi-
dates for senator-Senator Albert J..
Hopkins, Representative George e.
Foss. William E. Mason and William
G. Webster. The Democrats have two
candidates, Lawrence B. Stringer and
Addison Blakely. s-a@
A fierce fight has been waged in
the Republican party for the guber-i
Material nomination, there being but
two candidates, Governor Charles S.
Deneen, and former Governor Richard
Yates. The fight between these two
has been exceptionally sharp and has {
been carried into the far corners of
the state.
The Democrats have seven candi-
dates for governor-Douglas, Pattison,
former Vice President, Adlai E.
Stevenson, John P. McGoorty, James
Hamilton Lewis, Charles F. Gunther,
James o. Monroe and Judge E. R. 3.
Kimbrough.
The prohibition candidate for COVER
nor Is Daniel R. Sheen, the socialist
candidate Is j. H. Brewer. $3.50
Won't Get Returns Until Sundays
It is believed accurate returns from
the election will be slower than for
any vote ever taken in Chicago. There
is an average of 500 names in each
ballot and in addition to this there is
an average of 5000 precinct commit
teemen in the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties who are seeking office
There is under the primary law no
such thing as straight party vote
made by placing cross at the head
of the ticket. Every voter must mark
| the name of every man whom he de-
| sires to nominate and this in itself Isl
expected to make slow work at the
| polling places. 1t Is believed by the
! election commissioners that the result
| of the entire ticket will not be known
before some time Sunday.
The weather throughout the state Is
fair and cool. Indications are that an
extraordinarily heavy vote will be
polled.
What EARLY Returns Indicate.
At / o'clock p. M, indications from
twenty-five congressional districts Of
| the state were that Hopkins was
slightly leading in the Republican con-
test for senator with Foss a Gloss sec
| ond. Stringer was generally reported
as in the lead for the Democratic
recommendation for senator. For
| governor the fight between Deneen and
| Yates is said to be close and strong
claims are made by the managers OF
both candidates. Stevenson Pattison,
McGoorty and Lewis were said to be
receiving the greater part of the Dem
ocratic vote for gubernatorial nomina-
ton. Stevenson was generally men
toned as running strong in the state
outside of Chicago. The prohibitiontsts
were putting up hard fight for Daniel
R. Sheen of Peoria, but his vote Is
not heavy it was said.
MANY Votes Challenged.
Interest in this city is intense and
long lines of voters were present at
the polling places when they opened.
The voting was slow because of the
length of time required to mark the
big ballots. There was also consider
able confusion and delay because of
challenges made by various precinct
workers. It is claimed by both par
ties that their opponents are endeav'
oring to cast votes outside of their
own organization.
Alaska reports scarcity of red
eo1,,o, opd tho r,,,ra fond laws won 1