Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-19
PRIMARY MAKES WORK
Executive Council Busy Sending
Out Certificates Where No
Nominations We're Made
GALLERIES DID THE CHEERING
Returned Iowa Visitors Declare
Roosevelt Demonstration Was
Planned and Executed by tho cal
iies"-Aoped to Create Stampede
Away From Taft-Related Election
Returns.

AWAY TtVW 1aS0'esSS
Returns.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June IA. H. Davi-
son, secretary Of the executive council,
| is busy grinding out Qualifications to
the chairmen Of the county central
committees Of the socialist, prohibi-
ton and democratic parties in the
counties where no nominations have
been made for the legislature by re-
cent primary election law, and 1t is
quite likely that the next legislature
may change the law in this respect
ut simply makes the state a me-
dunn for helping to develop !, and
strengthen the minority or sub-minor-
! ity parties" said Mr.. Dawson today.
I'VE have to make out four certificates
| for each party In each county where
there has been failure to nominate
candidates for the legislature. There
have been very few counties in the
state in which the socialists have
made any such nominations and only
a few where the prohibitionists have
made nominations The democrats
| have missed many themselves In
, most Of the counties the socialists and
| prohibitionists; have no county CEN
trail committee. and we have to mail
| them in care OF the county auditor"
Hundreds of these certificates are
| being mailed out today by the execu-
| tive council They will do no good
whatever for in many and in fact in
most Of the counties Of the state there
| is no prohibition or socialist organiza-
ton and there will be no county con-
vention to fill che vacancies on the
ticket.
Friends Estate Superintendent John
+. Riggs are feeling very much pleased
over the fact that he received the
handsome majority of about 10000
over his opponent. Professor Riggs
had the disadvantage Of being second
on the ticket in the alphabetically ar
ranged order of the names, Professor
McManus, OF Council Bluffs. coming
first. In Wisconsin this is estimated
to be an advantage equal to 10 per
cent Of the vote as it is believed that
fully that per cent of the voters are
not acquainted with the merits and
Affiliations OF the candidates Pro-
fessor Riggs majority will be one OF
the largest Of the primary election
and considering the handicap of his
name appearing second on the list, 1t
4 IA ut m
him.
N. s. Ketchum has received the re-
turns from the county auditors of all
the counties in the state with the ex-
ception of Dallas, which is in the
courts. The total Of the 80 counties
give Mr.. Ketchum majority Of 11,S47
over Keys and majority of 1888 over
Cockfteld. He received nearly forty
per cent of the total vote on that office
and so the nomination is assured him
and 1t will not be thrown into the con-
yention. Thirty-five per cent of the to-
tai vote on that office would be 55,-
sos and as Mr.. Ketchum received So
100, he Is nearly 1000 votes past the
50 per cent limit. The vote of Dallas
county will be known in a few days
but this cannot change the result. If
the total republican vote Of Dallas
county should go to one Of the other
candidates Ketchum would still have
a plurality and would still have more
than IS per cent Of the total vote.
The returns Of all the counties Of the
state were in the hands Of the secre-
taTy of state today with the exception
Of Dallas, Polk and Story and these
are held back by contests and court
proceedings.
Some Of the iowa visitors have be-
gun to return from the big republican
national convention in Chicago. Rush
Benedict, clerk OF the house for several
sessions Of the legislature, was the
| first to put in an appearances He was
In Chicago during the time when the
| lid to the coliseum was raised just
after Senator Lodge mentioned the
name of Roosevelt. Mr.. Benedict says
that the cheering was done mostly by
the galleries and the delegates of the
"allies."
at was recognized there at the con-
vcntion that the cheering was a move
on the part Of the allies to stampede
enough votes away from Taft to weak
en- him and thus accomplish the nom
ination Of one Of the ally candidates."
said Mr.. Benedict. "Of course there
We're many others who Joined enthu-
siastically in the cheering. The dele
gates on the Moor understood the sit
aation thoroughly. The people in the
eal|eries did fha h,,1k Of the cheering
1t was success, however, as showing
q demonstration for Roosevelt, for 1t is
j,;st the way that the bulk Of the Taft
| delegates felt tho they would vote for
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