Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-23
PROU1Y YET HAS
ONE SMALL CHANGE
If Court Grants Recount OF
Votes in Dallas County He
May Win Nomination ;.
CHANCE IS A SLIGHT ONE
Hope There is Based on Statements
Of Bystanders That Vote Was Incor-
rectIy counted--Waterloo Convention
Contest Largely One of Control Of
State Central Committee.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 23.-If Judge
Gamble grants the application OF Con-
gresham ]. A. T. Hull for an injunc-
ton against a recount of the Dallas
county votes on congressman, Captain
Hull will be the nominee Of the repub-
licans for congress for the ninth term.
II Judge Gamble denies the application
Of Hull for an injunction then Prouty
will be the republican nominee and
Hull after serving sixteen years from
the Seventh district will retire. IT
Gamble grants the injunction Hull Is
the nominee by fifty majority over
Prouty. II Gamble denies the injunc-
ton Prouty will have the nomination
by majority of %.
ty is at an end and the net results are
now known. The returns from all the
other counties in the district are In,
the canvass by the supervisors having
been completed. Prouty's pluralities
are: Polk county, 461; Story county.
1874; Marion county, 259. Hulls plur-
alities are: Dallas, las; Madison, $50;
Warren, 219. Proutys total is thus 9O4
and Hulrs 954.
The Dallas county officials made a
recount of the ballots in that county
on county auditor. While they did 1t
politicians stood by and counted the
vote on congressman. Proutys friends
in the county claim that the actual
count shows Prouty to have rs votes
more than he is credited with. which
would give him total majority in the
state of 25. Prouty asked for re-
count of the votes. Hull is opposing 1t
desperately, for he knows that the re-
count would give Prouty the nomina-
ton.
Congressman Hull will not talk for
publication but it is understood that his
friends expect that he will run In
dependent if Prouty gets the nominal
ton by the recount of the votes In Dali
las. However, at this time Hull has
the advantage, for he has a majority
Of fifty over Prouty and has Dallas
county tied up in court proceedings. If
Judge Gamble delays the matter till
late, Prouty will be kept out. If he
decides in Hulrs favor Prouty will be
out Of it and if he decides in Prouty's
favor there will still be the recount to
be had.
On the results in Dallas county de-
pends the nomination for congress in
the Seventh district.
1t is understood that if the stand
patters gain control of the state CEN
trail committee at the Waterloo con-
vention, which they confidently expect
to do, they intend to put Julian Rich
ards in charge Of the literary bureau
OF the campaign. 1t will be remem-
bered that Richards has been a politi-
cal newspaper writer for many years
and is we'll posted on the political at
fairs of recent years in Iowa. He was
a candidate for the republican nom
ination as secretary of state two years
ago and failing to get it was employed
by the democrats during the campaign
that ensued that fall to prepare cam
paign material against the republican
nominees. Recently he has been doing
newspaper campaign work for Allison
for the senate, up to the date of the
primary election.
The makeup of the state central
committee will be the most important
matter of business before the Wat
erloo convention tomorrow. 1t is un-
hot 0\
the First district, and Copeland, of
the Eighth, will have no opposition.
Epps, of the Sixth, a standpatter, will
seek denomination, but it is understood
he will have opposition from the
standpatters. 1t is understood too that
while George Wright. of Council Bluffs,
is to seek reelection he will have OPP
position as we'll in James H. Wilson,
OF Adair, who is also standpatter,
and was a candidate for lieutenant
governor Mr.. Wilson proved by the
number Of votes he polled In the pri-
mary election that he has many friends
in the state.
1t is understood that E. P. Adler, of
the Davenport Times, will be candi-
date for the nomination in the Second
district caucus and stands good
chance of being elected, tho Cal George
of Clinton, will seek reelection. Rim
iker, in the Eleventh district will be
reelected if he wishes it. Carl FRANKIE,
of the Third, will seek reelection and
will probably win without opposition.
The Fourth district will elect pro-
gressive. In the Seventh district Nc
call nf Abel will not seek recollection
and 1T is understood that G. w. Lyons,
of Des Moines. assistant attorney gen.
eral, will be elected. The other coun-
ties of the district are all indebted to
Polk, and Lyon will probably win cas-
lily. The Fifth district IS in doubt.
1t is not known that Estabrook seeks
reelection.
It seems certain that the standpat-
ters will have the First. Sixth, Eighth,
and Ninth district committeeman. The