Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-04
Indications that Cummins Has Lost
Seven Districts.
CARROLL NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
His Majority is Probably About
Fifteen Thousand.
PRoUTY EASILY DEFEATS HULL
Des MOineH Congressman Loses Every
Precinct in His Home County
and City-Results In
other Districts1

DEs MONIES, Ia, June S-According TO
returns received this morning Senator w.
| 3. Allison is nominated United States sem
ator by majority OF fully i2,OOO over
| Governor A. B. Cummins.
Reports from all over the state point 10
large majority for Allison, Counties
which two years ago went for Governor
| Cummins, this year returned a majority for
| Allison.
Seven congressional districts give Allison
majority. He carried practically every
county in the First and Second distriots.
In the Third district he lost Hardin county
and in the Fifth Cummins secured ma
| jority in three OF the counties.
The returns are slowly coming in. About
oue-haif OF the precincts of the state had
reported by o'clock this morning and
Allison led by big majority.
Hon. b. F.. Carroll. republican. was nom
mated for governor by majority of over
15,O0O
For lieutenant governor George Clarke
of Dallas county is in the lead, with indi-
cations that he will be named
The state Ticket.
The rest of the state ticket has not been
! reported save in few isolated instances.
but the indications are for the nomination
OF the following:
John L. Bleakley of Ida county, for
auditor.
N. s. Ketchum, Marshall county. railroad
| commissioner
j. F. Riggs, superintendent of public in-
struction.
Notable victories throughout the state
for congressional honors are reported as
follows:
j. p. Connor over Frank P. Woods in the
Tenth: +. H Hubbard over w. d. Boies
in tho Eleventh; Ellsworth Rominger over
| Speaker Nate Kendall in the Sixth:
Charles Pickett over b. e. Sweet in the
Third and reports from the Fifth Indicate
that James Good has a majority over
Senator Trewin. although both claim 10
have a majority in the district A. I. Smith
was not in the running against w. p.
Hepburn in the Eighth district,
One Democratic Contest.
i The only democratic corteN was in the
Second district. where Mark waish of
Clinton won over J. E. Do Armand of Dav-
enport, he carrying Scott county against
his opponent.
i One of the sensations OF the contest
was the election of Judge s. f. Prouty
over Congressman Hull at an estimated
plurality of 1900. Judge Prouty carried
Polk. Story, Marion and Dallas counties.
He carried nearly every precinct in Des
Moines AID Polk county.
Claim Made for Woods.
FORT DODGE, Ia, June S.-(speciaI
Telegram 1.-The Tenth district will go for
Cumnns by 5000. Major Woods will de-
feat Conners in the district by probably
over 2,COO. Larrabee wins from Townsend
Hacker has a good lead over Havean.
Returns have been very slow in coming
in, there being hardly any here before
this morning. Figures from eight out OF
| twenty-nlne precincts give Cockfield S3S,
Kecham 249. Keys 235. The sheriffs nomi-
nation will go to the convention rs mona
of the six candidates has the necessary
per cent OF votes. Present Sheriff Olsen.
who has been working quietly. will prob
/ ably be nominated.
SIDNEY. Ia, June 3.-(special Telegram
Unofficial returns from Fremont county
give Allison S6O cummins 1872. Hepburn
6S4, Smith $50. Carroll for governor, has a
Jamison, democratic candidate for con-
[ gress has a majority of fourteen over v.
5 r. McGinnis w. 7. Davidson is the re-
= publican nominee for representative and
. A. V. Hem the nominee of the demo-
Gratis. About 50 per cent Of full vote was
0 poled.
GRINNELL. l4., June Especial Tele-
am.)-Poweshiek county gives Cummins
: 26s majority. The county was conceded 10
Cummins by 800. The Sixth district ia
claimed for Allison by $500
OsKALOOSA, Ia, June 2.Ten out OF the
Twenty-six precincts IN Mahaska county in
Z the primary election today give Allison a
majority of 400 over CummIns. II the same
ratio is maintained Allison will have about
700 majority in the county.
/ Ia 2-(Enarfal
: gram. )-Creston ana surrounding towns re-
c port light vote at the primary election to-
J. day. Precincts heard from give Allison x
k per cent Of the votes.
II oNAWA. Ia. June 2.-(special Tele-
gram From returns received up to 1873
d p m, the indications are that Allison has
Il carried Monona county by $50. Allison's
2. majority in Onawa is 5s, Carrolls, Al
/ Murphys, 2s; BoeS', IS, About 90 pei
e cent OF the voters were out. The only
fight on county office was the attorney
r. ship. There were four candidates for thiI
II Office
DIES MONIES June Especial Tele
l. gram. Forty precincts scattered
& through Polk. Jasper, Carroll Page
Decatur and Ringgold give Cummins. 4,O64
q and Allison, S,O65.
u COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. June 2.-(specia
l. Telegram. )-Reports received here show
Il Allison has carried Mills Crawford. Ere
u mont, Harrison. Monona, Montgomery
Shelby and Pottawattamie counties, bu
r by what majorlties cannot be ascertains,
] as the count is slow.
ATLANTIC CITY. Ia. June S.-Cspecia
. Telegram. THE Allison faction is claiming
Cass county by 800 votes. Nothing else 4
complete on county results.