Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-11
Count OF Vote in Seventh Dis.
trict to Date Reduces Hull
Majority to Four
CONTEST STILL IN PROGRESS
Discre paneies in Returns Made by
Election Officials Cause Confusion
Prouty Offers to Compromise on Pro-
cinct Where Polls Were Kept Open
After 8 o'clock, But Hull Refuses.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, June 11.-Up to
o'clock this afternoon the canvass OF
votes in the Hull-Prouty contest made
no change in the results over last
night, when a correction Of seven votes
in Walnut township leaves Hull with
majority of only four. Hulrs attor-
neys resist the changes, tho it Is ad-
mitted that the figures ON the outside
of the envelope are in error and favor
Prouty. One certificate gives Hull sew
en- more than the other. The attorneys
for Hull began arguing this matter at
2 o'clock this afternoon.
Prouty has made an offer OF COM
promise in relation to Bloomfield town
ship to throw out only the votes cast
after o'clock Hull has not yet ac-
cepted it and will likely refuse to do
so.
Completion OF the official canvass In
Marion county yesterday resulted in a
net gain of FIVE votes to Judge Prouty.
instead of the six that had been
claimed, so that the apparent ma
jority for Congressman Hull, in his
race for denomination. is four in
stead Of three.
The official canvass in Dallas coun-
ry was completed yesterday. confirm
ing the gain of five shown the day
before. There Is pending, however. the
question of necounting the ballots in
the entire county, involved in a local
contest.
In Madison county argument have
been completed and the board today
will decide whether the whole vote
Of one township shall be thrown out
and whether the ballots in one other
shall be recounted. There, recount
already has been ordered in one Of the
contested precincts.
In Warren county the official cam
vass has shown no changes, but there
is pending the question of throwing
out one precinct.
In Polk county no new changes
since the gain of seven for Prouty
Tuesday were disclosed yesterday, but
there is pending THE question OF
out one precinct and re-
counting the vote in fourteen pre-
cincts. Six precincts were canvassed
without change yesterday
Story county completed It's canvass
On Tuesday. giving Judge Prouty
gain OF ten.
The unofficial returns showed that
Story gave Prouty 1e1 majority, Mar
ion 254 and Polk 512, while Dallas
gave Hull $50 majority, Madison $50,
and Warren 219. The official canvass
so far discloses that Prouty's major
ty in Story was I'll, In Marion 259,
and in Polk 519, while Hull has 145
in Dallas, 5S9 in Madison and 219 in
Warren pending decision of controver-
sizes now pending before the supervis-
ors in those counties.
The presentation Of testimony with
respect to the hour at which the polls
n Bloomfield township in Polk county
closed the night of the primary election
ended unexpectedly yesterday after
noon when the attorneys for Judge
orouty and Congressman Hull made
bluff at each other about resting" in
he legal sense, and each took the other
Up.
Argument to the supervisors will be
made later.
Several witnesses were examined by
he parties to the contest in Bloom
ield, yesterday. 1t was disclosed by
heir testimony that the voters who
we're present at the polling place at the
lour of closing were permitted to vote,
md the ballot box was not closed to
he admission of ballots until from
'ourteen to thirty minutes after 81
,'clock.
James Devin, w. H. Mitchell, M. c.
Maple N. H. Guild. w. H. Raffensber-
,er, J. A. Carmon and William Smith
we're witnesses.
Mr. Devin testified that fifteen or more
yoted after o'clock.
Mr.. Mitchell was Judge. He said
he polls closed fifteen or twenty min
ties after o'clock. Delay was caused
" the lack of sufficient ballots Only
egal voters were permitted to vote
md Mr.. Mitchell thought that none
roted after o'clock who would not
ave voted before that hour had it not
,een for the delay in ballots.
MIR. Maple estified that about fifteen
we're waiting to vote at o'clock.
Mr.. Guild testified that the polls
losed about 500.
ASKS PROTECTION FOR LIQUOR.