Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-06-11

Woodbury. county was defeated for
renominstioa Tor senator by Robert
Hunter. Mr.. Hunter became a car
ddate when Mr.. Jackson announced
that he would not abide by the re-
suit Of the primary election unless
IL conformed to the result in his own
county. Mr. Hunter announced him
self candidate on the platform OF
abiding by the state primary. He
defeated Senator Jackson, who only
asked for a second term, by a vote
of 1884 to 1,76S, although Senator
Allison carried the county by about
900 majority.
AT the same time G. e. Ward de-
feated w. w. McElrath, on the same
issue, by a vote of $3.50 to LAPS.
w. l.. Harding was reelected, hav-
ing no opposition, and will be the
standpat candidate for speaker.
In Montgomery county Charles E..
Dewitt was nominated for the
house over J. E. Taylor. Senator ALI
son carried the county by 121 ma
jority but Mr.. Dewitt, who was the
progressive candidate, won by 245.
In Taylor county M. L. Burt de.
feated w. d. Blackmore for repre-
sentative by majority of thirty,
although Senator Allison carried the
county by about 500.
Two sons of Gov. William Larrabee
will sit in the Thirty-third generai
assembly
Frederick Larrabee of Fort Dodge
was nominated by the republicans
for senator by a large majority. He
had 1,15S majority in Wester county
although Governor Cummins carried
it by only 200.
William Larrabee, Jr., was nomi.
mated for representative by the re-
publicans in Fayette county.
George w. Tilton defeated A. M.
Raney for the house in Iowa county.
1t was a threshold fight Raney
got 345 votes, Robert Shendenhelm
received 271 and Tilton lad ST.. AS
24S is 35 per cent of the total Mr.
Tilton is nominated.
The closest shave that any of the
candidates had with respect to the So
per cent clause was in Hancock coun-
ty, where A. c. Ripley was nominated
for the house with $50 votes In l..
So Thirty-fve per cent of the l..
$40 was 52S.
Dave Brant was nominated by the
republicans in the Iowa-Johnson dis.
trict for the senate. J. A. White
was nominated by the democrats
against him. Brant lives in Johnson
and White in Iowa county.
j. U. Sammis was nominated for
senator in the Cherokee-Ida- Plymouth
district by narrow margin, having
but sixty-four majority in vote of
1000. His nomination has been con.
ceded G. F. Coburn was the stand
pat candidate.
c. A. Meredith of Cass county was
renominated for the house of repre-
sentatives over ]. w. Scott by vote
of 1,132 to 942. Mr.. Scott had de-
clared that he would not abide by the
primary result unless it conformed
" the ISSuII III SdsS SoAuty, WHICH
was carried by Allison. Mr.. Meredith
made the opposite pledge to abide by
the primary result in the state.
George Cosson of Audubon county
defeated w. c. Elliott, also of Audi.
bon, for senator in the Audubon-Dal-
las-Guthrie district. The district
was carried by Mr.. Cosson by SAL, al
though Senator Allison carried 1t
by about $50. Mr.. Cosson is pro-
gressive.
State Chairman c. w. Miller was
re-nominated for the house by the
Bremen democrats over Nat Ellis by
about $50 majority.
l.. D. Teter of Marion county was
re-nominated. There were two other
candidates, but his vote exceeded
their combined vote. Mr.. Teter ex-
poets to be candidate for speaker.
George Long, editor of the Manson
Journal, was defeated in Calhoun
county by ]. w. Jacobs.
Senator c. G. Saunders of Potta-
wattamie county was re-nominated
over G. H. Scott by about 625 votes,
the normal standpat majority in this
election.
Guy A. Freely Of Black Hawk
county was easily re-nominated. He
Is a progressive, and the county