Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08
RETURNS CONE IN SLOWLY
Indications it Will Be Necessary to
Wait for the Official Canvass.
CONTEST IN SIXTH DISTRICT
Face of Returns shows Kendall IL
Elected to Congress, but Hamilton
Wants to see the Votes
Counted Again.
lFrom a STAFF Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. 7.-(special)-
State officials and the chairmen of the
state committees have given up hope of
securing anything like exact figures on the
election in Iowa prior to the official count
by the ounty boards. In some cases the
election officers were two days in finish
ing the count and they failed to make re-
turns In such a way that the results could
be determined in advance of the official
count In each county. The nearest APP
proach to a finish is the computation by
the chairman Of the republican committee
on about seventy-five of the counties and
twenty-four yet to hear from, and this
shows about as follows:
For Taft. 10000; for Bryan, 175.O 900.
For Carroll, 100000; for White, 49,, 900.
For Cummins, about $1,000 majority.
The latest compilation on the legisla-
ture gives the republicans eighty in the
house and thirty-four in the senate: the
democrats, twenty-eight in the house and
sixteen in the senate. The republicans
make a net gain of three on Joint ballot.
There are still a few districts in doubt.
In quite a number the vote was very close.
The late news from the Sixth district is
to the effect that while n. e. Kendall is
elected on the face of the returns, the pres
49, "a AldulllOU, OeulOCTdI,
oontemplates demanding a recount of the
votes.
The tone of the press of the state indl-
Gates that while in a few places there is
a disposition to not accept the result Of the
primary on senator, yet in fact the major
ity of the republicans believe that the re-
suit was so overwhelming that it must be
accepted and there will be an end to fac
tionalism in the state. The republican
state Is closing out its office and
will render an account to the voters. The
candidates are required to file statements
of election expenses and these are now
being prepared.
English Suffragettes Coming.
Miss Rachel Costello and Miss Rendel,
both of London, are due to reach Des
Moines tomorrow and to visit a few days
with the leaders In the woman suffrage
movement in Iowa. They are on a tour of
the country advising as to methods of pro-
noting the cause. WhileShere It is expected
preparations will be made for presenting
the suffrage question to the next Iowa
legislature.
New Members of Historical Society.
At a recent meeting of the State Histori-
cal society the following well known
Iowans were voted into membership. Judge
Horace NJ. Towner of Corning. j. H. Henry
of Des MoInes. c. B. Robbins of Cedar
Rapids, William Runkle of Cedar Rapids,
Clifford Powell of Red Oak, Edna Stone of
Logan, Paul A. Korab, E. B. Limpus, Prof.
Bohumil Shimek, Willard WEIGH and Judge
o. A. Byington of Iowa City.
Implement Dealers to Meet.
The implement dealers of Iowa are pre-
pairing for the annual meeting of their state
association in Des Moines, commencing
December 1. The association has been orr
ganized but a few years and yet 1t embodies
nearly all the leading retail and wholesale
dealers of the state. The program includes
consideration of prospective legislation.
To Consider Pardon Matters.
Governor A.. b. Cummins will probably
hold a conference with the members OF
the Board of Parole next week on the
I Ralnsberger pardon cases. The board rec
commended such a conference and the gov
ernor will probably meet with the members
to discuss the possibility of releasing from
the state penItentiary Frank and Nathan
Rainsberger. The governor on the recon-
mendation Of the board has also to decide
the Weems case.
Making sugar IN Iowa.
For the first time the actual making Of
sugar has commenced in Iowa. The new
factory at Waverly ls in operation and this
week commenced to handle the crop Of
Bremen county beets grown this year. The
crop is not as good as hoped for but Will
YIELD a fine profit to the farmers. About
200 men are employed at the factory and
the capacity Of the factory is 500 tons OF
beets a day.