Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-24
FEN GAINS MADE
DALLAS RECOUNT
Recanvass of Congressional Re
turns Halt Completed and
Prouty Gains One
COUNT FINISHED SATURDAY
Executive Council Finally Decides to
Put OF Declaring the Results Until
Count Is Completed - cummins
Asked for Immediate Action-Why
Convention Named Prouty.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to es-Republican.
Des Moines, July 24.-Up to noon
today, the recount had disclosed no
further changes to those noted yester-
day in Dallas county. Prouty has
gained one vote on Hull to date. The
count will not be finished before Sat-
urday noon.
Executive Council Awaits Recount.
BY vote of three to one the ex-
ecutive council last night adopted
resolution to postpone the declaration
of a result In the Seventh district
congressional fight until Dallas coun-
tvs board of supervisors, nUw en-
gagged in a recount Of ballots as to
congress, shall have had further time
in which to complete the recount.
At the final consideration of the
matter of the council Governor Cum
minis offered the following resolution,
Auditor Carroll, Secretary Hayward
their votes:
That we now proceed to canvass
the returns of the primary election
held on June 2, so far as they relate
to the representative in congress from
the Seventh district, and having cam
vassed such returns to declare AMI
certify the result as provided by law.
This resolution having been de-
feated, Auditor of State Carroll Of
fered the following resolution waicil
was adopted, Secretary Hayward
Treasurer Morrow and Auditor Car
roll voting for. and Governor Cum
nuns against 1t:
"lnasmuch us the council has peer
officially informed that the board Of
supervisors of Dallas county is now
engaged in a recount of the ballots
cast In that county at the recent pri-
mary election, and the ballots cast in
about third of the precincts al
ready having been recounted, be it
Resolved, That we defer action as
to the issuance of a certificate OF
nomination with reference to candi-
date for congress from the Seventh
congressional district until the board
of supervisors of Dallas county shall
have had reasonable time in which
to complete the recount OF the bailots
cast in that county"
Conventions Action Explained.
The congressional convention which
nominated Prouty explained its action
by the adoption of the following res
olutions:
Whereas, 1t is provided by section
26, chapter 81, of the law of the Thir-
ty-second general assembly, "That in
case no nomination was made in the
primary election, for office of repre-
sentative in congress in the United
States, as shown by the certificate
issued by the state board of canvass
ers provided for in this act, then in
any such district, the chairman of the
central committee therefor shall
forthwith issue such call for a con-
vention in such district"
"And Whereas Such call was legal
ly and properly made by the then reg
ularly constituted central committee
Of the Seventh congressional district
for 2 o'clock July 1S. 1908, and,
"Whereas, Said call specifically en-
powered said convention to nominate
a candidate for congress on the re-
publican ticket in this district, and.
"whereas, Said law provides, "No
such district convention shall be held
earlier than the first Thursday OF
later than the fifth Thursday follow
ing the county convention" and,
"Whereas, Under said call, such
convention did assemble on the
eighteenth day of July, 1908, at
o'clock p. M, and thereupon took q
recess until the twenty-third day OF
July, 1908 at o'clock p. M, that be-
ing the fifth Thursday following the
county convention, and.
'.whereas, Said last date has now
arrived and no certificate has been
furnished by the executive council OF
this state showing that any one has
been nominated for congress on the
republican ticket in the Seventh con-
gressional district. and,
'Whereas, The attorney general OF
this state, in an opinion duly filed
with said council. has declared the
law to be that it Is the duty of the
said executive council to canvass the
returns and certify the facts either
that there is or is not nomination
before said date,
"Now therefor be it resolved, That
this convention, under the duty and
power imposed on it by law, proceed
TO the nomination of a candidate on
tho republican ticket. for congress in
tho Seventh congressional district Of
Tou,a -