Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-05
IOWA REPUBLICANS WILL WIN
TUESDAY BUT ~ SMALLER
MARGIN THAN USUAL.
ESTIMATES ARE
FROM $500 TO 10000
governor Carroll Will Run Sehnd
Ticket but Probably Will Be Re-
Observation-Disclosures May Lose One
or Two consressmen-Much Scratch
ing Of Tickets.
Special TO Tines-Repubiicaa.


Des Moines, Nov. 5.-The campaign
is over, practically. all the votes have
been made" the machinery is creased,
the last canards are going the rounds.
the final rumors and hints and insinua-
tions are afoat; ballotrins comes next
Who wins? The answer 10 the puzzle IS
not exposed. At headquarters there -
mystery Nobody IS talking, no guess
es, no final estimates, 10 figuring II
all up BY counties and districts and
precincts. The boast.ng Is reserved
for football games. the man who shakes
his money at the crowd is not 10 be
found nobody would carry a torch
light il there was procession
And the peculiar solemnity OF the &C.
casion is not for one party or the ota-
err. but for all.
The political "dopester" who essays
to tell just what is going 20 happen
next Tuesday in Iowa or any part OF
Iowa, must simply expose his ignorance
by all he may write. Those who are
IN position TO know or who might pc
expected to know are unable 70 gave
any tips. Everybody is fully prepared
to be perfectly astonished al the re-
markable outcome.
There is usually no clearer headed
prognosticator il al! the land than Ed
Hurtec-Hon. Edwar H. Hunter, spe-
cial agent Of the Burlington railroad,
manager of the last campaign 70 oeat
Governor Cummns out Of the execu-
tive chair He paused at a street cor
uer TO exchange greetings.
raid. 1.-The number OF men who are
saving they don't care anything about
party and are going to vote independ-
entity is wonderfully large. No use ag-
uring on anything; You cant tell whal
the people are going 10 40.
And if Ed Hunter can't tell what IS
going to hapepn, who can?
But from him, and from, others. from
the men about the different political
headquarters, and from persons "h"
travel much about the state some
scraps Of information may oe collated.
Iowa will 60 republican again THIS
year. The $4,000 or $4,000 normal re-
publican majority will be materially
diminished but not obliterated 1t may
not be over $4,000: more likely .o.eoo.
The Iowa delegation IN congress VA!
be republican, Of course. possibly
solid delegation but more likely with
one or two exceptions. The legislature
will be repu bican by majority very
close to that OF the present genera.
sembly. Some districts will be regain
ed for the republicans and others WI!
be lost. There will not be any ian1-
slide in legislative matters
There will be a larger number o.
scratched ballots mis- lear than ever
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tickets Will be greater t1an II the year
Of the famous agnt, 1895. when Ii4efe
was an organized bolt from Inc Fepuo-
ican party from which il has not yei
recovered. In1s time i wi.. not Dc one
Int several VINO VIII Dc scratched
Ii IS agreed. ~ everyone VINO mas
been about. that there a,il. De scratch
ing OF Governor Carroll. This 49, pro-
coed from several sources, NAMELY, the
resentment OF Cown!e's friends, the
distrust OF me 0-ugg4sls, --a- ~ 'AoSe
who do Iot WANT res SUBMISSION, ana
some tactioual .ee-!ag Nearly every
one who wants - scratch N!!! Dig AZ
some special excuse Carro-- VII! run
behind the iicke; an! here from TO-
Uo1 10 20,GV0-Dat ne "l-! be eecteo
Senator Cosson vii! n ..he naLaer
be cut for an equal variety OF rsa-
chiefly because .. a notion when mas
been assiduously circulated that MS
election means injustice 10 the rail-
roads and the saloons Bat ne VII.
have an advantage IN TWO ways over
CarroIl-he will able 10 get BACK
part of what ne loses oy democratic
votes, and he viii not be MT SO marc
because so Tar down the ticket. he
will have pretty close 10 the norma.
republican majority.
Clifford Tnorne VIII be III. BY the
corporation interests which do not
want the character and complexion u
the Iowa railroad commission 10 be
materially changed. But IL IKE man
ner he Will get back some OF tae loss
by those farmers VINO vii. MAKE il q
special point to work for Thorne ana
for him alone.
There Will be 10 cutting elsewhere on
the state ticket. The personality OF me
imposing candidates does net et.er into
the campaign in the least, except as y
Claude Porter. He will get many votes
for personal reasons and because or the
aggressiveness OF his campaign. If ne
is elected ii VIII be because OF The mar
vellous speaking campaign he has con-
Quoted. He commenced Sept. 20 and
has spoken practically twice every
week day since. or about seV@nt y five
speeches., covering ever part Of the
state. The fact that he has made these
speeches, has given long and earnest
tAllEs, and has stood up under the Sc
voee strain, has given him many adj
& mirers. To some extent Governor Car
roll has In the last three weeks matched
! this work and has delivered a large
number Of speeches in the state, and
has been remarkably we'll received
Who among the candidates for con-
n1oos are in danger? That is hard to
~. Men who have been down in the
II sixth district are saying that this dis
ef1ct IL sure for Nate Kendall, and they
can give good reasons. Some well in
termed republicans Of the Second dis
~ tf1ct feel very confident Of the election
- tie republican candidate. but Others
ss4axo dubious The democrats are talk
.. cAr.--trc ere Fra
zEfho Fourth, the Fifth, the Eighth. the
1pSth. ana so on. Even Clint Price is
sszs ia % be hugging the delusion he car
- IN the Seventh, where the nospa
Is ublican majority 10 10000. Blu
|4s Qumf8. Kendall. Good, Haugen, Smith