Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-22
DELEGATION STOLEN
LUCAS COUNTY INCIDENT SHOWS
HUNTER PLAN TO GET THE
CONVENTION"
STEAMBOAT COUNTY BOARD
COUNTS OUT PRoGREsSlvES
Delegates Elected by Vote of Five
to One Deliberately Turned Out
Intent Of Voters Clearly Expressed
Thorne's Lead Over Wilson Assures
Him Nomination for Commi ssoner.
, Times -Renuhlican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines. June 22-Later intor-
nation from Lucas county as TO what
was done there under the new I'D
Hunter campaign to get the state
convention" indicates that 1t was about
as raw "A steal as ever was attempted
TO overrule the decision of the people
The standpat managers went before
the board of supervisors and induced
that body 10 SO back 80 the returns and
err the judges had counted them rightly.
Then they made the claim that mas
much as the progressive delegates in
some precincts of Charlton We're elect
ed by tho use of stickcrs on which Was
printed small squares these votes
should not be counted at all. The in
tent of tina voter was perfectly plain
and if there was any offcnse 1t was in
the handing out of the stickers but
the board. being In the full control of
the standpatters held that the stand
pat delegates were entitled to the GER
tificates tho the progressive delegates
had them. Hence the board declared
the standpatters elected. This Is the
basis for the claim that the standpat-
tiers carried the county.
The matter was taken before Judge
Anderson who merely decided that the
court was without jurisdiction and
could not direct the county board to
follow the law.
But as a matter Of fact the progress
sive delegates were elected In some
OF the precincts where this steal was
attempted the vote was four or i've 10
one In favor of the progressivcs. And
the judges of election certified that
these delegates were in fact elected. II
the standpattcrs undertake 10 run the
convention they will find they have not
the certificates to show their right
There was no pretense. so it is re-
ported. that the intent of the voters
was not clearly expressed. Quite diff
ferent situation prevailed in one pre-
cinct in Des Moines. where about fif-
teen standpat voters pasted on the list
Of st.ndpat delegates and failed to
make any mark in the squares. The
Judges of election. who were progres-
sives. said that the intent Of the voters
was plain. and counted the ballots. tho
not marked at all
The Lucas county attempted steal of
the county convention is the first OUT
ward evidence of the desperation OF
the committee which now has charge
Of the campaign to create chaos In
Iowa and disrupt the party.
Governor CAROLS majority is just
trife over 1000 in total vote OF
176.930.
When ninety eight counties had been
footed up it was found he had 2.774;
but unofficially the word came from
Ottumwa he had LISA majority in Wa
pello county.
With Wapello still held back figures
on attorney general were: Cosson. o.
S12: Chantland 4s,S1S; F'eels'. 44,o45.
The same counties gave for railroad
as shown by the footings
afternoon: Palmer. 59.3o4;
52293: Wilson. 9.43O; Ottosen.
2S.OSo: Ferguson. 24.4l6. Stz. 1879.
These figures showed that there was
no probability of Wapelo county Civ
ing enough majority for Wilson over
to change the result. 1t was
In Wapello that II fierce fight was made
by the local packing interest com bined
with the railroad interest to defeat
rhorne. There was therefore cNpecta-
ton all along that Thorne would run
far behind in that county.
There was some disposition among
those Interested to feel that the state |
executive council was little too previ- !
Gus in entering up a resolution on the /
records yesterday morning dfsposing of |
The question of how 10 compute the - !
per cent matter. Ii was felt that since |
Mr.. Ottosen had given notice of intent (
% raise the question before the board
t might we'll have waited al least UNI
IL the count was complete before de- /
,iding.
On the other hand it was pointed out I
hat until TIE board had acted there /
would he NO excuse for any action in +
curt or otherwise and now IT is open .
or attack. and ii there is anyone who .
would like to have the matter sifted
,ut in court he can now do so.
The final figures on governor veri- 4
led the reports 10 the newspapers. n
While the Jackson committee was en-
,aged in claiming 5000 or more for
heir candidate, the figures showed sub Il
tantiaiiy 1900 MA iority.
The mdjorities in the five congress
ional districts were also somewhat Il
hanged from the widest of the re-
ports. They were: Kennedy. 2.99e II
smith. 1905: Towner. SIS; Prouty. s.
81; Woods, 12.341.
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