The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-13
State Convention Must Decide This
for None of the Seven candi-
dates Received s5
Per Cent.
LATE ELECTION NEWS
Wilson Seems to Have the Second
Nomination for Railroad
Commissioners and cosson
is Named.
Especial to The Gate City.l

DES MONIES, Iowa, June 13.-The
second Iowa statewide primary is
past with numerous speculations as
to the genuine results. Certain it is
that b. F. Carroll was renominated
for second term and the established
precedent of giving republican Of
fee holder two terms is unbroken.
Congressman Walter |. Smith of Coun-
Gil Bluffs was renominated in the first
contest for nomination he has ever
had in his political career. Judge
Horace K Towner of Corning was
nominated in the Eighth as successor
to former Congressman Peter Hep
burn. Congressman Chas. Kennedy
was re-nominated in the First district.
These three standpatters withstood
the attack made upon them by pro-
gressives supplied with ammunition
from the state senators in Washing.
ton. Congressman j. A. T. Hull was
defeated by the progressive Judge s..
F. Prouty in his fourth attempt to
secure the nomination Friends OF
Hull lay his defeat to the lack of sys-
tematic organization
Six congressional districts are con-
trolled by standpatters in the selection
of delegates to the state convention 10
be held in Des Moines in August. As
there are but eleven districts this
will give the standpatters control of
all committees in the state convention,
including permanent organization,
credentials and resolutions Former
Iowa Taft club further claims tie
standpatters will have majority Of
$50 on the floor of the convention.
1t will be the purpose of the con-
vention to pass resolutions endorsing
the administration of President TAFT
along the lines Of the Wisconsin state
convention platform of June 8; and of
the administration of Gov B. F. Car
roll in Iowa. Governor CarrolIs re-
nomination can largely be credited to
the refusal Of republican electors to
overthrow political precedent and
deny faithful official second term
This was largely supported by the
! fact that Governor Carroll's admins.
tration has been clean and free from
| criticism
Geo Cosscn of Audubon county is
1 nominated for attorney general by q
/ fiattering majority. His success is
4 probably due to his popularity as a
/ state senator in some districts and the
familiarity OF his name throughout
! the state
In the contest for two nominations
for railroad commissioner Honest
David J. Palmer of Washington has q
lead of about 10000 and is nominated
/ There has been considerable specula
! ton as to whether Clifford Thorne OF
4 James H Wilson will be second and il
may require the official count to de
eide. Latest returns received indi
cate James Wilson is second with the
1 necessary thirtv-five DER cent Should
4 there be no second nomination the Sc
! lection will go to the state convention
The state convention will have tt
4 select the candidate for state superin
tendent of public instruction for o
the necessary 35 per cent. John F
Riggs, the present incumbent, receiv
ed the largest vote and Adam Picket
of Creston the second largest. B. w
Garrett secured the nomination 70
clerk Of the supreme court.