Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-27
PRIMARY LIST
IS NOW CLOSED
CANDIDATES FOR STATE, CON-
GRESsIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE
OFFICES FILE PAPERS.

OFFICES FILE PAPERS.
Des Moines, April 26.-There were nc
| last day surprises in the list Of more
| than 100 candidates who filed nomirla'
ton papers with the secretary Of state
Wednesday.
house until midnight Wednesday night
There will be a total Of 54S candl-
dates in the field for state, congress
sional and legislative offices, according
to the checked figures Of the states
record books.
Judge A. Van Wagenen Of Sioux
City is the only candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress IN the
eleventh district. V. r. McGinns OF
Leon has the democratic field to him
self in the eighth against Congressman
II. M. Towner of Corning. Theodore
Wall of Osceola, who withdrew from
the congressional race in favor of Nc
Gannis, is a candidate for state senator
from the eleventh district. Maurice
Connolly of Dubuque is the democratic
candidate in the third district.
1t is probable Judge Ralph P. Howell
will be named by the republicans for
congress in the second district to op-
pose Congressman /. S. Pepper of Mus
catine. No republican candidate from
the second filed papers.
The republicans did not get out can
didates for electors in the second and
fourth districts, but these will be- filed
later
Many Candidates File.
Following is complete list Of the
candidates for state and congressional
offices and presidential electors that
will appear on the primary ticket:
For Republican, p G.
Holden Of Ames, A. W. Proudfoot of
Indianola,.and George W.sClarke OF
Adel: democrat, E. G.+Dunn OF Mason
Rapids; prohibition, Orren D. Elicit Of
Marshalltown and G. Durant Jones OF
Perry socialist; i. S. McCrillis Of Des
Moines. H. ... ."r.
For lieutenant governor-Republican
W. L. Harding of Sioux City and G. H.
Van Law of Marshalltown; democrat,
Glenn A. Kenderdine of Iowa City, pro-
hibition, H. r. Bradshaw Of Fort Dodge
socialist, William Strauss Of Burling-
ton.
For secretary of state-Republican,
Edward D. Chassell Of LIE Mars, +. w.
Van Duyn. of Des Moines and w. S.
Allen Of Fairfield: democrat, Charles B.
Murtagh Of Algona; prohibition, p. G..
Watson Of Indianola; socialist, E. G.
Popejoy Of Des Moines.
For state auditor-Republican John
L. Bleakly of Ida Grove, Charles E.
White of Des Moines, Frank S. Shaw
Of Toledo and Ben. F. Loos of Des
Moines; democrat, J. A. Sinclair Of
Corydon and H. G. Cue Of Des Moines;
prohibition, G. H. Culley of MARSHALL
tn1 CT nF do -
Rapids.
For state treasurer-Republic w.
C. Brown Of Clarion: democrat, G. l..
Caswell of Denison: prohibition, F. w.
Larson of Cambridge; socialist, Frank
L. Evans Of Colfax.
.rse Cosson is Unopposed.
For attorney general-Republican
George Cosson of Audubon; democrat,
G. E. Walters Of Toledo; socialist, T. F.
VILLAS of Clarinda.
For state superintendent Of public in
struction-Republican A. M. Deyoe Of
Garner: democrat, Robert Reinow of
Elkader;. socialist, Margaret D. Brown
of Sioux City.
For railroad commissioner-Repu
1ican, N. S. Ketchum of Marshalltown
and Chris Ottosen of Humboldt: DEM
ocrat. Samuel w. Mercer of Iowa
City; prohibition, w. c. Mott of Iowa
cialist, f. n. Dougherty of Guernsey.
For United States senator-Repub-
lican, w. S. Kenyon Of Fort Dodge and
Lafayette Young Of Des ,Moiens; DEM
ocrat, Dan W. Hamilton of Sigourney.
For congress, first district-Repub-
lican Charles A. Kennedy of Montrose
and S. w. Neal Of Washington: demo-
crat, Joshua F. Elder Of Keokuk; So
cialist, Frank Kubisch of Burlington.
L ,~<,, ;-k
crat, l. S. Pepper of Musca tine; social
list, Michael T. Kennedy Of Davenport.
For congress, third district-Repub-
lican, Charles E. Pickett of Waterloo
and A. D. Sumner of Waterloo; demo-
crat, Maurice Connolly of Dubuque;
socialist, D. S. Cameron of Dubuque.
For congress. fourth district-G. N.
Haugen of Northwood and Henry l..
Adams Of West Union; democrat,
Sigurd Recque of Decorah and G. A.
Meyer of Calmar: socialist, James S.
Mott Of Mason Sity.
For congress, Fifth district-Repub-
lican, James w. Good of Cedar Rap
ids: democrat, S. c. Huber of Tama;
socialist, Louis N. Mock of Cedar Rap
ids. .lf
AlIfree Opposes Kendall.
For congress. sixth district-Repub-
lican, N. E. Kendall of Abba and H. B.
Allfree OF Newton, democrat, l.. v.
Reynolds Of Oskaloosa, E. G. Moon Of
Ottumwa and SAINT Kirkpatrick Of Ot-
tumwa; socialist, Andrew Engle of
Metz.
For congress, seventh district-Re-
publican, S. F. Prouty of Des Moines;
democrat, Clint L. Price Of Indianola
and John P. OMally of Perry; prohi-
bition, Ira D. Kellogg Of Des Moines;
socialist. Andy Swanson of Saylor.
For congress, eighth district-Repub-
lican. H. NJ Towner Of Corning; demo-
crat, V. r. McGinnis of Leon; socialist
S. D. Mercer of Lenox.
For congress, ninth district-Repub-
iican. w. r. Green Of Audubon; demo-