Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-22
PRIMARY DID N WORK
VERY FEW SUCCESSFUL cANpl.
DATES FAILED 70 RECEIVE IS
PER CENT or VOTE.
FEW NOMINATIONS THROWN
INTO PARTY CONVENTIONS
fsevsra. Candidates for Legislature
Chosen BY Very Few votss-com-
pIsts Returns Show Gradual increase
in Progressive Vote in stats-Prohi.
bitionists Losing Ground.

bitionists Losing Ground.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 22.-The 35 per
cent clause in the Iowa primary law
prevented the nomination Of candidates
for the legislature in only few dis
tricts. In Appanoose county there were
five candidates. no one Of whom re-
ceived the IS per cent, hence the coun-
ty convention will decide. In Mitchell
county four candidates divided 1t up
80 that no one was nominated In
Van Buren, county five candidates and
several scattering prevented nominal
ton. These are all for the republicans.
In Davis county, the democrats met
with similar trouble, for they had four
candidates and no nomination. Incl
dentally the two leaders tied on the
vote.
In several of the counties where no
candidates filed papers for nomination,
the republican voters nominated by
writing names on the ballots. This was
done In the Iowa johnson senatorial
district. The Johnson county people
united on E. D. Murphy and nominated
him with l23 votes, while in Iowa
county. Thomas Williams got IA votes
and there were SO scattering. But
Thomas Williams was nominated for
the house In Iowa county by writing
his name on the ballot few times. In
johnson county, Clay BOwersox got 107
votes and was named for the house. In
Bremen county, G. o. vanderver was
nominated with 30 votes, in Lyon coun-
ty Charles Erickson got 267 and was
nominated. in Chickasaw % votes NOM
mated j. w. Sandusky, in Scott county
M. III. CalderWood was nominated by
IL voters writing his name on the ball
lots. and IN Dubuque county G. F. Brose
and p. A. Besler got 1913 and 135 re-
spectively and both are nominated.
In Clinton county the republicans
nominated Carl Skinner, OF Des Moines,
for the legislature with six votes, only
8 scattering votes being recorded. Mr.
Skinner has been a resident of Des
Mofnes for several years and is en-
gagged in business on Grand avenue. j.
L. Miner, Of Carroll. got just one vote
and was nominated as republican can
didate for the house in his county. o.
H. Jacobson, Of Audubon, had a ma
jority Of only four over hts opponent in
the primary, the closest race recorded
Prosressivs Vote lncrsasinq.
What is the normal progressive vote
OF Iowa at primary elections? How
many votes can progressive republi-
canism muster in a fight? There have
been three primaries held. Something
can be told from the figures. In the
first OF these, 1908. the total vote was
1S2S6S on governor, in the second 1t
was 1851 and in the third it was
1928. The normal vote which can
be expected on the head Of the ticket
Is therefore about 100000 In the first
primary Garst, the progressive candi-
dtae, received 63,737 votes: in the sec
ond he received s6,442 votes: in the
third, Clarke. the progressive candi-
date. received s9,107 votes. This shows
a steady increase in the voting strength
OF those who desire progressive men in
high state office.
There have been three primary votes
on senator. In the first Of these, in
June. 1908, Cummins received a total
OF 95,s24 votes; but in November Of
that year. on an increased vote, he re-
ceived 1859. This latter was a pri-
mary held at the time of the regular
election, so that the vote was enor-
mously increased. This year Kenyon
receives total Of 124.1s0 votes.
Prohibitionists Lose Ground.
The vote that can be diverted to a
strictly prohibition party candidate
shows falling of. John J. Hamil-
ton In 1908 received 29.292 votes, run
ming on platform demanding that
the republican party again pledge it.
self to the sprohibitory amendment
movement This year, A. v. Proud
foot running on an identical platform
received only 23,311 votes. The decline
OF the sentiment for q prohibitory
amendment is evident.
The fact that republicans will not
all vote for all the state offices is
shown by the totals as they run down
the ticket. For United States senator
there was cast a total Of 1S9,6S0 votes,
for governor 1S1 ,219 votes, for lieuten-
ant governor 163,s90. for secretary Of
state 164,345, for aualtor 163,0S5, for
treasurer 156.54s, for railroad commits
sioner 1921, for attorney general
151, 1893, for superintendent 14S.521. In
other words there were over 41.OO0 re-
puOllCdNS WHO SIOPpeu SuOII OIL COIu~
pleting their voting on the state ticket.
The socialists this years beat the
temperance people in the vote cast at
the primary They case 2.167 votes
for their ticket, while the prohibition
candidates received only 944. OF these
latter Jones got 577 and Elicit 2s4.
One Iowa republican cast his vote for
United States senator for Theodore
Roosevelt.
Norma Haugsn 20 Wed.
Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, June 22.-Miss Norma
Haugen has sprung surprise on her
hosts Of friends by the announcement
that on June Is she is to be united in
marriage with J. O. E. johnson. About
one hundred Invitations have been ex-
tended to the wedding which will be
is YOUR