Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-12
Republican Candidate is
+ Now Declared to be Lead
ing Dunn by a Plurality
of 2,7O0; Figures Differ.
REED CLAIMS DUNN
IS VICTORIOUS
State Chairman Of the Dem
ocratic Party Does Not
Give Up in Face of Re-
ported Clarke Victory.

Des Moines, Nov. 9.-Accoding tt
complete returns from all of tn
counties of the state most Of then
| verified by county auditors, George W
Clarke is governor.elect of Iowa. These
figures subject to only the slightes
possible revision give Clarke 1S4,007
and Dunn 1926.
Changes came thick and fast in the
count Friday, but by nightfall, &C
curate returns left little doubt Of the
election Of Clarke. The official count
will be needed to establish his exact
plurality.
With the returns upon governor out
Of the way, politicians turned their at
tention to the other state officers. The
first complete compilation indicate
that the smallest plurality the Other
republican candidates will receive IL
10000 votes.
The final count on governor with
immaterial differences is conceded In
by the three Des Moines newspapers,
the Associated Press, Charles A. Raw
son. chairman of the state republican
committee and reports to republican
state officials These six agencies
udNC ICSClSCu NCl1ACo AOpOASo liSAL4
each county in the state.
An earlier tabulation Of the returns
yesterday seemed to give Dunn a
plurality of approximately 1000 but
this was speedily cut down when 1t
was discovered that in several coun-
ties errors had been made in fling
reports.
Clarke Makes Statement.
After spending the day, in Des
Moines yesterday, Mr.. Clarke issued a
statement about his election. He
claims a plurality Of 1850. His state
ment follows:
+ complete returns from the auditors
Office. of every county in the state re-
ceived at my headquarters give me
1850 plurality. These figures also
have been verified by my friends in
every county in the state who person
ally have checked the poll books in the
county auditors offices and reported
to me. My plurality when the Off
cial canvass is made will not materi-
ally vary from these figures"
The remainder of the republican
ticket is elected by a larger plurality
than Clarke. according to the returns
received. Many Of the counties had
not yet finished counting the votes for
some of the candidates, but those re-
porting show that the other candi-
dates are running ahead Of Clarke,
with the possible exception of w. S.
Allen for secretary of state. Returns
from forty counties give Allen a
plurality Of about 4,500 and the other
candidates about 10000, excepting
George Cosson and A.. M. Deyoe, who
had pluralities of about $4,000 on that
NUM- er Of counties.
The state ticket estimated plurali-
ties as follows:
Clarke, (rep), governor ........ 2,751
Harding, (rep.), lieut.. governor $4,000
Allen, (rep), secretary of state. 1900
Brown, (rep.), treasurer ....... $4,000
Cosson, (rep.), attorney general $4,000
Deyoe, (rep), superintendent 10000
Ketchum (rep), railroad com 1880
Gaynor, (rep.) and Preston, (rep.)
are elected for supreme Judge. Gay
nor will have the biggest vote by
5000 to 1000.
Vote for governor: Clarke, (rep),
1s4,007; Dunn, (dem.) 1S1, 256.
Reed Claims Election.
Although claiming positively that
Dunn has carried the state by LOO,
Chairman N. F. Reed Of the demo
cratic state central committee refused
last night to give out tabulated state
ment of the returns by counties upon
which he bases his claim.
"If you are sure of the results what
objection is there to disclosing your
figures?" he was asked.
1--WE now have the results and we
expect to keep them. If our oppon-
ents attempt to change them we have
the material to fight them with. We
will not give out our figures until the
vote is canvassed by the election
boards Monday.
Our figures have been secured
from the county auditors of each coun-
~ and have been verified by county
chairmen.