The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-11

lette, 9UO.
Clark carried Marshall county by a
large plurality.
EfBngham reports Roosevelt victor
over Taft by 800. Clark led Wilson
by 1900.
The vote in Mount Carmel was for
Clark by 2 to /.
Belvidere reported: Roosevelt,
1,5O0; Taft, 700; La Toilette, 500.
The Town of Media gives Roosevelt
81. Taft II. La Toilette 8.
At Plano, in Ogle county, Roosevelt
received 257 out of total of 374
votes cast.
Winnebago county gave Roosevelt
S,492. Taft 3,133, La Toilette 1887.
Peoria Heavy for Roosevelt.
Late returns from Peoria, giving fig
ures of the congressional district
comprising the counties of Bureau,
Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark and
Tazewell indicate that Roosevelt wins
by four to one over Taft, and Clark
three to one over Wilson
In Washington county Roosevelt
was victor by an overwhelming vote
Monroe county gave Taft a plural
ity of some 200 votes. Clark led on
Democratic ticket
Moline reports as follows: Roose-
welt, 2,120; Taft, $50; La Toilette, 1872.
Lexington gave the following re-
turns; Roosevelt, 206; Taft, 81; La
Toilette, 20.
Almost complete returns from Cook
county give Roosevelt 59,066; Taft,
1928; La Toilette, 1910. Clark led
Wilson by more than $4,000.
In the Republican senatorial contest
the figures from almost all the Cook
county precincts gave Sherman 81
636; Cullom 1924; Magill, lab.
Governor Deneen carried De Kalb
county by over 1000 plurality.
Benham, Franklin county, gave Taft
and Clark pluralities. Deneen major
ity here is heavy.
Sangamon county cast 5,422 votes
for Roosevelt, 1884 for Taft, and 572
for La Toilette. Clark, 2.273; Wilson,
1918. For governor. Republican,
Yates, 300; Oeneen, 1,427; Small,
629. Democrat-Caldwell, 1909; AL
schiller, 100 Dickson, 80; Dunno, "a.
Sherman Defeats cuIIom.
Senator Cullom was badly defeated
in the primary voting by Lawrence Y.
Sherman. Figures approximating the
final count show Sherman's majority
over his leading party opponent will
be in the neighborhood of $4,000 votes
Webster was third on the ticket. -.
. The New York Delegates.
Rochester, n. Y, April 10.-Special:
The big four from this state will be
Senator Root, Speaker Edwin A.
Merritt, Jr., State Chairman William
Barnes and Editor William Berry.
The platform was adopted without
amendment on roll call and the con-
ventiOn adjourned.
Taft Gets Nine Votes.
Louisville, Ky, April 1O.-President
Taft got nine uncOntested delegates
to the republican national convention
in yesterdays district conventions in
Kentucky and Roosevelt one. RoOse
welt men walked out of the Eighth
and Tenth district conventions and
Taft men ont of the Eleventh, in each
instance two conventions being held
and two state delegates to the nation
al convention chosen, one instructed
for Taft and the other for Roosevelt
DahIman Renominated.
Omaha, Neb..: April Johannes G..
Dahlman, serving mis- third term as
mayor of Omaha, was again successful
yesterday when he received the over
whelming support of the voters of this
city in the primary election to choose
fourteen candidates who will contest
for places in the city administration
under a commission form of govern
ment May 7.
Proudfoot Opens Headquarters.
Des MOines, April Ex-senator A.
V. PrOudfoOt has opened his cam
paign headquarters and his candidacy
for governor will be in charge of
Judge J. H. Jamison, who will be at
the headquarters at the Slavery hotel
from now until the primary of June 3.
Holden Club Organized.
Ames, April 1O.-Special: Twenty.
five students met and organized stu
dent Holden club. The purpose of this
organization will be to boost p. G.
Holden for governor of Iowa.
Marshall County For Senator.
MarshalltOwn, April 10.-SpeCial:
Marshall county republican primaries,
held last night, gave Cummins the del
egation to Saturdays convention by
a big majority.
Delegations Divide.
MaquOketa, April 10.-Special: No
dscOrd married the Jackson county
republican convention yesterday after
noon and no resolutions were adopted.
1t is understood the delegations of
fourteen to the state and a like num-
Der to the congressional convention
will be divided equally between Taft
and Cummins.
Council Bluffs, April 10.-Special:
The democrats of Pottawattamie cOun'
| ty, in their convention here Tuesday
indorsed Speaker Champ Clark for the
presidential nomination and instruct
ed their delegates to vote for him.
binding them with the unit rule.
Des Moines, April 10-Special: John
Briar, private secretary and manager
for Senator Cummins, of Iowa, says
| Cummins will win at the Cedar Rap