Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-04
Result on Head Of Ticket
Expected to be Known To-
night; Chief Interest is
Over the Senatorship.
UNUSUALLY LIGHT
VOTE FORECASTED
Indications are That Total
Republican Vote Will Not
Exceed l35,000; Fair
Weather Stops Farmers.

Des Moines, June 3-State wide pri-
maries are in progress in Iowa today
In which republican, democratic and
other parties will choose nominees for
United States senator, congressman in
the eleven districts, governor and a
full set Of state, county and township
officers. The polls opened at o'clock
in the cities and early reports indi-
Gated that fair vote will be regis.
tered. In the country districts the
polls opened at 8 o'clock and in both
city and country the polls will close at
| 8 o'clock tonight.
| Light Vote Is Cast.
| EARLY reports indicate that the total
vote in at least eight of the eleven
congressional districts in the state
would be considerably below normal
primary poll. It is doubtful II many
more than $4,000 votes on the repub..
lican side out Of normal 100000 will
be cast. In the large farming districts
fair weather placed political interest
4 ia poor second to olcrop interest. and IN
many places the farmers refused to
'fleave their fields to vote.
/ Tho Young managers In ad1itionst to
the first, sixth, eighth and ninth dis.
tr1cts In the southern half Of the state
claimed an increasing advantage in
some portions OF the progressive terri
tory in the north half OF the state In
which are located the third, fourth,
tenth and eleventh districts The sec
ond district, in which Davenport is
situated, Is claimed by both sides The
NTH district Cedar Rapids, is also de-
bated ground. Men familiar with the
Iowa political situation predicted that
the final vote would be extremely close
with possibility Of an official count
being necessary to decide the republi-
can senatorial fight.
The senatorial contest over
shadowed all other contests In today's
voting. Senator Kenyon, who is OPP
posed by former Senator Lafayette
Young, editor Of the Des Moines Capt.
| tai, for the republican nomination. was
prepared to make a. vigorous fight to
retain his seat in th, senate while the
|
would be returned to the position he
held for five months following the
death Of the late Senator Jonathan p.
Dolliver.
| In Des Moines the principal issue
was the senatorial race, and though
this city Is the home of Young the
Kenyon forces were active at the polls
from early morning. The real battle
{x, No nNc tn No
here and according to leaders on both
eides the result in Polk county and
Des Moines probably will determine
the result Of the state at large.
The Congressional Contests.
Excep. in one or two districts 1t
changes in the personnel of the Iowa
tterest centers in the sixth district
where Congressman Nate Kendall Is
opposed by H. B. Allfree of Newton;
in the fourth, where Congressman G.
N. Haugen Is opposed by State Sen
ator Henry L. Adams, and in the
eleventh where Congressman 3. II.
Scott Of Sioux City.
| III LILO IculH ul5tIlCL SOuSA CSSaAoA
Frank P. Wood is opposed for the re-
publican nomination by Paul e. Still
man; in the first, Congressman
Charles A. Kennedy by s. w. New.
and in the third, Congressman Charles
E. Pickett by A. D. Sumner. s. ".
Prouty of the seventh H. M. Towner
OF the eighth William r. Greene Of
the ninth, James w. Good Of the fifth,
all republicans, and I. S. Pepper demo
crat, Of the second, are unopposed. In
the sixth district the three democratic
candidates are l.. Reynold Of Oska-
locsa and State Senator E. G. Moon
and SAINT Kirkpatrick Of Ottumwa.
Fight for GovernorshIp.
In the gubernatorial contest, there
was nothing to indicate early today.
the probable victor All three republi-
can candidates, George w. Clarke,
present lieutenant governor. Perry G.
Holden, formerly Of Ames Agricultural
college, and State Senator A. v. Proud
foot Of Indianola, were confident OF
success and their managers made
optimistic claims.
E. G. Dunn Of Mason City and John
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