Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-07
PRooREssivg Wins eEpaAToRlAl
NOMINATION IN leANsAs sTAT1
PRIMARY ELEcriolL
INCOMPLETE REruRNs sHow
ROOSEVELT ELEcToRs WON
stubbs Ran Strong II Country Pr.
einets and will Have substansiai
MISUNDERSTANDING Neminatsd ~
Missouri Democrats % Candidate -
oevsrnor-Mekinisy ctsssn.

Topeka, Kan. Aug. 7.-Governor- w.
II. Stubbs probably has defeated
Charles Curtis for tho latter's seat in
the United States senate. altho early
returns from yesterdays statewide
primary seem to Indicate the raco
would not be decided until complete
returns were received. Stubbs gained
so much in the country districts that
it seems almost certain that the gov :
ernor had defeated Senator Curtis by
a substantial majority.
Race 10 Close in Later Returns.
Incomplete returns from yesterdays
primary election. received at noon 70 =
day. tended to increase the plurality OF
the Roosevelt electors indicated by
earlier returns. and placed the out =
come OF the contests between Charles
Curtis and Governor W. n. Stubbs for
the United States senatorship In doubt.
Stubbs and Curtis appear to be run.
ming a neck and neck race. and the
friends Of each man are claiming tho
victory.
Hugh Farrelly, democratic candidate
for United States senator. apparently
has defeated his opponent. Judge w.
Fl. Thompson. George W. Hodges.
democratic candidate for governor, was
victorious over ]. r. Billiard. OF Topeka,
according to the latest returns, aitho
Billiards. manager at noon insisted that
he had carried the state.
Topeka. Kan., Aug. 7.-Scattered re-
turns from one-fifth OF the counties OF
the state show that the Roosspeit
presidential electors were victorious In
yesterdays primaries.
Even followers of President Taft re-.
luctantly admitted that they seemed
to be beaten. Congressman p. r.
Campbell probably has lost tho nom-
nation for his seat in congress to w.
NJ. Gray, a progressive.
Early returns indicated that Charles
Curtis and Governor W. r. atubbs
were running n close race FOR tho
United States senate
Based on returns up to 10:30 o'clock.
Arthur Capper. publisher Of the To-
peka Capital, has defeated Frank Ryan
Of Leavcnworth for the republican
domination for governor. George n.
Hodges. on the democratic ticket. 10
leading his two opponents for the same
office
The clerks were counting the re-
publican ballots first on account Of tho
great interest In the presidential elect
or struggle. The count OF ballots IN
slow owing to the large number OF
names on them.
heavy vote was cast in the conn
try precincts. The cities reported about
the normal number OF ballots.
Tho nominees for congress are:
First district. r. Chapman (D).
Second---Joseph Taegart CD, Gin.
cumbent)
Fourth--Fred s. Jackson tR.). (in-
cumbent)
Pifth-~Rollln r. Reea CR.). (in-
oumhent)
sixth--T D. Young CRY. (incum-
benD: J. r. Connolly CD
Seventh--George A Neeley (D). dn-
cumbent)
Eighth-victor Murdock (R). Gin
cumbenD; John ]. Saunders CD
Cowherd Wins IN Missouri.
st. Louis, Aug. With an estimated
lead OF 10000 to $4,000 In st. Louis.
/ 900 In Jackson county. and 1000 in
buchanan county, william S. Cowherd
of Kansas City. apparently won tha
nominat tion for governor
over Elliott w. Major, In yesterdays
primaries BY plurality estimated al
10 .000
Altho Major carried fifty of the sew
enty-five countics heard from this
leading Cowherd by nearly
Il 900 in the country, II Is not thought
the returns from the missing districts
wil give him enough to overcome Cow
herds lead In the sections comprising
the three largest cities OF the state.
Three hundred tifty of 403 precincts In
St Louis gave Cowherd a lead OF 15,-
OOo
John c. Mckinley, former lieutenant
governor was undoubtedly nominated
for governor on the republican ticket.
Speaker Champ Clark had no oppo-
siton for denomination on the demo-
cratic ticket in the Ninth district. and