Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-05
enooREsslvE FOR SECRETARY
or STATE GIVEN LEAD IN
LATER REruRNs.
kETcHum HAS SAFE MARGIN
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
dardins Pulls Ahsad Of Van Law For
Lieutenant Governor Returns
Increase PIuraiitiss Of Kenyon and
ciarks-puni, Claims His Majority
Over Hamilton Will Exceed 10000.
nav Aasociated Press.l

rBy Associated Press.]
Des Noines, June 1.-Belated returns
today from Mondays statewide pri-
i mary only increased Senator Kenyon's $
majority over Lafayette Young. for the
republican nomination for United
states senator. -A8tho returns are In
3 complete. the Junior Iowa senator's
majority probably will pass the 10000
mark.
George W. Clarke's plurality In the
yubernatorial contest is more than SO,-
800 over his opponents. Holden, OF
AmeS, and Proudfoot. OF 1ndianola- T..
q. .Dnnn claims the democratic NOM
nation by, ,mojority Of 10000 over
Joint Hamilton. of Cedar Rapids.
.Axpecial election will be held in the
Eleventh district 10 nominate cam
aidate for congress to succeed Ebert
n. Hubbard. who died suddenly yester-
day 9fter having been renom1nated. IN
many districts the democrats were un-
opposed.
Dan w. Hamilton, Of Sigourney,
vas nominated for lieutenant governor
=
derliin. OF Iowa City, was unopposed as
the Democratic nominee.
chassslI Probably Wins.
Returns from 1913 precincts Of the
e.24i In the state give Chassell 30,7S5;
Allen 27,429, and Van Duyn 1854,
cha.sell leads Allen 1856. Estimated
f,hassell nominated for secretary OF
state by 5000.
Returns from 1880 precincts COM
plete, including figures from all but %
81 the 90 counties give Senator Ken
Son 90519 and Young 47,411. Kenyon's
majority So. .1Os.
IN the same number Of precincts for
rovernor. Clarke has 71,157; Holden
S1.4x4 ana Proudfoot 1908. Clarke's
\ lead 1876. Estimated majority in en-
I tir9 satAte 20. 900.
& Late roturns boosted the claims OF
) li5hn n. Hamilton for democratic nom
.ation for. governor. In $40 precincts
B Dunn q total Ii 1z.s07 and Hamilton.
i2.l60. Dunn leads by 657. Outcome in
doubt.
/ Van Law Probably Loses.
For lieutenant governor, in LOIS
precincts. Harding has 1892 and Van
Law 34,743. Harding's lead s,459. Hard
lnR's estimated total majority $4,000.
In 1913 precincts for railroad COM
( missioner, Ketchum has 41,131 and OF
tcsen 33,04s. Ketchum's lead s,oss
Ketchur,'s estimated majority in state
5000.
John L. Bleakly was renominated for
state auditor by more than 10000 plur-
atty.
Surprising his best friends by the
unexpected showing he is making
Senator w. s. Allen is pushing Ed
Chassell for the lead for the nomina-
ton for secretary Of state Chassel
new has a lead OF 1900 with one
fourth OF the state canvassed and his
friends believe him winner by 5000
Ed vanDuyn IS 5000 below Allen.
\ Dunn Leads Hamilton.
In 14S precincts that have totaled
their democratic returns, E. G. Dunn VI
Mason City. leads John T. Hamilton Of
Cedar Rapids. by 1867 for the nomi-
nation for governor. Dunn claims the
nomination by 10000. Hamilton's
friends concede the meager returns
look as II their favorite Is defeated.
The total republican vote Of the
etate was approximately 100000. This
vote exceeds the ante -primary estimate
l.y 5000. and IL that much heavier
than the vote cast IN the primary elec-
ton two years ago.
No Change In Congress.
Although returns on the congress
sional vote are extremely slow in
coming in, enough have been receiv-
ed to indicate that the entire Iowa
delegation 20 congress will be renom-
Z mated. With the exception Of E, II.
hubbard Of the Eleventh district, who
died today after victory had been as
sured. all present members probably
viii be candidates for reelection: I.
Is. Pepper Of the Second district, the
only democratic congressman from
Iowa, having been renominated.
According to returns the following
nominations were made for congress:
Republicans.
First district--C. A. Kennedy. Mont
eose.
second district-No nominee.
Third sistrict-c. J. E. Pickett, Water
Fourth distrisst-e. N. Haugen.
Northwold.
FIFTH district-J. W. Good, Cedar
sixth district-N. e. Kendall. Abba.
seventh districts. F. Prouty. Des
. Eighth district-H. NJ. Towner.
Corning.
Ninth district-w. L. Green, Audu-
bon.
Tenth district-F. p. Woods. Esther
willie.
Sioux City.
Democrats.
First distsict-J. F. Elder. sisour-
ney.
: Third s.rict-MaurIce Connolly.
Z Dubuque.
Fourth dlstrict-. A. Meyer, cal-
mar; or sisourney Rique, Decorah.
Fifth d.ssrtct-E. q. Moon, Ottum-
wa. sant Kirkpatrick. ottumwa, OF =.