Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-02
PRIMARY RETURNS COMING IN
SLOWLY BUT DO NOT CHANGE
EARLY FORECAST.
cumMINs WINS BY $4,000,
GOVERNOR CLARKE BY 10000
Complete Returns May Not Be Com
piled Before Wednesday-DowelI
Leads For Congress in Seventh and
Sweet Defeats Law in Third District
Few Reports on Minor State Officials.
Special to rlmes-Republican.

special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 2.-Reports this
afternoon make no change in the gem
eral situation and clinch the claim that
Cummins and Clarke. and Connolly
and Hamilton were winners in the
state fight. Five hundred precincts
give Cummins 1900 and Savage 5000.
About 200 precincts give Clarke 5000.
Lee 5000, and Rowley 1000.
One hundred ten precincts give Con-
molly $500 and Meredith $500. Reports
for other places on the ticket are too
1ueaSa. for nse. Cummins carried
Cedar Rapids and Clarke carried Fair
field.
On congressional matters here all
but twenty precincts in the Seventh
district show Dowell 5,236, Myerly
5,001, Payne 4.174
Des Moines, June 2.-Over night re-
turns from yesterdays statewide pri-
mary had not materially changed the
situation early today. Senator Cum
Minis still maintained an estimated
lead of $4,000; Governor Clarke around
10000, and Congressman Connolly, of
The Third Iowa district was victor
over E. T. Meredith, of Des Mo!nes,
on the democratic ticket. by from 49,
300 IN 10000 majority.
The difficulty in getting definite re-
t,,r CT a
dcials This morning less than 800 pre-
cincts out of total of 2.100 had been
reported on and it was predicted that
it would be night or possibly tomorrow
before anything like definite figures
could be compiled
poweil Leads For Congress.
In the Seventh congressoinal district
contest, G.. G. Dowell. OF Des Moines.
appeared to be leading w. O. Payne. OF
Nevada, and J. l. Myerly. of Des
Moines, for the republican nomination.
Republicans Retain Strength.
The total vote for governor two years
ago, in 1912. at the primary. was ISL
AIS. This would indicate that the re-
publican party In Iowa had retained its
entire strength since the democratic
landslide two years ago. Further sub
sanitation of this indication is gained
from the fact that Clarke polled 1S4.14
votes in the 1912 November election
approximately the same as the primary
governorship total. The fact that the
1912 state election was somewhat In
cidental to the wdrmest national cam
paign that the country has ever seen.
a campaign In which the established
order of politics was overthrown, prob
ably goes a way towards nullifyins
oy-tu
Conditions Similar.
Republican governorship primary
conditions. in general way. two years
ago, were quite similar to those enter
ing into the present primary. The state
issues were not the same, they were
somewhat overshadowed by important
national issues, and they were not al
clear cut as are present questions OF
taxation and capitol extension. Yet
there were three candidates. as In 1914.
and the contest was spirited.
Governor Clarke received S9.315 votes
in the 1912 primary. Perry G. Holden
6s,779 and A. v. Proudfoot 23,321.
On the face of the returns SO far re-
ceived Mr.. Clarke Is considerably
stronger than he was in 1912 1t Is be-
lieyed he polled more than so per cent
of the republican gubernatorial vote
this year, thus discounting in advance.
such talk of his being minority can
didate as was heard In 1912, when he
polied about 4S per cent of the total
vote.
cumn,ins' Total 100000.
On the basis of returns 50 far re-
ceived, Mr.. Cummins' total vote should
approximate 100000, and the vote is
much lighter than in former contests.
Comparisons with this probable total
indicate that Cummins has not lost
any of the popularity with the people
of Iowa he enjoyed when he defeated
John F. Lacey for the senatorial NOM
ination in 1908 by vote Of 13S,S40 to
Lacey's 9e.193. In Polk county Cum
minis received not more than 5000 on
the face Of returns now In, which
compares unfavorably to him with the
HAS he polled in 1908.
Something OF the situation as be-
tween parties. probably may be best
glimpsed when 1t is remembered that
w. S. Kenyon and LATE Young gath
cred in total Of 1s9.6s0 votes in the
1912 primary when Kenyon was NOM
mated. 1t is estimated that the Cum
mins-'Savage total this year will be
about 10000. fully $4,000 votes less
than the senatorial contest total for
.epublicanism in 1912.
Placed in Poor Light.
The republican party is placed In a
poor light by cursory examination OF
democratic return totals, which indi-
cate a great increase over the total
democratic senatorial vote cast in the
1912 primary. but at least large part
Of the increase was to be expected. due
to the warmth OF the Connolly Mere :
dith contest. in comparison with the
uncontested nomination of Dan Hamil-
ton of SiKourney, two years ago.
Mr.. Hamilton then received 57,s93
votes Yesterday Mr.. Connolly and Mr..
Meredith together received probably
about 10000 votes. which Is consid-
cradle increase. However, 1t 10 to be
supposed that the large element Of