Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-09
The figures for the eighty.nve coun

Among the COuntleb WAAen
made no returns and from which II
will be impossible to get anything be'
fore Tuesday are Adams and Carroll,
but neither IL q large county nor Is
Crawford, Iowa, Jackson. Johnson OF
the others, except Scott. It Is expected
therefore, that the returns yet to come
in will not materially change the or
der of the candidates as given IN the
foregoing table.
stare Ticket Unchanged.
II was apparent from the accumuia-
ton OF additional returns that there
will he no changes In any OF the nomi-
nations for places on the state tickets
outlined, while the figures on the sena-
torial and governsorhip contests have
been verified by the compilation OF
latest returns. Cummins gets about
90, 900 votes and $4,000 majority. Con-
molly $4,000 and 10000 majority,
Clarke SO 5000 and $4,000 majority and
Hamilton $4,000 and 10000 majority.
Clifford Thorne and James n: VIII
son will be the republican candidates
for railroad commissioner and W. b.
Martin and 8. w. Mercer the demo
cratic. Thorne ran away ahead OF the
other candidates and Chris Ottosen
was a close third to Wilson. Mr.. VIII
son Is the only farmer and old soldier
on either Of the principal tickets
The state authorship contest has
inst begun. Whom will the republican
state convention nominate? +. 8.
shaw of Tama is in the lead In the
primary and there are rumors OF q
continuation OF the friends Of Ford,
who ia second, Ellis and Wall. It all
depends on the delegates selected at
the county conventions the last OF the
month. This will be the only contest
before the state convention.
Harding and Sheldon.
lieutenant Governor Harding was
in the city yesterday and SAID tnat
he had only given the returns q
cursory examination on the theory
that his interests were not anecteo pc
cause he expected to win by from TO-
600 to 10000 over w. c. Barber. com.
puting the result on the early returns.
Hall the counties gave him lO,OoO
lead. His friends suppose 1t VIII De
developed into twice that.
While the first ten counties gave Q.
p Meyers OF Newton comfortable
lead over Farley Sheldon OF Ames Tor
the democratic nomination for lieuten'
ant governor, subsequent returns indi-
Gated that Sheldon would gain enough
in the rest OF the counties to overcome
the lead. In a little more than third
of the counties, Sheldon was 15O ahead
of Meyers.
John Dennison OF Dubuque is ahead
nj his opponent In the race for the
democratic nomination for secretary
~ state and will be nominated un-
doubtedly.
Fosters Nomination.
There were many interesting legls-
latiye contests in the primary Monday.
Another Of great interest was that
in the Audubon Dallas Guthrie dis
district, which John w. Foster OF
Guthrie Center won hands down. The
vote in the district was: Foster, 3,O44;
F1tzsimmons 1,721. Mr.. Foster made
no campaign whatever, never leaving
his Office for political purposes, but MS
opponent made a precinct campaign
all over the district. Mr.. Foster car
ried all three counties. Guthrie by 446,
Dallas by 773 and Audubon by 104.
Mention has been made OF the nomi'
nation of Joe H. Allen for senator
again in the Pocahoutas district. II
was predicted that he would have hard
shedding to get through but he won
over Scott Bradford by comfortable
margin.
Senator La Monte Cowles OF Des
Moines county was renominated by
majority OF four votes. w. F. Moore
meat Grant Chapman for renomina'
ton in Guthrie county by twenty-nine
votes in total Of 1895. Several con.
tests were SO close that the official
canvass will be required to make the