The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-01
PRIMARY VOTES
| Being CAST
Iowa Electors Are Going to the Polls
Today to Select Candidates
for the Fall
1 Election.
5000 MEN ARE RUNNING
Interesting Contests on State Tickets
Of Both Parties Arc Be-
ing Decided by the
Voters.
5000 MEN ARE RUNNING

DIES MONIES, Iowa. June 1.-Vot.
ers OF all parties In Iowa ara at the
polls today casting their ballots at the
primary for candidates for the nomi.
nation fer every Office from United
States senator to township trustee.
Altogether there are 5000 men run
ming for some once or other and 1t is
estimated that their combined cam
paign expenses will amount OF $780,
900.
The big lights are over the nomina-
ton for U. s. senator in the republi-
can and democratic ranks and the
contest for governor.
In the republican fight Senator A.
B. Cummins, up for denomination and
election appears to have the edge on
State Senator A. c. Savage Of Adair.
who charges Cummins with being a
party wrecker and expects to draw q
heavy vote from the stalwart ranks.
The fight between e. T. Meredith,
Des Moines publisher of Successful
Farming against Congressman .Mau'
rice Connolly Is bitter and the cam
paign has been marked with much
bitterness.
In the fight for governor, the main
interest is the effort to defeat Gov
ernor Geo. w. Clarke for renomina-
ton because he signed the bill for
capitol extension and as member OF
the executive council voted for equili-
zation OF taxes between counties. He
is opposed by District Judge G. G. Lee
of Ames and ]. W. Rowley OF Keo
sauqua, the later the man who tried
to have the supreme court knock out
capitol ext ansion and failed.
When Clarke ran for the republican
nomination two years ago with two
opponents he secured nearly so pei
cent of the entire $4,000 votes cast
by republicans. One OF Clarke's oppo
n ants then received 81 per cent O
the vote and the other 10 per cent.
v. r. McGinnis OF Leon, lawyel
and orator Is opposing John T. Ham
ilton of Cedar Rapids for the demo
cratic nomination for governor. Ham
ilton ran two years ago and was de
feated by Edw. G. Dunn OF Mason
City. Hamilton received "A Per cent
Of the democratic vote then and II
expected to do as we'll this time. The
campaign between Hamilton and Nc
Ginnis has been friendly.
Although the bull moose party has
made many claims Of growing power
there is little to indicate that theil
vote will be heavy today. s. H. Bash
er of Waterloo and Casper Schanck OF
Des Moines want to be nominated fol
United States senator, and both have
written letters attacking the other
causing trouble in the party.
Congressman for all parties are be
ing nominated in thu eleven districts
particular attention being drawn tc
the fight of c. c. Dowell and ]. 1
Myerly Of Des Moines and Payne OF
Nevada for the republican nomination
Dowell considered himself the heir OF
CONGRESSMAN S. F. Prouty, a candi
date now for supreme judge, but
Myerly who made winning fight fol
reelection to the city council entered
the race at the eleventh hour and
stands good chance to win.
In addition to these full slate Of
state officers is being nominated and
thousands of minor Offices In the
counties and townships.
Returns tonight promise to be slow
and uncertain and 1t may be week
before the entire result IS known all
over the state.