Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-08
CREMER AND KNOX
NAMED FOR SHERIFF
Ramsell Defeats Daughert5
and Mitchell Is Choice az u
Demos for Attorney

Inc l6SC or the Young pFvC100eIN
have turned in their books and pGss
phernalia used in Mondays primey
and the totals for the entire counk
have been footed up showing tin mo-
inees on all the parties and those. q
fees on both republican and democlg
ic tickets which will have to be hllD
at the county convention.
Owing to the new system Of count
ing the ballots which the board of -
pervisors had the various precinct n
ficials use this year, the returns cant
in earlier and more complete.
though a few Of the city wards dl
not complete their work until Tued
day evening, all OF them had some q
the figures by Monday night and me-
OF the candidates knew where thu
stood Tuesday afternoon. This we
true to great extent on the of4ce
where the race was close and 90
test made BY two or more candi11t
Some surprises. 1 81
There were surprises and pum0sot
features about the primary OF Mcn463
that make 1t stand out among 1inn1
elections. The contests for sheriff e&|
county attorney on the republicans
county ticket and governor On
state ticket Of the same party WofS
particularly interesting as was that 6$ !
and supervisor for 1o13
on the republican ticket. There Wef
few contests Of the democratic tic11
and number Of the county oAacez
without candidate being provided e.
the ballot. sSs5
The democratic state ticket wo1
without contesting candidates and
the contested ohlces on the repubnco
state ticket the vote - cast n WGpogS
10 county was In line with that of tl
state. The exceptions were VhieS4
moro for attorney general, who Me
defeated BY Wilson, and Bradley f0
railroad commissioner. who W. doSa
feated by Guiher. Both Of these lei 1sll3
the county for their respective onnoeo6
The nomination Of c. G. CrsmeTsa
recently ousted as sheriff, over Ael4a
of four candidates came after haf4
fought race and was one OF the cur
prises Of the primary to many. HIM.
lead however, was seen early Tues0Ay
and throughout the day grew - fe
turns came in until the close sh0wef|
a lead Of 239 votes. "a
Go to Convention.
The race for clerk 81 court Wa 49,
a hard fought contest and five com
peted for the place. Four Of thee
finished within 266 votes, Frank Lync1a
leading with 888. The convention w
have to select the candidate. ss
w. w. Epps was leader In the r1eGz
for representative In the state lee1slas
ture with 1,54S, and DR.. A. w. 0lau9h1J
second with 1,016. sSl 81,
IS per cent Of the vote cast will loax11
this Office to be filled by the convon
tion X
The republican candidates for th1
Of supervisor for 1D11ss
ranged from At to a99 votes Win
Johnson leading. This also will 81 tn
the convention for settlement. 0tubAa8
was chosen for the 1918 term ~ m0feS
than 400 majority.
Sam Hawks defeated g. r. Styre Tor 4
the nomination for clerk Of courts -
the democratic ticket, e. II. Mitchsllz
led w. D. Davis for attorney, ana NVgas
E. Knox led a field Of four In the rAees
for sheriff. w. b. Morrison defeatsds
Samuel Hardesty for the n0minAticslS
for supervisor for 1917 term On The
same ticket. "
Bernard Meaney, DR.. j. w. ElGte4A
and Mrs. Minnie Lowenberg for county
auditor, coroner and recorder resp0c
lively each received varying numbero$
OF votes but their names did not ales4
pear on the printed ballot and tho con-
vention will decide upon the nOmineegs
Township Tickets. "a
Cremer and Nosler on the republt
can ticket and Wilcox and Jones dS
the democrat ticket are nominated f0e1
justice Of the peace In Center town
ship. Christie and Crawley on the ~
publican and Huffman and RichardSE
on the democrat ticket are named foa
constable. 5&l