Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-10
FORTY THOUSAND BoLTED OWN
PARTY NOMINEE AND VOTED
FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
RETURNS FROM WET ..
COUNTIES TELL 1T
Dubuque, Clinton, Scott, Lee, Carroll
and Crawford Roll Up Big PIuraiities
For Hardins-Soms Vote Republican
For First Time in Hissory-Harore
holds Republican Vote.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 10.-That Harding
received fully 10000 democratic votes
is shown in Il comparison Of the total
vote cast for governor this year as
compared 10 1914 and 1912. The demo-
cratic vote for governor this year is
short about that number as compared
TO the two prsYipus eIections and the
republican vote mas gained about tina,
much
Inc later returns on governor giving
lI6 precincts out Of the 2,297 in Iowa
how total democratic vote for Me--
edith Of I45,S14. In 1914 the total
democratic vote FOR John 7. Hamilton,
democratic nominee for governor. was
ls2,436 and in 1912 Dunn, of Mason
City, the democratic nominee. polled
total OF lS2.4.9.
In the returns from 1.176 cut of the
-,291 precincts in the state now at
Eand Harding received 25S,77S votes
as against 207.SS1 votes cast for Gov
ernor Clarke in 1914. In 1914 when
Judge Stevens, of Boone, the progress
sire candidate, polled 7l.S77 votes, Gov
ernor Clarke polled lS4,l4S. The re-
publican and progressive vote together
that year in Iowa totaleG 256.0z5 Tor
the two candidates for governor.
Vote in Wet Counties.
Dubuque county this year. with all
Of the returns in, gave Meredith asa
and Harding ..l06. Two years ago it
gave Hamilton 6,526 and Clarke 1854.
In 1912 il gave Dunn 6,75. and Clarke
l.72s
Clinton count: NTH al precincts
heard from gave Meredith 3,266 votes
and Harding s.459. In 1914 Clinton
county gave Hamilton 4,03s and Clarke
S.S95. IN 1912 il gave Dunn 3.707 and
Clarke 2,072.
Scott county this year with all pre-
cincts IN gave Meredith 4,97s and Har-
ding 9,49S. In 1914 Hamilton received
5,7S3 and Clarke $500. In 1872 Dunn
received 6,195 and Clarke 1899.
Des Moines county this year with all
precincts in gave Meredith 3,lS4 AMI
Harding 4.139. In 1914 Hamilton re-
ceived 2,s13 and Clarke ISIS.
Lee county gave Meredith 1856 and
Harding 1895. In 1914 it gave HamM-
ton 1856 and Clarke 2,S52 In 1872
Dunn received 3,729 and Clarke 1850
Carroll county with all precincts in
gave Meredith 1853 and Harding 3077.
1t gave Hamilton 1855 and Clarke 1,34S
il 1914. In 1912 il gave Dunn 2474
and Clarke 1905.
Crawford county with al precincts
in gave 1896 for Meredith and 2,s92 for
Harding. In 1914 il gave 2.421 for
Hamilton and 1856 for Clarke. In 1872
it gave 1926 for Dunn and 1856 for
Clarke.
II is therefore evident that in these
tic and wet in their sentiments have
gone over to the republican candidate
for governor this year ..-
Little Shift in Dry Counties.
However. the extremely dry counties
Of the state did not shift enough from
their regular republican majcrities to
show gains for Meredith This is
pointed to by the Harding leaders 10
show that the liquor issue was not
taken seriously by a great many Of the
dry voters. IN other words Harding re-
ceived the normal republican vote and
on top Of that about 10000 democratic
votes.
II is apparent TOO that the Germans
not only voted for Harding but they
voted for Hughes for the republican
leader received almost as big a vote in
some OF these counties as did Harding.
The rural districts are credited with
voting for Harding because Of the road
issue Is claimed that the arguments
Of Harding on the road question won
them.