Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-04-05
NOTICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PRI-
MARY ELECTION.
DEBORAH, Iowa,

March Z4ln, 1916.
Notice is hereby given to the quail
lifted electors Of Winneshiek County
Iowa, that a Primary Election will
be held at the regular polling places
in the several Election Precincts #
Winneshiek County, Iowa, on Mon
day, April 10th, 1916. In the city of
DEBORAH the polls will be open from
seven o'clock A. M. to eight O'Clock
p. M. and IN all the other Precincts
from nine O'Clock A. NJ. to eight
O'Clock p M.
This Primary Election will be held
for the purpose of ascertaining the
sentiment of the voters in the re-
spectiVe parties as to candidates for
President and Vice President of the
United States, and for electing dele
gates and alternate delegates to the
National Conventions of the Repub-
lican, Democratic, Progressive, anG
Socialist Parties, at which candidates
for President and Vice President are
to be nominated. At this Primary
Election there are also to be elected,
for each party, National Commit
teeman, and delegates to the County
Convention for choosing delegates
to the State Convention.
Affidavits and nominations have
been filed as follows:
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
For President Of the United States:
Albert B. Cummins of Des Moines,
Iowa.
For Vice President of the United
States: Elmer j. Burkett of Lin
coin, Lancaster County, Nebras-
ka, and VIM. Grant Webster of
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
For Party National Committeeman:
John T. Adams of Dubuque, Du-
| buque County, and John Olson OF
Forest City, Winnebago County.
For Delegate at Large to National
Convention: Luther A. Brewer If
Cedar Rapids, Linn County; How
ard j. Clark of Des Moines, Polk
County; George w. French CT
Davenport, Scott County; and
| VIM. S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge,
Webster County.
For Alternate Delegates at Large to
National Convention: John H.
Darrah of Charlton, Lucas County.
j. A. Dewitt of Oskaloosa, Mahas-
ka County; J. U. Sammis of lie
| Mars, Plymouth County, and l.. Is.
Whitney of DEBORAH, Winneshiek
County.
For District Delegates to National
Convention: G. H. McNider of Ma
son City, Cerro Gordo County; and
j. w. Sanduskv of New Hampton,
Chickasaw County.
/ For Altorpoto Dictrint no1ooatoc IN
National Convention: William r.
Dutton of Waukon, Allamakee
| County, and Karl j. Johnson of
Usage, Mitchell County.
For Delegates to the County ConyeE-
The several Precincts are entitled
| to delegates as follows:
| Bloomfield 5, Rluffton 2, Burr Oak
), Calmar 1st 6, Calmar 2nd /, Ca
noe 6, DEBORAH 1st Ward 6, DEBORAH
2nd Ward 4, DEBORAH 3rd Ward 4,
DEBORAH 4th Ward 8, DEBORAH 9Th
Ward 4, DEBORAH Township 6, Frank
vile Z Fremont 4, Glenwood 8, Hes
per 6, Highland Z, Jackson /, Lin
coin Z, Madison z, Military Z, Or
leans 3, Pleasant 8, Springfield s,
Sumner 2, Washington 1st 1, Wash
ington End /.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
For President Of the United States:
Woodrow Wilson of Princeton, Y.
].
For Vice President of the United
States: Elliott w. Major of Bowl
ing Green, Mo.
For Party National Committeeman:
Edward G. Dunn of Mason City,
Cerro Gordo County, and Wilbur
w. Marsh of Waterloo, Black
Hawk County.
For Delegates at Large to National
Convention: J. j. Hughes of Coun-
ell Bluffs, o.tawattamie County,
E. T. Meredith of Des Moines,
Polk County; G. A. Meyer of Cal
mar, Winneshiek County, o. P.
Myers of Newton, Jasper County
George Stivers of Burlington, Des
Moines County; Frank r. Wilson
of Sioux City, Woodbury. County
Maurice Connolly of Dubuque,
Dubuque County; and ID. w.
Hamilton of Sigourney KeOkulz