The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-04-11
PRIMARY BALLOTS
ARE ALL COUNTED
John T. Adams Wins National Com
mitteeman's Place From Olson
on Republican
Ticket.
MARSH FOR DEMOCRATS

Few Progressive Votes Are Cast, Sew
eral Wards Having no
Progressive Votes
Recorded.
In the first presidential primary
held In Keokuk yesterday, 456 votes
were cast in the seven precincts IN
the city. The election of John L.
Adams over Olson for republican
national committeeman was accomp-
1ished by vote Of three or four to
one in Keokuk. and w. W. Marsh was
given the choice Of the democrats
over e. G. Dunn.
Albert B. Cummins heads the re
publican ticket; Theodore Roosevelt
was given two republican votes in
one ward. Woodrow Wilson heads
the democratic ticket with Elliot w.
Major as vice president. Burkett
seems to have the choice over Web
ster as Cummins' running mate. There
was one vote to Thomas r. Marshall
for democratic vice president. Theo-
dore Roosevelt received all OF the
votes cast in Keokuk,
and they were only scattering votes,
several of the wards reporting no
progressive votes.
The following is summary OF the
vote in Keokuk:
First Ward.
Republican-Cummin 26; Burkett
Is; Webster Is. Committeeman-Ad-
ans 20; Olson II. Delegates-Brew.
err 20; Clark 26; French 26; Kenyon
81. Alternate-Darrall &c; Dewitt q;
Sammis %; Whitney q. District dele
gates-Cowles 80; Smith 30; w. G.
Blood 1. Alternates-Palmer 80;
Tucker SO. County delegates-A. H.
Evans 5: w. G. Blood s; G. L. Nor
man 5; G. s. Tucker 1; Jno. G. Scott l.
Wilson SO; Mayor &c.
ommitteeman-Dunn 10; Marsh ~.
Delegates-Connolly 25; Hamilton II;
Hughes %; Meredith 1S; Meyer 4;
Myers 6; Stivers 81; Wilson 16. Alter
nates-Cronin 81; Exley 20; Hayes
15 Pierce II; Sheldon 1S; Swift 6;
Wellburg 49, District delegates
Craig SO; Sail 80. Alternates-
Grimes %; Johnson "a. County dele
gates-T. P. Gray 4; J. S. Sprowls 4;
Glenn Maxwell 2; J. P. Horn1sh a; J.
e. Craig l.; H. A. Kinnaman 2.
gressive-Roosevelt 6. Commit
teeman-Wyllie 6. Delegates-Nus-
bach 5; White 6. MISUNDERSTANDING
ton s; Schenck 5. District delegate
l.. H. Aver s; F. H. Overton 1. Alter
nate-Geeseka 5.
Second Ward.
Republican 16; Burkett.
6: Webster, 2. Committeeman,
Adams, IA; Olson. /. Delegates at
large, Brewer. 16; Clark. 10; French,
Is; Kenyon, 16. Alternates, Darrah,
IA; Dewitt, IA; Sammis, ID; Whitney,
IA. District delegates, Cowles, 13;
Smith, IA. Alternates, Palmer, IA;
Tucker, 15. County delegates, Ira
Elwell, 8; Spencer Howe. g.; Henry
Miller, 3; Ed Woolley. 8; F. O.
Wright, 8.
Wilson, 81; Major, A..
Committeeman, Dunn, 81; Marsh, 30.
Delegates, Connolly, As; Hamilton,
25; Hughes, 80; Meredith, %; Meyer.
8; Myers, 8 Stivers, %; Wilson. 23.
Alternates, Cronin, AZ; Exley. III;
Hayes, 81; Pierce, IL; Sheldon, 10;
Swift, %; Weber, %. District dele
gates, Craig. So; Stall, &c. Alternates'
Grimes, 40; Johnson, 40. County dele
gates, T. ]. Hickey, 21; T. J. Mean
drew, 10; P. Tigue, Z; J. w. Rovane,
ST., 10; Clarence Dickey, Z; G. A.
Mcnamara, 6; ]. B. Walsh, 4; w. F..
Murphy, 1; ID. d. Harrington, g.;
Thomas Mccartney, 1: j. ]. Grim
minis, / L. Tigue, 1.
Third Ward.
Republican-Cummin 21; Roose-
Welt. 2; Burkett, IA; Webster 4. Com
mitteeman, Adams, 20; Olson, g..
Delegates, Brewer, 20; Clark, 20;
French, 20; Kenyon, 80. Alternates,
Darrah, 81; Dewitt, %; Sammis, %;
Whitney, 2S. District delegates,
Cowles, 81; Smith, 20. Alternates,
Palmer. 26; Tucker, So County dele
gates, c. F. Skirv1n, II; J. A. Dunlap,
10; G. w. Brannard, IL: John Tum-
city, 10; S. w. Moorhead, 10; w. R.
C. Kendrick, George S. Tucker, Wells
NJ. Irwin, each one vote.
Decentralization, 80; Major, 80;
2: Marsh 81. Delegates, Connolly,
II; Hamilton. 10; Hughes. 9; Mere
dith, Is; Meyer, 8; Meyers, 4: Stfv-
ers, Is; Wilson, TO- Alternates, Cron-
in, 16; Exley, IS; Hayes, 10; Pierce,
II; Sheldon, 10; Swift, 10: Weber.
II. District delegates, Craig. 80;
Stall, %. Alternates, Grimes, 21;
Johns, %. County delegates, William
Mullikin, 5; William Balbach, 4; ].
H. Breheny, s; H. c. Hodge, 5; Thos.
Murray, L; NJ. V. B. Walker, Q; c. J.
Bode, 1 Green Vermillon, 1.
rogressive-Roosevel 2. Nation
al committeeman. Wyllie, 8. Dele
gates, Misbach, 8: White, 8. Alter
mates, Hampton, 8 Schenck, 5. Dis
trict delegate, L. III. Aver, 3. Alter
nate, Geseeka 8.
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