Moon and Weems Lead in Election Returns
Results of elections show R G Moon and R Weems leading in returns. The article compares current figures with results from one, two, and three years prior, highlighting shifts in support and voting patterns.
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1903
Page
6
Results of elections show R G Moon and R Weems leading in returns. The article compares current figures with results from one, two, and three years prior, highlighting shifts in support and voting patterns.
Governor Cummins wins a large plurality in Iowa with about 70,000 votes, while Democrats report losses statewide. Returns show Republicans gaining seats in the legislature, with Kentucky and Massachusetts results favoring Democratic and Republican leads respectively. The overall pattern indicates varied shifts across states, with Cummins noting a near 70,000 plurality and observers noting Republican gains or losses in different counties.
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Rev Merle St CG Wright of Lenox Avenue Catarina Church of New York tells the New York Medical Association he favors pulling ill from disease by painless agents. He argues that ending life with consent and family approval would spare torture and advance civilization.
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Returns from Northwestern Iowa show a Cummins plurality around 60 000 with Republicans stressing a stable statewide floor and Democrats claiming gains of six to eight House seats. Des Moines dispatches report mixed margins, county by county tallies favoring Republicans in several districts while Democrats claim victories in Bremer Butler and Plymouth areas. Partial tallies indicate Cummins leading in Sioux, Sac, Buena Vista, and Monona counties with various county ticket outcomes across the state.
Across multiple counties in Iowa the early tallies show Republicans leading in governor and representative races. Cummins dominates in many counties like Crawford and Hamilton, with several towns reporting strong Republican majorities. Des Moines and Muscatine show mixed results but largely favor Republican county tickets, while some Democratic wins occur in pockets like Carroll and Des Moines counties.
A boy asks what dyspeptic means and receives a concise definition from his father. The brief exchange reflects a domestic scene cited by the Chicago Post in a compact, period voice.
Pluralities for Cummins reach 81,802 with new returns from Monona, Polk, and Cherokee counties. O'Brien reports Whitmer defeating Donahue in the county race, while Kimball leads for senator by about 1,500. Republicans sweep most county tickets though some counties report mixed results and several totals hint at a Democratic presence in the legislature.
In New York City Tammany swept the city ticket by an overwhelming margin. Manhattan and the Bronx gave heavy supports to McClellan, Grant, and Kenneab, while Queens stayed Democratic and Richmond backed Low. The aldermen race gave Tammany near-total control, signaling strong national influence for Charles F. Murphy in future conventions and possible defeats for Hill and McLaughlin.
Ohio voters delivered Myron T Herrick a record Governor win by 126000 plurality. Republicans swept eighty seven legislative seats on joint ballot, ensuring Hanna’s re election while Clinton Clarke and other nominees carried key counties. Gorman also strengthened as a presidential contender amid a Democratic legislature.
Rhode Foland defeated Samuel Pomroy by about 5,000 votes to win the governorship in a tight race. Republicans maintain control of the legislature and elected most state officers. A statewide bond proposal to finance canal work failed, with about 75,000 votes against. Denis O’Brien and other Republicans gained minor statewide offices amid the partial GOP gains.
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