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Show t IOWA STILL IN DOUBT. The Legislature Republican and the Greater Part of the State Ticket Too. Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 4. The situation in this state has not changed materially, up to 1 o'clock 540 precincts out of a total of 1940 are reported. They give Wheeler republican, re-publican, tiSOOO Boies democrat, (50035. The same precincts last year gave Hutchiuson republican, 50ol4 Boies democrat, 509,32 net a democratic gain of 315. The republican committee is still hopeful on account of the country districts which have been slow in reporting. The democrats claim the whole state ticket is elected. The republicans claim all but the governor, and will not concede con-cede that until the back precincts are heard from. The democrats concede the republicans republi-cans the lower house of the legislature, and claim the senate will be a tie. In the sena-atorial sena-atorial district in doubt, the chances are conceded con-ceded to be with the republicans. If the republicans carry it, the senate will stand: ! republicans 27, democrats 25. The republicans claim the election of Van Houten for lieutenant-governor. The house is republican by four. The senate is in doubt on account of the Appanoose and Davis districts. |