Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-06 | Page 15 | Suffs and Antis Run Neck and Neck

1 ur rs a AND ANDS AND'S ANlIS S 'S RUN RUM NECK AND AWO NEGI MECK DAVENPORT Iowa June Juno 6 6 Thirty four out of thirty seven precincts precincts precincts pre pre- in Scott county give against suffrage and 2142 for It is estimated that Harding will carry the county by 1500 plurality DES MOINES Iowa June Tune 6 Vie Vic Vic Victory tory for lor Lieutenant Governor W W. L. L Harding for tor the Republican gubernatorial gubernatorial nomination was tho the only certain result early today of ot the state wide primary held yesterday Returns to be be received later in the day from rural districts it was said would establish the size of ot Hardings Harding's plurality and decide decide de- de cide clde whether the constitutional amend amend- Tf it fu anent nt providing for for woman suffrage f had been adopted at the polls Later reports received indicate that I Harding will receive about 45 per percent cent of ot the Republican vote rote I Either Attorney Attorney Attorney ney General George Cosson Coss n or Senator Joseph Allen had a chance to qualify as as' runner up at an early h hour ur tod today Suffrage advocates advocatE'S while still sWI claiming claiming claiming claim claim- ing victory victor admit that the antis were running neck and neck with less than half halt of the state heard from Both sides claim that the late rural returns will establish establish- victory for their re respective respective re- re I causes t A E E. T. T Meredith prominent nt local publisher publisher pub hub lisher usher is standard bearer for tor the Democrats Dem Dem- Ho lIo was nominated for governor governor governor gover gover- nor without opposition None None Nono of the Democratic candidates was as opposed for nomination