Show IOWA FOR SILVER Ottumwa la Ia May Inlay 5 Returns Returns to the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of Secretary Welch of the democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic state slate central committee sh show w t that Jat twenty three county conventions have been held in Iowa These counties counties' Hada Had hada a representation of in iii the Marshal- Marshal last fast year and will have havea a voting strength of oC at the comin coming at D In 1895 at Mat l shall town IUS votes vote were cast f for r free silver and for r gold They will ca cast t at Dubuque if delegates obey the instructions of their county conventions for free ree silver and two sixty-two for gold At Marshalltown the same twenty-three twenty gave thirty-four thirty majority against again t free coinage At Dubuque the they will cast a silver majority of eight These counties in 1895 constituted 22 per percent cent ent of the tot total 1 voting strength of the Marshalltown convention Ih Iii 1896 they constitute 21 per cent of the tine total nu numbe ol of delegates at Dubuque In Inthe Inthe Inthe the same counties at Marshalltown 43 per ler cent of their vote was cast for silver and 57 per cent fo for gold At Dubuque they will cast 69 per cent for silver and 31 per cent for lor gold This shows conclusively that the state will be beor for or free flee silver a as the counties yet to hold lold conventions are the unquestioned silver counties |