Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-09
NELSON HEADS THE LIST.
He Secures Larger Plurality Than ANY
Other Kansas Republican Nominee
for State Ofice-Other Votes

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 2-The total vote
on state, congressional and judicial
nominees as officially returned to the
republican state committee and tabu-
lated by its clerks is as follows:
For associate justice-Smith, rep 1883;
Allen, pop , 1864; Carnahan. socialist, 657;
Smiths plurality, 16 S7L
For lieutenant governor-Richter, rep, 49,
$40; Harvey, pop, 49, PAP; Black, pro-, $3.50;
Arnold. socialist, 500; Richter's plurality, l6,-
1874
For secretary of state-Clark. rep, 14s. 1872;
Bush, pop. $50 Gal: Carton. pro, 362s; O'Don-
nell. So, 61s Clark's plurality. 17,a2I-
For auditor of state-Cole. rep, 1859; Nor
ris, pop, 1870 77S Hurley, pro, ?. 572; Cain,
625. Coles plurality. 1914
For state treaSurer-GrimeS. rep, 147,2SS;
Hef1ebower. pop, -. 53S. Biddison pro-. 2.543;
Wright. So. 622 Grimes plurality, 1870
For attorney general-Godard, rep, IA ssS;
Boyle. pop. 135,413; Rose, So, ga Godard's
plurality, 9. $50
For superintendent of public Instruction
Nelson. rep, 147. s97; Stryker. pop. 12e. 65l
Buckner pro-, Q. 175; Semple, So. 6s4 Nelson's
plurality, Is, 246
Congressman at-large-Bailey, rep, H.. 379;
Botkin, pop, 80, 63I; Williams, pro, LOIS;
Miller, So, 60I Bailey's plurality. 16746
Congressman. First district-Curtis, rep.
% 500; Price. fusion, 16 IsA Curtis majority.
1925
Congressman. Second Observation-Disclosures.
rep. 20. 995; Peters, fusion, Is. 933 Bowersock s
majority, 2,Oo2-
Congressman. Third district-kirk patrick,
rep. 1920: Ridgely, fusion 2l.06s; Ridgely' s
majority. S23
Congressman, Fourth district-Miller. rep,
.0,5S!; Martin. fusion, L. 1885, Miller's majority.
3,O4z
Congressman. Fifth district Calderhead.
rep, Is 972: Vincent, fusion. 16, SOL; Calder
heads majority, 2,471.
Congressman, Sixth district-Reeder, rep,
10 55i; Mccormick pop, l+.725; Hoeffer. dem,
2, 1888; Reeder's plurality, 2.OJa
Congressman, Seventh district-Long rep,
&c, 557: Simpson, fusion, 2i.79j; Longs ma
jority, 1851.
Eleventh judicial district composed of
Cherokee. Labette and Montgomery countiesl-
Skidmore, rep. received 8. 295 votes and San
ford fusion s. 09I: Skidmore'S majority, l. 2D4
Twenty second judicial district composed of
Brown Doniphan and Nemaha countieS)-
Stuart. rep, received 65l9 votes and Falcon,
fusion. 8 766: Stuart's majority. 753
Twenty third judicial district composed OF
Russell Ellis, Trega, Cove. Logan and Wal
lace cOunties)-Monroe, rep. received 3. i35
votes, and Gilkeson, fusion, 1,7I2; Monroe's
majority, 1422
Twenty-fourth judicial district composed of
Barber, Harper, Kingman and Pratt)-Gillett
rep, received ), 365 votes, and Mckay, fusion,
$3.50; Gillett's majority. l3a
In the Seventeenth senatorial district, Shaw
nee county, the republicans elected T. j. An
derson by 2. S96 majority.
In the Thirty-second senatorial district
composed of Cloud and Republic counties, the
republicans elected r. B. Ward by 69j majority.
In the house of representatives the republic
ans have 81 members. the fusionists 81 and one
independent and two ties. +. B. Dawes and Fitz-
Williams in the Seventh district, and A e
Scott and DR.. Marks. in the Fifth district