The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Ho1ton, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE official
count shows that President Roosevelt
carried Jackson county by a plurality
of 1928. E. w. Hoch carried the
county by SO, and Doian for state
treasurer got 6S1 plurality over T. T.
Kelly. Burrow lost the county by SO,
Dayhoff by 149 and Coleman by 159.
The pluralities were as follows:
Roosevelt for 9rsstdent, 1,62S.
Hoch, Rep. for governor, 9S.
nor, IS.
Curran, Den,.s4.f Tor secretary of
Seth Wells, REPS for auditor, 6s.
Dolan, DEM, forstreasurer. 6S1.
Numa Wells, Dem. for attorney
general, 159.
Howard, Denl.a for state superin-
tendent, 14s. &
Scott, Rep, for congressman-at-
large, 654.
Harvey. Dem, fortcongressnaan, 273.
Gephart, Dem, for Judge, 525.
Waggener, Dem, for state senator,
234. zNf
Pomeroy Rep for representative
The Republican county ticket was
elected by najorftfes ranging from 5 0 7
to 1,10O,. except commissioner in the
Third district.
The vote on railroad commissioner
as shown by the official count. was as
follows:
Robson, 1881 rams
Chase, 1,76S.
Ferguson, 1851.
Wheatley, 1929.
Walker, 1904.
Atchison, Kas., Nov. 14.-This county
gives a larger majority against T. r
Kelly than any other county in Kansas.
Dolans plurality is 1878 but at the
ir1p ID
welt 1873. These are the figures shown
by the official count. Hoch and Curtis
also lost -Atchison county. Dale re-
ceived a plurality of S346 over T1och,
B. P. Waggener's majority for the state
senate is 1.193, and two Democratic
representatives, received majorities of
26 and BAL. The Republican candidates
for the supreme bench received ma
jorities ranging from 497 to 599, and
Charley Scott, congressman-at-l arge, re-
ceived majority of AIS. The Repub-
ncans elect the county ticket, with the
exception of sheriff and coroner, by
majorities ranging from PAS to 946.
State Journals fight on Kelly Burrow,
Dayhoff and Coleman figured ma
terially in the vote on the state ticket
in Finney county. Two years ago
Kelly carried the county by %. This
year he lost it by 1913 Hoch received
551 votes and Dale 290 a plurality of
25S for Hoch. The vote on lieutenant
governor was almost the same, and
this was about the vote on those state
officers on whom there was no fight.
The vote on the school fund commits
SionerS was as follows:
For secretary of state, Burrow, $40;
Curran, 81. Burrows plurality. 209.
Attorney general, Coleman, $50:
Numa Wells, 1886. Coleman's plurality,
IA
Superintendent of schools, Dayhoff,
49S; Howard, 1874. Dayhoff's plurality,
164.
The vote on state treasurer was as
follows: Kelly, 1888; Dolan, $50. Do
lan's plurality 12S.
Other state officers ran as follows:
Auditor, Wells, 532; Mcdonald, 500.
Wells plurality, 2S2.
superintendent of insurance. Luling,
534; Stowell, 294. Luling's plurality,
24O.
Railroad commissioners Wheatley,
524: Wal kar 514- Robson, SIC; Fergu-s
son, 314; Chase, 297.
Congressman Large - Scott, $40;
Brady, pa SCOTS plurality, 275.
Observation-Disclosures, 564; Belisle,
246. Murdocl1s plurality, 31S.
State senator-Smith, 521; Andrews,
80. Smiths plurality, 211.
Roosevelt carried the county by 1888
plurality, receiving 59S votes to 215 for
Parker. The Socialist elector ticket
received 81 votes. the Populist 10 and
the Prohibition Is.
The county ticket went Democratic
in the main. The Republicans elected
only three of the eleven officers, but