The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-05
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Election Roards- in City Still
Busy This Afternoon.
Several Surprises Develop by
the Count:
STERNE is DEFEATED.
O'Neil Wins the Nomination for
COMMISSIONER.
Drenning Is Defeated for Coun-
ty Attorney.
johnson Ran WilkersOn Close
Race.

state SenatOr@Clad Hamilton
Judge District Court-A- w. Dana.
County Attorney-T. D. Humphreys
Probate Judge-W. F. Schoch.
Sherin-John NJ. Wilkerson
Register of Deeds-S. J. Hodgins
County Treasurer-Stanley Medlicott.
Coroner-H. H. Keith.
County Superintende nt-John F. Eby.
Surveyor-Walt Crawford.
Representative City District-A. NJ.
Harvey.
Representative North District-w. S.
BergundthaL
Representative South District-Rob-
ert Stone
Commissioner City District-E l.
O'Neil.
Commissioner South District-J. C.
Sinner.
All three representatives and the
state senator from Shawnee county
are instructed for Bristow for United
States senator. Bristow carried every
country precinct in Shawnee county,
and every ward in the city of Topeka.
This outcome was a surprise to the
Long people, who were confident of
one district in the county, and hoped
for two districts and the senatorial
district.
The totals which are in themselves
incomplete, show that Leland carried
the city with Bristow ahead of Long,
while West failed to carry the city
for supreme court justice. against
Smith. McNeal running way ahead for
state printer against. Reid with Austin
third. Hamilton carried the city
decisively over McCabe for the Office
of state senator. Bergundthal nomi-
mated representative from the Thirty
seventh district against Hutcheson by
a small majority. Stone leading
Phillips in the south district and
Zimmerman well in the lead over
Falkiner for county clerk. Drenning
and Humphreys are still fighting it out
in the city with late returns cutting
down somewhat the small majority of
Humphreys for county attorney.
Shoch still continues to gain on
Greenwood and Page for probate
judge. Johnson has lost to Wilker-
son for sheriff. The race between
Hazlett and Keith for county coroner
has been won decisively by the latter
who led in almost every precinct of
the city. Eby has a heavy majority
over Ramsey for the superintendency
of public instruction and Crawford
still remains in the quadrangular race
for county surveyor.
O'Neil as commissioner from the Sec
ond district, with the total vote yet to
hear from.
Frank Simms has been nominated
for sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
Some Surprises.
A surprise of the campaign is the
close running fight that johnson gave
Johnson had Wilkerson crowded close
and only the superior strength of
Wilkerson in the country precincts
awarded him his office again. Anoth-
er surprise was the defeat administer
ed to Sterne by O'Neil. The latter
had been making a vigorous campaign
of publicity through the newspapers
and otherwise while the former relied
on his past record and services togeth-
er with his connections with leading
Republicans of the party in the coun-
ty to carry him through. Mr. Sterne
accepts his defeat philosophically
VIM. E. Sterne who was defeated for
county commissioner by Ed L. O'Neil
gave out the following statement to-
day:
THE result is entirely satisfactory
The people of Shawnee county have
been more than generous to me and
have no complaint to make. hope Mr..
O'Neill will make a good commissioner
and he will have my best wishes for
his success. will always have a pride
while I was a member and feel that
was fortunate in having such pleasant
and able associates"
The returns from the city and coun-
ty have come in more slowly than
anticipated.
Failures to properly return the vote
to the commissioner of elections office,
the lengthy character of the ticket and
the heat of the evening all contributed
to extreme delay in securing returns
over the city and county from the
election boards. At o'clock this
morning the second precinct OF the
Fifth ward which cast heavy vote
had only half completed the count.
This was duplicated in several other
precincts.
The vote in the south representative
district:
Stone ..-..... .........--.....1 /, ,015
Philips 6S2
Late returns indicate that Dreaming
may have a slight majority over
Humphreys for county attorney.
The City.
Twenty-one out of 26 precincts, five
still incomplete in the city give the fol-
lowing vote at the primaries of Tues
day.
Republican-Leland 1879:
Stubbs, 1853 -Democrat-Botkin, $50,
Harrison Ill. Ryan 10
United States Senator-Republican-
Bristow, 1.7s9; Long. 1.Z23 Democrat
Farrely, 403. 4e
State Senator-Republican
1.571; McCabe, 1.096. Democrat-Switzer
c:3
Congressman-Repu Anthony
2,o76: Pearl. Democrat. 345-
Supreme court-Smith. 1888; west,
1926.
state nr;nfer-Republican- Austin