The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
The Country Gives Ball Plu-
ralities OF About $4,000.
MACHINE FRAUDS ALLEGED
IN CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
John L. Bradley, Our County candi-
Candidate for State Auditor, is
Probably Defeated.

Estimates based on the returns of
the primary election from the big |
cities indicate that Cowherd has re-
ceived the Democratic nomination |
for Governor by from 10000 to r. |
plurality. Kansas City and Jack |
son county give him pluralities OF
about 1900; st. Louis IA plurality |
of 10000, and st. Joseph and Buc-
hanan county plurality of 5000. |
Outside Of these large cities, the
counties give Ball pluralities of
about $4,000, and it is not thought
that his increase in the counties yet
to hear from will be sufficient to
overcome the immense pluralities
rolled up for Cowherd in the cities.
Gross frauds are alleged to have
been perpetrated in some of the St.
Louis wards, and Mr. Ball may con-
test the election. The Republic
says editOrially: 1.-The effective
ness with which well organized
political machine turns out its work
is Interestingly illustrated in the
returns from the Third ward. This
is the river ward just north Of
Washington avenue, and it is pop
ularlv understood that Mr.. Jim
mie' Miles has IA great deal of in
:iuence with voters who live within
it's boundaries" The ward gave
Cowherd $40 votes and Ball 81.
Another machine-ridden ward, the
Sixteenth, gave Cowherd ,66j and
Ball li9. The votes ran In the same
regular ratio for Painter for Lieu
tenant Governor; Roach for Seere-
tary of State; Long for Auditor;
Winters for Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner; Graves for
Supreme Judge; and Bryan for
Court of Appeals.
The State Democratic ticket will
probably read as follows:
Governor-Wm. s. COwherd.
Lieut.. Covernor-Wm. Il. Painter
Secretary of State--Cornelius Roach.
state AuditOr-JOh I. Gordon.
State Treasurer-Jas. Cowgirl.
Attorney General-Elliott w. Major.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner--J shn A. Knott.
Supreme Judge-W. w. Graves.
Judge Court of Appeals-.C. G. Bland.
1t is disappointment to Mr..
Bradley's friends that he Is probably
defeated for State Auditor. This
leaves Southeast Missouri without
single representative on the Dem
ocratic State ticket.
The Republican Ticket.
There were few cantests for the
Republican nominations, the only
offices for which there was more
than one candidate being Attorney
General, Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner, Judge of Supreme
Court and Judge of the Court of APP
peals. The result for Attorney Gen
eral is in doubt, but favorable to N
7. Gentry. w. w. Wilder is ap-
parently nominated for Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioner Ar
gus Cox for Supreme Judge and
George ID. Reynolds for Judge OF
the Court of Appeals. The tickdt
will probably read as follows:
Governor s. Hadley.
Lieut.. GOVERNOR. +. Gmelich.
Secretary of State-J. 4. Swanger.
State Auditor-J. A. Tolerton.
Treasurer--W. F. Maring.
Attorney Generally. T. Gentry.
Railroad and Warehouse Commits
sioner--W. w. Wilder.
Supreme Judge-Argus Cox.
Judge Court Of Appeais-George. d.
Reynolds.
congress-Thirtsenth District.
The contest for the nomination
was between Judge G. o. Nations
and Polite Elvins, both of st.
Francois county. The nomination
10 conceded to Mr.. Elvins, though