The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-06

were cast on that ticket. Three pre-
clncts where the -,does did not take
the trouble to fill out the Democratic
vote IN their report, are still TO near
from, and the vote in those precincts
VIII not be known until the poll books
are opened Friday. The totals OF the
precincts given, show vote OF less
tnan 500. The vote on electors aver
ages 800. The highest vote for any
one Democratic candidate shown IN
the reports. is SOS for w. D. Printz,
candidate for register of deeds. Frank
Simms beat Otis Capron by 154 votes-
T. F. Kreipe beat T. w. Thompson for
county commissioner in the Third dis
trlct by vote of 1913 to ~. Botkln
ieaos In the vote for governor, with
Ryan second and Harrison third
Freerks leads Meek for attorney gen
erai, and Ayres, Hudson and Fields.
of five, are nominated for railroad
commissioners. John Schenck, who
hdd no opposition. was easily noml-
mated by vote of 579.
In many precincts. the judges report
that known Democrats refused to vote
wnen they were told that they had to
choose a ticket and thereby declare
their politics.
The vote on the contested nominal,
tons, Democratic. are as follows. conn
plete with the exception of the three
precincts to hear from:
FOR GOVERNOR.
Jeremiah d. Botkin .271
russell j. Harrison -. 14S
Botkin's plurality %
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
George w. Freerks 369
James M. Meeks .20s
FOR SHERIFF.
O. M Capron 239
Frank B. Simms 393
Not n Large Vote.
Only 20 per cent of the registration
of the city which was S,115 and in
turn but rs per cent of the voting
strength of the city cast its vote in To-
peka at the primary, the vote being
sioner of election figures it out, the
office only completing it's addition Of
the votes late this afternoon at which
time the arduous work of getting facts
from figures was completed.
These pertinent items were elected:
Leland carried the city by asa votes
over Stubs and every ward except the
Fifth and Sixth wards. Bristow swept
the city with 2,6S2 votes against
Longs 1881, a majority of 1,091 for
the former.
Dreaming. who has always been in
Humphrey to secure 2,12s votes in the
city to his own 1905: Johnson had 1885
votes in the 26 precincts of Topeka to
Wilkerson's 2.274. Schoch's majority
over Greenwood in Topeka was III,
having LOO votes to 1,53S votes for the
latter.
The Socialist Vote.
The total Socialist vote was 6S, the
highest cast being for McMillen. who
was the nominee of that party for
supreme court justice. The heaviest
Prohibition vote was for Evers for
lieutenant governor who eeked out ten
votes.
Rotkin secures the nomination of the
Democrats of the city for governor
over Ryan by 81 votes.
The total Democrat vote was 54a, this
being the maximum number cast and
appearing in the contest for governor.
Simms had majority of 124 in the city
over Capron for nomination of the DEM
ocratic party for sheriff.
F. w Hoch was put in nomination by
one admirer on theIndependent ticket for
a place on the board of railroad commls-
sioners This person evidentaly did not
want to retire Governor Hoch TO private
life.
The challenge which it was threatened
would be employed by the election BOARDS
in every instance where known party
man voted some other ticket than MS
own proved a fabrication for with a nom
inal Democratic vote runff1g well into tne
| thousands in the city but scarce nali
thousand shows on the return. sneets;
Democrats walked bodily in and received
"a aocepted a Republican ticket