The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-05
IN KANSAS COUNTIES.
Practically Complete Returns Show
Badly Scratched Tickets.
Ieayenworth. County.

carried Leavenworth by about l'OOO
plurality over Bryan. Stubs has a
plurality of about 800 and Jackson, for
attorney general. a plurality of about
$780, Judge Gilpatricki is reelected
judge of the district court by about 700
over Wendorff. the Democratic candi-
date. Snyder. Republican. for the leg
islature in the Seventh district, has 29
plurality over Carroll. Democrat. The
legislative delegation stands three Re-
Leavenworth- county. On the county
ticket. Brown, for sheriff. and Niehaus,
for clerk. Democrats. had no opposition
but the. Socialist candidates and their
election is nearly unanimous All other
county officers are Republicans, who
had no opposition but Socialists.
Cheyenne County.
St Francis, Kan, Nov. 5.-Cheyenne
county gives Taft 52S. Bryan 379,
Stubs 500. Botkin $50. Reeder ASS. Con-
nelly 300. Wells 375. Robertson 2S5.
Decatur County.
Oberlin, Kan, Nov. 5.-Bryan and the
entire Democratic state and county
tickets carry Decatur county by 800 to
400
Chase County.
Cottonwood Falls. Kan, Nov. s.
Chase county gave Taft 133. Stubs Isl.
Miller 80. Mercer representative, 1923
plurality. Republicans elect represent
alive. treasurer, probate judge. clerk
of court and coroner. Democrats elect
sheriff. county clerk, register of deeds,
county attorney. county superintendent
of schools and surveyor; each party
elects one commissioner.
Ellis Count.
Hays, Kan, Nov. 5.-Grabbe defeated
Behan. Republican, for representative
by. lis votes; county ticket elected
Democratic. except Brown, sheriff, by
$50 and commissioner 125. Bryan's ma
jority between five and six hundred;
county. by 500; Robertson, Democrat.
for state senate carried the county by
500 votes.
Ottawa County.
Minneapolis, Nov. 5.-Following is
the vote in Ottawa county with one
precinct to hear from: Taft 1891,
Bryan 1909; Stubs 1895, Botkin l.
Calderhead 1920. Levitt 1875; Sena-
tor-Quincy 1875, Corder 1907; Rep
White 1,342. Rice 1928.
Greeley County.
Tribune. Kan, Nov. 5.-Greeley
county complete gives the following
pluralities: Taft 1876. Stubs 142. JAG
OLSON 153. Madison 129, Glenn, state
senator. 12O. Eadie. representative.
Republican, Al, Dickey representative
Democratic. carries Wichita county by
80, which elected Eadie by q The
newly elected Greeley county officers
are: County clerk, G.. G. Adams, treas
urer. G. NJ. Lynch; county attorney,
D. r. Bremsteen, clerk of the court,
J. H. Sheppard; sheriff, Elmer RyIey;
register of deeds, Gee Douglas; county
superintendent, Olive Walk; surveyor,
Emil Johnson; probate judge, ]. Ever
EFT; coroner, DR.. ]. w. Sheppard. High
school proposition carried by ia.
Washington County
Washington, Kan, Nov. 5.-wash-
| ington county has again led the Re
publican ticket by electing every man
on the national state and county tick
Taft 834; Stubs. S37; Calderhead,
SIT; Dillon. for judge, $50; Tower for
state senator, $50; Veatch for repre-
sentative. 713; Pyland for county at
torney, 315; Perkins for sheriff, SO;
Mathews for register of deeds, $50,
the same.
Reno County
Hutchinson, Kan. Nov. 5.-Com-
plete returns give Taft a majority of
! 759 votes in Reno county. Emerson
Carey, Republican, was elected state
senator to succeed II. S. Thompson.
Democrat. w. Y. Morgan and Fred
Fehr, Republican nominees for the
| house in the eightieth and eighty-firs
districts. are elected The county
| ticket was badly scratched and as a
result a majority OF the successful
Tyler, Democratic nominee for Judge
of the ninth district. was given a ma
jority of ~ votes in the county.
TregO County.
| Wakeeney. Kan, Nov. 5.-About
1850 votes were cast in Trego county
421 in this precinct. The count in this
precinct was very tedious, the general
ballot being completed about dark
Wednesday evening. The county gives
Republican majorities as follows: Taft
1913, Stubs 40. Reeder 1874. Demo
cratic majorities, Robertson state SEN
ator, l.; Keraus, representative 40
Democrats also elect sheriff. county
clerk and register Republicans lose
representative and gain two county
commissioners. Four high school trus
tees half and half without opposition
Wilson County.
Fredonia, Kan, Nov. 5.-The full
returns for Wilson county give Taft {
majority of 623; Stubs, 637; Cam
bern state senator, $40; Loofborough
representative 374; Campbell for con,
gress, 500. The entire Republican
ticket was elected.
Stafford County.
ST. John, Kan, Nov. 5.-Complet,
returns indicate that Stafford count!
has given Taft a plurality of 200
Stubs, 20; Madison for congress, $50
Chapman for state senator $50
Walker, Democrat, elected represen
tative.
Rush County.
, Lacrosse, Kan, Nov 5.-Rusl
county complete, Taft, 1872; Bryan
1874; state ticket congressman an
| state senator approximately the same
Democratic county ticket, all electe
except sheriff and commissioner
Schoumburg, Democrat. elected repre-
sentative by 20 majority.
Kiowa County.
Greensburg, Kan, Nov. Com
2 plete returns in Kiowa county Civ
r Taft 701. Bryan, 419; governor
Stubs, 720; Botkin, 400; attorne
general, jackson 1923, Freerks 400
congressman, Madison 709, Hale 403
, state senator, Price 705, Bruce 407
I representative, Davis 672, Republican