Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-06-30
By Geo. L. Champlin,
Deputy.
For the Socialist Party.

BY Geo. u. Champlln,
Deputy.
For the Socialist Party. /
For the office of United States sena-
tor there were seventeen ballots cast
of which John M. Work had seventeen
votes.
For presidential electors at large
there were thirty ballots cast of which
N. p. Atlas had sixteen votes, and
Joseph M. Nohr had fourteen votes.
For the office OF governor there were
sixteen ballots cast, OF which l. s. Nc
Crillis had sixteen votes.
For the Office Of lieutenant governor
there were seventeen ballots cast OF
which Ernest Holtz had seventeen
votes.
For the Office of secretary of state
there were seventeen ballots cast OF
which William Strauss had seventeen
votes.
| For the Office of auditor OF state
there were seventeen ballots cast Of
| which Ernest c. Pierce had seventeen
votes.
! For the Office of treasurer of state
there were seventeen ballots cast of
which Henry Taylor had seventeen
votes.
For the Office of attorney general
There were seventeen ballots cast of
which T. F. Willis had seventeen
| votes.
| For the Office of superintendent of
public instruction there were seven
teen ballots cast of which Lena Bitter
man had seventeen votes.
For the office of clerk of the supreme
court there were seventeen ballots cast
of which J. S. Daggett had seventeen
votes.
For the office of railroad commission
err there were seventeen ballots cast of
which L. Nj. Hawver, Jr., had seven
teen votes.
For the district presidential elector
fourth district, there were nine bal
lots cast of which r. X. Bull had nine
votes.
For the Office of representative in
congress, fourth district, there were
thirteen ballots cast of which G. J..
Thorgrimson had thirteen votes.
For the Office Of state representative,
ninety second district, there were nine
ballots cast, of which W. 81. Miller
had nine votes.
For the Office OF county auditor there
were eight ballots cast of which 81. S.
Cue had eight votes.
For the Office of county treasurer
there we're fourteen ballots cast Of
which P. A.. Wanless had fourteen
votes.
For the office of clerk of the district
court there were eight votes cast Of
which A. A. Merrill had eight votes.
For the office of sheriff there were
seven ballots cast of which Jas. Costi
gan had seven votes.
For the office of county recorder
there were fourteen ballots cast O
which Ellis L. Fox had fourteen votes
Township Offices.
Vernon Springs Township.
For the office of township assessor
there was one ballot cast OF which Jas
Costigan had one vote.
An abstract of the canvass of thu
votes cast in said county-for Unite,
President and Vice. President of tn,
the President and Vice President O
the United States for the Fourth Dis
trict, all state offices, Representative
lin Congress, Representative in the
General Assent ly-has been made ant
forwarded to the Secretary of State a!
provided for by section 20 of the pri
mary election laws.
We, the undersigned, members O
the board of supervisors and ex-officit
board of county canvassers, do hereb,
certify that the foregoing is correc
abstract of the Socialist votes cast a
the aforesaid primary election, accord
ing to the poll books returned from tn,
several voting precincts In said county
We further certify that atsaid primar,
election the following persons were
duly nominated by the Socialist part,
to the offices stated opposite their re
lspectiye names.
County Nominees.
q. s.. Cue, county auditor.
p. A. Wanless, county treasurer.
A. A. Merrill, clerk of the distric
court.
Jas. Costigan, county sheriff,
Ellis L. Fox, county recorder
Township Nominees.
Vernon Springs Township.
Jas. Costigan, township assessor.
Offices for which no candidate of tn,
Socialist party was nominated:
The following is true and complet,
list of the Offices to be filled by the vot
ers of Howard county, Iowa, for which
no candidate of the Socialist party wa
3 nominated at the primary election he'll,
in said county on the End day of June
e 1908, together with the names of tn
Il candidates, if any, for each of such OF
o fees voted for at said primary election
S and the number of votes received b.
d each of such candidates, a certified lis
J, of which has been mailed to A A Mer
9 rill, chairman of the county centra
b committee of said Socialist party.
! OFFICES TO BE FILLED.
County Attorney;
County Attorney to fill vacancy;
:, County Superintendent of Schools;
County Surveyor;
S County Coroner;
Il Member of Board of Supervisors fol
Second District; and
q Member of Board of Supervisors fo
4 Third District; and
!. All Township offices in county (excep
;, Township Assessor, Vernon Spring
Township
o In testimony whereof we have here
unto set our hands and caused this t,
be attested by the County Auditor ant
sealed by the seal of the Board O.
Supervisors Of said County, this 10tl
day of June, 1908.
w. H. KEUNE,
President.
J. H. WATSON.
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