The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-05

348; McNeal. 1,645: Reid, 672
Railroad commissioners = Republi-
| can. Kanavel, 1884; Ryan. 2,046; Ry-
ker, 1.791.
Representative 3sth district-Harvey,
Republican, 3s5; Penwell Democrat,
PA
Representative 37th district - Ber-
gundthal. 1s'; Hutcheson. $50. King, SO,
Republican.
Representative ssth district-Phil-
lips, 275 Stone, 397. Republican; Hew-
ins. Democrat, So
County clerk-Republican, Falkiner,
1,404, Zimmerman, 1899; Ulsh, Demo-
crat, 69S..
County attorney-Republican Dren-
ming. 1,173; Humphreys, 1,159;
Schenck, Democrat 412.
Probate judge-Republican Green
wood. ss5; Page, s24; Shoch, 1.179.
lett. 1881; Keith. 1,575; Democrat.
England, 395.
Sheriff-Republican Johnson. L.
a14; Orner, 3s7; Wilkerson, 1,516;
Democrats. Capron, 1877; Simms, 2,s.
County superintendent of public
nstruction-Republica Eby, 1.469;
Ramsey, 1,149; Democrat, Rogers.
| 543 ,.
County surveyor = Republican,
Crawford, s72:.. Gibbon,. 351; King,
t74s;. Parkhurst. $50; Democrat. Bran
/ ner. 400.
| Register of deeds-Republican
Hodgins, 2,522; Printz. Democrat
/ 412.
| County treasurer Republican,
Medlicott. 2,ssS; Jamison, Democrat.
| 397.
Judge of district court-Republican
Dana, 2,466.
| Clerk of district court-Republican
Thomas, 1850; Brown, Deocrar. 400.
| County commissioner Second dis
ftrict-Republican. O'Neill, $50: Sterne,
! 500: Democrat, Wagner, 213.
County commissioner Third district
Republican, Bunce. 40: Christman,
| 81; Cockrell, 1872: Holford, 80; Kelsey,
54: Ludington, 11S; Matthew. so;
Simmer. 2Os; Kriepe, Democrat, so;
Thompson, 80.
The anti-machine and machine are
! contesting the county central commit
tee with each side having an even
break of the committeeman elected.
| In several precincts the votes for
| mcahine and anti-machine men exist
| and there is talk Of contest in several
| of these precincts.
The returns were badly jumbled in
| a number of instances, election boards
/ failing to make totals of the vote cast.
! From flve o'clock of Tuesday morn
| ing until O'Clock this afternoon the
election commissioner and his clerks
were on constant duty without sleep,
and acting likewise was the board of
Supervisors who served almost as long
without sleep.
/ Many election boards wer in constant
| service for 40 hours. One board was
| ousted from its place this was in the
| Third ward, fourth precinct, where the
board had to give way to funeral
and adjourn to the lawn in front of the
| building.
| One election board finished its count
| in FIVE minutes, this was in the Fifth
ward where one precinct just newly
added had but three votes, the judge
-.
each.
Reports From County.
Returns received at the county
clerks office from twenty out of twen-
| ty-five precincts in Shawnee county
| outside Of Topeka give the following
totals on Republican candidates where
there was a contest for the offices:
| Governor-Leland, 400; Stubbs,
! 964.
U. S. Senator-Bristow, ss2; Long,
i435
State Senator-Hamilton, SIG; Nc
Cabe, $50.
| County Clerk-Falkiner, 2s7, Zim-
County Attorney-Drenning. 706;
Humphrey, 51a.
| Probate Judge-Greenwood. $50:
Page, 403; Schoch. 493.
| WiIkerson for sheriff carried these
| twenty precincts over his two oppon-
| ents by large plurality
| Keith had a large majority for cor
| oner over Hazlett. and Eby leads Ram
/ sey for county superintendent by a
| wide margin.
| The race for surveyor between Craw-
| ford. Gibson King and Parkhurst, is
very close in these country precincts
| McNeal for state printer has a long
! lead over his opponents. Austin and
Reid.
| Stubbs and Bristow carried every one
| of these twenty precincts.
I, are as follows:
| Leland, 80; Stubbs. rs; McNeal. SIS;
4 Bristow, 73; Long, 80; Hamilton. So;
| McCabe, o; Falkiner. 27; Zimmerman.
iS2; Drenning, 54: Humphrey. 20;
| Greenwood. "A; Page, 27; Schoch, 40.
/ Keith for coroner and Eby for
county superintendent each received
| a solid vote in this township.
With Tecumseh added to the above
vote of the county precincts outside of
| Topeka there remains only Auburn,
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